IndoLingua A1 Indonesian Course Book — English Edition (Digital eBook + Audio)
About this A1 book for English speakers
This is the CEFR A1 (absolute beginner) level of the IndoLingua method, written for English speakers. At A1 the goal is to make your very first contact with Indonesian and survive basic everyday situations. Every explanation, translation and example is given in English, so you never have to learn Indonesian through a third language.
What you will learn at A1
The A1 book focuses on the alphabet and pronunciation, greetings, numbers, family, ordering food and simple present-tense sentences. By the end you will be able to introduce yourself, ask simple questions and handle basic shopping and directions.
- CEFR A1 syllabus with clear, level-specific learning outcomes
- Vocabulary lists with English translations and pronunciation
- Grammar for the A1 level explained in English with example sentences
- Dialogues set in real Indonesian contexts (Bali, Jakarta, Yogyakarta)
- End-of-chapter exercises with answer keys
- Native audio recordings for every dialogue and vocabulary item
Where A1 fits in the A1–C2 path
IndoLingua's English collection runs from A1 (absolute beginner) to C2 (mastery). A1 is the absolute beginner stage; once you can introduce yourself, ask simple questions and handle basic shopping and directions, you are ready for the next level up.
Why learn Indonesian?
Indonesian is spoken by 270 million people and is the official language of Indonesia. FSI ranks it as Category II (around 900 hours to professional fluency for English speakers) — no verb conjugations, no noun genders, no tones, Latin alphabet.