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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!
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- 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
5 years
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$195
5 years*
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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
Become a Better Learner0 (0)
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 has a British, an Australian, a US, and an international online edition, all accessible through theguardian.com. The Guardian has today (16/2/2020) posted a very interesting
Flashcard Support for Vocabulary Learning0 (0)
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 efficient alternative to traditional study methods. As a result, you have the option to significantly reduce the time spent studying while simultaneously increasing the amount
Better Than Babbel0 (0)
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: “The structure and approach to learning are better than Babbel’s, which I tried first but never really liked.” A learner from Australia, who also started to learn with a similar online program, but then switched to «Indonesian
IndoLingo0 (0)
IndoLingo IndoLingo lets you communicate with a native speaker of Indonesian through the IndoLingo content of «The Indonesian Way». Every module of «The Indonesian Way» has at least ten IndoLingo speaking assignments. In each assignment you are given a speaking task. You record your voice and after submission it will be assessed by an instructor. The instructor will look at the accuracy of the word choice (vocabulary), the accuracy of the structure (grammar), and most importantly the accuracy of the
The Indonesian Plural4.6 (5)
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 as ‘my cars’, and saya beli pisang can mean both ‘I bought a banana’ as well as ‘I bought bananas’. Only if it is not
Quizlet—Studying with Flashcards0 (0)
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 intermediate Indonesian, According to Wikipedia, “Quizlet is a mobile and web-based study application that allows students to study information via learning tools and games. It
Greek Loanwords in Indonesian0 (0)
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 is wrong. English has a number of redundant letters or letter combinations (graphemes), and English is also a very conservative languages in regards to its