There are many slang phrase in Indonesian that we can’t use dictionary to translate them directly. However, those phrases can be already popular and used by many people in Indonesia. One of the popular phrase is biang kerok. What is the origin of Indonesian phrase biang kerok? To know more about the origin, meaning, pronunciation […]
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Let’s us start this topic with the explanation of Filipino languages themselves. All of us probably would have heard about Tagalog as one of the languages used in Philippines or even believe that it is the sole language there, but what about others? Or even is there any other languages? As a matter of fact, […]
English currently is being adopted as the official language in most discussion forums and events held by ASEAN officials due to its ease in administrative and discussion processes. It is also used in every decision-making agenda, regional meeting, and charter agreement by the ministers of foreign affairs or the government leaders. English is chosen because […]
Bahasa Indonesia is indeed a unique language. The language has different style and words used for formal and informal language. In daily Indonesian conversation, we will hear more informal words rather than the formal ones. The informal words sometimes difficult to find the meaning in the dictionary. Here, we want to help to explain the […]
Since many years ago, as the television and radio became popular in Indonesia, more people all over Indonesia started to use Bahasa Indonesia, especially the slang and other unique words. During around 2000, many new words became popular in Indonesia. Some of the words still popular until now. One of the popular words at that […]
Indonesia is a large country that consist of many cultures and traditional language. Even in daily conversation, Indonesian people have many ways to call other people. Ceu is one of the traditional Indonesian words that can be used as a slang to call other people. To know more about the word ceu in Indonesian, read […]
Do Indonesians understand the Malay language? The simplest answer is: Yes, they do. However, the understanding is only to a certain extent. Why is that? Let’s break it down so we can comprehend further about what make it different yet understandable. Historical The first and foremost thing we need to know is that Indonesian and […]
Friendliness is one of the word could be described for Indonesian people. People of Indonesia likes to greet, help, and always say sorry before they ask for help or talk to new people or foreigners. Besides the friendliness, Indonesia is also famous by the Indonesian girls. Indonesian girls are famous because of their friendliness, multitasking […]
As we know, other people in most of countries in the world call Indonesian people as “Indonesian”. However, for Malaysians and Singaporeans, it is a little different. They usually refer to Indonesians as “indon”. It is not a secret that most of Indonesian don’t like to be called indon. You might be curious why do […]
Get this is an English phrase that sometimes we hear in daily conversation, especially in casual daily conversation. This phrases is mostly used by American English speakers. Read explanation below to know more about how to say get this in Indonesian language. What Does the Phrase “Get This” Means Maybe, several of you still don’t […]