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What percentage of Indonesian can speak English?
A larger percentage speaking Indonesian at home (64.5\% compared to 0.4\%) A smaller percentage speaking English at home (29.4\% compared to 68.5\%) A smaller percentage speaking Arabic at home (0.1\% compared to 2.7\%) A smaller percentage speaking Cantonese at home (0.4\% compared to 1.9\%)
Is English compulsory in Indonesia?
Indonesia is the only country in Southeast Asia that has not made English a compulsory subject at elementary level.
Is English common in Jakarta?
Jakarta also many speak English especially when they regularly have a lot of contact with westerners. In other places like Yogyakarta, Bandung and Sumatra, far less people speak English. Often you will find that the Indonesians of Chinese ethnicity speak much better English as they often go to Catholic schools.
Is English spoken in Bali?
English on Bali English is the common “third” language and the most popular foreign language by far (after Indonesian and Balinese). Due to tourism requirements, a lot of Balinese speak a level of English that allows them to communicate with tourists on a fundamental level.
What languages are spoken in Indonesia?
Indonesia – Language. Includes official and accepted business languages spoken in this country/economy. The national language spoken across Indonesia is called Bahasa Indonesia, though there are also many local languages. English is widely spoken and understood in Jakarta by most business people, although much less so in other cities.
How many people speak Indonesian, and where is it spoken?
Indonesian-Malay is spoken predominantly in Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei. The population of Indonesia is 237 million; Malaysia’s population is 27.5 million, and that of Brunei is 0.4 million. Another 3 million native speakers live in the southernmost province of Thailand, and the number of native speakers in Singapore exceeds 500,000.
Do people speak English in Indonesia?
, Average Indonesian. Indonesian sees English as a foreign language so none of them actually use English in daily conversation.However, due to the establishment of English schools and parents are realizing the importance of English, many Indonesian are capable to converse in basic English and understand basic English.