Mama Bahasa

  In Indonesia, there are many famous stories from different places.   Today I will tell you a famous story from Sumatera Barat. It’s called Malin Kundang.

Hi!   Have you driven a car, a motorcycle, or a scooter in Indonesia? How was it? You might be nervous when you drive in Indonesia for the first time, but after a while, you’ll get used to it. ;)  

  Texting is really a part of our life that we do daily. I don’t know many texts you receive or send every day, but I’m pretty sure, that’s quite a lot.   If you try to text people in Bahasa, you might be frustrated and confused when you read the text. It might look like this:   Aku hr ini ga bs. Kl bsk aja gmn?   Can you guess what that means?  

Hi! Young people are so creative. They make their own vocabularies. Some older people don’t understand them.   If you want to understand what Indonesian young people say in Indonesia, hopefully this list can help.  

Hi! Welcome back to my blog!   I hope you're always healthy and happy. I hope you won't be in any emergency situation, but just in case you are, here are some expressions that you can use. I also provide some important numbers that you can call in emergency situations.  

Do you like fruits? What are your favorite fruits? I am a fruit lover. I love all fruits but durian. Yes, It sounds strange, because most Indonesians LOVE durian.   They say it smells like hell, but it tastes like heaven. Haha… That’s not true for me.  

Hi there!   Apa kamu pecinta binatang? Are you an animal lover?   Apa binatang kesukaanmu? What’s your favorite animal?   Apa kamu punya binatang peliharaan? Do you have any pets?   This time I’ll make a list of animals in English and Bahasa Indonesia.  

Hi… Hi… I love reading tongue twisters, and here are some of my favorites. Let’s read every sentence repeatedly.   1.        Saya sebel sama situ sebab situ suka senyum-senyum sama istri saya. I hate you because you smile a lot to my wife.  

Hi, how are you?   Today I’ll share a list of clothing, accessories, and jewellery  and some conversations about these things.

Just a heads up: Some Indonesians are still struggling to be punctual. There’s an idiom jam karet (literally means rubber band time). That’s a bad habit of being late.   I hope people can be more punctual.   Let’s read the short conversations and learn how to read the time.

  Hi!   When is your birthday? Kapan ulang tahunmu?   That’s a good question to be asked to your friends, ya? It shows them that you care about them. If you remember a girl’s birthday, you will be very special in her eyes. ;)   People say, don’t ask about someone’s age, especially to ladies. In Indonesia, it’s common that people ask about your age, without knowing that it might be uncomfortable for you.  

  Talking about the weather is the easiest small talk that you could have.   There’s a saying, “Every day is Sun-day in Indonesia”. ;)  

Thank God that we have a great technology with GPS.     Nevertheless, I think this topic is essential, in case you you don’t have your phone with you, or when there’s no signal, you can always ask people.     Here are some phrases that you could use.     Dimana? Where? Dimana kantor pos terdekat? Where is the nearest post office? Itu ada di ujung jalan ini. It’s on the end of the street.     Dimana toko buku XYZ? Where is XYZ bookstore? Itu ada di lantai tiga. It’s on the third floor. Itu ada di seberang … It’s across from … Itu ada di sebelah … It’s next to … Itu ada di sebelah kanan jalan. It’s on the right hand of the street. Itu ada di sebelah kiri jalan. It’s on the left hand of the street.     Permisi, di mana kamar kecil terdekat? Excuse me, where is the nearest restroom? Lurus saja. Just go straight ahead. Lalu belok kanan. Then turn right. Lalu belok kiri Then turn left.     Dimana kamu tinggal? Where do you live/stay? Saya tinggal di hotel … I stay in … Hotel. Saya tinggal di

Thank God that we have taxi online services, both with motorbikes and cars.   You can go anywhere easily. Just type the address or the name of the place, you can get there with no problem.   To know where you would like to go, it’s good to know some vocabularies about places.

Hi, how are you doing? Hope you’re healthy and happy. I will give you 10 opposites today. I’m sure you will find these words in your daily conversations.   In Bahasa, you mention the noun first, and the adjective later.   For example: big bag = tas besar; tas yang besar

There’s a proverb in Indonesian, “Dimana bumi dipijak, disitu langit dijunjung” Where the world is stepped on, there the sky is lifted up. It means when you’re in a certain place, you need to follow or respect the local culture. By doing so, the local people will respect you in return. So here is 5 top things about local culture to be practiced when you are in Indonesia.   1.        Use your right hand Left hand is considered unclean, because it is used to clean yourself in the toilet. If you hand something to someone, it’s better to your right hand.

3 Most Important Words to Sound Polite in Indonesia If you’d like to be successful in your social life, there are things that you need to know, especially in the culture that you don’t know. 1.        Permisi (excuse me) This is the first and the easiest word you need to know. I think you would use this word in the same situations like how you use this word in your country.

Hi, welcome back to this blog, I have 5 more animal idioms. Here they are. 1.        Kutu loncat (hopping flea) An employee who switches job fast

Hi there! We’ll see 5 other animal idioms today. I give some exercise at the end of the lesson too. J 1.        Adu domba (sheep fight) Someone does this to divide best friends, families, or a group of people and let them fight with each other to gain benefit of it.

Hello… Welcome back to my blog. Now I'll explain about 5 idioms related with animals that are very common in Indonesia. 1.             Air mata buaya (crocodile tear) A false, insincere display of emotion; false tear. The phrase derives from an ancient belief that crocodiles shed tears while consuming their pray.

Hi, welcome back with me, Esfie, your mama in learning Bahasa. Now, let’s learn about some verbs that is very common.  

Hi, how are you doing today? Today we’ll learn about food and drinks. Indonesian English Nasi Rice Sayuran Vegetables Roti Bread Kue Cookies Kerupuk Crackers Daging Meat Ayam Chicken Daging sapi Beef Daging babi Pork Ikan Fish … goreng Fried … … rebus Boiled … … panggang Grilled … Air putih Water Teh Tea Kopi Coffee Bir Beer Soda Soda Es krim Ice cream In case a waiter ask you, “Mau pesan apa?” = What would you like to order? You could say, “Saya mau pesan …” = I’d like to order …. Here are some other useful words: Lapar = hungry Haus = thirsty Saya lapar. = I’m hungry. Saya haus. = I’m thirsty. I wish I could display pictures instead of list like this, but I don’t know how yet. Hehe