Learn Indonesian language Phrase Book: Common practical phrases and grammar guide to speak good Bahasa Indonesia easily and effectively

Lesson 1:

Why The Urgency To Learn Bahasa Indonesia?

•The Indonesian economy is one of the world’s largest emerging markets.

•By 2030, Indonesian GDP is projected to exceed $3.7 trillion and could be the world’s 7th-largest economy.

•Indonesia’s has grown as a result of consumption, not exports and manufacturing.

•By 2030, Indonesia will have added 90 million people to its consuming class—making a total of 203 million of its population.

Geographical Impart

Surrocal deals with the local. Do not try to overshadounded by:

•Population who are mainly Muslims (Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei)

•Population that speaks Malay & Indonesian Language

Are foreign countries ready to venture into Indonesia? (compare to Malaysia)

Case Study:

A very sharp observation but bitter experience from Australia:

•Australian businesses considered doing business in Indonesia was the fourth most challenging market, according to survey.

•Beyond beef, Australia has shown a reluctance to do business in Indonesia.

•Understanding Indonesia cultures key to business success, cited Export Council of Australia.

Source: ABC news, Jul 2014

Ideally, foreign countries should be this:

Business Culture in Indonesia

Let the local deals with the local. Do not try to overshadow the locals or trtying hard to prove your capabilities. Prove with actions and not words.

Throughout this book and our e-course training, will be imparting:

1.Tips to be accepted easily into Indonesia

2.Ways to maneuver while going businesses in Indonesia

3.To have the right mentality

4.To have the right business and social skills

5.To understand the business and social culture

3. Usage of the language: Pronunciation

It is obvious that words in Bahasa Indonesia is made up of individual letters from the English alphabets. But remember this, though English alphabets were used, that does not mean you should pronounce them like how they should sound in English. Take the word, human, in English we naturally pronounce it as man.nu.sia. But, in Bahasa Indonesia, we must pronounce it as, Maa.Nu.See.Ya. The difference lies in the way the word is pronounced. Thus, the first thing you need to learn, is the right pronunciation in Bahasa Indonesia.

Another example is the word, Morning. Most English speakers will pronounce this word as, paa-g, but in the context of Indonesia language, it must be pronounced as, bar-gii. Imagine when we are supposed to greet in the Indonesian language, Good morning, as, selamat bar-gii, we could be saying selamat paa-g. That could definitely cause confusion because most of the Indonesians do not learn Bahasa Indonesia through formal education, it is their mother tongue. They recognize sounds more than the spelling itself. Therefore, it is important that they can understand correctly what you are trying to say. Imagine the look on the faces of the local Indonesians when you greet them good morning with, selamat paa-g. None of them will have a clue to what you are trying to say!

4. Actual usage of the language

The way of how a word is broken up will affect how it will be pronounced. The locals have a different way of breaking up certain ways when pronouncing certain ways. This is how they can differentiate between a foreigner or a local by the way a person speaks.

5. Understanding Social Culture

Summary:

What is needed to successful venture into Indonesia and to sustain?

Good Understanding of:

1.Business Mentality

2.Business Culture

3.Pronunciation

4.Actual usage of the Language

5.Social Culture

1. TIPS to be accepted as a part of Indonesia 1

Go to the following link to view explaining video:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2gCv7F6xbuWTVNneUZkTGFiOU0/view?usp=sharing

Cultural respect: Avoid this Biggest Mistake!

DO NOT use bahasa to refer to the Indonesian language

Bahasa only means language

So English is called bahasa Inggris; Mandarin is called bahasa

Mandarin / cina

Indonesian Language is called bahasa Indonesia

History and