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Master the fundamentals of Indonesian language through this comprehensive beginner course covering essential vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation skills. Start with basic greetings, introductions, and farewells while learning formal and informal speech patterns, then progress through practical topics including ordering food and drinks, booking hotel accommodations, asking for directions, and shopping at markets. Develop number skills from 1 to 999,999, learn to tell time, discuss ages and birthdays, and navigate public transportation conversations. Explore Indonesian culture through lessons on regional diversity, traditional customs, food culture, and geographic knowledge of Java, Sumatra, and other regions. Practice essential grammar concepts including personal and possessive pronouns, verb negation, question formation with "apakah," directional prepositions "di," "ke," and "dari," and future tense construction with "akan." Build conversational abilities for making plans, discussing free time activities, talking about family and personal background, and handling everyday situations like dining out and traveling. Learn proper pronunciation of challenging sounds including "j," "y," "k," "ng," "ngg," "r," "w," and the various "e" sounds, while understanding Indonesian writing conventions and capitalization rules. Gain cultural insights into Indonesian time concepts, religious etiquette, urban versus rural life, traditional arts, and practical travel tips for visiting Indonesia.

Syllabus

Newcomer (A1): An easy introduction to Indonesian: basic vocab, grammar, and pronunciation.
- Sampai jumpa lagi!
  - Welcome to the Indonesian course!: different ways to greet people
  - Sampai jumpa lagi! Part 1: different ways to say goodbye
  - Sampai jumpa lagi! Part 2: to introduce yourself and to say where you're from the formal and informal "I"
  - Sampai jumpa lagi! Review: the vocabulary from the previous lessons the forms for "I"
- Selamat sore, Ibu Santi!
  - The basics of Indonesian pronunciation:
  - Selamat sore, Ibu Santi! Part 1: different ways to address someone formally
  - Selamat sore, Ibu Santi! Part 2: to say what country you're from more formal forms for "you"
  - Indonesian pronunciation: "j" and "y":
  - Unity in diversity: the Indonesian names for various countries the Indonesian national motto
  - Selamat sore, Ibu Santi! Review: the vocabulary from the previous lessons the formal forms for "you"
- Saya bicara…
  - Saya bicara… Part 1: to talk about nationalities and languages
  - Saya bicara… Part 2: to say what languages you speak about Indonesian verbs negation
  - Saya bicara… Part 3: to say what languages you speak questions with and without "apakah" about prefixes with verbs
  - Saya bicara… Review: the vocabulary from the previous lessons negation questions Indonesian verbs
- Apa kabar?
  - Indonesian pronunciation: "k":
  - Apa kabar? Part 1: to say how you are and ask others how they are
  - Apa kabar? Part 2: to say how other people are the use of the personal pronouns "dia" and "beliau"
  - Apa kabar? Review: the vocabulary from the previous lessons the use of "dia" and "beliau"
- Minta satu kopi.
  - Indonesian pronunciation: "ng" and "ngg":
  - Minta satu kopi. Part 1: how to ask for something
  - Minta satu kopi. Part 2: to order a drink the negation of nouns the numbers "1" and "2"
  - Minta satu kopi. Review: the vocabulary from the previous lessons the negation of nouns
- Ada kamar kosong?
  - Ada kamar kosong? Part 1: words relating to hotels to say if something is there or not
  - Ada kamar kosong? Part 2: a few set phrases you can use at a hotel sentences with "ini" and "itu" the numbers "3" and "4"
  - Ada kamar kosong? Part 3: more hotel-related vocab about the Indonesian climate and accommodation
  - Ada kamar kosong? Review: the vocabulary from the previous lessons the use of "ada" and "tidak ada" the use of "ini" and "itu"
- Di mana pusat kota?
  - Cities and villages in Indonesia: about life in cities and villages in Indonesia
  - Di mana pusat kota? Part 1: how to give directions the prepositions "di", "ke" and "dari" and their use with "mana"
  - Di mana pusat kota? Part 2: how to ask for directions and give them how to answer "thank you" "kita" and "kami", the two words for "we"
  - Di mana pusat kota? Review: the vocabulary from the previous lessons the use of the prepositions "di", "ke" and "dari" the use of "kita" and "kami"
- Saya mau beli lima mangga.
  - Indonesian writing: capitalization:
  - Saya mau beli lima mangga. Part 1: the numbers from 5 to 10 the use of "dan" and "atau"
  - Saya mau beli lima mangga. Part 2: helpful phrases for buying things at the market the indefinite plural forming the numbers from 11 to 19
  - Saya mau beli lima mangga. Part 3: the names of some fruits and vegetables in Indonesian
  - Indonesian pronunciation: "r" and "w":
  - Saya mau beli lima mangga. Review: the vocabulary from the previous lessons the numbers up to 19 definite and indefinite plurals
Beginner (A2): Discover more words and expressions for many different life situations.
- Berapa umur kamu?
  - Berapa umur kamu? Part 1: how to talk about siblings how to address young people the personal pronoun "mereka"
  - Berapa umur kamu? Part 2: phrases for talking about ages and birthdays how to form the numbers from 20 to 99
  - Berapa umur kamu? Review: the vocabulary from the previous lessons how to form the numbers from 20 to 99
- Semua delapan puluh ribu rupiah.
  - Indonesian pronunciation: "e":
  - Semua delapan puluh ribu rupiah. Part 1: round numbers up to 100,000 how to form higher compound numbers
  - Semua delapan puluh ribu rupiah. Part 2: important phrases for going out to eat the helping verbs "mau", "minta" and "bisa"
  - Semua delapan puluh ribu rupiah. Review: the vocabulary from the previous lessons how to form numbers up to 999,999 the helping verbs "mau", "minta" and "bisa"
- Dalam rangka apa di Indonesia?
  - Food and eating: that there are different words for rice in Indonesian where you can go to eat in Indonesia
  - Dalam rangka apa di Indonesia? Part 1: the personal pronoun "kalian" and the polite form of address in the plural the use of "untuk" with verbs
  - Dalam rangka apa di Indonesia? Part 2: helpful phrases about traveling how personal pronouns become possessive pronouns the possessive pronoun -"nya"
  - Dalam rangka apa di Indonesia? Review: the vocabulary from the previous lessons the use of "untuk" possessive pronouns
- Jam berapa kita mau bertemu?
  - Jam berapa kita mau bertemu? Part 1: some question words places where you can spend free time placement of adjectives
  - Jam berapa kita mau bertemu? Part 2: some helpful phrases for making plans with someone how to give the time in full hours how to invite someone to do something
  - Jam berapa kita mau bertemu? Part 3: the names for places in Indonesia where you can go to relax
  - Free time: how people in Indonesia spend their free time about traditional theater and music
  - Jam berapa kita mau bertemu? Review: the vocabulary from the previous lessons placement of adjectives how to give the time
- Berapa harga karcis bis?
  - Berapa harga karcis bis? Part 1: a few words for public transportation the use of "naik" and "nanti"
  - Berapa harga karcis bis? Part 2: useful phrases for traveling by public transportation more on the use of -"nya"
  - Time: about the sense of time in Indonesia review the numbers up to 12 how to give the exact time
  - Berapa harga karcis bis? Review: the vocabulary from the previous lessons how to give the exact time the use of -"nya"
- Saya akan beli karcis besok.
  - Central Java: about Java in general and East Java in particular about the Javanese language
  - Saya akan beli karcis besok. Part 1: a few useful words about cities about the use of "adalah"
  - The days of the week: the days of the week in Indonesian about the use of "pada" how to say Saturday evening, for example
  - Saya akan beli karcis besok. Part 2: about free time activities how to talk about events in the future about "akan", which indicates the future
  - Visiting places of worship: how to behave as a tourist in Indonesia and in places of worship
  - East Java: about East Java about the cities and sights in East Java
  - Saya akan beli karcis besok. Review: the vocabulary from the previous lessons the days of the week how to talk about events in the future
- Saya lahir tanggal 16 Maret.
  - Saya lahir tanggal 16 Maret. Part 1: a few expressions of time a few words for talking about yourself about negation with "tidak" (not) and "belum" (not yet)
  - The months: how to say the months in Indonesian how to give the date
  - Saya lahir tanggal 16 Maret. Part 2: a few helpful phrases for talking about yourself about verbs with the prefix "ber"- how you can turn nouns into verbs with the prefix "ber"-
  - Traveling to Indonesia: useful tips about traveling to Indonesia
  - Sumatra: about Sumatra about the country and people in Sumatra
  - West Java: about West Java about Sundanese people
  - Saya lahir tanggal 16 Maret. Review: the vocabulary from the previous lessons the months in Indonesian how to answer a question with "no"