Indonesian for real Jakarta life
Small-group and private classes in Kemang, taught by teachers who grew up here.
Private lessons
One to one, at your pace, built around the conversations you need this month.
Most students arrive knowing “terima kasih” and not much else. Twelve weeks later they are chatting with their neighbours and negotiating with their landlord.
Courses planned around your week, not ours.
Morning, lunchtime and evening groups, each with a fixed teacher for the whole term.
Survival Indonesian
Four weeks. Taxis, food orders, directions and polite small talk, for people who landed last month.
Everyday conversation
Twelve weeks. Talk with neighbours, staff and colleagues without switching to English halfway.
Business Indonesian
Meetings, emails and the formal register, so you know when “Anda” is right and when it sounds stiff.
Private and in-company
One to one or for your whole team, in our Kemang classroom, at your office or online.
By week four, this is you ordering lunch.
No app streaks and no flashcard guilt. In class you practise the conversations you will actually have this afternoon.
Continue past level one
Most students stay because they can feel the progress by week three.
Average class rating
From the survey every student fills in at the end of term.
She started in Survival Indonesian in January, moved to a private Business track in March and now takes one maintenance lesson a week.
Questions new students ask
If yours is not here, ask it in the trial class. In English is fine.
Do I need any Indonesian to start?
No. Level one starts from zero. If you already speak some, a 20-minute placement chat puts you in the right group.
How big are the classes?
Six students at most. Private lessons are one to one, or two if you bring a partner or a colleague.
Who are the teachers?
All our teachers are Indonesian and grew up speaking the language, several of them in Chinese-Indonesian families here in Jakarta. Each is trained to teach Indonesian as a foreign language and speaks fluent English. Some also teach in Mandarin.
Will I learn formal or everyday Indonesian?
Both, and when to use which. You learn the standard language first, then the informal Jakarta speech you actually hear on the street and in the office.
Can my company pay for the course?
Yes. We invoice employers directly and send attendance and progress reports at the end of each term.