Quick Guide to Indonesian Language

Adopted Words

January 13th, 2010 by admin | Comments Off

Adopted Words

Indonesian adopts a great deal of words from other languages such as English, Dutch …


Eating Out

January 6th, 2010 by admin | Comments Off

Eating Out

Do you know how to order food or drink in a restaurant or cafe in Indonesian Language?


The Weather

December 30th, 2009 by admin | Comments Off

The Weather

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


Meeting People

December 23rd, 2009 by admin | Comments Off

Meeting People

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


Numbers

December 16th, 2009 by admin | Comments Off

Numbers

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




Useful Articles

Colloquial Urban Indonesian

Most textbooks available for students of Indonesian tend to completely ignore this kind of Indonesian that almost every visitor to Indonesia will hear when trying to verbally communicate with Indonesians. - By Dr. Uli Kozok

Arabic Language in Contemporary Indonesian

The fact that some 3,000 - if not many more - words of Arabic origin can be found in Indonesian language dictionaries does not imply that these words are being used on a daily basis. - By Dr. Nikolaos van Dam

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