Introducing people politely
Use for I. With a child or a friend, means you. Address an older woman as or , an older man as or : means And you?
Indonesian has no grammatical gender. can mean he or she. Verbs and descriptions stay the same for every person and for both learner sexes.
Indonesian needs no am/is/are before a name, noun identity or description: Greetings such as are learned whole.
| Pattern | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| I am the new neighbour. | ||
| I am the new neighbour. | ||
| My name is Becker. | ||
| My name is Becker. | ||
| Good evening! | ||
| Good evening! | ||
Saya tetangga baru.I am the new neighbour.
Nama saya Becker.My name is Becker.
Selamat malam!Good evening!
Dan Ibu?And you? (respectfully to a woman)
Ini Miko.This is Miko.
Terima kasih!Thank you!
A pronoun replaces a person or thing, such as or . Indonesian needs no article like English a/the. Singular means one, without a compulsory noun ending.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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I am the new neighbour.
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My name is Becker.
!
Good evening!
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This is my house.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
tetangga baru.
I am the new neighbour.
Nama Becker.
My name is Becker.
Selamat !
Good evening!
Ini rumah .
This is my house.
Dan ?
And you? (respectfully to a woman)
Ini saya.
This is my key.
Ini .
This is Miko.
Terima !
Thank you!
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Selamat !
Good evening!
Ini rumah .
This is my house.
Dan ?
And you? (respectfully to a woman)
Ini saya.
This is my key.
Ini .
This is Miko.
Terima !
Thank you!
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
I am the new neighbour.
My name is Becker.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
I am the new neighbour.
You say:
Use the meaning and Indonesian pattern explained in this unit.
I am the new neighbour.
You say:
Use the meaning and Indonesian pattern explained in this unit.
My name is Becker.
You say:
Use the meaning and Indonesian pattern explained in this unit.
My name is Becker.
You say:
Use the meaning and Indonesian pattern explained in this unit.
Good evening!
You say:
Use the meaning and Indonesian pattern explained in this unit.
Good evening!
You say:
Use the meaning and Indonesian pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
