![]() ![]() ![]() Sometimes native speakers will even shorten words just to save time. ![]() Indonesians love to shorten a phrase by combining words in it, which makes it difficult for people learning the language. Whenever possible now, I usually speak both Indonesian and English in the same conversation, if not the same sentence. Upon learning about my Indonesian background, people often ask me which language I think or dream in: English or Indonesian? The answer is both.įor me, the beauty of being bilingual is that one language provides me words for experiences that the other cannot.īorn and raised in Jakarta, I left for two majority English-speaking countries: Singapore at 12 years old and Seattle at 16. Since my father is the youngest of 8 siblings, we would go to so many houses which was a curse because traffic but a blessing because food!” (Photo courtesy of Alia Marsha). “Every year, the younger siblings of the family would make visits to the older ones. Alia Marsha (third from right) and her family celebrating Eid al-Fitr in Indonesia in 2011. ![]()
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