Spelling Variation

Beside the formal spelling you will also find spelling variation for some words both in daily conversation as well as in media(newspaper, magazine, advertising). The first column are the formal spelled words, and the second column are the spelling variation.

Examples

Formal Variation Meaning
aktivitas aktifitas activity
analisis analisa analysis
apotek apotik chemist
bus bis bus
Februari Pebruari February
foto Photo photo
izin ijin permit
istri isteri wife
Jumat Jum’at Friday
karier karir carrier
komplet komplit complete
kualitas kwalitas quality
napas nafas breath
nasihat nasehat advise
nekad nekat determined, to do something no matter what, ready to take serious risks
nomor nomer number, figure
objek obyek object
rapi rapih neat, nice, tidy, well-groomed
realitas realita reality
selebritas selebriti celebrity
silakan silahkan please
sistem sistim system
sorga surga heaven
standar standard standard
teknik tehnik technic
Yogyakarta Jogyakarta, Jogjakarta capital city of central Java province
zaman jaman time, era, period



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.