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Sudah, Belum, Masih

SUDAH indicates that an action has been completed while BELUM denotes that it has not been completed or has not taken place. MASIH shows that an action has taken place but has not been completed.

Sedang

SEDANG is only used to demonstrate that an action is/was progressing or is/was being carried on. Saya sedang makan. (I'm eating) Adik sedang belajar. (Brother is eating)

Maaf

Maaf means sorry and it used when asking to be excused for imposing on someone or for something one has failed to do. It can also mean excuse me when used before requesting information.

Pak or Bu

Pak (from bapak -father ) is used by a child to address his father or an old man, a student to his male teacher, a sub-ordinate to his superior, etc. Similarly, bu (from ibu-mother) is used to address one's mother, lady teacher, or one's lady superior.

Possessive Pronoun

Ini buku saya. (This is my book). Ini buku anda. (This is your book). Ini buku dia. or Ini bukunya. (This is his book).   It is important to remember the word order. The noun is preceded by the modifier.

Wonderful Indonesia - East Java

I was born and raised in East Java.