Part 4: Months in Indonesian

hello! =)

ready to learn another lesson? well, today i'm going to write months in Indonesian! months in Indonesian means Bulan. but remember: Bulan in Indonesian can be translated as month and moon. ok, let's start! XD

Indonesian	English
Januari	January
Februari*	February
Maret**	March
April	April
Mei**	May
Juni	June
Juli	Juli
Agustus	August
September***	September
Oktober*	October
November*	November
Desember***	December

note:
*e in Februari and Mei are spelled like e in jelly
**e in Maret, Oktober and November are spelled like e in painter
*** the 1st n 2nd e in September and Desember are spelled like e in jelly,
the 3rd e is spelled like e in painter

how to write date in Indonesian?
date in Indonesian means tanggal. how to write "tanggal" in Indonesian??

example: 29 November 2008

so Indonesian, we write the date by: date-month-year

you can also write the day, example: Sabtu, 29 November 2008

so if u want to put the day, u should write: day,-date-month-year =)

if you want to know more about days, click here:Part 3: Days in Indonesian

ok, that's all our lesson today! if u have question about this lesson, just ask by comment hare! ;)

cya~~! XD


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Part 3: Days in Indonesian

hello! =)

let's continue our lesson. it's about days in Indonesian. Days in Indonesian is Hari. Hari in Indonesian can be d Indonesian of day n also d Indonesian male name :). so don't be confused if u meet an Indonesian male named Hari XD.

in English, week starts on Sunday. but in Indonesia, week starts on Monday. ok, here's Indonesian days

Senin*=Monday
Selasa*=Tuesday
Rabu=Wednesday
Kamis=Thursday
Jumat=Friday
Sabtu=Saturday
MInggu=Sunday

*E letter in Senin and Selasa is spelled like E in painter :)

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Part 2: Introduce Yourself and Greetings in Indonesian

hello again! =)
are you still interested to learn Indonesian? if yes, hope u can learn this too! :)

if we visit new place, we need to introduce ourself. in Indonesian, introduce yourself is Mengenalkan Diri. please check this table ^^

English	Indonesian
Hello!	Halo!
How are you?	Apa kabar?
My name is...	Nama saya...
I’m from...	Saya berasal dari...
I’m….. years old	Saya berumur….. tahun
Nice to meet you	Senang bertemu denganmu

beside saying hello, in English there are many ways to say greetings, so are there in Indonesian :). almost forget, greeting in Indonesian means Salam ^^

Good morning = Selamat pagi
Good afternoon = Selamat siang
Good evening = Selamat sore (around 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM)
Good night = Selamat malam
Good bye = Selamat tinggal
Bye-bye = Sampai jumpa
See you = Sampai jumpa
Take care! = Hati-hati!

in Indonesian, Good night is not only said before going to bed, but also said when you meet someone at night (from 7:00 PM)

and if you want to ask someone condition, you can say: “Apa kabar?”. it’s d Indonesian of “How are you?”

and you can answer:
I’m fine = Saya baik
I’m good = Saya baik
I’m not really good = Saya tidak terlalu baik
I’m sick = Saya sedang sakit

ok, i think it’s enough about Introducing and Greetings. if you have question, don’t hesitate asking me by commenting here =)

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Part 1: How to Spell in Indonesian

hello, guys!! XD

ok, in this the lesson. we learn about Indonesian spelling.
like in English, there are 26 characters in Indonesian. here, i’ll write about how to spell Indonesian words =)

Vowels:
A is spelled like in father
I is spelled like in sit
U is spelled like in put
E is spelled like in jelly and painter*
O is spelled like in no

Consonants:
B is spelled like in bus
C is spelled like in chalk
D is spelled like in donkey
F is spelled like in fantasy
G is spelled like in guava

H is spelled like in house
J is spelled like in jar
K is spelled like in car
L is spelled like in lily
M is spelled like in mirror

N is spelled like in nose
P is spelled like in park
Q is spelled like in quarter**
R is spelled like in rain
S is spelled like in sell

T is spelled like in tea
V is spelled like in fantasy***
W is spelled like in waiter
X is spelled like in x-ray**
Y is spelled like in year
Z is spelled like in zebra

note:
* E in Indonesian can be spelled in two ways like in jelly and painter.
example: Meja(=table) is spelled with E like in ‘jelly’
Selamat(=save) is spelled with E like in ‘painter”
** Q and X in Indonesian are rarely used
*** V in Indonesian is spelt like F

phewww….
ok, i think it’s enough for today. next time, i’ll post another lesson. if u don’t understand, don’t mind to ask via comment here, ok?! ;)

bye! ^__^

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Let's Learn Indonesian!

hello, friends! =)

today, on d way home from course, i thought what i should write here. suddenly, i got an idea! i wanna make blog about learning Indonesian! i think that i’ve seen many webs n blogs tell about English, Japanese, German. etc n maybe there are people who want to learn Indonesian. hehheehehe. so, i think i’ll post about Indonesian, so people can get knowledge about Indonesian =). n for d ease, i’ll make chapter about it ^^. hope it helps XD


Part 1: How to Spell in Indonesian
Part 2: Introduce Yourself and Greetings in Indonesian
Part 3: Days in Indonesian
Part 4: Months in Indonesian
Part 5:Numbers in Indonesian (1 to 100)
Part 6:Numbers in Indonesian (>100)
Part 7:Number Calculation in Indonesian