I am working on a short comic about Kertanegara, Raden Wijaya and the Mongols, culture question Hi everyone, weird question here.. In a way this question is more about Javanese than Indonesian, but it wouldn't let me choose it as an option........anyways, I'm working on a short humorous comic about the Mongol delegation to Java, Kertanegara's insulting and wounding of the ambassador, Raden Wijaya's tricking of the Mongol army that came after, and so on. (If you are curious, it's for this site http://www.reddit.com/r/polandball/ the comics are just humorous shorts about international relations and historical events.) In my comic, I made Kertanegara laugh at the ambassador and insult him while he was having him branded and disfigured, calling him a dog and stuff like that.. however, my Indo friend told me that it wasn't realistic, a Javanese wouldn't talk like that..how do you think he would have addressed him? I am just curious for a different point of view.. Would he have insulted him with lots of curses or would he act polite and superior while doing bad deeds? Thanks!

reddit.com versus gawker.com Aku dan isteriku memiliki persaingan baik hati akan situs web yang lebih baik: reddit.com (pilihanku) atau gawker.com/jezebel.com (pilihannya). Mungkin ini bisa dijelaskan oleh fakta bahwa aku seorang pria dan dia adalah seorang cewek. Reddit.com adalah situs didominasi pria sedangkan gawker.com / jezebel.com memenuhi kebutuhan bagi perempuan. Selain, situs tersebut memiliki permusuhan antara satu sama lain - pada masa lalu, reddit.com sudah melarang konten dari gawker.com setelah situs itu terekspos identitas sejati seorang pengguna reddit yang terkenal jahat. Sebenarnya, aku setuju dengan kritik terhadap reddit, situs yang berisi banyak pria bodoh. Tapi ini benar tentang keseluruhan internet. Aku juga merasa bahwa situsnya tempat yang baik untuk mencari sejumlah besar kabar dan informasi yang berguna. Komentar di reddit umumnya lebih pintar dari komentar di situs berita sendiri. Namun aku mengerti mengapa istriku tidak suka reddit - situs tersebut mempunyai reputasi buruk karena seksisme dan kebodohan. Baiklah, kami tak harus setuju dalam segala. Kukira hal-hal akan terus seperti biasa.

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Apa artinya "hurketekuk"? What does that word mean? Hi, my Indonesian class has been studying a play called Sampek-Engtay, there's a word I came across that isn't in any of my dictionaries or google translate. There's a sentence where the dalang says "Siapuuh... hurketekuk!" What does this mean? Thanks!

Are traditional Javanese social terms (priyayi,etc.) used only specifically in Indonesian? Hi, sometimes when I am trying to write homework I look up words in the dictionary and it gives me Javanese social hierarchy terms such as Priyayi, ksatria, etc. Are these words used more generally in Indonesian to mean any privileged person, knight etc., say if one were writing about another country? Or are they very specific to Javanese society only? Also, are they still used today? Thanks!

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Can anyone recommend good Indonesian TV shows for aquiring vocabulary? Hi everyone, can anyone recommend what would be a good Indonesian TV show to watch that isn't too advanced, but doesn't use too much slang either? I want to acquire more vocab in standard Indonesian, I know I could watch news programs but I'm looking for more regular day-to-day vocabulary and getting used to listen to people talk. Thanks!

Adalah pembelajaran bahasa terutama bidang wanita? Is language-learning a female domain? (An exercise for ke- -an nouns.) Adalah pembelajaran bahasa domain feminin? Saya telah mempelajari bahasa Perancis, Spanyol dan Indonesia di universitas. Sepertinya saya bahwa kelas biasanya terdiri atas kebanyakan perempuan. Saya percaya bahwa kebahasaan berguna untuk semua orang, terlepas dari jenis kelamin mereka. Mengapa laki-laki Amerika Utara jarang-jarang mengikuti kursus bahasa? Diktum mengatakan "Pengetahuan adalah kekuatan". Mengapa mereka tidak memaksimalkan kemampuan kita? Saya percaya bahwa orang-orang laki-laki di sini lebih memilih mata pelajaran seperti ilmu pengetahuan atau bisnis dan bukan humaniora. Mungkin saya memilih untuk belajar bahasa yang tidak penting bagi dunia bisnis atau ilmu pengetahuan, seperti bahasa Prancis dan bahasa Indonesia. Lagian, saya percaya bahwa orang-orang akan kehilangan kesempatan untuk memperkaya diri sendiri. Ada tidak apa-apa yang salah dengan hal-hal yang lunak atau feminin, tetapi saya juga percaya bahwa tidak ada yang inheren feminin tentang bahasa.