It's Easy to Study Indonesia

When you have decided to study Indonesia (bahasa Indonesia) you must not think hard because bahasa Indonesia is so easy and so simple.

There is no to be in Indonesia (am, is, or are)

I am hungry -> aku lapar
He is tired -> dia lelah
They are busy -> mereka sibuk

She or He = dia

Either she or he, you only say in one same word "dia"

There will be no regular or irregular verb


It's easy, isn't?

Vocabulary
Aku->I
Dia->he or she
Mereka->they
Lapar->hungry
Lelah->tired
Sibuk->busy

Introducing Your Self

Learn how to polite introduce when you meet anyone at the first time.

Hai, nama saya Budi Hidayat
Saya dari Jakarta
Senang berkenalan dengan anda

English:
Hi, my name is Budi Hidayat
I am from Jakarta
Nice to meet you

Vocabulary:
Saya: I
Anda: you
Nama: name
Dari: from
Dengan: with

In Indonesian word I means saya or aku. Saya is more polite than aku. Saya also use in formal conversation, such as when you are in interview or meeting. Meanwhile kamu means you in english. It's polite form of kamu. There is no to be (am, is, are) in Indonesia. If you want to say "I am Budi", you can say with "Saya Budi" without to be.