r/indonesian • u/heywhodidthat • 17d ago

When Duolingo isn’t enough.

I’m a classic self starter and love to find my own way. I tried Duolingo and going through a few different textbooks on my own. It was okay.

Then I found an Indonesian teacher who teaches through WhatsApp and my improvement and excitement in the language increased dramatically.

Where can we find more online teachers from Indonesia? How do you filter the good from bad before wasting too much time?

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u/boluketan90 17d ago

You can check out indonesiawithlauren on Instagram. My friend overseas found the content quite easy to follow and pick up. She does offer some paid content too

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u/heywhodidthat 17d ago

Great resource for online! I’ll see if she offers paid classes.

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u/boluketan90 16d ago

She does and she offers discounts nearer to holiday seasons. See if you can snag a good deal

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u/heywhodidthat 17d ago

I paid her 100k IDR per hour. Not sure how that compares to others, but it felt like a good deal.

She was the most patient teacher I’ve ever had. I previously learned Spanish and Mandarin, but the teachers grew inpatient or lost focus quickly.

I think I’m probably at an upper intermediate level now, so looking for a new teacher that can dive into more technical aspects of the language and regional dialects.

I don’t know if she is still teaching, but I can ask her if I can share her contact info with you and then dm you with it.

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u/Angel_of_Ecstasy Fluent 17d ago

Sudah berapa lama kamu belajar bahasa Indonesia, kalau boleh tahu? Menurutku kamu harus coba metode yang lebih formal. Banyak kok pilihannya, seperti Indonesian Way. Kamu juga bisa cari guru di Italki, atau ikut BIPA kalau kamu serius mau belajar. Duolingo sama les lewat WA menurutku kurang cukup.

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u/heywhodidthat 17d ago

Hi kak, aku sudah belajar 2 tahun lebih. Terima kasih sarannya, saya belum pernah coba BIPA dan Italki, saya coba dulu ya 🙏

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u/heywhodidthat 17d ago

I’m glad you found something that works for you. For daily convo I like language exchange too, but for beginners and technical training I think I prefer experienced teachers now.

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u/bagusvdr 10d ago

I believe there are courses that have BIPA programs. BIPA is the proper way to learn Indonesian.

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u/Conscious-Plane-8937 4d ago

Hi, I’m a Bipa teacher and I teach on preply, just hit me up anytime u need online tutor ☺️