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Something interesting happened last month after I sent ILC’s monthly newsletter. A student of mine approached me and talked to me about the message that I wrote in the newsletter. Here is the part that he asked me about: I’m
Listening Tip #3: Telling time casually In the last post we went through different ways to say ‘when’ in Indonesian (click here if you haven’t read it yet). Since we’re still in the topic of time, I thought it will be
Listening Tip #2: Notice the Honorifics Respect and formality are very important in the Indonesian culture and is conveyed strongly in the language. If you have learnt Indonesian for a while, I’m sure you have heard these words before: Bapak (Pak),
For the past couple of months I have gone through differences between some essential words in Indonesian and I hope you find them useful. In this post I would like to take a bit of a break and discuss fundamental listening skills. We’ll
7 Reasons why it’s difficult to listen to an Indonesian speaker Have you been learning Indonesian? Do you find it hard to listen to an Indonesian speaker? If yes, do not worry! It’s not your own problem. It’s something that all