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, […]
If grammar is like a bone, then the vocabulary is like the flesh of a language. Here are some Indonesian words and the meaning which are commonly used for daily conversation. A Aba, aba-aba = command Abal, abal-abal = fake Abang = big brother Aci = tapioca flour Acak = shuffle Abai = ignore Absen […]
Welcome back! After learning about Indonesian Present Tense and Indonesian Past Tense, now let’s move to the third part of tenses, which is about Indonesian Simple Future Tense. Like the others, Indonesian Simple Future Tenses also has same Indonesian Grammar Structures with other tenses. The only main differences are the Indonesian Auxiliary Verbs that are equal […]
Bahasa Indonesia is rooted from Malay languages which is also the same root language used in Malaysia. Besides rooted from Malay language, bahasa Indonesia also absorbed words from other languages which is known as loanwords. Absorbing words from other languages is mostly because of trading, colonization, or simply due to cultural influence. Here’s the material […]
The problem when learning a language is not about memorizing vocabulary or perfect pronunciation, but many people fail in understanding the grammar. That being said that grammar is the bone of a language which makes it understandable. Speaking of Indonesian grammar, one of the most important aspects to learn is sentence structure. In general, Indonesian […]
Selamat Pagi! As you know, language is a a unique product of culture. On the other hand, contrastive analysis is a way of contrasting and comparing two languages, which means we try to find not only the differences, but also the similarities between both languages. You have learned Indonesian to English Grammar. However, comparison between […]
Welcome! Beside daily life communication, language also has strong influence to motivate people. You have learned about Indonesian Pantun and Coversation about Indonesian Culture. Now, let’s know some of most popular Indonesian Inspirational Quotes. It took from film, literature as well as Indonesian public figure. Some of it consists Indonesian Idioms and Proverbs, so you […]
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Indonesian Past Tense – Formula – Examples
Welcome back! What is one of the main Differences between Indonesian and English Grammar? Yes, you are right! Tenses. In English, you know three types of tenses (past, present, future), including its variation. However, Bahasa Indonesia do not have strict rules in terms of tenses. Therefore, the past, present and future as well as simple, […]
Apa kabar? I hope you are fine and more curious to learn Bahasa Indonesia! Present tense. Majority of language learning will be start with present simple tense. But, what about Indonesian present tense? Two words. It is simple and present. Learning about it neither hard nor more complex than Indonesian Grammar Structures for Beginners. There […]
Grammar can be considered as the bone of a language. It rules the language in a way people can understand it. Every language has its own grammar even though it comes in different form. Indonesia has been said as one of few languages with easiest grammar. However, the grammar is still there when you want […]