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Describing someone’s physical and personal characteristics in Indonesian Posted by asimonoff on Feb 17, 2018
Let’s learn how to describe and explain about someone’s physical and personal characteristics Describing people Ciri-ciri fisik/ciri-ciri tubuh Physical characteristics to use in a conversation characteristics characteristics Rambutnya seperti apa? What is the hair like? berambut panjang to have short hair Teman saya berambut panjang. My friend has long hair. berambut pendek to have short…
Reflexive “sendiri” Posted by asimonoff on Jan 31, 2018
The reflexive sendiri “self” occurs with nouns and pronouns to make clear who or what is being referred to: Examples: – Saya berenang sendiri. I swam by myself. – Suami saya berangkat ke Jakarta sendiri. My husband left for Jakarta himself. Sendiri can be used before/after the verb or after the object of the verb…
Adjunct of frequency in Indonesian Posted by asimonoff on Jan 29, 2018
sekali-sekali once in a while, now and then, occasionally berkali-kali, berulang kali, berulang-ulang repeatedly pernah literally means “ever” and is used in a positive statement that means “once (in the past)” tidak pernah used in a negative statement means “never or not ever” hampir tidak pernah hardly ever, rarely jarang seldom kadang-kadang, kadang kala sometimes…
Adjuncts of time in Indonesian Posted by asimonoff on Jan 25, 2018
sekarang now kini now, nowadays saat ini at this moment kemarin yesterday besok tomorrow lusa the day after tomorrow dulu, dahulu indicating a much earlier time point in the past, previously . In another context, “dulu” could mean “first before the other”. For example: “saya mau makan dulu sebelum pergi ke dokter.” (I will eat…
Degrees of Comparison in Indonesian Posted by asimonoff on Jan 25, 2018
Lebih + adjective + daripada “Lebih” means more, over. “lebih murah daripada toko-toko lainnya” – “cheaper than other stores”. This phrase shows the way to compare adjectives in Indonesian. Another example is “Rumah saya lebih jauh dari kantor daripada rumah Anda”—“My house is farther from the our office than yours.” (Note that the first “dari”means…
Talking about weather in Indonesian Posted by asimonoff on Dec 22, 2017
Discussing weather is the most basic conversation that you cannot get away. You can use it as ice breaker even with strangers. Knowing some simple weather phrases in Indonesian will help you get through small talk easily. bahasa Indonesia English musim season(s) panas hot dingin cold pancaroba transition seasion musim dingin winter musim panas summer…
Degree of comparison: Lebih + adjective + daripada Posted by asimonoff on Dec 22, 2017
Lebih + adjective + daripada “Lebih” means more, over. “lebih murah daripada hotel-hotel lainnya” – “cheaper than other hotels”. This phrase shows the way to compare adjectives in Indonesian. Another example is “Rumah saya lebih jauh dari stasiun kereta api daripada rumah Ibu saya”—“My house is farther from train statiun than my mother’s.” (Note that…