Tag: Indonesian language study

• Learning a language is kid’s play – a review of some Indonesian resources

  Jul 1

  How exactly does your child teach themselves Indonesian? Well, ideally they’re living in Indonesia and speaking and listening to Indonesian every day. But what if your child doesn’t seem interested… more ›

• Names not to have in Indonesia

  Jun 14

  Following on from my last post about words that look the same in Indonesian and English but have different meanings, here is a list of names that look or sound… more ›

• Words I’ve learnt from subtitles

  Apr 2

  Like pretty much everyone in Indonesia I watch a lot of subtitled television. Most of it is in English with Indonesian subtitles but occasionally I stumble across something more exotic.… more ›

• Best and worst of Indonesian picture books (continued)

  Feb 12

  In contrast to the books in the previous post, the following books were published first in Indonesia though not all were written in Indonesian. Despite its publisher having an English name (Great! Publisher)… more ›

• Best and worst of bilingual Indonesian picture books

  Jan 26

  It’s wonderful to live in Indonesia and be able to pick up a new bilingual book at a bookshop whenever the mood takes me. It’s not that easy, however, to… more ›