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Master your pronunciation: Master your world

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The urgency of learning Indonesian cannot be underestimated. Indonesian opens doors to incredible opportunities with its cultural richness and economic importance. Mastering Indonesian will enable you to communicate, connect and embrace the vibrant Indonesian world. So take the moment to go on this language adventure and let the beauty of Bahasa Indonesia enrich you.

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Understand the use of pronouns -ku dan kau-

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he pronouns -me and you- are used when replacing the words ‘you’, ‘thou’, ‘he’ and ‘they’ and are shortened to -me, you-, -mu, and -nya.

The use of -ku and kau- is connected to the word that follows. However, when ‘kau’ is not used as a pronoun, it must be written separately from the word that follows, such as “bukuku”, “bukumu”, “bukunya” and “kaupinjam”. The writing is not “buku ku”, “buku mu”, “buku nya” and “kau pinjam”.

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Indonesian slang used in everyday life

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Indonesian slang is often used in everyday conversation. Indonesian slang (bahasa gaul, Betawi: basa gaul) is a term that encompasses various vernacular and non-standard styles of expression used throughout Indonesia that are not necessarily mutually intelligible. With the exception of formal speeches, Indonesian slang is the primary language that is used for oral communication in everyday life. It would be extremely unusual to communicate with people orally in formal Indonesian.

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