Have you ever heard people say " I speak Bahasa " ????
Yes you speak Bahasa .... what Bahasa ? what Language do you speak ?
Bahasa means Language, period.
So when you're saying " I speak Bahasa "
it actually means " I speak Language "
The funny thing is, so many people and advertisings use the phrase " Learn to speak Bahasa "
so that's probably why so many foreigners are using the word "Bahasa" in an incorrect way.
So here it is....
According to me, yes this is so subjective... but I don't care.....;p
The correct phrase is
I speak Bahasa Indonesia ( I speak Indonesian Language)
Learn Bahasa Indonesia (Learn Indonesian / Learn Indonesian Language)
Bahasa doesn't specifically mean Indonesian Language.
Bahasa means Language, period.
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'Bahasa' itu uda otomatis mengarah ke "Bahasa Indonesia"
'Bahasa' itu uda biasa dipake sama org buat yang maksudnya adalah bahasa indonesia...
Hi :)
'Bahasa' juga dipakai di 'Bahasa Malaysia' / 'Bahasa Melayu' lho, jadi bukan otomatis mengarah ke Bahasa Indonesia.
dan walau "uda biasa dipake" bukan berarti bener kan ? :)
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