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Halo, apa kabar (how are you)? I am native speaker of Indonesia, living in Jakarta and currently working in an international donor country in Indonesia. I am not a teacher (actually) and not a professional one for sure, but I am familiar with teaching and can offer you with Indonesian language training. I am happy to share my knowledge about Indonesian language and about its cultures as well, in a friendly and interesting conversation. I only offer a one-to-one online learning via Skype. This is the form of language learning which I believe is suitable for business people and busy individuals (as I know that we are all busy, otherwise we would not bother to join Italki to learn a language). I prefer to focus the learning on speaking practice rather than reading or (even) writing, to enable you to make conversation in Bahasa Indonesia confidently. You will get intensive practice in Indonesian language and you can also focus on your specific requirements. However, the learning content can be amended as needed to adjust to your needs. So, when you are planning to go to Indonesia either for working, studying or travelling, just contact me, I will be happy to provide you with some language practice preparation that can make you stand from the crowd, especially if your destination of visit in Indonesia is far from the capital where only few people speak English. If you have further enquiries, please do not hesitate to contact me. Terima kasih! (Thank you)
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    There are lot of words from Bahasa Jawa used in Bahasa Indonesia, and so other dialects i.e.: Bahasa Sunda, Bahasa Medan, Bahasa Minang, and some words also used in other dialects, just like in Bahasa Palembang, there are quite a lot of words from Bahasa Jawa. So, it's quite difficult to list some words (for me) because some words are already mixed and so commonly used so that sometimes we think the words are already Bahasa Indonesia. The media also often use the dialect in the formal language on TV and paper which makes that word slowly recognized and use by other people in other language. Some examples: Lantaran (Betawi? or Jawa?) = karena = because Terpuruk (Medan? or Jawa?) = stressed out? Depressed? Keukeuh (Sunda) = keras kepala = stubborn (v) Ngabuburit (Sunda) = spending late afternoon waiting for Maghrib time during Ramadhan Digadang-gadangkan (Minang) = dibesar2kan, dipromosikan secara luas Lempem (Palembang, Java) = masuk angin (Minang) = English??? and a lot.... perhaps some other Indonesian who can speak Javanese can help you with the list. I don't speak Javanese, but I speak Palembang, Sekayu, Minang, and Sunda. Semoga bisa memperjelas. Trims!
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    March 5, 2015
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    February 10, 2015
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    Langit di sebuah kamar

    Ketika Saat anda kamu berada di sini bersamaku di sisiku,
    kamar ini tidak tak memiliki lagi berdinding,
    tapi namun ada pepohonan sampai tanpa henti.

    Ketika Saat anda kamu berada di sini bersamaku di sisiku,
    langit-langit unggu ini, tidak ada lagi sirna,
    saya aku melihat langit di atas kita,
    bahwa kita tinggal di sini ditinggalkan,
    seperti seolah jika tidak tak ada apa-apa lagi di dunia. (atau "seolah dunia tak lagi memiliki apa-apa")

    Ada terdengar harmonika yang bermain dimainkan,
    itu sepertinya sebuah organ yang bermain untuk kita,
    di dalam kesemestaan dari langit,
    untukmu, untukku,
    di dalam langit

     

     

    Pak Leonardo,

     

    Sedikit perubahan ya.... hanya mencoba menambahkan beberapa kata yang barangkali lebih puitis.

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    February 4, 2015
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    ....... Nyerah deh.... Menggunakan kata seru seperti itu memang tidak mudah sih.... Tapi tetap bisa dipelajari kok Meskipun begitu mah, Tetap OK juga kalo' bisa ngerti toh? True, it's a bit confusing how or when to use it. We learn it by habit and it is truly informal. You can only tell when to use it when you frequently involve in conversation or have read novel or short story written by young writer.
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    February 2, 2015
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    Secara tata bahasa yg benar adalah 'atau' karena memilih salah satu dari 2 pilihan. Sedangkan 'apa, lebih merupakan bentuk informal yg sering digunakan dalam percakapan.
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    January 29, 2015
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    January 28, 2015
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    karnaval

    saya tinggal di desa kecil dan sepi di Italy utara,
    Italy negara terkenal untuk sepak bola dan spaghetti, malah saya lebih suka main tenis meja dan makan makanan pedas,
    saya tinggal di desa dilokasi di dataran besar dekat sungai PO,
    itu sungai paling panjang di Italy,
    di sekitar rumah saya ada kebun luas , dengan banyak tanaman dan bunga,
    daerah ini bukan terlalu menarik, namun butuh hanya sekali jam untuk mencapai kota Venesia, itu tempat indah, setiap jalan kaya dengan sejarah dan budaya.
    Minggu depan kita akan merayakan festival topeng, jadi akan berada suasana istimewa di seluruh kota.

     

     

    Bahasa Indonesia Anda sudah sangat baik Pak Leonardo. Where did you learn it? 

    Just a minor corretion from me. 

     

    Karnaval

    Saya tinggal di sebuah desa kecil dan sepi di Italia bagian Utara.
    Italia adalah negara yang terkenal dengan sepak bola dan spageti, tapi saya lebih suka main tenis meja dan makan makanan pedas.

    Saya tinggal di sebuah desa yang berada di dataran luas dekat sungai PO.
    Sungai itu sungai yang paling panjang di Italia.

    Di dekat rumah saya ada kebun yang luas, dengan banyak tanaman dan bunga.

    Daerah ini tidak terlalu menarik, namun hanya butuh satu jam untuk mencapai Kota Venesia. Sebuah tempat yang indah, yang setiap jalannya kaya dengan sejarah dan budaya.

    Minggu depan kami akan merayakan festival topeng, jadi akan ada suasana istimewa di seluruh kota.

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    January 27, 2015
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    January 26, 2015
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    Yes, Ririe is right. It can have many meanings. But for the phrase you've given above, it can be translated: "(there are) some people say that music and language are universal."
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    January 26, 2015
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    Yes Pak Marcelo, it is quite common for Indonesian to say "mari" for good bye or to excuse themselves. Sometimes for simple we just say "yo"!
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    January 26, 2015
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