Hello, welcome back! Symbols are very important in human communication. It is part of language too. Although there are universal symbols, they are arbitrary, means it depends on people convention. In Bahasa Indonesia, there are several symbols, mostly the punctuation. Now, we will learn about Indonesian Writing Symbols and how to use it, both in […]
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Welcome back! What is your dream job? A scientist or humanitarian? I believe everyone would end up in work-life, like it or not. In case you want to live and work in Indonesia, you should know common words for occupation. Every language of course will its uniqueness in terms of occupation vocabulary. Therefore, you also […]
Is Bahasa Indonesia that important to receive your interest? Yes. There are bunch af reason why Indonesian is Important to Learn? In fact, there is a long List of The Countries that Learn Indonesian as well as the usage of Bahasa Indonesian in global, such as Indonesian Words in Minions. On the other words, you […]
Welcome back! Have you ever confused with these terms: ‘Bahasa Indonesia’ and ‘Melayu’. Both share similarities, but also consist significant differences. Although Bahasa Indonesia was derived from Melayu (as well as Melayu used by Malaysian), most Indonesian would not call their language as Melayu because the name ‘Indonesia’ is part of national identity (also Melayu […]
Hi! Welcome back! Have you ever not understand a conversation because the people in it using slang words that you don’t know? How’s that feel? Slang words is part of every language in the world. Yes, you have known about Javanese Slang Words. Now, let’s move to more practical lesson about ‘thank you’. It is […]
Selamat datang! Learning Bahasa Indonesia is one thing, but mastering Indonesian Formal Language is a little bit harder. Why? Unlike English, which has strict rules of grammar, Bahasa Indonesia is more flexible (Check Indonesian to English Grammar). Do you know why the Indonesian chose Malay (Melayu) instead of Javanese as their national language even though […]
Welcome back! Ready for the new lesson? Learning about a certain language does not only means remember all of the words or understand its grammar, but also learn about culture, society and people. On the other word, learning Bahasa Indonesia means you need understand its sacred Communication Etiquette in Indonesian and even Indonesian Greeting Etiquette […]
Hi! Welcome back! Do you know that every language in the world could not be separated with their context, especially in terms of communication. They related to when, where, who as well as the culture itself. As a diverse country, of course there is general Indonesian High Context Culture and some specific one. Indonesian High […]
Hi! Welcome back! What is the most interesting as well as sensitive part of learning new language? Yes, the swear words. You have learned about Indonesian Bad Words and Balinese Swear Words. Now, let’s move to another local language, which is about Javanese Swear Words! Then, you will know and understand the meaning and could […]
Selamat datang! When you having a conversation, you want to have a good impression right? One of the key factor is about greeting. Therefore, let’s learn the proper way of how to greet people in Indonesia! It is not as simple as Good Morning Greetings only, but also includes Sacred Communication Etiquette in Indonesia. Yes, […]