Learning Indonesian part 1

Anyone..interested in learning Indonesia or are you going to Indonesia for a trip or anything else?

but u still find difficulties in the language?

Hope this post can help u to have more understanding.. :)

 - First,,let's learn about the alphabet

Learning the Indonesian alphabet is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. Without it, you will not be able to say words properly even if you know how to write those words. The better you pronounce a letter in a word, the more understood you will be in speaking the Indonesian language.

Below is a table showing the Indonesian alphabet and how it is pronounced in English, and finally examples of how those letters would sound if you place them in a word.

Indonesian Alphabet	English Sound	Pronunciation Example
a	[a]	as in father
b	[b]	as in bay
c	[ʨ]	ch as in chay
d	[d]	as in day
e	[ɛ]	as in elephant
f	[f]	as in fine
g	[ɡ]	as in gold
h	[h]	as in house
i	[i]	'ee' as in meat
j	[ʥ]	as in job
k	[k]	as in kitchen
l	[l]	as in life
m	[m]	as in man
n	[n]	as in nice
o	[o]	as in olive
p	[p]	as in pool
q	[k]	as in kiss
r	[r]	as in rice
s	[s]	as in smile
t	[t]	as in time
u	[u]	'oo' as in mood
v	[f]	f as in free
w	[w]	as in wind
x	[ks]	as in wax
y	[j]	as in year
z	[z]	as in Zulu
ng	eng	as in hanging
ny	nye	as in mañana
kh	kha	as in th German bach
sy	sya	as in shield
nng	nng	as in bingo

maybe for newbie,, you will find this difficult

just keep practicing with those words ^^

- the second important thing is NUMBER

Indonesian cardinal number convey the "how many" they're also known as "counting numbers," because they show quantity.

Grammar Tips

In Indonesian numbers from 1 to 20 are unique and therefore need to be memorized individually. Numbers from 21 and upwards are formed by using the following pattern: for example 21 can be formed by using 20 + 1 while connecting them. 22 = dua puluh dua. 45 can be formed by using 40 + dan + 5 while connecting them: 45 = empat puluh lima.

1 = Satu                                11 = Sebelas                       100 = Seratus

·         2 = Dua                                 12 = Dua belas                   105 = Seratus lima

·         3 = Tiga                                 13 = Tiga belas                  235 = Dua ratus tiga lima

·         4 = Empat                            14 = Empat belas              1000 = Seribu

·         5 = Lima                               20 = Dua puluh                  1657 = Seribu enam ratus lima puluh tujuh

·         6 = Enam                              21 = Dua puluh satu       10000 = Sepuluh ribu

·         7 = Tujuh                             22 = Dua puluh dua         13500 = Tiga belas ribu lima ratus

·         8 = Delapan/ Lapan         30 = Tiga puluh                 100000 = Seratus ribu

·         9 = Sembilan                      40 = Empat puluh             1000000 = Satu juta

·         10=Sepuluh                        50 = Lima puluh                1000000000 = Satu miliar

GREETINGS

Selamat pagi – Good morning

Selamat siang- Good afternoon

Selamat malam- Good evening

Selamat tidur- Good night (before sleeping)

VOCABULARIES

How are you - apa kabar?

I'm fine - saya baik-baik saja

Goodbye - Selamat Tinggal

See You - Sampai Jumpa

Thank You - Terima Kasih

You're welcome - sama-sama / terima kasih kembali

what is this? - apa ini?

What is that? - apa itu?
What - apa
Who - siapa
How - bagaimana
Where - mana (dimana/kemana)
Why - kenapa
How Many - berapa banyak
I - saya
You - kamu / anda / beliau
He, She - dia
They - mereka
We - kami, kita

i think that's enough for this post
have you feel dizzy already?aahaaahah

hope it's usefull ^^

anyone who wants to learn,,can simply send me an email to

dreamie_chuppa@yahoo.com