{"id":2977,"date":"2017-10-31T21:47:56","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T01:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/indonesian\/?p=2977"},"modified":"2017-10-31T21:53:49","modified_gmt":"2017-11-01T01:53:49","slug":"indonesian-speaking-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/indonesian\/indonesian-speaking-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Indonesian-speaking culture"},"content":{"rendered":"

Language\u00a0and\u00a0Culture cannot be separated.\u00a0Language\u00a0is vital to understanding our unique\u00a0cultural\u00a0perspectives. We could not understand a culture without having direct access to its language because of the native speakers intimate connection.<\/p>\n

Therefore, you are also expected the learn the cultural aspects of the language you are learning.<\/p>\n

The table below shows you how Indonesian native speakers respond differently to those English native speakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
TELLING SOMEONE THAT YOU ARE SICK<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indonesian native speakers<\/strong><\/td>\nEnglish native speakers<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saya tidak enak badan<\/td>\nI am not feeling well<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Respond:<\/td>\nRespond:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
– Apa\u00a0 Anda sudah pergi ke dokter<\/td>\nI am sorry to hear that.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0 Have you been to the doctor ?<\/td>\nI hope you get well soon.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
-Apa sudah minum obat ?<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 Have taken any medicine ?<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GREETING SOMEONE<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indonesian native speakers<\/td>\nEnglish native speakers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
– Apa kabar ?<\/td>\nHow are you?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
– How are you ?<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Respond:<\/td>\nRespond:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
– Baik. Bapak apa kabar ?<\/td>\n\u00a0I am fine. Thank you. And you?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
– I am fine. How are you?<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2. Baik-baik saja (informal). Bapak bagaimana kabarnya ?<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0 I am well. How about you?<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LOOKING AT A PICTURE<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indonesian native speakers<\/strong><\/td>\nEnglish native speakers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The person perspective is looking into the picture.<\/td>\nThe person perspective is looking out the picture.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
It means when s\/he navigates you about the picture and tells you about her\/his left it says it is the right or vice versa of the English native speakers.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GIVING DIRECTIONS<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indonesian native speakers<\/strong><\/td>\nEnglish native speakers<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
dari Jalan Sudirman Anda belok kanan ke Jalan Suropati.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
From Sudirman Street, you make a turn to Suropati Street<\/td>\nYou take a turn at Sudirman Street<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indonesian will give you directions “to take a turn to the next street”<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WORD ORDER<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0Indonesian native speakers<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0English native speakers<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saya dan isteri saya pergi ke pesta.<\/td>\nit is uncommon to place the pronoun before other people belonging to the same group. E.g\u00a0“My wife and I”,\u00a0“Andy’s friends and I”, etc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I and my wife. Indonesian put the ‘I’ first to emphasize that it is ‘I’ who accompany my wife the party not someone else.<\/td>\nTo a native English speaker, “My wife and I have”\u00a0is more polite and respectful than\u00a0“I and my wife have….”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Language\u00a0and\u00a0Culture cannot be separated.\u00a0Language\u00a0is vital to understanding our unique\u00a0cultural\u00a0perspectives. We could not understand a culture without having direct access to its language because of the native speakers intimate connection. Therefore, you are also expected the learn the cultural aspects of the language you are learning. The table below shows you how Indonesian native speakers respond…<\/p>\n

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