Do you speak Indonesian?

Indonesian translation: Apakah anda dapat berbahasa Indonesia?

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English term or phrase:Do you speak Indonesian?
Indonesian translation:Apakah anda dapat berbahasa Indonesia?
Entered by: Alief Yahya

09:45 Mar 16, 2002
English to Indonesian translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: Do you speak Indonesian?
Do you speak Indonesian?
We will telephone an interpreter.

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What is this all in Indonesian please?
Christian
Apakah anda dapat berbahasa Indonesia?
Explanation:
I basically agree with Arika's answer. An addition of 'dapat' (which means 'can/are able to') in my proposed answer is to emphasize that you ask your partner if he/she can speak Indonesian.
'Apakah anda berbahasa Indonesia' might be interpreted as a question of 'Are you speaking in Indonesian right now?'.


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Note added at 2002-03-16 12:04:55 (GMT)
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Please read the last paragraph in my answer as \'Apakah anda berbicara bahasa Indonesia\', might be interpreted as a question of \'Are you speaking in Indonesian right now?\'.

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Note added at 2002-03-16 12:19:04 (GMT)
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\'Berbahasa Indonesia\' has the same meaning with \'Berbicara bahasa Indonesia\', but is simpler and easier to pronounce.
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Alief Yahya
Indonesia
Local time: 02:20
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4Apakah anda dapat berbahasa Indonesia?
Alief Yahya
5 +1Apakah Anda bisa berbicara bahasa Indonesia?
Anthony Indra
4 +1Apakah Anda berbicara bahasa Indonesia?
EngIndonesian


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Apakah Anda berbicara bahasa Indonesia?


Explanation:
Apakah Anda berbicara bahasa Indonesia?
Kami akan menelepon seorang penerjemah.

EngIndonesian
Australia
Local time: 04:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in IndonesianIndonesian
PRO pts in pair: 26

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Louis SOETEDJA: Should it be 'penterjemah' rather than 'penerjemah' ?
1 day 14 hrs
  -> Good question!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Apakah anda dapat berbahasa Indonesia?


Explanation:
I basically agree with Arika's answer. An addition of 'dapat' (which means 'can/are able to') in my proposed answer is to emphasize that you ask your partner if he/she can speak Indonesian.
'Apakah anda berbahasa Indonesia' might be interpreted as a question of 'Are you speaking in Indonesian right now?'.


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Note added at 2002-03-16 12:04:55 (GMT)
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Please read the last paragraph in my answer as \'Apakah anda berbicara bahasa Indonesia\', might be interpreted as a question of \'Are you speaking in Indonesian right now?\'.

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Note added at 2002-03-16 12:19:04 (GMT)
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\'Berbahasa Indonesia\' has the same meaning with \'Berbicara bahasa Indonesia\', but is simpler and easier to pronounce.

Alief Yahya
Indonesia
Local time: 02:20
Native speaker of: Native in IndonesianIndonesian
Grading comment
Graded automatically based on peer agreement. KudoZ.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Abdul Karim (X): my free advice for you: take this one
1 day 2 hrs
  -> terimakasih!

agree  PDelima
2 days 2 hrs
  -> terimakasih!

agree  nuvo: I agree with Mr Alief Yahya. Very Good translation.
2 days 3 hrs
  -> terimakasih!

agree  sunoto sundaru
3 days 22 hrs
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Apakah Anda bisa berbicara bahasa Indonesia?


Explanation:
1) Apakah Anda bisa berbicara bahasa Indonesia?

2) Kami akan menelepon seorang penerjemah.

3) Apa arti semua ini dalam bahasa Indonesia?

Anthony Indra
United States
Local time: 12:20
Native speaker of: Native in IndonesianIndonesian
PRO pts in pair: 644

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  lindaray
21 hrs
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