Become a Better Learner
Everybody wants to become a better, more successful learner. But how can we do that? Here is an interesting article. In this world full of misinformation it is important if we can rely on newspapers that are trustworthy. One of the better newspapers of that kind is The Guardian, an independent daily British newspaper, which... Read More >...
Flashcard Support for Vocabulary Learning
What are Anki Flashcards? Anki, derived from the Japanese word meaning ‘to memorise,’ is not only a term but also a powerful application designed to aid in the memorisation process. With Anki, you can effectively memorise a wide range of information, including vocabulary items. This program revolutionises the way we remember things by offering an... Read More >...
Better Than Babbel
Recently we received a number of encouraging testimonials. Especially heartening are the reviews that compare us favourably to our much more expensive competitors like Babbel, Duolingo etc. Uli P. first purchased the Basic membership, and then upgraded to the Student edition. Uli writes: A learner from Australia, who also started to learn with a similar... Read More >...
The Indonesian Plural
May be you have heard it already that forming the Indonesian plural is very simple. You simply reduplicate the noun. So anak is child and anak-anak are children. Unfortunately, this is not correct. In the Indonesian language, every noun can be either singular or plural. So mobil saya can mean both ‘my car’ as well... Read More >...
Quizlet—Studying with Flashcards
My wonderful teaching assistant, Ruri from Bengkulu, made me aware that The Indonesian Way (TIW) no longer shows a link to the Quizlet flashcards. Apparently the links “dropped” in the process of restructuring TIW. Then I found out, that besides for TIW, there are also Quizlet cards for AnekaBaca and BacaYuk!, our learning materials for... Read More >...
Greek Loanwords in Indonesian
Many Indonesians are confused: which is the correct spelling: photo, foto, or poto. In fact we can find all three variants. The official spelling is foto, but, as many Indonesians cannot pronounce the sound /f/, the word is often rendered in pronunciation, but also in spelling as poto. The spelling photo mimics English usage, but... Read More >...
Selamat Hari Natal dan Tahun Baru
The Indonesian language has borrowed extensively from European languages, particularly from Dutch, but also from Portuguese. The word for Christmas has been taken directly from Portuguese and it is spelled and pronounced the same way: Natal. Where Portuguese greet each other using Feliz Natal! Indonesians greet each other with Selamat Hari Natal! or simply Selamat... Read More >...
How to ask for Directions
You arrive in a new city and you don’t know the way to your hotel or a specific restaurant. How do you ask for directions? And if you are in a bus, how do you ask where to get off? In order to say, pardon me, or excuse me, you can use both the more... Read More >...