In Reply to: serious about learning Basa and need to posted by kathyandglen on Sunday, 31. January 2010 at 21:06 Bali Time:
...forget about it. Basa Bali is a sh*t load more dificult than Bahasa Indonesia (which, IMHO is not really THAT easy either). If, however, you are really serious, there is a very good teacher who lives behind the main market in Ubud. I can't recall his name, but you may see signs for learning Bahasa Indonesia on the street. He is a retired school teacher and takes his work (and languages) very seriously, so if you just want to 'learn the lingo' I would suggest that you do not waste his time. I had one meeting with him last year in connection with another matter, and during our conversation about the Balinese language he showed me his written lesson material (produced by himself); Very thourough, very methodical. Handle with Care. Cheers