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Indonesian for Serious Language Learners
Beginner
- Are you a beginner without any previous knowledge? — We have the material to get you started.
- Do you know the basics but need to further improve your knowledge of Bahasa Indonesia? — We have plenty of resources for intermediate speakers of Indonesian and offer the best way to learn Bahasa Indonesia—the language of Indonesia, one of the most fascinating countries on earth.
Advanced & Special Needs
- Are you a fluent speaker of Indonesian but have difficulties in reading formal Indonesian? — We offer a Formal Indonesian course.
- Do you speak standard Indonesian, but have difficulties comprehending colloquial Indonesian? — We do have an advanced level course to learn Jakarta-style colloquial Indonesian!
Fun & Engaging
- Are you in need to improve your listening and writing skills? — We have the right course for you, too!
- Do you want your language learning to be fun and engaging? Our eLearning courses are interactive with relevant, and meaningful activities.
Beginner
$90
2 years
Advanced
$140
4 years
Beginner & Advanced
$195
6 years
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Learning Indonesian Vocabulary0 (0)
Studying new vocabulary items is very important if you learn a new language such as Indonesian. Indonesian Online employs various methods for the learner to efficiently learn new vocabulary items. Many students have their own strategy on how to memorise new words, and as long as you think that the way you are doing it, please go ahead and employ your own strategy. This is because each learner learns differently, and what works for student A may not work for
Some Notes on Anak, Ibu, dan Bapak…0 (0)
…and the Indonesian plural In textbooks for the Indonesian language you can sometimes read that the plural in Indonesian is simply formed by reduplicating the noun. In “Indonesian for Beginners” by Restiany Achmad, we can read on page 6: The plural form of countable nouns in Indonesian is very simple: double the noun when it has no number or a quantity word in it. The example he gives is anak (child), anak-anak (children), dua anak (two children), and banyak anak
No-one speaks Indonesia’s language?5 (3)
by Dr. Uli Kozok In the article “Why no-one speaks Indonesia’s language” published in BBC Travel, BBC correspondent David Fettling claims that “Bahasa Indonesia has fewer words than most languages.” How does he know? He doesn’t. Instead, he relies on Endy Bayuni of The Jakarta Post, who has argued that foreign translations of Indonesian novels tend to read better, while Indonesian translations of foreign novels sound ‘verbose and repetitive’. I completely agree with Mr. Endy Bayuni, but this is primarily
Dictionaries and Grammars for Learners of Indonesian5 (2)
Grammars There are numerous grammars on the market and all have their advantages and disadvantages. The Indonesian Reference Grammar by James Neil Sneddon is one of the most comprehensive grammars and we highly recommend it. Sneddon also published Understanding Indonesian Grammar. This a reference and workbook designed primarily for intermediate and advanced students in senior years of high school and at the university level. It is very useful for learners as it contains exercises that you will not find in
Indonesian—An Austronesian Language5 (1)
Austronesian Languages* In Indonesian, the Indonesian language is called bahasa Indonesia. It is essentially the same language as Malay (Bahasa Melayu) or Malaysian (Bahasa Malaysia). Bahasa Indonesia is the national language of Indonesia and Bahasa Malaysia is the national language of Malaysia and Brunei, and one of four national languages of Singapore. In 1928 Indonesian nationalists declared that the Malay language shall be called Indonesian. However, the Dutch, the colonial masters, continued to call the language Malay and it was
Authentic Indonesian Conversation Starters0 (0)
There is no question whether a learner should be taught authentic Indonesian or not. Yet, many textbooks and Indonesian language Internet sites teach Indonesian phrases that no Indonesian would ever use. For instance, it is quite common to find textbooks that translate ‘good bye’ as selamat tinggal. Selamat tinggal is the reply to selamat jalan. Selamat is ‘safe’, tinggal is ‘leave behind’, and jalan is ‘journey’. Hence selamat jalan is ‘bon voyage/have a good trip’. And yes, selamat tinggal is
Susu (in Indonesian and Samoan!)0 (0)
A few weeks ago I had to sit in a Samoan language class for evaluating purposes. The teacher explained that in the Samoan language susu is the word for ‘milk’. It is hence exactly the same word as in Indonesian. Samoan and Malay—Two Austronesian Languages Samoan and Malay (Indonesian) are both descendants of the same language family, which is called Austronesian (“The Southern Islands”). Essential and frequently used words tend to be conservative and do not change easily. So the
Voice Recording0 (0)
We have added yet another feature to The Indonesian Way. Almost every lessons has one or more exercises which are always named like Exercise 04-01 etc. To many of these exercises we have added a voice recording feature. In the exercise a certain task is given, which contains the instruction to record a few sentences. For instance in Exercise 04-02 (Lesson 04 of The Indonesian Way), the following instruction is given: Listen to each of the ten items below and
Quizzes and More to Come0 (0)
Dear all, There are four announcements today: Testimonials – Terima Kasih This is number one. I don’t know if you have ever looked at our testimonials, but we, the «Indonesian Way» team, feel truely honoured that we have received so many wonderful testimonials. It is hard to believe, but so far «Indonesian Way» has received a rating of 4.9 out of 5 points. This is wonderful! Thank you so much. Quizzes for Each Module We have just finished adding a
New Dictionary0 (0)
I would like to call your attention to a brand new dictionary that has become available through the Internet as an Open Access Publication: Title of Publication: A Dictionary of Indonesian Prepositional Constructions Authors: dr.Totok Suhardijanto (Universitas Indonesia, Depok), Miel Slager, m.hum. (formerly Utrecht University, the Netherlands) Date: 22 October 2019 Download link: https://zenodo.org/record/3515813#.Xa7A3uj7SuA I have personally examined the dictionary and was quite impressed. The world of Indonesian prepositions is not quite as complex as English prepositions which are a
Important New Features0 (0)
A few weeks ago, Stuart, one of the indonesian-online subscribers, wrote to me complaining that “it is quite difficult to keep track of what lesson has been completed and get an understanding of how you are going.” No doubt, Stuart is right, and this shortcoming has bothered me for a long time. So I took his suggestions by heart and asked my developer whether he could come up with a solution. So, this is what he has done: 1.) First
Street Children in Indonesia0 (0)
We’ve achieved another milestone! – interesting that even in 2020, more than a century after the mile was replaced by the kilometre, we still use this ancient expression. Indonesia actually adopted the metrical system very late. It was introduced in 1923 but became compulsory only in 1938. Before that they used the imperial system and the mile was called batu. But, no, we don’t want to talk about the metrical system in Indonesia. Today we want to celebrate with you