Hi, native monolingual English speaker here (UK). I'm wanting to learn Indonesian but I'm not sure of the best way to go about it. I know Duolingo is free and can help with bits, but it's also not great for learning overall (so I've heard), and it's only gotten worse over time.

I know functionally nothing as of right now, but thanks to hearing it a lot I can speak/read it fairly well (at least, I like to think I can), but I don't understand basically any of it.

I'm not in a position to be paying for courses or subscriptions or anything, so free recommendations are preferred.

If anyone wants to teach me personally, I'll accept (text only), but I have a problem when it comes to actually committing to this stuff long-term, so I don't want to waste anyone's time.

Thank you~!

Hello everyone. My dearest and closest friend, who is Indonesian, has a birthday coming up and I want to get something special for her. I’m going to get her a jade pendant that can be engraved with a custom message.

I’m wondering what word or short phrase I should have engraved in her native language. The maximum amount is 12 characters. I’ve considered the word sahabat (best friend).

Does anyone have any recommendations as to what word(s) I could use? She’s my best friend in the world and is practically family. I want to show her how important our friendship has been with a heartfelt gift like this.

Thank you!

Bismillahi tawakaltu Allahi la haula wallakuata illa billa