



Indonesian differentiates between singular “you” and plural “you”. Use “Anda” (You) and “Saya” (I) only in formal situation. Indonesian has formal and informal pronouns which you should pay attention the most when you are going to talk about “you” and “I” (Aww). There are some highlights that should be put as a reminder: You have learned some personal pronouns in Basics 1 (aku, kamu, dia), and you are going to find the rest of them here. Halo, apa kabar, Andi, Tini, siapa, nama, dari, bukan, mana, Jakarta, Jepang, Bali, berapa, dua puluh, sepuluh, umur, tahunīasics 2 updated Let’s step up the game. Please have a look here for more info about negation words:Ĭlick here : Negation: Tidak, bukan, jangan, belum, Tips & Notes, Addendum. Please have a look here for more info about the word order in a noun phrase:Ĭlick here : Adjectives, Noun Phrase, Tips & Notes, AddendumĬlick here : Adalah, Tips & notes, Addendum Bukan is used to negate nouns and adverbs, Tidak is used to negate verbs and adjectives, Jangan is to tell somebody not to do something and Belum means not yet or event may happen in the future. Indonesian has some ways to express “no” ( bukan, tidak, jangan and belum). Even, in written the function of it is just to emphasize the noun, sometimes it is also omitted. In spoken Indonesian, You don’t need to translate “to be” (is, am, are). But, the structure of noun phrase is opposite to English, the main noun position is before the modifier noun. Generally, the sentence structure of Indonesian and English is similar. Siapa is used instead of apa for asking a person’s name in Indonesian.

Literally meaning "What (your) news" in English, Apa kabar actually means “How are you” or “How do you do”. Introduction updated Self-Introduction Phrases Saya, makan, apel, suka, jeruk, mau, kamu, punya, itu, minum, air, susu, dia, kucing, merah, kuat, dan, hitam, putihĪnki deck Flashcards with the vocabulary of the Duolingo course:Ĭlick here : Indonesian vocabulary, Flashcards with audio Selamat belajar!Ĭlick here : 'ini', 'itu', Tips & Notes, Addendum.Ĭlick here : Structure Basic sentence, Tips & notes, Addendum.Ĭlick here : Overview Grammar Topics, Bahasa Indonesia, Tips & Notes, Addendum. You’ll find more tips and notes throughout the courses. Indonesian words are spoken as they are written.
