Thursday, July 7, 2011

Have you ever visited or lived in Indonesia? What language

Have you ever visited or lived in Indonesia? What language?
I'm sorry to be so uninformed, but I have a new co-worker who moved here to the US from Indonesia, this is an Asian country right? I was wondering what it is like there, and what language is spoken. She is a very nice lady, and I'd love to surprise her by saying Hello, or something in her native language. Thank you! Awesome, Thanks Bob B! Do you know a website where I can get the pronunciations?
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Indonesian(Bahasa Indonesia) is the official language of Indonesia. How are you - Apa kabar? Good morning - selamat Pagi Please - silahkan Thank you - terima kasi You're welcome - sama sama Here are some useful websites. http://www.livemocha.com http://www.omniglot.com/writing/indonesian.htm http://www.learningindonesian.com/
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Hey there, That's so sweet of you! Yes, Indonesia is in Asia and their official language is Bahasa Indonesia. You may want to check out these website for some help: http://wikitravel.org/en/Indonesian_phrasebook http://www.gimonca.com/sejarah/pronounce.shtml This one comes with audio, look at Lesson 1 & 2 for common greetings: http://www.learningindonesian.com/ Hope it helped :)
3 :
Yes, Indonesia is an Asian country, more precisely on the South East Asia. The language is Bahasa Indonesia. Hello = Halo Goodbye = Selamat tinggal See you = Sampai jumpa Thank you = Terima kasih You're welcome = Sama-sama Good morning = Selamat pagi Good afternoon = Selamat siang Good night = Selamat malam The pronounciation is as it is written. So, "halo" is pronounced like the ha in hamburger and the lo in local. There's an online dictionary for English-Bahasa Indonesia, v.v below, but they don't provide the pronounciations.