
(1) Selamat siang (good afternoon); (2) Ada yang dapat saya bantu? (What can I do for you?; (3) Ini daftar harga kamarnya (Here's the room rate); (4) Silakan lihat, Pak! (Have a look, Sir!); (5) Untuk berapa lama? (For how long?); (6) Kami mau menginap tiga hari (We want to stay for three days); (7) Ini paspor saya (Here's my passport); (8) Tunggu sebentar! (Wait a moment!); (9); Terima kasih (Thank you); (10) Selamat istirahat (Have a nice rest).
Oct 9, 2021
6 min

"RUMAH ADAT ": a house which shows special characteristics of Indonesian tribes. "ANJUNGAN": building which is sometimes built in a park to be used as a recreation or an exhibition place.
Oct 6, 2021
3 min

Ini adalah contoh percakapan antara petugas kedutaan dan Billy Smith di Kedutaan Besar Republik Indonesia (KBRI) di Australia. QUIZ: BETUL (TRUE) atau SALAH (FALSE)? (1) Billy dan Jane akan mengurus visa di KBRI. (2) Petugas meminta visa kepada mereka. (3) Visa kunjungan wisata dapat diurus di KBRI. (4) Billy dan Jane mendapat visa kunjungan wisata di Bandara Soekarno Hatta. (5) Billy dan Jane pernah berkunjung ke Indonesia.
Sep 28, 2021
5 min

In this episode, you'll learn about question word "kapan" (when). There are some words to inform time in Indonesian, such as: "sekarang" (now), "besok" (tomorrow), "kemarin" (yesterday), "tahun depan" (next year), "dua tahun yang lalu" (two years ago), etc. The question word "kapan" (when) can be placed at the begining or at the end of a sentence. For example: "KAPAN Anda datang?" (When did you come? OR When will you come?); "Anda datang KAPAN?" (When did you come?" OR When will you come?).
Sep 25, 2021
5 min

In this episode, you'll learn about how to address someone. Some ways to address someone in Indonesian are using: KAMU, ANDA, KALIAN, such as in: "Bagaimana kabar ANDA hari ini?" (How are you today?); "Apakah KAMU sudah makan siang?" (Have you had your lunch?); "Kapan KALIAN berlibur ke Yogyakarta?" (When will you take vacation in Yogyakarta?). You can also use the combination of names of relatives and terms of professions to address people, such as in: "PAK sopir" (driver); "ABANG becak" (becak/pedicab driver); "PAK guru" (male teacher); and so on. Another way is using the name of the addressee, such as in: "Semoga berhasil, Bill!" (Good luck, Bill!). It is also possible to address someone using adjective/characteristic of the addressee, such as in: "Halo CANTIK, apa kabar?" (Hello PRETTY, how are you?), etc.
Sep 13, 2021
8 min

In this episode, you'll learn about question word "berapa" that can be combined with word indicates time, such as hour, day, month, or year. For example: BERAPA TAHUN? (How many years?), BERAPA HARI? (How many days?). If the word indicates time is placed before "berapa", it will have different meaning, as in: TAHUN BERAPA? (What year?), JAM BERAPA? (What time?). The question word "berapa" can be also placed in the middle or at the end of the sentences, as in: ANAKMU BERAPA? (How many children do you have?). To make question more polite, the particle "-KAH" maybe added to the word "berapa", as in: "BERAPAKAH HARGA PATUNG ITU?" (How much is that statue?). When "berapa" is combined with "BANYAK", "LAMA", "TAHUN", etc., "-KAH" is attached to those words, as in: "BERAPA BANYAKKAH..." (Not: "BERAPAKAH BANYAK").
Aug 25, 2021
7 min

In this episode, you'll learn how to ask about amounts or quantities (countable/uncountable nouns) using "BERAPA". For example: 'BERAPA harga kain batik itu? (How much is that batik cloth?'. "BERAPA" is commonly combined with "BANYAK" (many/much). For example: 'Berapa banyak kamu membeli buku?' (Saya membeli lima buah buku.) "BERAPA" can also be combined with scale unit, such as: BERAPA kilo? (how many kilos?) or BERAPA liter? (how many liters?). "BERAPA" is also used to ask number. For example: 'Saya di kamar nomor BERAPA?' (What is my room number?). "BERAPA" is also used to ask duration. For example: 'BERAPA lama Ryan tinggal di Indonesia?' (How long did Ryan stay in Indonesia?).
Jul 31, 2021
8 min

"BUKAN" is used to negate things or people, while "TIDAK" is used to negate acting words or adjectives (qualifying words). Besides "bukan" and "tidak", negation in Indonesian can be also formed by using "TANPA" which means "without". Example: (1) Saya BUKAN Billy (I am NOT Billy); (2) Jane TIDAK cantik (Jane is NOT beautiful); (3) Penerbangan ini TANPA asap rokok (This flight is a NO smoking flight).
Jul 21, 2021
4 min

In this eposide, you'll learn about pronouns "KAMI" (WE - the listener(s) are exclusive within the conversation), "KITA" (WE - the speaker and the listener are inclusive within the conversation), "KALIAN" (YOU - plural), and "MEREKA" (THEY). "KAMI", "KITA", "KALIAN", and "MEREKA" can be also used to state possessiveness, as in: (1) Pesanan KAMI (OUR order); (2) Makanan MEREKA (THEIR food); (3) Negara KITA (OUR country); and (4) Restoran KALIAN (YOUR restaurant).
Jul 15, 2021
6 min

In this episode, you'll learn about pronouns "saya" (I), "anda" (you), and "dia" (he/she) that are used when the speaker, the listener, and the one being talked about is singular. In a daily informal situation, "saya" is replaced by "aku", and "anda" is replaced by "kamu". "Saya", "aku", "anda", and "kamu" can be used to form possessiveness, as in: 'Rian teman SAYA' or 'Rian temanKU' (Rian is my friend). In order to form possessiveness, "saya" & "anda" are used in full forms, while "aku" & "kamu" are used in short forms, "-ku" & "-mu". To refer a person that is being talked about, the word "dia" (he/she) is used. Similar to "saya" & "anda", "dia" can also be used to state possessiveness. In this case, "dia" changes into "-nya", as in: "Ini kamar DIA" into "Ini kamarNYA".
Jul 13, 2021
4 min
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