Making Out in Indonesian - Softcover

Constantine, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 490073702X ISBN 13: 9784900737020

Publisher: Yenbooks,Japan, 1990

Synopsis

A fun, accessible and thorough guide to Indonesian as it's really spoken. It has been expanded to be even more helpful as a guide to modern colloquial Indonesian for use in everyday informal interactions. It includes an introduction to the Indonesian language as well as a pronunciation guide, topical notes throughout on key points of language and culture, and chapters based on typical real-life encounters with speakers of Indonesian

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Review

."..great care should be exercised in using some of the more rumbustious phrases and expressions in this book since, incorrectly used or in the wrong circumstances, they could very easily lead to the next third world war breaking out in your hotel room." --"Alterity Blog"

" great care should be exercised in using some of the more rumbustious phrases and expressions in this book since, incorrectly used or in the wrong circumstances, they could very easily lead to the next third world war breaking out in your hotel room." Alterity Blog"

" If you are curious to have a look at how people in this part of the world curse, flirt and basically strip down their language, then this will be the book for you.o Sinead Lawson, Juice on Jakarta"

-...great care should be exercised in using some of the more rumbustious phrases and expressions in this book since, incorrectly used or in the wrong circumstances, they could very easily lead to the next third world war breaking out in your hotel room.- --Alterity Blog

-...If you are curious to have a look at how people in this part of the world curse, flirt and basically strip down their language, then this will be the book for you.o --Sinead Lawson, Juice on Jakarta

..".If you are curious to have a look at how people in this part of the world curse, flirt and basically strip down their language, then this will be the book for you." --Sinead Lawson, Juice on Jakarta

..".great care should be exercised in using some of the more rumbustious phrases and expressions in this book since, incorrectly used or in the wrong circumstances, they could very easily lead to the next third world war breaking out in your hotel room." --Alterity Blog

Book Description

Making Out in indonesian is a fun, accessible and thorough indonesian phrasebook and guide to the indonesian language as it's really spoken.

Kamu sangat menarik! bisa kita ketemu lagi?—(You're very attractive! Shall we meet again?) Answer this correctly in indonesian and you may be going on a hot date. incorrectly, and you could be hurting someone's feelings or getting a slap! indonesian classes and textbooks tend to spend a lot of time rehearsing for the same fictitious scenarios but chances are while in indonesia you will spend a lot more time trying to make new friends or start new romances—something you may not be prepared for.

if you are a student, businessman or tourist traveling to indonesia and would like to have an authentic and meaningful experience, the key is being able to speak like a local. This friendly and easy-to-use indonesian phrasebook makes this possible. Making Out in indonesian has been carefully designed to act as a guide to modern colloquial indonesian for use in everyday informal interactions—giving access to the sort of catchy indonesian expressions that aren't covered in traditional language materials. Each expression is written in indonesian so that in the case of difficulties the book can be shown to the person the user is trying to communicate with.

This indonesian phrase book includes:

• A guide to pronouncing indonesian words correctly.
• Explanations of basic indonesian grammar.
• Complete indonesian translations.
• useful and interesting notes on indonesian language and culture.
• Lots of colorful, fun and useful expressions not covered in other phrasebooks.

Titles in this unique series of bestselling phrase books include: Making Out in Chinese, Making Out in indonesian, Making Out in Thai, Making Out in Korean, Making Out in Hindi, Making Out in Japanese, Making Out in Vietnamese, Making Out in burmese, Making Out in Tagalog, Making Out in Hindi, Making Out in Arabic, Making Out in English, More Making Out in Korean, and More Making Out in Japanese.

Edition details

• Publisher: Yenbooks,Japan
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 490073702X
• ISBN 13: 9784900737020
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 120