Thread: Learning Indonesian

Originally Posted by Jimbo

And a warm welcome to you. Can I just point out one tiny thing.....Bahasa means language not Indonesian. If you want to learn that it is Bahasa Indonesian or if it was German it would be Bahasa German etc.

Hi Jimbo
Your right, I was just trying to cut down on typing :)
But you are right and I should have said bahasa indonesian.
Cheers

Originally Posted by bolli

I started with the free lessons but it's actually worthwhile paying for the lot as they have taken out that annoying intro and music before each lesson.
With 3 of us learning it only cost us about $40.00 each plus you get extended lessons and extra language sheets. :lol: :lol:

Hi
I have all of the free ones and part one of the paid for ones.
With the free ones I edited out all of the talk, but kept the music as I like it.
This still seems to be the best I have found yet.

indonesian language, not really hard, but not easy..hehe.. like the other language...to learn a new language, first, we should learn about the culture, at least feel the culture...second, learn by doing... anyway, i can help you to learn indonesian language, since i'm an indonesian.. :p

I just thought I'd let you know, in case you are in Ubud that i have recently discovered a cute little place called Starfish Language Center. The project is part of a non profit, relies on volunteers and is dedicated to teaching ENglish for free to local kids. To subsidize for the costs local Indonesian teachers offer Indonesian classes to foreign visitors. You can chose an intensive or longer course, but the teachers are very well trained instructors and you can really learn very fast.
Good luck to all of you.
Its really not a difficult language to learn.

Originally Posted by TravelerInBali

The project is part of a non profit, relies on volunteers and is dedicated to teaching ENglish for free to local kids. To subsidize for the costs local Indonesian teachers offer Indonesian classes to foreign visitors. You can chose an intensive or longer course, but the teachers are very well trained instructors and you can really learn very fast.

The Rotary Club of Bali Lovina is setting up something similar using the local Window to the World school. Income from the courses will help the school.

Originally Posted by TravelerInBali

I just thought I'd let you know, in case you are in Ubud that i have recently discovered a cute little place called Starfish Language Center. The project is part of a non profit, relies on volunteers and is dedicated to teaching ENglish for free to local kids. To subsidize for the costs local Indonesian teachers offer Indonesian classes to foreign visitors. You can chose an intensive or longer course, but the teachers are very well trained instructors and you can really learn very fast.
Good luck to all of you.
Its really not a difficult language to learn.

Hi can you give us an address or location of the starfish language centre please

Besides from the fact that I still have a hard time remembering words Mark It is right.

learningindonesia.com is really good. You can download the mp3 free of charge from itunes! Really a good help to me!

Firstly a big hello to the Balipod community, I've been browsing these pages for ages and this is only my first post. I've just recently moved here to Bali, am Australian for all intents, but have been living the last 4 years in London.

I used the learningindonesian.com podcasts before I arrived also (but I admit I did have to do a little editing as the music was starting to wear thin). I've been here 2 months now and as helpful as the tapes were I think I got the most out of going to classes with other bule like me. So I could practice conversations rather than simply repeating.

I went to Seminyak Language School (opposite Bintang Supermarket) for my level one and it was great, small classes and friendly (yada yada...). I would love to hear if any other members have recommendations for language schools as I am thinking about doing a second course later in the year, would be more than happy to go back to SLS but it never hurts to ask does it?

I live in Seminyak and would ideally like to avoid the traffic to DPS.