It's easy. No rule in tenses. No feminine or masculin words for noun that are not direct-related to gender.
I'm not talking about how to talk Bahasa properly or how to talk bahasa that sounds natural to native bahasa speaker. What I want to tell you is how to speak in bahasa and still acceptable to its native speaker.
To talk in Bahasa, use your English structure but ignore "am, is, are, a, an, the" words and replace other English words (such as nouns or verbs) with Bahasa words.
Save the word-list below to your smart brain. {English} = {Bahasa}
- I / me = aku
- you = kamu
- he/she / him/her = dia
- they / them = mereka
- we / us (I and you) = kita
- we / us (I and other but not you) = kami
- mine = punyaku / punya aku
- yours = punyamu / punya kamu
- his / her = punyanya / punya dia
- theirs = punya mereka
- ours (mine and also yours) = punya kita
- ours (mine and others but not yours) = punya kami
- my {noun / pronoun} = {kata benda / kata ganti}-ku
- your {noun / pronoun} = {kata benda / kata ganti}-mu
- his/her {noun / pronoun} = {kata benda / kata ganti}-nya
- their {noun / pronoun} = {kata benda / kata ganti} mereka
- our {noun / pronoun} = {kata benda / kata ganti} kita
- our {noun / pronoun} = {kata benda / kata ganti} kami
- to {pronoun} = kepada {kata ganti}
- at {pronoun} = kepada {kata ganti}
- to {noun such as place name} = ke {keterangan tempat}
- to {verb} = untuk {kata kerja}
- for = untuk
- what = apa
- who = siapa
- when = kapan
- where = di mana
- how = bagaimana
- do not / does not = tidak / jangan
- am not / is not / are not = bukan
- will / going to = akan
- yes = ya
- no = tidak
Examples: {English} => {Bahasa}
- I am a genius. => Aku jenius.
- You are beautiful. => Kamu cantik.
- He is a teacher. => Dia guru.
- This is my bottle. => Ini botol-ku.
- That is your car. => Itu mobil-mu.
- It is their house. => Ini rumah mereka.
- I love you. => Aku cinta kamu.
- I miss her. => Aku rindu dia.
- I hate them. => Aku benci mereka.
- I am eating. => Aku makan.
- The dog is barking. => Anjing gonggong.
The sentences above is acceptable but if you really want to give stronger feeling about continuous event, you can use "sedang" before verb:
- I am eating. => Aku sedang makan.
- The dog is barking. => Anjing sedang gonggong.
- You told me => Kamu beri tahu aku.
- He smiled at me => Dia senyum kepada aku.
The sentences above is acceptable but if you really WANT to give stronger feeling about past event, you can use "pernah" or "sudah" before verb:
- You told me => Kamu pernah beri tahu aku. / Kamu sudah beri tahu aku.
- He smiled at me => Dia pernah senyum kepada aku.
- I will kill you. => Aku akan bunuh kamu.
- I will go to Bali. => Aku akan pergi ke Bali.
- I am going to Bali. => Aku akan pergi ke Bali.
- That is ugly duck. => Itu bebek jelek.
- Crazy driver uses "his mouth" to hold the wheel. => Supir gila pakai "mulut-nya" untuk pegang setir.
Look at the words which are underlined in the sentences above!
English uses adjective--pronoun/noun pattern and Bahasa uses pronoun/noun--adjective.
- Kiss me! => Cium aku!
- Please give me some advice! => Tolong beri aku beberapa nasehat!
- Don't touch me! => Jangan sentuh aku!
How about plural noun? I think there are two ways to convert singular to plural.
1. Repeat the noun!
- cars = mobil-mobil
- books = buku-buku
- chalks = kapur-kapur
- students = murid-murid
- teachers = guru-guru
Beware, there are also noun in Bahasa that are repeated but it is not in plural form but singular.
- butterfly = kupu-kupu
- spy = mata-mata
2. Use word "banyak" before noun and "para" before pronoun!
- cars = banyak mobil
- books = banyak buku
- students = para murid
- teachers = para guru
- butterflies = banyak kupu-kupu
- spies = banyak mata-mata
- I bought three cars. = Aku membeli tiga mobil-mobil.
- They are my students. = Mereka murid-murid-ku.
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