The word ngapain is pronounced /ŋā.PĀ.een/ with an initial sound like the “ng” in the middle of the English word “singing”. It is a very…
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Contributed and posted by ‘The Indonesian Way’, a textbook for the Indonesian language by George Quinn and Uli Kozok. Indonesian kitchen are often very different…
The basic sentence in Indonesian is often said to consist of a “topic” (the thing or person that is the beginning point for what you…
Contributed and posted by ‘The Indonesian Way’, a textbook for the Indonesian language by George Quinn and Uli Kozok. “Saya minta” is a very useful…
To talk about the number of times an event is repeated you use kali (times). You refer to one-off events, i.e. single occurrences of an…
Contributed and posted by ‘The Indonesian Way’, a textbook for the Indonesian language by George Quinn and Uli Kozok. The small ceremony of a formal…
Modesty is an important virtue in Indonesia. Indonesians tend to avoid making blunt negative statements such as Makanan ini tidak enak “I don’t like this food.” It is much better to use 'Makanan ini kurang enak' which literally means “This food is less delicious.”
Contributed and posted by ‘The Indonesian Way’, a textbook for the Indonesian language by George Quinn and Uli Kozok. It is important to bear a…
Contributed and posted by ‘The Indonesian Way’, a textbook for the Indonesian language by George Quinn and Uli Kozok. A guling is a cylindrical pillow…
Posted by ‘The Indonesian Way’, a textbook for the Indonesian language by George Quinn and Uli Kozok. Expressions of disagreement are often prefaced with an…
Kena Another important word when it comes to diseases is kena which means ‘to be adversely affected by something’ or ‘to be struck by something’.…
Indigenous dress (in Indonesian often called pakaian adat, especially when it is being worn in a formal or ceremonial context) is still the normal style of…