- Indonesian: Ibu Mbak , Pak Mas - WordReference Forums
I recently arrived in Indonesia to work with an international team--two from the US and the rest Indonesian Everyone speaks English pretty well However, Indonesian colleagues always address each other and talk about each other with the above polite forms of address, even when speaking
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- The use of these words with strangers sister brother grand pa grand . . .
In Jakarta, it is normal to use Bapak, Ibu, Kak, Mas, Mbak, Ngkong, Ncik, etc to address strangers Bapak and Ibu originally meant Father and Mother Kak comes from Kakak, which means older sibling (brother or sister) Mas and Mbak come from Javanese I'm not really sure what they originally mean I guess brother and sister
- caro, cara carissimo, carissima tesoro - WordReference Forums
"Mas" for any male young adult, "Mbak" for any married female young adult, and "Kakak" for any general gender young adult, "Adik" for any children, teenager, young adult, until old men women if they are too much younger than our ages
- Baby Talk Vocabulary | WordReference Forums
I remember French also use many words (bobo, zizi, bébé, chou-chou) made by duplication in children's language I wonder what words you remember, maybe there are some similar words Don't copy my list of words feel free to add your new words Thanks father = papa mother = mama child = baba
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