We'll learn what the annual "mudik" is all about, and how to say happy Easter and congratulate a birthday celebrant. If you want to know more about learning Indonesian and to see some photos and videos, you can follow my Instagram @AllThingsIndonesian.  And the transcripts of this podcast can be found on my Facebook page All Things Indonesian. The intro and outro theme music courtesy of @transistor.fm. New words and phrases mudik - travelling to be with their family, in their hometown.  selamat Paskah - happy Easter.  Paskah - Easter (Páscoa)  selamat ulang tahun - congratulations for having another year.  ulang - repeat tahun - year mama - mother  kado / hadiah - gifts (cadeaux)  kehilangan muka - loss of face  kehilangan - loss  muka - face  treat - traktir (trakteer)  bokek - don’t have money / broke (bho kek)  maaf, saya bokek - sorry, I’m broke  panjang umurnya - long may she/ he live (lang zal ze leven) serta mulia - with/ in glory  hip hip hura - hip hip hooray di episode berikut - in the next episode

How to congratulate on special occasions in Indonesia and how people celebrate.  New vocabulary and phrases: Nyepi -  To be quiet or to be silent.  Selamat - Congratulations, safely.  Hari - Day.  Raya - Grand, great, big.  Selamat hari raya Nyepi - I hope that you celebrate the Great Quiet day in peace. Ogoh-ogoh (Balinese) - The shaking Puasa - Fasting.  Selamat puasa - I hope that your fasting will be complete.  Sahur - Early morning breakfast at around 3am Bedug - Drum made of goat skin  Buka - Open Selamat buka puasa - Congratulations that you can now break your fast. Lebaran (Kawi) - Completed.  Lebaran - Eid Selamat Lebaran  - Congratulations for completing the fasting.  Hijriah (Arabic) - Lunar calendar  Eid alFitr (Arabic) - Holy and breaking the fast. Selamat Idul Fitri - Congratulations for completing the fasting on this holy month Maaf - Sorry, apologies.  Lahir - Born,  a metaphor for what is said and done Batin - Mind, spiritual, the metaphor for unspoken words.  Maaf lahir dan batin - Apologies for any wrongdoing, as well as the unspoken. Ketupat - Glutinous rice, wrapped in coconut leaves  Sayur - Vegetables Santan - Coconut milk Rendang - Slow cooked meat in santan and various spices.  (intro and outro theme music courtesy of @transistor.fm) For transcript: please email [email protected]

In this episode, we will hear further on Small Talk, where the questions would go to "Are you married? (Sudah berkeluarga?/ Sudah kawin?) and one of the most aspirational Indonesian vocabulary "Belum" (Not yet). New vocabulary and phrases: 1. Kita bertemu lagi di - We meet again on 2. Saya - I 3. Sudah berkeluarga? - Do you have a family already? 4. Sudah menikah? - Are you married? (formal) 5. Sudah kawin? - Are you married (informal) 6. Tidak -No 7. Iya - Ya 8. Makan pagi - Breakfast 9. KTP - ID card 10. Sudah - Already 11. Belum - Not yet 12. Pernah - Have been  13. Pernah ke - Have been to 14. Sudah pernah ke - Already been to 15. Belum pernah - Not yet been 16. Belum pernah ke - Not yet been to 17. Bulan - Moon (intro and outro theme music courtesy of @transistor.fm) For transcript: please email [email protected]

On this first episode, we learn on how Indonesians greet after "How are you?" which will lead to a definite icebreaker. New vocabulary and phrases: 1. Apa kabar?  - What’s the news? 2. Selamat datang - Welcome 3. Basa-basi - Small Talk 4. Bahas sana - Discussing that 5. Bahas sini - Discussing this 6. Baik - Good 7. Baik-baik saja - All is well 8. Kabar baik - The news is good/ Good news 9. Dari mana? - Where are you from?, What nationality are you?, Where did you grow up?, Where do you live?, Where did you just come from? , Where do you work?/ Whom do you work for? 10. Dari - From 11. Makan siang - Lunch 12. Kedutaan - Embassy 13. Mau ke mana? - Where are you going? 14. Mau ke kantor - Want to go to the office 15. Mau - Want 16. Kantor  - Office 17. Pulang - Return home 18.Terima kasih - Thank you 19. Sampai jumpa - Until we meet again 20. Daah (informal) - Bye (intro and outro theme music courtesy of @transistor.fm) For transcript: please email [email protected]