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Indo Lesson 2

This document provides a guide to pronouncing letters in the Indonesian alphabet. It lists each letter of the Indonesian alphabet, the equivalent English sound, and examples. It also notes some differences in pronouncing certain consonants compared to English, such as pronouncing 'j' like 'dy' and 'k' and 'p' with more emphasis. The vowels are also described in more detail, such as 'a' sounding like the 'a' in father and 'i' sounding like 'ee' in feet.

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Indo Lesson 2

This document provides a guide to pronouncing letters in the Indonesian alphabet. It lists each letter of the Indonesian alphabet, the equivalent English sound, and examples. It also notes some differences in pronouncing certain consonants compared to English, such as pronouncing 'j' like 'dy' and 'k' and 'p' with more emphasis. The vowels are also described in more detail, such as 'a' sounding like the 'a' in father and 'i' sounding like 'ee' in feet.

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Indonesian Pronunciation

Lesson 2
Bahasa Indonesia English Example/Notes
A AH Father

B B Ball

C CH Child

D D Doll

E E Open or Egg

F F Fan

Go
G G
Always hard G, never like J
Bahasa Indonesia English Example/Notes
Hat
H H Never silent, event at the end
of the word.
Feet, Indonesia
I EE Usually long, can be short like
in “Indonesia.”
J J Jump or Fudge
K K Key
L L Lamp
M M Map

N N Not
Bahasa Indonesia English Example/Notes

O OH Vote

P P Pay

Q K Quran, Iraq
R RR Rolled R
S S Sun
T T Top

U OO Food
Bahasa Indonesia English Example/Notes
If or Vote
V F, V Usually loanwords, often
pronounced like F

W W We

Taxi
X (KS) X
Usually spelled KS
Y Y Yeah, Yell
Z Z Zebra
A AH Q KEY
B BAY R AIR
C CHAY S ES
D DAY T TAY
E AY U OO
F EF V FAY
G GAY W WAY
H HA X EKS
I EE Y YEY
J JAY Z ZET
K KAH
L EL
M EM Here is how you pronounce the
N EN alphabet in Indonesian.
O OH
P PAY
Vowels
a like a in father Datang, Nama

e Selamat, senang

e between the e in let and the a in late Es, sore

i like ee in feet Pagi, siang

o between the aw in saw and the oe in toe Kopi, orang

u like oo in boot Buku, duduk

ai like ie in tie Baik, sampai

au like ow in how Mau, saudara


Consonants pronounced somewhat
different than in English

j like the dy in Goodyear Jumpa, saja

k like the k in skate Kopi, Es Krim

p like the p in spot Pagi, apa

t like the t in stop Tas, itu

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