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Indonesian 10 a Day course

The Indonesian 10 a Day course is a free course that teaches you at least 10 new words in every lesson. You can see a word list and useful phrases in each lesson.

The first lesson is a little different as it introduces you to pronunciation so we've included more than 10 words to help you get started.

You can also take our paid course Learn to Speak Indonesian conversational Indonesian course which includes more words, activites and handouts for each lesson.

Roll your mouse over the lesson title to see a description of the lesson.

Lessons

1. Pronouncing Indonesian lettersWorks through the pronunciation of the Indonesian language	View lesson
2. Saying hello and offering greetingsThe way to say "hello" in Indonesia depends on the time of the day. We'll learn these phrases in this lesson as well as other phrases offering good wishes.	View lesson
3. Saying goodbye and thank youThere isn't a single word for "goodbye" in Indonesian. In this lesson, you'll learn several phrases that can be used to say "goodbye". You'll also learn how to say "thank you".	View lesson
4. How are you?, yes and noIn this lesson, you'll learn to ask "How are you?" and we'll cover some appropriate responses. You'll also learn the words for "yes", "no" and "maybe".	View lesson
5. Indonesian language basics, saying sorryIn this lesson, you'll learn some important basics of Indonesian like "this", "that", "and", "to", "or". You'll also learn another way to say "not" and "good".	View lesson
6. Special occasions, useful phrasesIn this lesson, you'll learn some useful phrase such as "no problem" and "of course". You'll also learn how to wish someone a "Happy Birthday", "Merry Christmas" or "Happy New Year".	View lesson
7. Introductions and namesThis lesson is all about names and introductions. You'll learn how to ask someone's name and how to introduce yourself and others.	View lesson
8. More introductions and repliesThis lesson talks a little more about introductions and also about the polite way to respond when introduced to someone.	View lesson
9. Two ways to say weThis lesson is all about saying "we" - yes there is more than one way to say we! This lesson also includes some other useful words so you can practice saying "we".	View lesson
10. Asking for helpIn this lesson, we'll talk about asking for help and we show you several ways to request assistance.	View lesson
11. Saying pleaseIn Indonesian, you use different words to say "please" depending on who is getting benefit from the action. Here, we'll look at saying "please" for other people's benefit.	View lesson
12. Counting up to 10Counting is very important when shopping and bargaining in Indonesia. We'll learn how to count up to 10 in this lesson.	View lesson
13. Counting up to 20Learn to count up to 20. You'll also learn some rules for counting that you can apply to even larger numbers than we cover here.	View lesson
14. Counting with large numbersCounting in large numbers is very important when bargaining in Indonesia because prices are often in the thousands of rupiah! We'll learn how to count in large numbers as well as words for describing quantities like "many" and "a little".	View lesson
15. Talking about your familyFamily is very important to Indonesian people. In this lesson, you'll learn how to talk about your family members.	View lesson
16. More family membersFamily is very important to Indonesian people and we introduced you to some family related words in the last lesson. In this lesson, you'll learn how to talk about other family members.	View lesson

Learn to Speak Indonesian

Our Learn to Speak Indonesian is a paid course that provides a complete learning experience.

There are:

course handouts to download
word lists
essential phrases
conversations
games like word scrambles, hangman, word and picture match, and word searches

in each topic.

Indonesian word of the day

Indonesian: alat musik
Meaning: musical instrument