Indonesian Demonstratives

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How to say this, that, these, those in Indonesian

Indonesian only has two ways:

this, these ini

that, those itu

Note: The demonstratives are placed after the noun, i.e:

kursi ini this chair

meja itu (mdja) that table

kursi-kursi ini these chairs

meja-meja itu those tables

*In the informal spoken language, we can place the demonstrative before/after the noun.

How to say here and there in Indonesian

sini - here

di sini - in here, at here

ke sini - to here

sana - sana

di sana - in there, at there

ke sana - to there