Word
Saya menonton siaran berita di televisi setiap malam.
Meaning
I watch the news broadcast on television every night.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of Saya menonton siaran berita di televisi setiap malam.
sebuah
a
saya
I
televisi
the television
menonton
to watch
Questions & Answers about Saya menonton siaran berita di televisi setiap malam.
What does Saya mean in this sentence, and when would I use it instead of other words for I?
Saya means I (or me) and is the default polite/neutral first-person pronoun in Indonesian.
- Use saya in:
- With strangers
- In formal situations (work, school, public speaking)
- With people older than you or in higher positions
Other common words for I:
- aku – more informal/intimate. Used with friends, family, or people your age, especially in casual situations.
- gue / gua – very informal, used in Jakarta slang and some urban areas.
- kami and kita – mean we, not I (but learners sometimes confuse them).
In this sentence, Saya menonton… sounds polite and neutral. If you were talking to friends, you might say Aku nonton… instead.
Why does the sentence use menonton and not melihat? Don’t they both mean to see/watch?