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5 Types of Indonesian Reading Comprehension with Examples

Indonesian Reading Comprehension Reading is an effective way to learn a language. Through extensive reading, you can learn new vocabularies and improve your grammar. In Indonesia, the government has a specific program called ‘Indonesia Membaca’ which encourages the people to read. Reading in this context does not necessarily means to read literature or science book, […]

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6 Indonesian Exclamations Guide – Types – Examples

So, we have learned about Indonesian pronunciation, Indonesian grammar, and even Indonesian proverbs with English equivalent. After all those subjects, there is one more important thing to learn if you want to expand the knowledge to Indonesian proper writing and reading. Yes, it is punctuation marks which are always used in writing. In this article, […]

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Learn Indonesian Diphthongs – Formula – Examples

Selamat datang! Welcome back! After learning about basic Indonesian Alphabets – Vowel and Consonant and Indonesian Words Pronunciation, let’s go deeper to know more about Indonesian language. You have known that Indonesian has only five vowels, which are ‘a’,’e’,’i’,’o’,’u’. But, beside that, we should also understand about Indonesian diphthongs. Therefore, this time we will learn […]

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Learning Business Greetings in Indonesia – Customs and Etiquette

Hello, selamat datang! This time we learn about business greetings in Indonesia. Actually, there is no standard rule about business in Indonesia. When people meet each other for business, they usually just say usual greetings, such as ‘selamat pagi (Good Morning) and shakes their partner’s right hand to show respect. Remember, using your left hand, […]

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How to Learn Indonesian Alphabets – Vowel and Consonant

One of the very basic knowledge about learning Bahasa Indonesia is to learn Indonesian Alphabets. Fortunately, in terms of alphabet, Bahasa Indonesia has same system with English, which occurred 26 Latin alphabets (A—Z), even though there are some differences in pronouncing the symbol. You may see Learn Indonesian Pronunciation of Basic Words It should be noted […]

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Reading

3 Examples of Report Text about Indonesian Culture

Indonesia is a country with a unique culture because the country itself consists of thousands of ethnic groups spread in hundreds of islands. The culture in one area could differ greatly from the culture in a nearby area. Example of Report Text about Indonesian Culture Here are some examples of report texts about culture in […]

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Pronunciation

Learn Indonesian Pronunciation of Basic Words

Good day and thank you for stopping by MasteringBahasa! How far have you learned Indonesian language up until now? Have you learned about how to introduce yourself in Indonesian and practised some Indonesian conversdation phrases? Learn Indonesian Pronunciation of Basic Words You also need to learn about Indonesian pronunciation as the way words are pronounced […]

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Pronunciation

A-Z Indonesian Words Pronunciation – Complete Guide

Hi! Are you ready to learn more Indonesian words today? Being familiar with common Indonesian words  is not enough, you also need to master how to pronounce these words the right way. Before we dive more into Indonesian pronunciation, you might want to check out about Indonesian alphabets – vowels and pronunciation. The Indonesian language […]

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Pronunciation

26 Indonesian Words in Alphabetical Order

Indonesia is a country that consists of many different islands with many languages, however with all those differences, Bahasa Indonesia is chosen as the official language in this country. Bahasa Indonesia is a relatively easy language to learn if you are dedicated to work hard and practice a lot (check out how long it takes […]

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Writing

Learn Indonesian Written Language – The Structures

Bahasa Indonesia is the national language of Indonesia. The language is classified as Austronesian language and also the standardized from of Malay language. Bahasa Indonesia is spoken throughout the country and united more than 245 millions of people in Indonesia, whose native language may be one of the over 300 regional language or dialects. According […]