Indonesian for Beginners - Bahasa Indonesia untuk Pemula

Indonesian is a language created from a simple fisherman language that would combine the many residents under one roof and is therefore kept simple and easy to learn . It has no Articles and simple language uses a easy grammar. If one e.g. wants to strengthen a word or want to express that it is more, one uses the repetition of the words : Man is orang and orang-orang means people . Many words are made up of other , therefore the basic vocabulary is less than in the English language. e.g. Mata = eye , Hari = day .. Mata hari = eye of the day = the sun .. In contrast to the English language the adjectives allways come after the noun , so it means eg in english its the red car .. in Bahasa Indonesia : Mobile merah .. Car red. Also tenses are usually simply appended to the sentence .. Therefore, there are not many different verb forms but simply appendepends for example hari ini ( this day ) to the sentence .. or e.g. Kemarin (yesterday) or besok (tomorrow). Courtesy is very important in Indonesia , so there are two versions of the words for you and me , usually the polite form is used in normal Day speach, the other variant is only used to the same age and at the same time close friend . I is called in normal use Saya and you = Anda .. only real friends can also use kamu for you and aku for I Older women are addressed with the word Ibu , which means mother , older men with Bapak (short- pak ), which means father . Offers are normally not rejected with a precipitous No, but instead with more friendly descriptions as Sudah (already) , Sudah ada ( already have) Belum (not yet ) or nanti (later) .. or simply ma af (sorry) and negating with a friendly gesture. You will see that Indonesians are lovely and very hospitable people with just a few words and friendly behavior. Below now simplest words and sentences to facilitate the first contact and a little introduction to the language.