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Adjectives

A-Z Adjective Words in Indonesian – Meaning

Bahasa Indonesia is a fairly simple language without complex grammatical rule. When it comes to adjectives, there is actually no specific structural order to describe something. All the adjective words all wrapped up into ‘kata sifat’ or Indonesian Adjectives Adjective Words in Indonesian When using adjective in Bahasa Indonesia, there is no classification for feminine, masculine, […]

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Adjectives

100 Lists of Indonesian Adjectives – Grammars and Examples

Selamat Datang! Welcome back to Mastering Bahasa! Whether you are new here, we are pleased to welcome you! Hence the name of the site, Mastering Bahasa is the one and the only guide for you who wants to learn Bahasa Indonesia. In previous posts of Indonesian Verbs and Indonesian Nouns we have discussed for common Indonesian Nouns […]

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Learning

What Are Some Great Books for Learning Bahasa Indonesia Formally and Professionally?

There are many ways to learn foreign languages. Some people may feel comfortable to learn through games or movies, but some feel easier to understand the lessons from books. Learning through movies or games will sharpen your listening as well as reading comprehension. [Also read: Fun Ways to Learn Bahasa Indonesia for Foreigners]. However, to […]

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Vocabulary

Most Commonly Used Indonesian Words – Formal and Informal and Slang Words

Indonesia is the famous country by its many provinces. With more than 17.000 islands, Indonesia also has different languages from its different provinces. The amount of languages of Indonesia’s provinces makes Indonesia needs to decide one language to unite those languages. The language is named Indonesian language or people sometimes say it as Bahasa. The […]

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Vocabulary

A-Z Most Used Indonesian Daily Words You Should Remember

Indonesia is famous by its diversity and its variant language to be spoken in different regions. The different language in different region make Indonesia decide to choose one language which is spoken all around the country. The language is called Indonesian or Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian language). The language must have lots of variant, one of […]

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Vocabulary

A-Z Cool Indonesian Words to Say and Express – Know The Meaning

People of Indonesian are united by their diversity and their different languages from different region or provinces. Indonesian language is the official language for all people of Indonesia. Indonesian language comes from different types of words and one of the type is the cool Indonesian words. These cool words can be taken from its beauty […]

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Pronouns

What Does “Ibuku” Mean in Indonesian? Does It Mean “Ibu+ku” is “My Mother”?

Halo! Welcome back to Mastering Bahasa! Today we will talk about pronoun in Indonesian, but first, let’s have a warm-up with…POP QUIZ! The question is: What does “Ibuku” mean in Indonesian? Can you answer it? If you are still confused, that’s okay, though! Because we’re going to break it down together. Here we go! In […]

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Learning

Is It True That The Indonesian Language Doesn’t Have A Word to Express or Say “Tomorrow”?

Indonesia is rich with its tribes, cultures, and languages. Becoming the country with the widest sea, Indonesia applies Indonesian language to gather all tribes’ language. Alike other international or famous language, Indonesian language has different types of word form to be used in formal or informal way. In Indonesian language, people can find the word […]

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Word Formation

“ke-…-an” Circumfix Functioning as Verb in Indonesian Language – Formula and Examples

Circumfix, or also called ambifix is an affix that has two parts. One part is placed in the start of the word, while the other part is at the end of the word. In English, circumfix is not a common thing. However, circumfix is very common in other language, such as Georgian, Malay, and also […]

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Nouns Structures

Use of ‘Yang’ in Indonesian – Grammar – Examples – Vocabulary

As the biggest country with its isles, Indonesia also has different languages for its different regions and tribes. At first, Indonesian people will be introduced to speak into their own tribe’s language. What if people who wants to visit Indonesia don’t know how to speak the tribe’s language? That is why, the government of Indonesia […]