This section of our website is dedicated to introduce simple Indonesian and Balinese daily conversation that some may find it very interesting and useful. The overall conversations are based on most common questions and answers, as well normal situation that most likely to occur during a visit to Bali

Some examples of voice pronunciations may also available for download. They will be indicated by the icon of . Please note that intonation may be used differently under different circumstances.

However this website is not intended to provide or act as language tools/resources therefore should any individual(s) seeks for better resources, the section may not be a good reference. We will at further focus mainly to the Indonesian language, for it is our national language, and learning Balinese is much harder then the Indonesian, due to the complex-ness of the Balinese language.

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Alphabet reading:

'a' = ah (wihout the sound of h at the end )
'b' = bay (without the ay sound at the end)
'c' = ch (like ch in channel)
'd' = day (without the sound of y)
'e' =
'f' = eff or aph (like the philosophy) just add a in front of the ph
'g' = gay (without the sound of y)
'h' = huh or the h sound in humble
'i' = e (ues, that's right. i = e in Indonesian)
'j' = jay
'k' = Vodka (without the vod)
'l' = el (spanish pronounciation of ie el diablo)
'm' = em (similar to em in emma)
'n' = ann
'o' = owe
'p' = pat (without the at sound)
'q' = kee
'r' = this is the hard one. We roll our tongue at the end similar to the spanish. If you understand the spanish R than it is very similar to that.
reading example : err in error - err + or
's' = as
't' = t in take is the best example
'u' = Oo like the 2 o sound in ooze
'v' = like the V in Volt. Pronounce like vay without the y sound.
'w' = way (without the ay sound)
'x' = axe (more like saying (ae)xe) but the e sound is undistinguished)
'y' = yey (without the ey)
'z' = z more like zat

The english pronounciation if written in Indonesian will be as below:

the letter b = bi (read similar as bee in english),
the letter c = si (similar to see in english),
the letter d = di (similar to dee in english),
the letter e = i, etc

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