Vocabulary Updates
Oplos
Nov 17, 2008 | Comments Off

Kamus Umum Bahasa Indonesia menjelaskan kata oplos berarti mencampur cairan atau larutan. Lebih jauh artinya adalah mencampurkan dua macam atau lebih, benda cair sehingga menjadi larutan baru.

Larutan baru ini mempunyai kualitas yang lebih rendah dari pada sebelum dioplos. Bensin sengaja dioplos dengan minyak …. more …

Slang
Lélét
Nov 10, 2008 | Comments Off

Dalam bahasa keseharian, kata lélét digunakan untuk menjelaskan satu aktifitas yang performanya jauh lebih lambat daripada yang diharapkan.

Dengan kata lain, kecepatan aktifitas tersebut dibawah standar rata-rata menurut kriteria umum. lélét sebenarnya berasal dari bahasa Jawa, lélét atau ngelélét. ….. more …


Quick Guide to Indonesian Language
The Weather
The Weather
Nov 10, 2008 | Comments Off

In Indonesia you can start your conversation by talking about the weather in Indonesian Language.


Meeting People
Meeting People
Nov 3, 2008 | Comments Off

Indonesian love asking a lot of personal questions when you first meet them. It’s part of the culture.


Numbers
Numbers
Oct 27, 2008 | Comments Off

Find out how to say numbers in the hundreds, thousands and millions. Use a dot instead of coma.



Language and Cooking
Dadar Gulung
Dadar Gulung

Learn more vocabulary from Indonesian recipes. Try Dadar Gulung or Stuffed Pancake Roll.

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Formal Grammar
Prefix ter-
Prefix ter-

It forms a word that emphasizes the accidentally of the action by which the state came into being.

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Colloquial Grammar
Informal Particle ‘Kok’
Informal Particle ‘Kok’

When “kok” is put at the beginning of the sentence it can be used to express surprise or disbelief.

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Glossary
Juntrung
Juntrung

It is an informal expression for intent, intention, notion, purpose, objective. Synonym: maksud, arah.

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Pronunciation
Consonant ‘Ng’
Consonant ‘Ng’

‘Ng’ is pronounced like the English ‘ng’ in ’sing’; ‘king’. Examples: ngantuk, tangan, datang, siang.

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e-Learning

The University of Hawaii at Manoa offers three dedicated distance education e-learning courses for advanced Indonesian under the supervision of Dr. Uli Kozok, coordinator of the Indonesian language program at the University of Hawaii. The three courses offered are available not only to UH students but to anyone anywhere. You can enrol through UH Outreach College.

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