Tag Archives: beginner Indonesian
Indonesian Lesson: Asking About Education Posted by asimonoff on Feb 10, 2016
Indonesian society values education so highly, most Indonesians will put a lot of effort into getting a higher education even though an academic title will not guarantee an improved economic situation. The more academic titles someone has, the better he will be treated by society because he will be perceived as someone with high cognition…
Indonesian Lesson – My Hometown Posted by sasha on Feb 8, 2016
If you’re a bule (foreigner) traveling or living in Indonesia, people always want to know where you come from. You can expect to hear the question “Anda dari mana?” (Where are you from?) from just about everyone you meet. If you’re from some place very far from Indonesia, such as I am, then chances are…
Giving a Speech in Indonesian Posted by sasha on Jan 11, 2016
After a semester of (sort of) studying Indonesian in Bali as part of the Darmasiswa program, I’ve been asked by a lot of people how my Indonesian is progressing. To be honest, it’s not quite as good as I had hoped it would be. That’s partly because my classes aren’t exactly rigorous, and also because…
Celebrating Thanksgiving: the vocabulary in Indonesian Posted by asimonoff on Nov 29, 2015
When you search Google for the translation of Thanksgiving to Indonesian, Google will return several results, such as “Hari Bersyukur,” “Hari Syukuran,” “Hari Thanksgiving,” and ‘Hari Pengucapan Syukur.” However, “Hari bersyukur” and “Hari syukuran” are the closest to the English meaning. These phrases are sometimes used interchangeably. “Hari bersyukur” has more nuance in terms of expressing emotion. If you want to explain the concept to Indonesians…
Indonesain Family Vocabulary Posted by sasha on Oct 8, 2015
Build up your vocabulary and learn how to talk about your family in Indonesian by following this short and simple video. Video Vocabulary: keluarga – family orangtua – parents bapak – father ayah – father ibu – mother saudara – siblings adik – younger kakak – older laki-laki – boy perempuan – girl adik laki-laki…
Indonesian Lesson – My Family Posted by sasha on Oct 5, 2015
Talking about your family is one of the most important and useful things you can do when learning a language, especially when living in that country. I’ve only been in Indonesia a few weeks, and I’ve already gone through the introduction of my family quite a few times. People are curious to learn about where…
Self Introduction in Indonesian Posted by sasha on Sep 21, 2015
I’ve been studying Bahasa Indonesia in Bali for two weeks now, and while the classes move a bit slow for my liking, I’ve already picked up a decent amount of the language. Unlike Chinese and Thai (two other languages I’ve studied in recent years), Indonesian does not use complex characters or symbols for an alphabet…