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Vocabulary

Babi Meaning in Indonesia – Vocabulary – Curse Word

As in many languages, a word that refers to the name of animals can have multiple meanings. It can refer to the animal itself, or it can be used as a swearing or mocking word to somebody. So now, we are going to learn another Indonesian word that has multiple meanings according to the context […]

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Tips

How to Carry Money in Bali? Indonesian Rupiah – Currency

Maybe the question, ‘how to carry money in Bali’ has been asked many times before. This question also has been answered multiple times with foreigners that have experienced a vacation to Bali. Regarding to this question, there are many opinions or answers that vary depending to the needs of the person. Most of them prefer […]

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Tips

Are US Dollars Accepted in Bali? Value – Exchange Rate

Hello, guys. How are you today? Hope you are good as ever. We are going to discuss about another thing regarding the most famous, exotic island in Indonesia, Bali. Many foreigners that want to have a trip to Bali might be wondering, “are their country’s currency accepted in Bali?”. To be specific, US dollars, are […]

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Learning

Is It Difficult to Learn Indonesian? Learning Tips

Are you having difficulty learning Indonesian? Or are you having ease learning it? Well if you are not having any particular difficulties in learning Indonesian, there must be some similarities between Indonesian and your mother language. So, is it difficult to learn Indonesian? In learning any second language, there some condition that make the learners […]

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Learning Linguistics

What Are The Major Languages Spoken in Indonesia?

Indonesia is one of the few countries who has huge amount of languages spoken by its people. There are around 700 languages used by Indonesian. The numerous amounts of languages in Indonesia are mainly caused by its wide diversity of tribe and culture. Almost each tribe in Indonesia has their own language that is different […]

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Tips

What Currency Should I Take to Bali? Exchange Rate – Indonesian Rupiah

As a foreigner who wants to have a trip to Indonesia, specifically, Bali, there must be a thought, “what currency should I take to Bali?” To make you feel better about the services in Bali, there are plenty amount of services to change currency or money. Most of them are also trustworthy, especially the one […]

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Linguistics

Why do Indonesian (people) Refer to Indonesian (language) as Bahasa Which Literally Means “Language” in English?

There is misunderstanding among Bahasa Indonesia learner on calling Bahasa Indonesia. Many foreigners, even Indonesians themselves, are referring Bahasa Indonesia as simply Bahasa. But, there are some people refer it as Indonesian. So, which one is the correct one? We will discuss it in the following part. Quotes from First President of Indonesia Teaching Indonesian […]

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Learning

What Does It Mean to Be ‘Fluent’ In Bahasa Indonesia? Learning Tips

Have you learned Bahasa Indonesia for quite some time? How do you know that you are already fluent in Bahasa Indonesia? There are many signs that show us about our fluency in using Bahasa Indonesia. Many of them are not really visible to our awareness, but some are observable. So, to give a clean benchmark […]

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Vocabulary

The Meaning of Indonesian Slang Word ‘Kepo’ and Examples

As a part of any language, slang words exist and are mostly used by the young generation. By using slang words, it means that they are being part on popularizing the newest trend among the young generation. Also, by most young people, using slang words in a sentence or conversation is considered as a cool […]

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Vocabulary

The Meaning of the Word ‘Bangsat’ in Bahasa Indonesia

Another good day, fellas. After we learned about the word, ‘anjing’, that is usually used as a swearing in Bahasa Indonesia, now we are going to learn similar one, ‘bangsat’. ‘Bangsat‘ is a swearing word that’s quite often used in a colloquial conversation by Indonesian. Similar to ‘anjing‘, the word ‘bangsat‘ is also used to […]