Lesson 33 • Asking Questions

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Notice that “apa” is the basis for many of the used to form questions. Some
examples include:

Bonus Terms

Indonesian

English

Lagi

Again

Terjadi

Happened

Kapan in terjadi?

When did it happen?

Siapa kamu?

Who are you?

Lesson Study Guide

Indonesian

English

Bagaimana

How

Di mana

(At) where

Ke mana

(To) where

Apa

What

Kapan

When

Mengapa

Why

Yang mana

Which one

Siapa

Who/Whom

berapa

how much

kenapa

why

mengapa why
siapa

who

One interesting fact about “apa” is that it is quite

an old word and is found in other languages
related to Indonesian. It even exists today in

Hawaiian as “aha” with the same meaning.

Indonesian

English

Ayah

Father

Dan

And

Atau

Or

Buku

Book

Buku yang ini

This book (when several choices of books are presented)

Jalan

To walk (in general)

Jalan-jalan

To take a stroll

Pantai

Beach

Lesson 34 • Conjunctions

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Bonus Terms

Indonesian

English

Walaupun

Although

Walaupun saya suka makanan Indonesia,
saya tidak suka makanan pedas.

Although I like Indonesian food, I don't like
spicy food.

Kalau/jika

If

Setiap

Every

Setiap hari

Every day

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Indonesian

English

Karena

Because

Supaya

So that

Tetapi/tapi

But

Pintar/pandai

Smart/clever

Keras

Hard

Lancar

Fluent

Saya belajar bahasa Indonesia supaya saya
bisa berbicara dengan lancar.

I learn the Indonesian language so that I can
speak fluently.

Mary sangat pintar karena dia belajar keras.

Mary is very smart because she studies hard.

Lesson 35 • More on Conjunctions

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Conjunctions usage in Indonesian is quite similar to English. In most cases, the
sentence structure is identical to that of English. Conjunctions allow you to string
together more complex statements and speak in conditions as opposed to
absolutes. This leads to more natural and fluent speech.

Bonus Terms

Indonesian

English

Setelah

After (as in "after I wake up, I brush my teeth")

Gosok

To brush

Gigi

Teeth

Lagi

Again

Maka

Then, so

Setelah saya makan malam, saya gosok gigi.

After I eat dinner, I brush my teeth.

Lesson Study Guide

Indonesian

English

Putih

White

Hitam

Black

Merah

Red

Kuning

Yellow

Hijau

Green

Biru

Blue

Coklat

Chocolate

Lesson 36 • Colors

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Bonus Terms

Indonesian

English

Oranye

Orange

Ungu

Purple

Abu

Ashes/dust

Abu-abu

Gray

Merah muda

Light red/pink (literally “young red")

Biru tua

Dark blue (literally “old blue")

Lesson Study Guide

When talking about colors, Indonesians use the words old (tua) and young (muda)
to indicate dark and light respectively.