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75 Famous Indonesian Phrases – Idioms – Meaning

Hi, welcome back to MasteringBahasa! Indonesia is a beautiful language full of famous sayings and proverbs that has existed since long ago, but still widely used until today. There are many Indonesian quotes from Indonesian presidents about life. You might encounter these famous phrases even in daily conversations because they have rooted in Indonesian culture […]

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26 Indonesian Funny Phrases – Explicit Meaning

Indonesian is truly a unique language. Not only does it contain many proverbs as well as untranslatable unique Indonesian words, it also contains many funny phrases that you can’t possibly find in other languages. While Indonesia does have a lot of loanwords adapted from other languages such as Dutch, Arabic and Sanskrit, Indonesians have come […]

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Verbs

Indonesian Verbs to Have – Formula – Example

The verb to have is widely used both in English and Indonesia. It is an important verb which serves as auxiliary verb and main verb. As auxiliary verb, verb to have indicates past tense or action in the past while as main verb it indicates possession. In Indonesia, the Indonesian Verbs to Have has two […]

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Verbs

Indonesian Auxiliary Verbs – Formula – Example

Auxiliary verbs or known more as kata bantu in Indonesia, are words that sometimes occur on its own. Sometimes, kata bantu also occurs in front of other verbs. The additional of kata bantu gives extra dimension of meaning of the verb. It explains the reaction or aspect of the action does. Also learn Indonesian conversation […]

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Tips

100 Quotes from Indonesian Presidents about Life

Young people should always have big dreams and passion. But the journey does not always as smooth as it ought to be. While you are retrieving your dreams and learning bahasa Indonesia, burn your spirit with these quotes from former and present Indonesian presidents. 1. Soekarno   Gantungkanlah Cita-citamu setinggi langit! Bermimpilah setinggi langit. Jika […]

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Grammar

Indonesian Question Word Order – Formula – Structure

After learning Indonesian grammar exercise, the next course to learn is question word order. Constructing question in Indonesia is not as difficult as in English. In general, Bahasa Indonesian employs S-V-O word order with no verb changes (due to time, gender, or number of the subject). Indonesian question word can be divided into two kinds […]

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Conversation

10 Indonesian Conversation Examples and Meaning

More and more people are coming to Indonesia every year for vacation and other purposes. This forces them, whom native language is not Indonesian, to learn to speak Bahasa. Actually, learning Bahasa is not as difficult as learning other languages. If you are learning Bahasa for short vacation only, you can learn the Indonesian conversation. […]

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Vocabulary

130 Indonesian Words Starting With I – Alphabet – Meaning

Welcome back to MasteringBahasa.com. Today, we are going to show you a list of words from letter ‘I’. Along with List of Indonesian Words Starting with D and Indonesian Reading Practice, this will help you learn Bahasa Indonesia quickly. Indonesian Words Starting with I Let’s see the words. Ia = (i-ya) = He / She Ialah = (i-ya-lah) […]

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Verbs

Indonesian Verbs Conjugation – Formula – Example

Indonesian grammar is not as complex as English grammar. There is no verb changing to indicate past, present, and future. Adverb of time and certain conjugation are used to form the tenses. Different from other languages, there is no ending to attach to the verbs due to tenses change or object gender. Indonesian Verbs Conjugation […]

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Vocabulary

120 List of Indonesian Words Starting with D Alphabet

Welcome back to MasteringBahasa.com. Everyday we are giving you a new article, which has new material for learning Bahasa Indonesia. Previously we were giving you a lot of words from another letter. From Indonesian Words Starting with S to Indonesian Words that Start from ‘C’. Indonesian Words Starting with D Alphabet This time, we give you a list […]