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Why no-one speaks Indonesia's language
In Jakarta he lived in his English speaking bubble, whereas here in Hawaii all fellow Indonesian students spoke fluently Indonesian, and not so fluently English, and of course they would not speak English amongst each other. I think that caused him to take an Indonesian language class. Easy...- ukozok
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- Forum: Indonesian Language and Culture
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A good starting point to learn proper Bahasa Indonesia
The account details will be made available on request.- ukozok
- Post #15
- Forum: Indonesian Language and Culture
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A good starting point to learn proper Bahasa Indonesia
Where do you see the 403 forbidden error? I don't see it. Duolingo. Yes, I occasionally use it myself to learn Italian, but it really is not much more than a vocabulary and sentence learning tool. After a while, it gets boring because it is monotonous. It is not a substitute for a real course...- ukozok
- Post #14
- Forum: Indonesian Language and Culture
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A good starting point to learn proper Bahasa Indonesia
We accept credit card payment, or transfer to our bank accounts in Europe, and Indonesia (account details are provided on request). We also accept PayPal payments. The package of all advanced level courses is valid for five years: https://indonesian-online.com/product/bahan-tingkat-atas/- ukozok
- Post #10
- Forum: Indonesian Language and Culture
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A good starting point to learn proper Bahasa Indonesia
We offer free sample lessons for all our courses: https://indonesian-online.com/available-courses/free-sample-lessons/- ukozok
- Post #8
- Forum: Indonesian Language and Culture
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A good starting point to learn proper Bahasa Indonesia
Thank you. yes, initially it was free, but that became unsustainable, especially as we're constantly working on improving the course, incorporating new technologies etc. The membership to the 113 lesson-strong beginner course The Indonesian Way now costs USD 90, and the membership to Indonesian...- ukozok
- Post #6
- Forum: Indonesian Language and Culture
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Why no-one speaks Indonesia's language
This happens rarely to me, probably because my Indonesian is pretty much native-like. But once in a while it also happens to me. Then I simply tell them, sorry, English is not my native tongue, and then they usually stop.- ukozok
- Post #17
- Forum: Indonesian Language and Culture
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Why no-one speaks Indonesia's language
No, he studies something else, I don't remember the subject, but he also took Indonesian classes with me.- ukozok
- Post #16
- Forum: Indonesian Language and Culture
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Indonesian Language Dictionary with IPA transcriptions
Actually, they do. In KBBI, it is clearly indicated whether the letter e is pronounced as Schwa /ǝ/ or as /e/. The former is written ê as in belum, and the latter is indicated by e as in the word rela. As for all other vowels and consonants Indonesian has a very phonetic alphabet, and hence an...- ukozok
- Post #19
- Forum: Indonesian Language and Culture
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Why no-one speaks Indonesia's language
Yes, this kid, who became my student, just came from Indonesia to study at UH. He grew up in Jakarta. Yet, his Indonesian was appalling.- ukozok
- Post #7
- Forum: Indonesian Language and Culture
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A good starting point to learn proper Bahasa Indonesia
Anki is a fantastic software., indeed We have created over one thousand voice-supported Anki flashcards: https://indonesian-online.com/anki-flashcards/- ukozok
- Post #4
- Forum: Indonesian Language and Culture
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Why no-one speaks Indonesia's language
I met one of these poor guys. He became a student at the University of Hawaii, and then took my Indonesian languages classes to learn the language, which was supposed to be his native tongue.- ukozok
- Post #5
- Forum: Indonesian Language and Culture
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Why no-one speaks Indonesia's language
I responded to this article here: https://indonesian-online.com/no-one-speaks-indonesias-language/ U. Kozok, Professor of Indonesian- ukozok
- Post #4
- Forum: Indonesian Language and Culture
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Indonesian Language Dictionary with IPA transcriptions
Try George Quinn's Learner's Dictionary of Indonesian. Additionally, Indonesian Online has hundreds of voice-supported electronic flashcards. Check out Indonesian online at https://indonesian-online.com- ukozok
- Post #15
- Forum: Indonesian Language and Culture
