Indonesian

This Wikibook begins with an introduction to the language and a series of lessons.

You may also wish to browse further down this contents page for other useful pages, including Kosa kata (vocabulary), Alat-alat pembelajaran (Tools for learning) and other resources.

Perkenalan (Introduction)

Isi Contents
Halaman Depan Frontpage
Mengapa belajar bahasa Indonesia Why learn Indonesian
Bagaimana cara memakai buku Wiki Indonesia ini How to use this Indonesian Wikibook

Pelajaran (Lessons)

Dasar (Basic)

This section describes the basics of the Indonesian language. Mostly it discusses the most basic structure of the language. What you'll learn here will be clarified further in the later sections.

Huruf-Huruf Indonesian Alphabet
Sapaan Greetings
Ini, Itu This, That
Kata Ganti Pronouns
Kalimat Sederhana Simple Sentences
Angka-Angka Numbers
Kata Depan Prepositions

Pemula (Beginner)

This section will expand your vocabulary and grammar building on the sentence structures explained in the basic lessons.

Memperkenalkan Diri Introducing Yourself
Keluargaku My Family
Rumahku My Home
Di Sekolah At School
Jam Berapa Sekarang? What Time is it?
Ke Pasar To the Market
Pelangi Rainbow
Selamat Ulang Tahun Happy Birthday!
Sakit Getting Sick
Pergi ke Bali Going to Bali
Mau ke mana? Where are you going?

Ahli (Expert)

Learn some cultural background of the Indonesian language and further improve your vocabulary using the grammar you've learned so far.

Aku dan kamu Me and you
Bahasa Oke Slang language

Alat-alat pembelajaran (Tools for learning)

Essential words and easy words
Menambah kosa kata dengan asosiasi kata Adding vocabulary with word association - this page may be useful from beginners to advanced stages.
Lagu anak-anak Children's songs can help with learning basic language.
Perkecualian dalam pengucapan Exceptions to pronunciation rules
Tongue Twister

Hal-hal menarik (interesting stuff)

English word rooted from Indonesian:
- Durian = Duri (thorn)+ an (grammar) = Object with thorn
- Orangutan = Orang Hutan = Forest person
- Lahar = debris flow of pyroclastic material
- Rattan = rotan
- Amok = amuk

Latihan (Exercises)

Under construction

Tata Bahasa (Grammar)

Kata Sifat Adjectives
Kata Kerja Verbs
Kata Keterangan Adverb
Kata Benda Noun
Kata Ganti Pronouns
Kata Depan Prepositions
Kata Pengubah Waktu Tenses
Konjugasi / Pembentukan kata Conjugation / Word forming
Kata Jender Gender
Kata Negasi Negation
Kalimat Sentences
Pengubah waktu Tenses

Kosa Kata (Vocabulary)

Kata-kata Penting Important Phrases
Angka Numbers
Kata Pembilang Quantification Words (e.g. many, few)
Kata Tanya Question Words (e.g. what, where)
Kata Penghubung Conjunctions (e.g. and, but)

Lihat Juga (See Also)

Indonesian Reader – another Wikibook for learning Indonesian, focusing on the vocabulary, and exposure to usage. Incomplete.
Indonesian language at Wikipedia
Indonesian Slang Language article at Wikipedia: for advanced speakers
BukuWiki - WikiBooks in Indonesian language (monolingual)

Pranala Luar (External links)

Kamus (Dictionary)

Online dictionary links:

www.kamus.net - A user-friendly bilingual translation database which is still maturing itself and continuously adding new entries
www.sederet.com - A Large English-Indonesian Online Dictionary
Kamus Indonesia -English - UGM University

Situs-situs untuk belajar bahasa Indonesia (Sites for learning Indonesian)

Online Indonesian Courses from University of Hawaii (with downloadable materials)
Bintang Bahasa - An extensive collection of audio samples, lessons and exercises for beginners to advanced advanced learners.
Learning Indonesian Podcast - A free audio lesson podcast with native Indonesian and English speaking instructors updated twice a week.
SEAsite – Indonesia home – from the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Northern Illinois University.
Learn Indonesian at Free Language - Free resources for learning Bahasa Indonesia.

Tentang Buku Ini (About this Book)

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