r/indonesian

I don't even know where to start. I started Duolingo. I feel Indonesian is quite simple. But like, are there any things i should know i might have not thought of?

Hallo teman teman!

I am Indonesian but have lived in Australia for nearly all my life. I am trying to get back into my culture, and I want to speak Indonesian more fluently.

I can have small conversations, so I would say I am a bit more advanced than a beginner. I would like to learn “every day” bahasa - so I can converse with my cousins, aunties, uncles and extended family when I go home to Makassar next month for a week.

I follow a few instagram accounts, and on Spotify have listened to a few eps of Easy Indo. I’ve seen airlearn where you can speak into the app but the reviews of the quality of what you learn seem hit and miss.

Any recommendations would be very helpful.

Terima kasih :)

​Hi everyone,

​I’m trying to learn Indonesian using Duolingo. I heard the language a lot during my childhood, but I never actually learned it properly.

​Lately, I've noticed that Duo keeps throwing verbs with prefixes like ber-, men-, and mem- at me. However, from what I know, people often (though not always) prefer to use just the root words in everyday, casual conversations.

​Since Duolingo only offers Indonesian from English, I have to be really careful. I constantly find myself double-checking with ChatGPT to see whether locals actually use the prefixed form or the root word for a specific verb.

​Also, even though Indonesian doesn't have a lot of complex grammar, it sure has a lot of vocabulary!

​Does anyone else struggle with this or have tips on navigating formal vs. informal verbs?

Hi, international learners. If you are interested in learning bahasa Indonesia and are curious about your level, feel free to access my website here and take the test over there. There are the contents as well if you wanna click our youtube or instagram account.

https://indobeyondborders.com/

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This is a short yet accurate explanation on how Indonesian became our national language.

As the title says!

Halo komodo! I need some help from native speakers to understand a specific slang word. My girlfriend recently posted a video of us together and wrote this caption: "Uhuy ditemenin sama bangkur"

"hadiahnya lebih pantas untuk bagkur" I know that "Uhuy" is a playful/teasing exclamation and "ditemenin sama" means "accompanied by". But I’m really confused about the word "bangkur". I couldn't find it in standard dictionaries. Is it a combination of words (like Bang + Kurus?), some regional dialect, or modern internet slang? Given the context of the video, it seems like a playful nickname for me, but I want to make sure it’s not an insult or something negative. Terima kasih in advance!

We can talk about Indonesian life, language, country, geography, history, or daily life—whatever you want. Even not about Indonesia. It doesn't matter if you're a man or a woman, I'm genuinely interested in these topics

Halo!

I am a PhD student and am doing cross-cultural work for part of my dissertation. I recently got a grant to do my study in Indonesia, but need some help with the study translations. The task is already translated, but I'm hoping someone fluent in Indonesian might be willing to look at it with an "editing eye" and provide feedback on any parts that sound weird or are not correctly translated. The task takes ~10 minutes to do, so I don't think this would take any more than 30 minutes! Feel free to respond to this post or DM me with any questions you might have.

Thank you so much in advance!

As the title says!!!

Hi! I am traveling and living in Borneo for a year to research orangutans. I am looking for a solid pocket dictionary to bring. Something small but thorough, examples of words in sentences would be nice too! Any recs? :)

Hey all...im looking for someone a friend to practice bahasa indonesia,i have been learning since 1 year now, if you are interested pls DM