How to pronounce the consonant 'k'

This is another time for me to keep my promise. As I told you in one of my previous posts, Indonesian Alphabet, the consonant 'k' is not always pronounced the same way. The consonant 'k' when put as the first letter of a word is always read just like 'k' in king, kayak, kind, etc. When put at the...

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Indefinite Articles

In English there are only two indefinite articles which are "a" and "an". In Bahasa Indonesia there are many. But they are not  differentiated by what sound in the first syllable comes after the articles. They are distinguished by the types of the noun which is divided into three main articles:...

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How to pronounce vowels in words

As I promised in my previous post, I will explain to you the sound of vowels, especially 'e'. Vowel is huruf vokal in Indonesia. There are only two pronunciations (mainly) for 'e' even though there is only one way to write it, which is just 'e'. 2 ways to pronounce 'e': (1). 'e' sound which similar...

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Greetings and special greetings

Greetings is called ucapan salam or sapaan in Bahasa Indonesia. Let's start with common greetings. Hello  ==>  Halo Hi  ==>  Hai (pronounced exactly the same as hi in english) Welcome  ==>  Selamat datang Good morning  ==>  Selamat pagi Good day...

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Indonesian Alphabet

Alphabet is called alfabet or abjad in Indonesia. Alphabet in Indonesia is similar to english alphabet. The difference lies only in the pronunciation. Unlike in english, in Bahasa you can count on every letter to always sound the same (except for vowel 'e', consonant 'k' and some diphthongs which...

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