Bahasa Indonesia meaning in English

bahasa Indonesia means Indonesian (language) in Indonesian. Pronounced bah-HAH-sah een-doh-NEH-see-ah.

Hear bahasa Indonesia

Example sentence

Saya belajar bahasa Indonesia.
I'm learning Indonesian.

How bahasa Indonesia is used

Bahasa by itself means 'language'. Use bahasa Indonesia when naming Indonesian; in context speakers may shorten an already established phrase, but Bahasa is not the language's full name.

More sentences using bahasa Indonesia

• Kami belajar bahasa Indonesia.
  We're learning Indonesian.
• Saya belajar bahasa Indonesia sejak bulan lalu.
  I've been studying Indonesian since last month.
• Apa bahasa Indonesianya?
  What's it called in Indonesian?

bahasa Indonesia in real dialogue

These lines show how the word is used naturally inside complete Indonesian conversations:

• Bahasa Indonesia kamu bagus!
  Your Indonesian is good!
  From Teman Baru A2
• Pasti. Saya mau berlatih membaca bahasa Indonesia.
  I will. I want to practise reading Indonesian.
  From Meminjam Buku di Perpustakaan B1
• Oke. Kamu belajar bahasa Indonesia di mana?
  All right. Where are you learning Indonesian?
  From Maaf, Saya Belum Lancar A2

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