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Indonesian Songs That Help You Learn Bahasa Indonesia Faster and Easier

Welcome back to learn more about Bahasa Indonesia! Do you like to sing? Beside Indonesian Pantun, you could also learn through song. In fact, through song you could learn about Indonesian Grammar Rules and also advanced vocabulary outside Indonesian Survival Phrases and Common Sentences. Therefore, at this opportunity, we will learn about Indonesian Songs that […]

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Indonesian Folktales for Storytelling – Stories with Morals for Kids

Hello! When you were kid, what is your favorite bedtime story? Have you ever heard story of Malin Kundang or Batu Menangis or even another Indonesian Folktales? If you have not, this time we will explore about Indonesian Folktales for Storytelling! As you know every nation has its own culture product, including folktales. In fact, […]

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Some Similarities between Malay and Indonesian to Know

For those who have visited Indonesia and Malaysia, the language spoken in those two countries may sound similar. Bahasa Indonesia and Malay are rooted from the same origin language which is Bahasa Melayu. Both Bahasa Indonesian and Bahasa Malaysia are two forms of standardized Bahasa Melayu. Some people even make analogy of those two languages […]

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20 Indonesian Quotes with English Translation

Reading is one great way to enrich vocabulary. Though reading, you can open the gate of knowledge and learn the language at the same time. Well, reading in this term does not necessarily to be a book reading. It can be articles, news, or even quote reading. Speaking of quotes, there are numbers of Indonesian […]

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Indonesian Pantun – Types – Examples

Selamat datang! Welcome back to another lesson of Bahasa Indonesia! In this opportunity, let’s move awhile from technical learning of Bahasa Indonesia, such as Indonesian Prefixes or Indonesian Phonetics Theory Examples, and explore more culture and literature-related of Bahasa Indonesia. Both in Indonesia and Malaysia, we know an ancient poetry called pantun. Unlike poetry that is […]

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Indonesian Phonemes – Types – Formula – Example

Welcome back to Mastering Bahasa! Ready for new lesson? Of course, you are. After learning that there is significant difference between Indonesian Alphabets and its phonemes, let’s move to another level. In case you forget, I’ll remind you a little. Phonemes is part of phonology, which is about speech sound/language sound, while alphabets is the […]

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Indonesian Figure of Speech – Types – Definitions – Examples

In almost any language, there is always figure of speech. In Bahasa Indonesia, figure of speech is known as majas. Majas is a kind of imagery or figurative speech which usually used to strengthen the impression of a sentence both written and speech and trigger imaginative sense for the audiences. Also learn about Indonesian proverbs […]

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3 Examples of Poetry in Indonesia – Types – Meaning

Poem and poetry is one of the famous literature branch in Indonesia. Numbers of poems have been written by numerous Indonesian poets from years to years. Old poems are classical, but people nowadays prefers modern and contemporary poems. Learning Indonesian poems gives you the chance to learn new vocabularies because the main characteristic of poem […]