LEARN BAHASA INDONESIA

What is this? --- Apa ini
This is a book --- Ini buku
This is a pen --- Ini pena
This is a table --- Ini meja
This is a window --- Ini jendela
This is a shirt --- Ini kemeja
This is a cup --- Ini cangkir
This is a bag --- Ini tas

What is that? --- Apa itu

Vocabulary:

Buah - Fruit Burung - Bird Lantai - Floor Gedung - Building

Payung - Umbrella Perabot - Furniture Pulau - Island Sendok - Spoon

Telur - Egg Warung - Small shop Pasar - Market Toko - Shop

Gereja - Church Masjid - Mosque Temple - Candi Lonceng - Bell

Peta - Map Piring - Plate Sudu - Large spoon Dapur - Kitchen

Binatang - Animal Keluraga - Family Tamu - Guest Abang - Elder brother

Bibi - Aunt Ipar - Brother-/Sister in law Kakak - Elder brother / Sister

Kakek - Grand father Bayi - Baby Teman - Friend Cucu - Grand child

Suami - Husband Istri - Wife Bapak /Ayah - Father Ibu - Mother

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selamat [pagi \|siang \|sore \|malam].	Good [morning \| day \| afternoon \| evening].
Terima kasih.	Thank-you.
Ya.	Yes. (often means no)
Tidak.	No.
Apa kabar?	How are you? What's new?
Baik, dan [Bapak \|Ibu]?	Fine, and you? (to man \| woman)
Saya tidak bisa bahasa Indonesia.	I don't speak Indonesian. (This will be painfully obvious to any Indonesian, but it's a polite way to fill in those awkward moments.)
Selamat [jalan \|tinggal].	Good-bye. (to person leaving \| to person staying)
Kembali.	You're welcome.
Silakan[duduk \|masuk].	Please [sit down \| come in].

Ke [kiri \|kanan].	To the [left \| right].
[terus \|lurus]	straight ahead.
[Rumah \|Gedung \|Jalan] [ini \|itu].	[This \| That] [house \| building \| street].
Ke mana?	Where are you going? (Also a common polite greeting.)
Saya mau ke Amerika	I am going to United States
Saya tidak tahu.	I don't know. (This will likely be obvious to the driver but may encourage him to find directions elsewhere.)
Di [sini \|sana].	[Here \| There]. (Not really useful, but it's something to say while you're pointing at the house.)
Kiri, kanan?	Left or right? (Drivers often ask this when approaching a street they assured you they grew up on.)
[Berhenti! \|Stop!]	Stop! (Often necessary)
Salah.	Wrong.
Saya mau pulang.	I want to go home.

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Dari mana?	Where are you from? (For some reason, Indonesians are very good at spotting foreigners.)
Saya dari Amerika.	I am from United States.
Sudah lama di [Indonesia \|sini]?	Have you been [in Indonesia \| here] very long? (Again, a polite question, but you are really being asked how long you have been here.)
Saya sudah dua [hari \| minggu] di [Indonesia \|sini].	I have been [in Indonesia \| here] for two [days \| weeks] already.
Sudah kawin?	Are you already married? (Another polite question, not often a pick-up line.)
Sudah punya anak?	Do you have any children? (a popular topic)
[Sudah \|Belum].	[Already \| Not yet].
Di mana dompetku ?	Where is my wallet ?
Berapa umurnya?	How old are you? (Another common, polite question.)
Tinggal dimana?	Where do you live?

[nol \| kosong]	zero
satu	one
dua	two
tiga	three
empat	four
lima	five
enam	six
tujuh	seven
delapan	eight
sembilan	nine
sepuluh	ten
sebelas, duabelas tigabelas, ...	eleven, twelve, thirteen, ...
dua puluh, tiga puluh, ...	twenty, thirty, ...
dua puluh lima	twenty five
seratus, dua ratus, ...	one hundred, two hundred, ...
seribu, dua ribu, ...	one thousand, two thousand...
sejuta, dua juta, ...	one million, two million, ...
... setengah	... and a half

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Saya mau ...(insert noun or verb, for example: Saya mau kue. Saya mau minum.)	I want ... (noun \| "to" verb) for example, I want cookies. I want to drink.
Saya minta (kopi)	I would like some \|coffee\| (noun \| "to" verb)
Ada (rokok) ?	Do you have any cigarettes (noun)?
Di mana saya bisa beli (baju) ?(insert noun)	Where can I buy shirt (noun)?
Saya suka (buku ini).(insert noun or verb)	I like (this book) (noun or verb).
Saya mau beli (sepatu). (insert noun)	I want to buy shoes (noun)
Berapa [ini \| itu]?	How much is [this \| that]?
Berapa?	How [much \| many]?

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Apa [ini \| itu]?	What is [this \| that]?
Apa (horse) dalam bahasa Indonesia?(substitute English word, which is handy only if the person to whom you are speaking knows more English than you know Indonesian.)	What is (horse) in Indonesian?
Inggeris	[English \| England]

Similar Words in Both Languages

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airport	apple	athlete	baby	baggage	bank	bar	beer
bell	bottle	bus	camera	cashier	cassette	cherry	chocolate
Coca-cola	coffee	coin	computer	consultant	deoderant	diskette	doctor
donut	dry cleaning	electricity	film	football	glass	guitar	hamburger
hello	ice	ice cream	kilometer	kiosk	mall	massage	meter
monument	museum	music	number	office	OK	oven	paper clip
pen	pencil	pension	photo	photocopy	pizza	police	radio
restaurant	roast beef	salad	same	school	sex	shopping	staple
steak	stop	stop	strawberry	supermarket	taxi	tea	telephone
tennis	ticket	to park	toilet	TV	university	video

Tidak apa-apa.	It doesn't matter. (Literally means "nothing". Handy when someone is apologizing profusely.)
Maaf.	I am sorry. (If you want to apologize profusely.)
Permisi.	Excuse me. (To get someone to move out of the way or to get someone's attention.)
Hati-hati!	Careful
Awas!	Watch out!
[Jam \| pukul] berapa?	[What time is it? \| At what time?]
[Jam \| Pukul] dua	[At (two) o'clock. \| It is (two) o'clock] (insert number)
Tolong, bawa (teh).	Please bring me the (tea) (insert noun).
Satu lagi.	One more. (works well for beers.)
Tambah lagi?	Do you want more?
Habis.	Finished.
Minta bon.	Bill, please.

Guide to Pronunciation

it's not very difficult to pronounce bahasa Indonesia in a way that it's understood by even those who never come into contact with foreigners. Remember to keep it simple. Certain sounds we use in English and European languages do not occur in Indonesian at all. Unfortunately, those of us who have grappled with French, Spanish and German are often tempted to pronounce the word as it may sound in another language. For example, selamat datang("welcome") does not rhyme with the well-known orange-like juice that accompanied astronauts into space. It also is pronounced with only about four discernible syllables, not five.

With this simple guide, the novice speaker of Indonesian should be able to avoid most of the traps of basic communication.

RULES

Most letters have only one pronunciation thereby avoiding the problems of English in which we are forced to memorize when an "a" is long (fall), short (fat), or some other manifestation (fate). That's one reason the bahasa Indonesia approximations to foreign words often appear strange at first sight--"bureau" becomes biro--but then you realize the Indonesian spelling is much more logical.
The only letter that has two distinct pronounciations is "e". Usually it is pronounced as an "uh" sound, like "a" in "sofa". Sometimes it takes on an "ay" sound like "a" in "make". Common words using the "ay" sound are besok (tomorrow), merah (red) and restoran. Sometimes, the "e" is hardly pronounced (selamat becomes slamat).
One of the main pitfalls in pronunciation is the use of the letter "c" in bahasa Indonesia. The letter "c" is always pronounced as "ch" in "check". Another hazard is that "ngg" is a very different sound from "ng". See the Pronunciation Guide below for more details.
There is a slightly accented syllable that is either the last or next to last depending upon which book you believe. In my experience, Jakartans try to put the emphasis on the last syllable. For example, asking for em-ping' will likely get you a bowl of crispy chips. Asking, on the other hand, forem'-ping will get you a blank stare. When in doubt, try to pronounce the word monotonically--no emphasis is better than a wrong one.
A "k" at the end of a word is pronounced as a glottal stop and if you don't know what that is, you're better off ignoring the terminating "k" altogether. The honorific Pak ("Mister" or "Father") sounds altogether unpleasant when pronounced like "pack", "pock", or the Bonanza standard "Pa". In actual fact, it's more like the sound you make when trying to blow a floating feather in someone else's direction.
A double "a" as in maaf ("excuse me") is pronounced with a slight glottal stop between the vowels. You can get away with a slight pause (like ma af) but never simply maf.
In bahasa Indonesia, some consonants ("b", "p", "t", "d", "v") have much softer sounds. Sometimes it is difficult to differentiate between "b" and "d", "p" and "t", etc.

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Vowels

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Spelling	Example	Description
a	apa	always a long a as in "father" (never "bad"or "bang")
e	bécak	like a in "make"
e	ke,empat	like a in "sofa"
i	pagi,itu	like ee in "see" but shorter (never like "hit" or "hike")
o	kopi	like aw in "law", but shorter
u	susu	like oo in "food", but shorter

Diphthongs

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Spelling	Example	Description
ai	pandai	somewhere between "pay" and "pie"
au	tembakau	like ow in "now"
oi	amboi	like oy in "boy"
oe	Soeharto	old spelling, still used in names, pronounced as oo in "food"
ua	uang	like "wa" in "Walla-walla, Washington"

Consonants (the easy part)

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Spelling	Example	Description
b	bawah	same as b in "bungle" but spoken more softly. At the end of a word may be more of a soft p.
c	bicara	similar to ch in "church"
d	duduk	like d in "bed". At the end of a word may sound more like a soft t
dj	djarum	old spelling still used in names, pronounced like j in "jump"
f	foto	like f in "fan"
g	garpu	like g in "dog"
h	hari	similar to h in "hope"
j	jalan	like j in "jump"
j	djaja	old spelling still used in names, like y in "yard"; look for other old spelling clues in the name (like oe, dj)
k	kabar	like k in "kite" when not at the end of a word. At the end of a word, pronounced like a soft g or glottal stop.
kh	akhir	like clearing your throat or German "ach"
l	lima	similar to l in "like"
m	minta	like m in "main"
n	nama	like n in "noon"
ny	nyamuk	like ny in "canyon"
ng	dengan	like ng in "singer" (not "finger", that requires ngg)
ngg	tunggu	like ng in "finger" (not "singer")
p	pukul	similar to p in "pool" but without the puff of air
q		is not used much in Indonesian words but does come up in Arabic words used in Indonesia (for example, Istiqlal). When it occurs, qu is pronounced as qu in "queen".
r	kiri	like a softly trilled Scottish or German r. Never a hard American, Australian or Canadian r.
s	selamat	similar to s in "seven"
t	tujuh	like t in "let" but without the plosive quality (it's sometimes difficult to differentiate between spoken t, p and d)
tj	Tjoakroaminoto	old spelling still used in names, pronounced like ch in "church"
v	visa	rarely used, like v in "visa" but softer
w	awas	between w in "wane" and v in "vane"
x		not used. In foreign words, often replaced with ks as in taksi.
y	yang	like y in you
z	zat	like z in "zone", often replaced with, and pronounced like s

Vowels
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a like a in father datang, nama

e like u in but OR* selamat, senang

e between the e in let and the a inlate es, sore

i like ee in feet pagi, siang

o between the aw in saw and the oe in toe kopi, orang

u like oo in boot buku, duduk**

ai like ie in tie baik, sampai***

au like ow in how mau, saudara****

*NOTE: There is no rule to know which way to pronounce e in a particular word without hearing it first; your teacher will give you the correct pronunciation as you go along.
**the u in the second syllable of duduk sounds more like the oo in book)
***the ai in sampai is often pronounced ay as in day, especially in Java
****the au in saudara is often pronounced oe as in toe)
In other cases where two vowels are not separated by a consonant, just put the two vowel sounds together: siapa = si apa, etc. When a vowel is repeated, put a glottal stop (= the catch in your throat when you say "uh-oh!") between the vowels: maaf = ma-af.

I. Consonants pronounced very much as in English:

b as in bed bahasa, mobil

d as in dad duduk, saudara

f as in feel foto, maaf

g as in good guru, pagi NEVER as in giant

l as in lap lagi, selamat

m as in man malam, selamat

n as in nap Natal, tahun ALSO SEE ng, ny, below

s as in see siang, kelas NEVER as in boys

w as in well wayang, kawan NEVER as in where

y as in yell yang, Yogyakarta

II. Consonants pronounced somewhat differently than in English:

j like the dy in Goodyear jumpa, saja

k like the k in skate kopi, es krim*

p like the p in spot pagi, apa*

t like the t in stop tas, itu*

*k, p, and t DO NOT have the puff of air they have in such English words as kill, put, and tap.
**NOTE: When k comes at the END of a word, the sound is cut off sharply (like the glottal stop mentioned above): baik, becak

ng like the ng in singer mengerti, senang

**NOTE: ng alone does NOT have the "hard" g, as in finger, which is always written as ngg in Indonesian: tinggal, penggaris

ny like the ny in canyon banyak, artinya

Both ng and ny can be found at the BEGINNINGS of words: ngopi, Nyonya

sy like the s y in pass your plate, close to the sh in show. syukur, asyik

III. Consonants presenting special problems:

c like the t y in get your feet off the table!, close to the c in cello or the ch in chat,NEVER like the c in cat cinta, becak

h as in house, but it can also appear at the ENDS of words: hari, bahasa,sekolah

r like the tt in butter or gotta. It is usually a tap of the tongue behind the teeth, though it sometimes is more of a trill (like the rr in Spanish arriba, especially at the ends of words rumah, saudara,kabar

The letters q, v, x, z are very rare in Indonesian, and are mostly found in words borrowed from English, Dutch or Arabic.

q similar to English k Qur'an

v similar to English v or f veto, Vitri

x like English x xerox

z like English z or j zebra, zaman

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Monday, 19 November 2012