ABSTRACT

Colloquial Indonesian: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a step-by-step course to Indonesian as it is written and spoken today.

Combining a clear, practical and accessible style with a methodical and thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Indonesian in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required.

Colloquial Indonesian is exceptional; each unit presents a wealth of grammatical points that are reinforced with a wide range of exercises for regular practice.

Key features include:

  • A clear, user-friendly format designed to help learners progressively build up their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills
  • Jargon-free, succinct and clearly structured explanations of grammar
  • An extensive range of focused and dynamic supportive exercises
  • Realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of narrative situations
  • Helpful cultural points explaining the customs and features of life in Indonesian
  • An overview of the sounds of Indonesian

Balanced, comprehensive and rewarding, Colloquial Indonesian is an indispensable resource both for independent learners and students taking courses in Indonesian..

Audio material to accompany the course is available to download free in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.

chapter |2 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|8 pages

Nama saya John Stanton

My name is John Stanton

chapter 2|8 pages

Itu bukan isteri John Hardy

That is not John Hardy's wife

chapter 3|15 pages

Ada berapa hari dalam setahun?

How many days are there in a year?

chapter 4|16 pages

Di mana Monumen Nasional?

Where is the National Monument?

chapter 5|11 pages

Bagaimana rumah anda yang baru?

What's your new house like?

chapter 6|12 pages

Apa anda suka berjalan?

Do you like walking?

chapter 7|11 pages

Tanggal berapa hari ini?

What's today's date?

chapter 8|16 pages

Saudara menunggu siapa?

Who are you waiting for?

chapter 9|18 pages

Johnny member-sihkan kamar tidurnya

Johnny cleans his bedroom

chapter 10|14 pages

Perjalanan Ke Indonesia

Flying to Indonesia

chapter 11|14 pages

Apa kemejaku sudah dicuci?

Has somebody washed my shirt?

chapter 12|16 pages

Tolong, ambilkan saya kertas …

Please could you get me … some papers

chapter 13|14 pages

Mana yang lebih enak?

Which is more enjoyable?

chapter 14|15 pages

Dia mengasihi semua pegawainya

The wise director

chapter 15|16 pages

Jari kakinya terinjak orang

Someone has stepped on his foot

chapter 16|13 pages

Saya kecapean

I'm so tired

chapter 17|19 pages

Lebaran – hari raya nasional

Lebaran – a national holy day