Hello, welcome to my blog Pak Guru Iman. My name is Iman Prabawa. I'm a native Indonesian speaker. I was born in Pekalongan, Central Java, but I grew up in Jakarta, Indonesia, and have lived there for over 25 years. This blog is dedicated to people who want to learn bahasa Indonesia.
I made this blog with examples from movies, YouTube videos, comics, and other sources so that you can better understand the Indonesian language. With something you can see for yourself, it would be easier to grasp the idea and meaning of the words and phrases because it has context.
In this blog, I present the Indonesian language used by Indonesians in our daily lives, not just a bunch of formal text in the textbook that we rarely use in everyday conversations.
For those of you who want to learn about Indonesian from movies, I recommend you watch a TV Series called Tetangga Masa Gitu? You can watch it on Netflix.
Why do I recommend this movie? Because this movie uses the language you can use in many parts of Indonesia. While many movies are made in Jakarta, many movies represent the language style that is used in Jakarta. For example, like the words [gue] and [loe], which are extensively used in Jakarta and its surrounding cities like Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi, you won’t hear this [gue] [loe] being spoken if you are in Jogjakarta or in Batam, for example.
If you have any questions or need help with the Indonesian language, you can reach me through my Instagram, @iman_prabawa, or just make comments below my articles.
Thank you very much. I hope that you will find my blog helpful in your journey of learning the Indonesian language.
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