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If you’re a bule<\/em> (foreigner) in Indonesia, you’ll probably attract the attention of curious locals. One of the first things people will want to know is where you’re from. We’ll help you answer that in this post about countries, nationalities, and languages in Indonesian.<\/p>\n

Countries<\/h2>\n
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The most common question you’ll get in Indonesia is definitely “Anda berasal dari mana<\/em>?” (Where are you from?). To answer, you simply say “Saya dari<\/em>…” (I’m from…) plus the Indonesian name for your country. Many country names are exactly the same in Indonesian as they are in English. Others are very close in spelling and pronunciation. To give you an idea, here’s a list of 25 countries in Indonesian:<\/p>\n

Amerika Serikat
\nKanada
\nMeksiko
\nPanama
\nBrazil
\nChili
\nInggris
\nIrlandia
\nPerancis
\nJerman
\nBelanda
\nSpanyol
\nItalia
\nRusia
\nMesir
\nKenya
\nAfrika Selatan
\nTurki
\nIndia
\nCina
\nJepang
\nKamboja
\nMalaysia
\nAustrali
\nSelandia Baru<\/div>
United States of America
\nCanada
\nMexico
\nPanama
\nBrazil
\nChile
\nEnglish
\nIreland
\nFrance
\nGerman
\nNetherlands
\nSpanish
\nItaly
\nRussia
\nEgypt
\nKenya
\nSouth Africa
\nTurkey
\nIndia
\nChina
\nJapan
\nCambodia
\nMalaysia
\nAustralia
\nNew Zealand<\/div>
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So, for example, when someone asks me where I’m from, I respond “Saya dari Amerika Serikat<\/em>.” How about you? Anda berasal dari mana<\/em>?<\/p>\n

Nationalities<\/h2>\n
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Saya seorang Amerika Serikat (can’t you tell?).<\/p><\/div>\n

Learning countries and nationalities in English is tricky – America\/American, Germany\/German, China\/Chinese, and so on. Thankfully it’s quite easy in Indonesian. To describe your nationality, you don’t need to learn a new word in addition to your country. You just say “Saya seorang<\/em>…” plus the name of your country. Here are a few examples:<\/p>\n