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Bahasa Indonesia – The National Language of Indonesia
Here are resources related to the history and contemporary uses of Bahasa Indonesia. If you have additional recommendations or corrections, please let us know in the comments section below. Thank you / terima kasih! Links from around the Web “Bahasa Indonesia”: [Read More]
December 2012 – Poem of the Month
NOT SO AIMLESS By Maraya Sjah, Indonesia Some moments take forever, Some last only awhile, And yet some just slip by like a whisper from the breeze, But everything that happens is not so aimless, If looked through every perspective there is, Just like the wandering bard, [Read More]
November 2012 – Poem of the Month
PAST & FUTURE By Dirk Rukka Sandarupa, Indonesia The past has touch my life The past has showed me many things The past has taught and made me better The past has open my eyes I never regreted for the past Cause it made me more mature From the past i could feel the [Read More]
Eating and Drinking Words in Bahasa Indonesia
Here are useful words and phrases in Bahasa Indonesia related to eating and drinking. The original source for this list was http://wikitravel.org/en/Indonesian_phrasebook. Edits were made as needed. A table for one person/two people, please. –> [Read More]
October 2012 – Poem of the Month
Mecca By Ahmad Shiddiqi, Indonesia holy peace purest blessed different skins different parents different societies into one different feels different hopes different thoughts into one different countries different clothes different meals into one different schools different [Read More]
Animal Words in Bahasa Indonesia
Description: Macaca fascicularis at Ngarai Sianok, Bukittinggi, West Sumatra. Photograph by Sakurai Midori (23 November 2005). Here is a list of animal-related words in Bahasa Indonesia. Feel free to add terms or make corrections in the comments box after the post. [Read More]
Weather Words in Bahasa Indonesia
Wikimedia Commons Description: “At least once a year for a period lasting from a week to several months, northern Sumatra is obscured by smoke and haze produced by agricultural burning and forest fires… The number and severity of this year’s fires was [Read More]
September 2012 – Poem of the Month
UNTITLED By Utami Sandyarani of Indonesia Look up to the sky Red sky When I was a little I guess sky was angry Then burnt down to the earth The sun is shining Red shine Of course she’s not angry Sun is already red When I draw the sun with a wide smile, I thought [Read More]
Kitchen & Cooking Words in Bahasa Indonesia
Are you planning on trying a new Indonesian recipe? Perhaps you need a refresher on kitchen- or cooking-related words in Bahasa Indonesia? Check below for a list of common words. Feel free to make corrections or additions in the text box following this post. Thank [Read More]
August 2012 – Poem of the Month
HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT By Angel Kananta of Indonesia Have you ever thought that life is cruel But because of it we’ll know how beautiful life is Have you ever thought that life is unfair But it’s more unfair if you think like that Have you ever thought this [Read More]
