Indonesian（bahasa Indonesia), that is, IndonesianizedMalayRiau dialect, yesIndonesiaOfficial language. It belongs to the Malay-Polynesian language family. Approximately 42.8 million people around the world speak this language, and 155 million people willIndonesianAs a second language. Indonesian and Malay are very similar. The ancestors of these two languages were originally the unofficial lingua franca of Southeast Asia. Therefore, it is easy for people in the relevant area to master this language after learning it. In addition, with Indonesian immigrants scattered and domestic helpers working abroad, many Indonesian speakers have spread to other regions.
Pronunciation guide
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Common diphthongs
List of Conversational Terms
Basic terms
Common signs |
- Indonesian: bahasa Indonesia /ba ha sa in do ne si a/
- Hello:
- selamat pagi /se la mat pa gi/ (morning)
- selamat siang /... si aN/ (around midday and in the early afternoon)
- selamat sore /... so re/ (late afternoon)
- selamat malam /... ma lam/ (after dark)
- goodbye:
- selamat tinggal /... tiN gal/ (said by person leaving)
- selamat jalan /... ja lan/ (said by person staying) (jalan means ‘road’)
- Please: tolong /to loN/
- Thanks: terima kasih /te ri ma ka sih/
- That: itu /i tu/
- how much? ：berapa /be ra pa/
- English: bahasa Inggris /ba ha sa IN gris/
- Yes: ya /ja/
- Not: tidak /ti dak/
- Close: tutup /tu tup/
problem
number
- 1: Satu
- 2: Dua
- 3: Tiga
- 4: Empat
- 5: Lima
- 6: Enam
- 7: Tujuh
- 8: Delapan
- 9: Sembilan
- 10: Sepuluh