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    Dating in Bahasa Indonesia: grammar, conversation and tips
    Dating in Bahasa Indonesia: grammar, conversation and tips
    Dating in Bahasa Indonesia: grammar, conversation and tips
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    Dating in Bahasa Indonesia: grammar, conversation and tips

    By Hendra Makgawinata

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    Dating in Bahasa Indonesia is for those who want to converse in Bahasa Indonesia fluently for a date. It covers grammar commonly used in daily conversation, pick-up lines, vocabulary, slang and practical cultural tips for readers to succeed in relationship. If you find learning language in classroom is boring, then this ebook is for you.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHendra Makgawinata
    Release dateJun 14, 2015
    ISBN9781311094117
    Dating in Bahasa Indonesia: grammar, conversation and tips
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    Hendra Makgawinata

    Hendra Makgawinata was born and raised in Jakarta. He completed bachelor degree in economics from Sydney University and has made Australia home since 2006. He writes regularly at kompasiana (www.kompasiana.com/HendraMakgawinata) - the largest Bahasa Indonesia speaking crowd-blogging in the world. Some of his writings have been featured as Headline in Kompasiana. Hendra also travels regularly with his young family to Jakarta to visit friends and relatives. Please contact Hendra at Makgawinata@gmail.com for comments, questions or just to say hi.

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      Dating in Bahasa Indonesia - Hendra Makgawinata

      Introduction

      As the fourth most populous country in the world and Indonesia’s growing economic importance, Bahasa Indonesia is set to become one of the most spoken languages in the future. Given its growing relevance of Bahasa Indonesia in Asian century, what’s the best way to master the language?

      The most common route is to learn in a class room environment. And let’s be honest, it’s boring. It dulls the fluidity in expressing yourself and it takes the fun out by imposing standardized exams. It’s fine if you learn Bahasa Indonesia for academic purpose. If you aim to attain conversational mastery in a fun way however, dating a Bahasa Indonesia native speaker is a way to go.

      Dating engages some of our deepest emotions (love, jealousy, anxiety and excitement) which are effective in burning the language into your long term memory. It also forces you to have repeated exposure (a.k.a. continuous communication) to keep the sparks going either via face to face or on-line.

      This e-book will arm you to converse in Bahasa Indonesia confidently from dating to wedding. To save you a headache, you will also find some cultural references. In South Asian culture it’s the men who do all the wooing. Thus this e-book is geared toward male readers in mind.

      The chapters are organized according to phases in relationship. Chapter 1 to 4 is comprised of 4 parts: vocabulary (kosa kata), conversation (percakapan), common expression (ungkapan umum) and hint (petunjuk). Those parts are written in tandem to reinforce the learning for each chapter. Conversation illustrates how to string vocabulary together and start meaningful conversations. Common expression lets you quickly pick a line. And hitnt provides a cultural compass around dating. The last chapter outlines most commonly used slangs in dating and context around it.

      Just like any language, word for word translation doesn’t always work (ask Google Translate if you don’t believe me). To learn a language is to learn cultural reference that comes with it. To express yourself fluidly you need to respect the culture that inevitably colours the expression in language.

      This e-book isn’t a grammar nor a complete dictionary of Bahasa Indonesia. My goal as a native Bahasa Indonesia speaker is to give you the first hand account of the knits and bolts of dating Bahasa Indonesia speaker with practical application in mind. Thus only grammar and vocabulary I deem most relevant for that purpose will be outlined.

      Feel free to skip the grammar bit and dive straight into the chapters if you are the type of person who learns as you fly. The grammar will often make more sense once you see it in practice.

      Of course I am not suggesting you need to go out and date any Indonesian to get the most out of this e-book. It’s great if you are currently in relationship or expecting to start one. Even if you have no intention for dating, you will still find these

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