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Learn Bahasa Indonesia

Season (Musim)

Musim Gugur

Autumn

Musim Salju

Winter

Musim Panas

Summer

Musim Semi

Spring

Indonesia has only 2 season : Summer & Rainy Season

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Learn Bahasa Indonesia

Animal (Hewan)

Kupu—Kupu

Butterfly

Ayam

Chicken

Bangau

Heron

Kelinci

Rabbit

Kucing

Cat

Kura—Kura

Turtle

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Learn Bahasa Indonesia

Katak / Kodok

Frog

Semut

Ant

Kuda Laut

Sea Horse

Kalkun

Turkey

Merak

Peacock

Harimau

Tiger

Animal (Hewan)

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Dictionary

Fur = Bulu

Horn = Tanduk

Wild = Liar

Pet = Binatang Peliharaan

Canine = Taring

Tail = Ekor

Egg = Telur

Wing = Sayap

Nest = Sarang

Mammals = Mamalia

Fowl = Unggas

Beak = Paruh

Prey = Mangsa

Bait = Umpan

Zoo = Kebun Binatang

Rare = Langka

Extinct = Punah

Reptile = Reptil

Honey = Madu

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Conversation

Halo. Apa Kabar?

Bajumu hari ini sangat keren.

Hello. How are you?

Your shirt is very cool.

Halo juga. Saya baik baik saja.

Terima kasih. Ini baju baruku

Hello too. I’m fine. Thank you.

This is my new shirt.

Wah warna biru sangat

Cocok untukmu.

Wow the blue color really suits you.

Terima Kasih. Anda baik

sekali.

Thanks. That’s very sweet

of you

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About Indonesia

Riau Capital City : Pekanbaru

This city used to be a small village named Payung Sesaki, located in

the bank of Siak River.Nowadays Pekanbaru has rapidly developed

to be ''a oil city'' supported by an international airport which

becoming one of the main gates for foreign tourists coming to

Indonesia via Singapore or Malaka strait. In Pekanbaru you can see

some buildings with traditional architecture such as Balai Sang

Merdu, Balai Adat and Riau Culture.

Source : Visit Indonesia

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Indonesian Folklore

Lutung Kasarung

Once upon a time, there was a king named Prabu Tapa Agung who had led a

kingdom in West Java for a long time. He was getting old and therefore

wanted to choose a successor. Unfortunately, he had no son. He thought of

choosing one of his daughters, Purbararang or Purbasari. It wasn’t an easy

choice. They were both very pretty and smart. The only difference was their

temperament. Purbararang was rude and dishonest, while Purbasari was

kind and caring. With those considerations, Prabu Tapa Agung finally chose

Purbasari to be his successor.

Purbararang didn’t agree with her father’s decision. “It’s supposed to be me,

Father. I’m the eldest daughter!” Purbararang said. Prabu Tapa Agung

smiled. “Purbararang, A queen needs more than age. There are many other

qualities that one must possess,” explained Prabu Tapa Agung wisely. “What

does Purbasari have that I don’t?” Purbararang pouted. “You’ll find out when

Purbasari has replaced me,” Prabu Tapa Agung answered.

After the discussion, Purbararang went back to her room. “Is there something

wrong?” asked Indrajaya. Indrajaya was Purbararang’s future husband. “I’m

upset! Father chose Purbasari as his successor and not me! I have to do

something!” Purbararang said. Driven mad by her anger, she came to a witch

and asked her to give Purbasari a rash all over her body. Before going to bed,

Purbasari started to feel itch all over her body. She tried applying powder to

her body, but it was no use. Instead, the itching grew even worse.

She didn’t want to scratch it, but she just couldn’t help it. The next morning,

there were scratch marks all over Purbasari’s body. “What happened to you?”

asked Purbararang, pretending to be concerned. “I don’t know, sis. Last

night, my body suddenly felt very itchy. I scratched and scratched, and this is

what happened,” Purbasari answered. Purbararang shook her head. “You

must have done something really awful. You’ve been punished by the gods!”

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Indonesian Folklore

That day, the whole kingdom was scandalized. “What have you done,

Purbasari?” demanded Prabu Tapa Agung. Purbasari shook her head. “I didn’t

do anything that would upset the gods, Father” she answered. “Then how can

you explain what happened to your body?” Prabu Tapa Agung asked again. “If

you don’t confess, I’ll banish you to the woods.” Purbasari took a deep breath.

“Like I said before, I didn’t do anything wrong. And I’d rather be thrown into

the woods than to confess to a deed I didn’t commit.”

After a short discussion with his advisor, Prabu Tapa Agung ordered

Purbasari to be moved to the woods. Purbasari was very sad, but she couldn’t

do anything to defy her father’s order. She was accompanied to the woods by a

messenger. He built a simple hut for Purbasari. After the messenger left, sud-

denly a black monkey came to Purbasari’s hut. He carried a bunch of bananas.

From behind him, some animals looked on. “Are the bananas for me?’

Purbasari asked. The black

monkey nodded, as if he

understood what Purbasari said.

Purbasari took the bananas with

pleasure. She also said thanks. The

other animals that were looking on

also seemed to smile. “Are you

willing to be my friend?” Purbasari

asked them. All the animals

nodded happily. Although she was

living by herself in the woods,

Purbasari never lacked supplies.

Every day, there were always

animals bringing her fruits and

fish to eat. A long time had passed since Purbasari was banished to the

woods, but her body still itched. In some places, her skin was even ulcerating.

What am I supposed to do?” Purbasari sighed. The monkey who was sitting

next to her stayed still, there were tears in his eyes. He hoped Purbasari would

remain patient and strong.

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One night, on a full moon, the monkey took Purbasari to a valley. There was

a pond with hot spring water. The monkey suddenly spoke, “The water of

this pond will heal your skin,” he said. Purbasari was surprised. ”You can

talk? Who are you?” she asked. “You’ll find out, in time,” the monkey said.

Purbasari didn’t want to force the monkey. She then walked to the pond.

She bathed there. After a few hours, Purbasari walked out of the pond. She

was shocked to see her face reflected on the clear pond water. Her face was

beautiful again, with smooth and clean skin. Purbasari observed her entire

body. There were no traces of any skin ailments. “I’m cured! I’m cured!”

Purbasari shouted in joy. She quickly offered thanks to the gods and also to

the monkey.

The news of Purbasari’s condition quickly spread to the kingdom, irritating

Purbararang. She then accompanied by Indrajaya go to the woods to see

Purbasari. Purbasari asked if she would be allowed to go home. Purbara-

rang said she would let Purbasari return to the palace if Purbasari’s hair

were longer than hers. Purbararang then let her hair down. It was so long,

it almost touched the ground. But it turned out that Purbasari’s hair was

twice longer than Purbararang’s hair.

“Fine, so your hair is longer than mine.” Purbararang admitted. “But there

is one more condition you must fulfill, do you have a future husband who is

handsomer than mine?” said Purbararang as she walked toward Indrajaya.

Purbasari felt miserable. She didn’t have a future husband yet. So, without

much thought, she pulled the black monkey beside her.

Purbararang and Indrajaya burst out, but their laughter didn’t last long.

The monkey meditated and suddenly transformed into a very handsome

young man, a lot more handsome than Indrajaya. “I’m a prince from a king-

dom far away. I was cursed to be a monkey because of a mistake I commit-

ted. I could regain my true form only if there was a girl who would be will-

ing to be my wife,” said the young man.

Indonesian Folklore

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Indonesian Folklore

Lutung means monkey in Bahasa Indonesia. The interest

fact is lutung has the golden fur. But when they grow up, the

fur turn into black color just like the picture below.

Finally, Purbararang gave up. She accepted Purbasari as the queen, and

also confessed everything she had done. “Please forgive me. Please don’t

punish me,” Purbararang said, asking for forgiveness. Instead of being

angry, Purbasari smiled. “I forgive you, sis,” she said. Soon after, Pur-

basari become queen. Beside her was the handsome prince, the former

monkey known as Lutung Kasarung.

(Picture & Story : www.wayantulus.com )

( Translated by : Rebecca Glasencnik )

Source : Wikipedia

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Cerita Rakyat Indonesia

Lutung Kasarung

Pada zaman dahulu, ada seorang raja yang bernama Prabu Tapa Agung yang memimpin sebuah kerajaan di Jawa Barat untuk waktu yang lama. Dia sudah tua dan karena itu dia ingin mencari penerusnya. Sayangnya, ia tidak memiliki anak laki-laki. Dia berpikir untuk memilih salah satu putrinya, Purbararang atau Purbasari. Itu bukan keputusan mudah. Mereka berdua sangat cantik dan cerdas. Satu-satunya perbedaan adalah temperamen mereka. Purbararang kasar dan tidak jujur, sedangkan Purbasari baik dan penyayang. Dengan pertimbangan tersebut, Prabu Tapa Agung akhirnya memilih Purbasari menjadi penggantinya. Purbararang tidak setuju dengan keputusan ayahnya. "Ini seharusnya aku, Ayah. Aku anak perempuan tertua! "kata Purbararang. Prabu Tapa Agung tersenyum. "Purbararang, seorang ratu tidak hanya dilihat dari usia. Ada juga kemampuan lain yang kita harus miliki, "jelas Prabu Tapa Agung bijaksana. "Apa yang Purbasari miliki yang saya tidak punya?" Cemberut Purbararang. "Kamu akan mengetahuinya setelah Purbasari menggantikan saya," jawab Prabu Tapa Agung. Setelah diskusi, Purbararang kembali ke kamarnya. "Apakah ada sesuatu yang salah?" Tanya Indrajaya. Indrajaya adalah calon suami Purbararang. "Saya marah! Ayah memilih Purbasari sebagai penggantinya dan bukan aku! Aku harus melakukan sesuatu! "Kata Purbararang. Karena kemarahannya, dia datang ke penyihir dan memintanya untuk memberikan Purbasari bintik bintik merah di seluruh tubuhnya. Akhirnya, sebelum tidur Purbasari mulai merasakan gatal di seluruh tubuhnya. Dia mencoba menggunakan bedak di tubuhnya tapi ternyata sia sia. Sebaliknya, rasa gatal ini menjadi bertambah parah. Dia tidak ingin menggaruknya, tapi dia tidak bisa menahannya. Keesokan paginya, ada tkamu goresan di seluruh tubuh Purbasari itu. "Apa yang terjadi padamu?" Tanya Purbararang, pura-pura prihatin. "Saya tidak tahu, kakak. Tadi malam, tubuh saya tiba-tiba sangat gatal. Saya mengaruk-garuk, dan inilah yang terjadi, "jawab Purbasari. Purbararang menggeleng. "Kamu pasti telah melakukan sesuatu yang salah . Kamu telah dihukum oleh para dewa! " Hari itu, seluruh kerajaan itu menjadi gempar. "Apa yang telah Kamu lakukan, Purbasari?" Tanya Prabu Tapa Agung. Purbasari menggeleng. "Aku tidak melakukan apa pun yang membuat marah para dewa, Ayah," jawabnya. "Lalu bagaimana Kamu menjelaskan apa yang terjadi pada tubuhmu?" Tanya Prabu Tapa Agung lagi.

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Indonesian Folklore

"Jika Kamu tidak mengaku, aku akan mengusirmu ke hutan." Purbasari mengambil napas panjang. "Seperti yang saya katakan sebelumnya, saya tidak melakukan sesuatu yang salah. Saya lebih memilih dilemparkan ke hutan daripada mengakui perbuatan yang tidak saya lakukan. " Setelah diskusi singkat dengan penasihat, Prabu Tapa Agung memerintahkan Purbasari untuk dipindahkan ke hutan. Purbasari sangat sedih, tetapi dia tidak bisa menentang perintah ayahnya. Dia didampingi oleh seorang utusan ke hutan. Ia membangun sebuah gubuk sederhana untuk Purbasari. Setelah utusan pergi, tiba-tiba seekor monyet hitam datang ke pondok Purbasari. Dia membawa pisang. Dari belakangnya, beberapa hewan menyaksikannya. "Apakah pisang ini untuk saya?" Tanya Purbasari. Monyet hitam mengangguk, seolah-olah ia mengerti apa yang dikatakan Purbasari. Purbasari mengambil pisang itu dengan senang hati. Dia juga mengatakan terima kasih. Hewan-hewan lain yang sedang melihat juga tampak tersenyum. "Apakah Kamu bersedia menjadi teman saya?" Tanya Purbasari kepada mereka. Semua binatang mengangguk gembira. Meskipun dia tinggal sendirian di hutan, Purbasari tidak pernah kekurangan makanan. Setiap hari selalu ada hewan yang membawakan buah-buahan dan ikan untuk dimakan. Setelah sekian lama sejak

Purbasari dibuang ke hutan,

tubuhnya masih tetap merasa

gatal. Bahkan disekitar kulitnya

timbul bisul.” Apa yang harus saya

lakukan? "Purbasari mendesah.

Monyet yang duduk di sebelahnya

terdiam dan tampak ada air mata

di matanya. Dia berharap

Purbasari akan tetap sabar dan

kuat. Suatu malam, pada bulan purnama, monyet membawa Purbasari ke

sebuah lembah dimana terdapat kolam dengan air panas. Monyet itu tiba-tiba

berbicara, "Air kolam ini akan menyembuhkan kulitmu" katanya. Purbasari

terkejut. "Kamu bisa berbicara? Siapa kamu? "Tanyanya. "Kamu akan tahu

pada waktunya," kata monyet tersebut. Purbasari tidak mau memaksa

monyet.

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Dia kemudian berjalan ke kolam. Ia mandi di sana. Setelah beberapa jam, Purbasari keluar dari kolam. Dia terkejut melihat wajahnya tercermin pada air kolam. Wajahnya cantik kembali dengan kulit yang halus dan bersih. Purbasari mengamati seluruh tubuhnya. Tidak ada bekas bisul. "Saya sembuh! Saya sembuh "teriak Purbasari dalam sukacita. Dia berterima kasih kepada para dewa dan juga monyet itu. Kabar kondisi Purbasari dengan cepat menyebar ke kerajaan dan hal itu membuat Purbararang kesal. Ditemani oleh Indrajaya, Purbararang pergi ke hutan untuk melihat Purbasari. Purbasari lalu bertanya apakah dia akan diizinkan untuk pulang kembali ke istana. Purbararang berkata dia akan mengizinkan Purbasari kembali ke istana jika rambut Purbasari lebih panjang dari miliknya. Purbararang kemudian menggerai rambutnya yang sangat panjang hingga hampir menyentuh tanah. Tapi ternyata rambut Purbasari dua kali lebih panjang dari rambut Purbararang. "Baik, jadi rambutmu lebih panjang dari milikku." Purbararang mengakui. "Tapi ada satu syarat yang Kamu harus penuhi, apakah Kamu memiliki calon suami yang lebih tampan dari saya?" Kata Purbararang sambil berjalan menuju Indrajaya. Purbasari merasa sengsara. Dia belum memiliki calon suami. Tanpa berpikir panjang, ia menarik monyet hitam di sampingnya. Tawa Purbararang dan Indrajaya meledak, tapi tawa mereka tidak berlangsung lama. Monyet itu bermeditasi dan tiba-tiba berubah menjadi seorang pemuda yang sangat tampan, jauh lebih tampan dari Indrajaya. "Saya seorang pangeran dari kerajaan jauh. Aku dikutuk menjadi monyet karena kesalahanku. Saya bisa mendapatkan kembali wujudku yang sebenarnya jika ada seorang gadis yang bersedia menjadi istriku, "kata pria muda itu. Akhirnya, Purbararang menyerah. Dia menerima Purbasari sebagai ratu, dan juga mengakui semua yang telah ia lakukan. "Maafkan saya. Jangan menghukum saya, "kata Purbararang, meminta pengampunan. Bukannya marah, Purbasari tersenyum. "Aku memaafkanmu, Kak," katanya. Setelah itu, Purbasari menjadi ratu. Di sampingnya adalah pangeran tampan, mantan monyet yang dikenal sebagai Lutung Kasarung. (Gambar & Cerita : www.wayantulus.com )

( Diterjemahkan oleh : Rebecca Glasencnik )

Indonesian Folklore

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Postcards

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Wayang (Indonesian Puppet) — West Java

Sam Poo Kong—Central Java (by : Ahadin Syarifudin Fahmi)

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Games

Match The Picture Enjoy!

Cucumber

Mushroom

Coconut

Corn

Grape

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