Welcome back! When you learned about a certain language, you might also found a unique phenomena. One of it is a homonym or a situation when two/more words that have same pronunciation and spelling but have different literal meaning. Therefore, sometimes you need to decide which meaning is referred by the word. Here are the […]
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250+ Handy Indonesian Words – Meaning
Hi! Welcome back! Ready to add more lexical resources? Now, let’s learn about Handy Indonesian Words! tolong = please terima kasih = thank you maaf = sorry sama-sama = you’re welcome selamat pagi = good morning selamat siang = good afternoon selamat sore = good evening selamat malam = good evening/goodnight selamat datang = welcome […]
Hi. Welcome back again to Mastering Bahasa! After learn about Balinese Swear Words, of course you may also wonder another Indonesian Cultural Word that you should know. Even though all of the word must be related to certain history and cultural aspects, this time the lesson will be more focused to more general and common […]
There are lots of Indonesian words which directly borrowed from English. These words are purposely borrowed because there is no original Indonesian word which has similar meaning. Borrowed words or also known as loan words are directly adapted to suit the Indonesian pronunciation. Below are some of the list of Indonesian words borrowed from English. […]
Antonym refers to opposite meaning of certain words. In Bahasa Indonesia, the use of antonym is frequent, mostly to describe things. Learning Indonesian antonym also helps you to enrich the vocabulary. Below are some examples of Indonesian antonym. Also learn more about Indonesian Figure of Speech. A Abadi X Fana (Eternal X momentary) Amatir X […]
If you are out of Indonesia, especially comes originally from America or Europe, than the locals in this country will call you bule. Even, you have white-tone skin, Indonesians surely call you ” mr./ms./mrs. bule” in the first time you meet, instead of saying your name. Now, let’s talk about the understanding the word bule in […]
Aloha!! We are glad to see you still reading this article. It means you are always full of spirit to learn Bahasa Indonesia. Based on the Malay trade dialect, Bahasa Indonesia is the national language of the Republic of Indonsia. It unites over 254 million people of Indonesia. Check out more here: How to Say […]
Someone give you some information or explain you about something new. Then, all of sudden, your reflex to reply with saying “Ooo…” Saying “O” means you understand what other people mean in their words. At least, you show your appreciation that you heard what they told previously. Well, in this time, we won’t learn about […]
Let us learn more about Bahasa Indonesia. In this time, we shall gain our Indonesian vocabulary again. And this session for the Indonesian words starting with P. Here we go… Pabean (Pa-bae-uan) = Custom office Pabrik (Pub-rick) = Manufactursr/ Factory Pacak (Pua-chuck) = Roating spit Pacar (Pa-chuar) = Boyfrien or Girlfriend Pacaran (Pua-chuar-uan) = In […]
Mmmmm…. Selamat Datang di MasteringBahasa.com! Welcome to MasteringBahasa.com! Were you mumbling before ? Or you just thinking ? Well, don’t think too much guys. Enjoy our time and learn Bahasa Indonesia again. We will learn about the easy stuff. Yes, in this time, we only shall increase our Indonesian vocabulary with the words that starting with […]