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)

1. Isi Contents
2. Halaman Depan Frontpage
3. Mengapa belajar bahasa Indonesia Why learn Indonesian
4. 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.

0. Huruf-Huruf Indonesian Alphabet
1. Sapaan Greetings
2. Ini, Itu This, That
3. Kata Ganti Pronouns
4. Kalimat Sederhana Simple Sentences
5. Angka-Angka Numbers
6. Kata Depan Prepositions

Pemula (Beginner)

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

7. Memperkenalkan Diri Introducing Yourself
8. Keluargaku My Family
9. Rumahku My Home
10. Di Sekolah At School
11. Jam Berapa Sekarang? What Time is it?
12. Ke Pasar To the Market
13. Pelangi Rainbow
14. Selamat Ulang Tahun Happy Birthday!
15. Sakit Getting Sick
16. Pergi ke Bali Going to Bali
17. 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.

18. Aku dan kamu Me and you
19. 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)

1. Kata Sifat Adjectives
2. Kata Kerja Verbs
3. Kata Keterangan Adverb
4. Kata Benda Noun
5. Kata Ganti Pronouns
6. Kata Depan Prepositions
7. Kata Pengubah Waktu Tenses
8. Konjugasi / Pembentukan kata Conjugation / Word forming
9. Kata Jender Gender
10. Kata Negasi Negation
11. Kalimat Sentences
12. 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:

1. www.kamus.net - A user-friendly bilingual translation database which is still maturing itself and continuously adding new entries
2. www.sederet.com - A Large English-Indonesian Online Dictionary
3. 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)

1. Pengarang Authors