You should note that when the kinship term bapak (a father) used as second person pronouns (i.e. meaning “you”), Bapak is written with the initial capital B. But…
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Letter C Do you know how to Pronounce ‘C’ in Sambal ABC, the chilli sauce? For the most part the spelling of Indonesian is regular…
Most houses in Indonesia divide their space into formal “public” areas at the front, and private “inner” areas at the back. They both have open spaces…
Javanese cities used to be built around an alun-alun or rectangular, grassed common. Around the sides of the alun-alunyou would find the palace of the ruler (called…
The Indonesian word for climate is iklim /EE.k’leem/. The word cuaca /choo.WĀ.chā/ is usually used like the English “weather” to talk about a particular situation on a…
Indonesia has a huge number of Islamic schools that operate beyond the direct jurisdiction of the Department of National Education (Departemen Pendidikan Nasional). Many of…
Abbreviations are often used in Indonesian. There are literally thousands of commonly used acronyms and abbreviations, and they pop up in profusion in every domain…
The Indonesian term for “alphabet” is abjad, and for “letter (of the alphabet)” huruf. Both these words are borrowed from Arabic. Just as the English word “alphabet”…
The use of second person pronouns is one of the most difficult areas of Indonesian. Even the few tentative steps we are starting to take…
In English, basically we have just one second person pronoun: “you”. Except in a few exceptional circumstances, “you” can be used to address practically anyone…