Question Words and responses sentence starter + repair strategies

apakah?

yes or no question word

siapa?

who?

apa?

what?

Adakah?

Is there?

Ada informasi lain lagi?

Is there any other information?

di mana?

where?

mengapa?

why? (formal)

kenapa?

why? (informal)

ketika

when (not question)

kapan?

when? (question)

bagaimana?

how?

Apakah anda setuju?

Do you agree?

Siapa yang berbicara di acara radio itu?

Who's speaking in the radio show?

Apa topiknya?

What's the topic?

Apa yang dibahas?

what was discussed?

tolong ceritakan tentang...

Please tell about...

Apa judul acara itu?

What is the name of the show?

Siapa tamu di acara itu?

Who are the guests on the show?

ya

yes

tidak

no, not

bukan

not, as in "this is not a..."

berapa?

how many?

tanggal berapa?

what date?

sebutkan

mention

jelaskan

explain

berapa lama?

how long?

yang mana?

which?; which one?

punya siapa?

whose?

berapa jauh?

how far?

berapa harganya?

how much is it?

Bagaimana pendapat Anda tentang pernyataan...

What's your opinion about the statement...

pernyataan

statement

kurang setuju

Don't really agree

alasannya adalah

The reason is ...

ceritakan

share; tell

bagaimana dengan

how about

Apa bahasa Indonesianya...?

What's the Indonesian word for...?

Apa bahasa Inggrisnya...?

What's the English word for...?

tolong diulangi pelan-pelan

please repeat slowly

Wah! pertanyaan sulit ya

Wow! it's a difficult question

tunggu sebentar

wait a moment

saya pikir dulu

I think it first

Maaf, saya tidak ada informasi tapi menurut pendapat saya...

Sorry, I don't have any information but in my opinion...

menurut pendapat saya

in my opinion

saya pikir

i think

pendapat saya sebagai siswa Australia yang belajar bahasa Indonesia adalah...

my opinion as an Australian student who study Indonesian language is...

Kalau saya bisa memberi nasehat..

If I can give an advice..