Indonesia is the country which has many regions or people called them as provinces. It has 34 provinces with their different tribes’ languages for each. The languages also have rules, structures, different word and sentences forms. One of the famous provinces in Indonesia is Bali with its tribe’s language which is learnt by many foreigners […]
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Bandung is one of popular tourism destination in Indonesia. The city is located in West Java, on a mountainous area. This makes the city has many attractive tourist spot and has a nice and cool weather. Bandung is not only popular among local tourist, but also popular among international tourists. You will find many natural […]
What language is “Selamat Pagi”? You probably heard someone say it and wondering what does it mean and/or what language does it come from. Usually, if you come to Bali, you might often hear it in the morning. The locals will say, “Selamat Pagi”. Visited by a lot of tourists, you might guess that “Selamat […]
In English, we usually type “LOL” or “hahaha” in social media or chatting applications to express laugh. However, in Indonesia we can see almost all of them use “wkwkwk” instead of using “hahaha”. To know more about the reasons, read the complete explanation below. Wkwkwk mean in Indonesian In Indonesian, wkwkwk actually don’t have any […]
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 […]
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 […]
Indonesia is the country which becomes the foreigners’ choice to spend their free time for holiday. Indonesia is famous as its sightseeing, tribes, and also its language. Because of the diversity of its tribes, and its languages from different tribes, Indonesia has one official language named Indonesian language. Indonesian language is the language which comes […]
Sometimes, when meeting someone new, we will wonder whether the person is already married or not. Including in Indonesia. Not all of married person in Indonesia wear their wedding rings. If you just look and wonder, you will not know. As a result, if you are curious, you want to ask “are you married” to […]
Love is a universal language. People will know if we love them through our eyes and actions. However, sometimes saying it directly using “I love you” is necessary. Sometimes you want to express it in words. In Indonesia, we also have our own word to say “I love you”. In Indonesian, I love you too […]
When you’re visiting Indonesia, you’ll notice how Indonesians use often the word “Bu”. You heard them a lot especially when someone address a lady. What does “Bu” mean in Indonesia? Let’s see… The literal meaning of bu. “Bu” is short from the word “Ibu”. Ibu in popular Bahasa Indonesia means mother. You can pronounce ibu […]