How To Talk: Bahasa Indonesia

Taken from: http://dasikupukupu.blogspot.com/2012/03/how-to-talk-in-bahasa-indonesia.html

Want to talk in Bahasa Indonesia? It's easy. No strict rule in tenses. No feminine or masculin words for noun that are not direct-related to gender. I'm not talking about how to talk Bahasa properly or how to talk bahasa that sounds natural to native bahasa speaker. What I want to tell you is how to speak in bahasa and still acceptable to its native speaker.

To talk in Bahasa, use your English structure but ignore "am", " is", "are", "a", "an", "the" words and replace other English words (such as nouns or verbs) with Bahasa words.

First of all, save the word-list below to your smart brain. {English} = {Bahasa}
I / me = aku you = kamu he/she / him/her = dia they / them = mereka we / us (I and you) = kita we / us (I and other

but not you) = kami

mine = punyaku / punya aku yours = punyamu / punya kamu

his / her = punyanya / punya dia theirs = punya mereka ours (mine and also yours) = punya kita ours (mine and others but not yours) = punya kami

my {noun / pronoun} = {kata benda / kata ganti}-ku your {noun / pronoun} = {kata benda / kata ganti}-mu his/her {noun / pronoun} = {kata benda / kata ganti}-nya their {noun / pronoun} = {kata benda / kata ganti} mereka our {noun / pronoun} = {kata benda / kata ganti} kita our {noun / pronoun} = {kata benda / kata ganti} kami

to {pronoun} = kepada {kata ganti} at {pronoun} = kepada {kata ganti} to {noun such as place name} = ke {keterangan to {verb} = untuk {kata kerja} for = untuk

tempat}

what = apa who = siapa when

= kapan

where = di mana how = bagaimana

do not/does not = tidak/jangan am not / is not / are not = bukan will / going to = akan

yes

= ya

no = tidak

Examples: {English} => {Bahasa} - I am a genius. => Aku jenius.

- You are beautiful. => Kamu cantik. - He is a teacher. => Dia guru. - This is my bottle. => Ini botol-ku. - That is your car. => Itu mobil-mu. - It is their house. => Ini rumah mereka. - I love you. => Aku cinta kamu. - I miss her. => Aku rindu dia. - I hate them. => Aku benci mereka.

- I am eating. => Aku makan. - The dog is barking. => Anjing gonggong. The sentences above is acceptable but if you really want to give stronger feeling about continuous event, you can use "sedang" before verb: - I am eating. => Aku sedang makan. - The dog is barking. => Anjing sedang gonggong.

- You told me => Kamu beri tahu aku. - He smiled at me => Dia senyum kepada aku. The sentences above is acceptable but if you really WANT to give stronger feeling about past event, you can use "pernah" or "sudah" before verb: - You told me => Kamu pernah beri tahu aku. / Kamu sudah beri tahu aku. - He smiled at me => Dia pernah senyum kepada aku.

Use akan to replace will and [am, is, are] going to. - I will kill you. => Aku akan bunuh kamu. - I will go to Bali. => Aku akan pergi ke Bali. - I am going to Bali. => Aku akan pergi ke Bali.

English uses adjective--pronoun/noun pattern and Bahasa uses pronoun/noun-adjective. Look at the words which are underlined in the sentences below! - That is ugly duck. => Itu bebek jelek. - Crazy driver uses "his mouth" to hold the wheel. => Supir gila pakai "mulutnya" untuk pegang setir.

Imperative sentences: - Kiss me! => Cium aku! - Please give me some advice! => Tolong beri aku beberapa nasehat! - Don't touch me! => Jangan sentuh aku!

How about plural noun? I think there are two ways to convert singular to plural. 1. Repeat the noun!
cars = mobil-mobil books = buku-buku chalks = kapur-kapur students = murid-murid teachers

= guru-guru

Beware, there are also noun in Bahasa that are repeated but it is not in plural form but singular.
butterfly = kupu-kupu spy = mata-mata

2. Use word "banyak" before noun and "para" before pronoun!

cars = banyak mobil books = banyak buku students = para murid teachers

= para guru = banyak kupu-kupu

butterflies

spies = banyak mata-mata

Examples: - I bought three cars. = Aku membeli tiga mobil-mobil. - They are my students. = Mereka murid-murid-ku.