From bargaining at Bali's local market to landing a job, Bahasa Indonesia comes in handy

Joanne Hajjar - Information, Social and Culture staff at the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Sydney - shared on how Bahasa Indonesia has come in handy for her, from bargaining at Bali's local market to landing her the job.

Joanne Hajjar started to learn Bahasa Indonesia at school Source: SBS Indonesian

She studied International Relations in University of New South Wales and took Bahasa Indonesia while studying. Ms Hajjar then was chosen to receive the New Colombo Plan scholarship that has brought her to study in Bandung, Indonesia. 

But what is the trickiest Indonesian word for her to pronounce?

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