May 19, 2024
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BahasaKita is an Indonesian language online resource. A practical Indonesian language learning site which teaches the difference between daily spoken Indonesian and the formal language learned at schools or courses. Anyone can learn Indonesian from here.
Pada tahun 1901 ejaan bahasa Melayu dengan huruf Latin, yang disebut Ejaan van Ophuijsen, ditetapkan. Ejaan tersebut dirancang oleh van Ophuijsen dibantu oleh Engku Nawawi Gelar Soetan Ma'moer dan Moehammad Taib Soetan Ibrahim.
Pada tanggal 19 Maret 1947 ejaan Soewandi diresmikan menggantikan ejaan van Ophuijsen. Ejaan baru itu oleh masyarakat diberi julukan ejaan Republik. ... more ...
Vocabulary and W
Waktu Meaning: time, when, while, time zone Synonym: kala, ketika, masa, saat, tempo Application: waktu, sewaktu, sewaktu-waktu Waktu itu saya belum punya mobil. Kalau ada…
U and Vocabulary
Uang Meaning: money Synonym: duit Application: uang, keuangan, menguangkan. uang jaminan uang kas uang kembali uang tunai(kontan) uang kertas uang sekolah(kuliah) uang logam menguangkan cek…
T and Vocabulary
Tadi Meaning: a while ago, Just before, originally Application: tadi, tadinya Dia menunggu dari tadi Dia menunggu dari tadi pagi Saya sampai di Jakarta tadi…
S and Vocabulary
Saja Meaning: just, only, all the time Application: saja, aja(colloquial) Corresponding to English indefinite pronouns begnning with ‘any’ are forms consisting of a question words(siapa,…
R and Vocabulary
Rapat Meaning: 1) gathering, meeting, assembly; 2) tight, close, dense, intimate Application: 1) rapat; 2) merapatkan, dirapatkan Jangan duduk terlalu rapat. Hari ini saya ada…
P and Vocabulary
Pada* Meaning: at or to Synonym: para(correspond to ‘pada’ in colloquial) Application: In formal Indonesian the word ‘pada‘ is usually used instead of ‘di‘ when…
O and Vocabulary
Obrol Meaning: talk, gossip, chat Synonym: berbincang, bercakap, bicara, omong Application: obrol, obrolan, ngobrol Obrolan pagi Dia suka mengobrol(ngobrol). Ngobrol apa aja sama teman kamu.…
N and Vocabulary
Nanti Meaning: wait, later, next Application: nanti, nanti-nanti, menanti, menanti-nanti, nantinya, penantian, menantikan, dinantikan Nanti is also a temporal marker*. Saya sudah menanti-nanti kamu tidak…
M and Vocabulary
Makin Meaning: increasingly, the more Synonym: kian, tambah, bertambah Application: makin, semakin Ali makin besar makin sombong. Ali makin kurus. Ali makin lama makin kurus.…
L and Vocabulary
Lagi Meaning: again, still, further Application: lagi, lagi-lagi Lagi can replace sedang as a temporal marker* that indicates an action is in progress. The combination…
K and Vocabulary
Kabur Meaning: hazy, blurred, unclear, run off, flee Application: kabur, mengaburkan, dikaburkan(passive form) Kalau sudah gelap penglihatan saya menjadi kabur. Buronan itu sudah kabur(melarikan diri)…