Pls tell me some easy steps or give me ref of website if any.
2007-03-13 19:10:14 · 5 answers · asked by sk_travel_alone 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
The most commonly language spoken in Indonesia is the Bahasa Indonesia (Literally, "Indonesian Language") which is a kind of lingua franca derived mostly from Bahasa Minangkabau, Bahasa Melayu,taking its roots in Sanskipt, and borrowing words from Arabic, Chinese, Deutch, Portugese and English.
The best way to learn it in a formal way is to buy a book from Sneddon or Echols (see the source link), but nothing beats going to the country with a notebook, or trying to meet indonesian student in your area, they are usually very nice and open minded.
You should first focus on the vocabulary and everyday's life semantic field, and then focus on the grammar which is very different from wester languages'
Don't hesitate to contact me for any help.
2007-03-13 19:54:44 · answer #1 · answered by MrNatas 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The language is Bhasa. And It is surprisingly easy to learn. There are no tenses as we would have in English. Instead they would use time related words i.e yesterday, tomorrow to refer to past or present. And there are no articles e.g a, an, the.
I spent two months in Indonesia, away from the tourist hotspots, and although most people speak enough English for you to be understood we learnt a few expressions each day to try and be friendly. By the end of the two months we were on a lorry(used as buses in places like Flores) talking with a village chief. Only basic things, where we were going etc.
He was pleased as he had never met foreigners, and we were pleased to be able to speak with the locals.
Opens many more doors if you do or try.
2007-03-14 03:30:02 · answer #2 · answered by Paul H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The most commonly used and official language in Indonesia is not surprisingly called Indonesian.
There is no easy way to learn a language, and especially not Indonesian. My suggestion is if you can find a language class that teaches Indonesian (highly doubt it) then go for it. You could also try to find some books/language software that you can self-teach yourself. Other than that, all I can suggest is to go to the country itself and spend a couple months there, and you will start picking up the language.
2007-03-14 02:47:31 · answer #3 · answered by _bohemian beats 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well, i live in Malaysia, which is like right next to Indonesia. the language spoken in these two countries in similar, namely bahasa. although it is called bahasa melayu in Malaysia and bahasa Indonesia in Indonesia, it is typically the same language....much like American English and real english.
it is best to pick up this language from a live teacher, one who knows the language. i speak fluent bahasa and would be glad to teach you online, if you want. i'll tell you why you should learn from me: there are few bahasa teachers who can converse comfortably and fluently in both bahasa and english. i am one of those few(not blowing my own trumpet, just stating facts).
if you do doecide to take me up on my offer, here's my email add:
elerinnasilivren_erynlasgalen@yahoo.com
2007-03-14 03:46:40 · answer #4 · answered by silivren 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends where you live, if you live in a city like Denver or anything more metro/bigger than that, you could hang out with Indonesian students who study in the universities. In small towns, chance is pretty slim.
2007-03-14 02:59:47 · answer #5 · answered by Speck Schnuck 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋