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Originally Posted by nono1973
Cant speak bahasa indo? Thats just like me,use google translate then,hehehe...i have been using it since day 1 of my trip and i am still rather illiterate with Bahasa Indo,hehehe...yes,google translate takes a bit more time,but it can be quite fun when your message gets across,hehehe...just dont go and book a hotel room w/o wifi coverage will do.
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Google Translate is my best friend whenever I am with a Vietnamese or Indonesian girl who do not know any English.
Some years ago, on one of my first visits to Batam, I became special friend of a girl (met in Newton, then she started to work at pub, etc. etc.)
I spent MONTHS, almost one year, chatting nearly every day with her on WhatsApp, always through Google Translate. She was really in my heart (she's still my friend, but we chat once a month now
).
I started to learn my first Bahasa from Google Translate (imagine...), trying to learn basic rules of grammar from the translations proposed by Google. It was something, if it wasn't for pronunciation. For example, I learned the first day that I could say "kiss" with "ciuman", but I did not know if the sound was "tchiuman" or "kiuman"...
This year I bought this book. I recommend it. Easy for all basics.
Selamat pagi!
