EduPoint's online BIPA course gives you a live private Indonesian tutor and a clear route through the seven official BIPA levels. Each lesson can last 60, 90 or 120 minutes, with 4 to 28 lessons a month arranged around your local clock, so you can start in Tokyo, London or Sydney months before you land in Indonesia.
What is
Online BIPA lessons are one-to-one Indonesian lessons over video for learners whose first language is not Indonesian, taught by one EduPoint tutor. The course follows the seven BIPA levels in Permendikbud No. 27 of 2017, training listening, speaking, reading and writing. Its name, Bahasa Indonesia bagi Penutur Asing, is where the acronym comes from.
Key Points
Every learner arrives with a different deadline and a different Indonesia waiting for them. These five tracks are starting points for your consultation; most learners blend two of them as their level rises.
For learners who still live abroad and have a relocation date. The first sessions cover self-introduction, numbers, prices and directions, the BIPA 1 survival layer, so that the airport, the taxi and the first week of errands happen in Indonesian.
For professionals on assignment who sit in meetings where colleagues switch to Indonesian. Lessons rehearse the vocabulary of your own industry, the formal register used with managers and clients, and the casual one used over lunch.
For international students, exchange students and visiting researchers. The focus is reading notices and forms, writing emails to faculty staff, and holding interviews or fieldwork conversations in clear standard Indonesian.
For partners and family members who handle the household side of a move. Sessions rehearse conversations with a landlord, the market seller, the neighbour and the clinic receptionist until they feel ordinary.
For upper-level learners who need polished written Indonesian or want to rehearse for UKBI Adaptif, the proficiency test run by Badan Bahasa. Work centres on accurate affixes, conjunctions and vocabulary chosen for the situation.
The seven official BIPA levels are easier to plan when grouped. EduPoint uses three planning stages; the grouping is our own, and the levels inside it follow the national BIPA framework.
At the Dasar stage you learn to introduce yourself, describe your surroundings, talk about routines and say how you feel in simple sentences. Because Indonesian verbs do not change for person or tense, beginners usually reach basic conversations sooner than they expect, and the tutor uses that early momentum to build listening confidence.
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At Madya the work turns to sentence structure and affixes, the system that builds belajar, mengajar and pelajaran from one root. You practise following discussions and talks on familiar topics, giving opinions with reasons, and writing messages that sound right to an Indonesian reader.
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At Unggul the goal is precision. Lessons sharpen affixes, conjunctions, prepositions and vocabulary so that word choice fits the topic and the audience, and they stretch your reading and listening toward reports, lectures and longer argument. The upper levels are where Indonesian starts to sound like your own.
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Five modules carry you from the sound of the language to formal writing. Your tutor picks the entry point after the first session and reorders topics around your deadline.
Every BIPA level is built as a paged module that you and your tutor open while the call is live. Once the call ends, that module and its recording wait for you in the EduPoint learner app, a library that now holds 1,000-plus active modules across programs.
Module 01
Indonesian spelling is close to phonetic, so a few rules unlock reading aloud quickly. This module drills those rules and puts them to work in introductions and small talk.
What You Will Learn
BIPA learners are adults and university-age learners from abroad. Some enrol themselves, some are enrolled by an employer, and all of them need Indonesian for a specific life in Indonesia.
Managers, engineers and specialists posted to Jakarta, Surabaya or Batam who want to follow meetings and build working relationships in Indonesian. Lessons often start before the transfer date and continue in the first months on site.
Spouses and partners who arrive alongside an assignment and run the practical side of the move: housing, schools, shopping and health appointments.
Degree students, exchange students and scholarship holders, including those on programs such as Darmasiswa, who want a head start before classes and help with campus paperwork once they arrive.
Academics and NGO staff who interview, survey or observe in Indonesian and need clear standard Indonesian plus an ear for regional and casual speech.
People who have settled in Bali, Yogyakarta or elsewhere and want to move past survival phrases into real friendships and smoother dealings with neighbours, landlords and local offices.
The levels come from Permendikbud No. 27 of 2017 on BIPA course standards. Their indicators were adapted from the CEFR and are aligned with the predikat bands of UKBI, the Indonesian proficiency test. The three stages below are EduPoint's planning groups.
Each BIPA level is described across listening, speaking, reading and writing. Your tutor tracks all four, because a learner who chats easily at the market may still struggle to read a rental agreement, and the plan should close that gap.
Introductions · CEFR ≈ A1
Good For: The weeks before departure and your first days in Indonesia
Daily routine · CEFR ≈ A2
Good For: Settling in: housing, errands, neighbours
Sentence building · CEFR ≈ B1
Good For: Office conversations and campus administration
Discussion · CEFR ≈ B2
Good For: Team meetings, seminars and fieldwork interviews
Advanced use · CEFR ≈ C1-C2
Good For: Senior roles that work in Indonesian daily
Fine control · CEFR ≈ C1-C2
Good For: Reports, official correspondence and research writing
Near-academic mastery · CEFR ≈ C1-C2
Good For: Academic study and professional work fully in Indonesian
CEFR equivalents shown here are approximate guides for planning. BIPA levels are aligned with UKBI predikat bands in the published literature, and EduPoint does not issue BIPA certificates or promise a particular level or score; your tutor reports where you stand against the descriptors.
A short look at the kind of page you and your tutor open together, where a handful of affixes turns one root into a family of useful words.
The affix toolkit
One root, several words
belajar · to study
menulis · to write
tulisan · a piece of writing
menyewa · to rent
penyewa · the tenant
bacaan · reading material
A real exchange: asking about a room
Selamat sore, Bu. Kamarnya masih kosong? Saya mau menyewa untuk enam bulan. Bayarnya per bulan, ya?
Question: Which word comes from the root sewa, and why does Ibu call you the penyewa?
Answer: Menyewa is meN- plus sewa, with s becoming ny, and it means to rent. Add peN- to the same root and you get penyewa, the person who rents: you.
Notice the sound change: meN- turns p into m (pakai, memakai), t into n (tulis, menulis), k into ng (kirim, mengirim) and s into ny (sewa, menyewa).
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common pitfalls
Indonesian has a reputation as an easy language. The early stages often are, and that is exactly why some habits slip in unnoticed.
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Why it happens
Course books teach tidak, sudah and bagaimana, while the people around you say nggak, udah and gimana. Learners who meet only one register freeze when the other appears.
Our solution
Your tutor teaches formal and casual forms in pairs from early on, plays both in short dialogues, and checks that you can hear the switch before you have to make it yourself.
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Why it happens
Treating menulis, ditulis and tulisan as three unrelated words triples the memory load and hides the logic of the language.
Our solution
Lessons start from the root and add one affix at a time, so a single new root gives you four or five words and you begin to guess unfamiliar ones correctly.
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Why it happens
The letter c, the sounds ng and ny, and the two values of e are where English, Japanese and European speakers most often drift, and a word said wrongly can sound like a different word.
Our solution
Short listen-and-repeat rounds with immediate correction, plus the session recording, which lets you hear your own voice next to your tutor's afterwards.
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Why it happens
Address terms carry respect in Indonesia. Calling an older person or an office clerk kamu can sound abrupt even when the sentence is otherwise perfect.
Our solution
Role-plays with Bapak, Ibu, Mas, Mbak and Kak, set in the places you will actually visit: the rental office, the campus counter, the clinic.
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Why it happens
Europe, North America and parts of Australia change their clocks twice a year while Indonesia does not, so a slot that worked in October can land an hour off in spring.
Our solution
Every slot is recorded in WIB with your local equivalent next to it, and the schedule is reviewed when your clocks change, so the shift is planned in advance.
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Why it happens
Apps build vocabulary but rarely make you speak, and learners who wait until they land spend their first months pointing and nodding.
Our solution
Live speaking from the first session while you are still abroad, with the module and recording available afterwards for self-study between calls.
These snags show up at every level. Raising them in the first consultation helps EduPoint look for a tutor who suits the way you learn.
Six steps take you from a question on WhatsApp to a steady weekly rhythm. The consultation is free.
Reach EduPoint through WhatsApp or the registration form, whichever is easier from your time zone. Tell us where you live now, where you are heading in Indonesia, and what you need Indonesian for.
We note your city and time zone, the hours that suit you inside the WIB teaching day, your target date and any Indonesian you already have.
Based on that brief, EduPoint looks for a BIPA tutor whose focus and availability fit your need. The search is EduPoint's job, so your part ends once the brief is shared.
Your tutor checks what you can already do against the BIPA descriptors, agrees a starting level with you, and sketches the first month of topics.
Calls use whichever app is already familiar on your device, Zoom or Meet for example. The module is open on both screens, and afterwards the recording and your tutor's notes can be replayed from the learner app whenever you like.
Progress is recorded and reported to you. If the tutor's style does not suit you, a replacement tutor costs nothing.
BIPA tutors at EduPoint are graduates of Indonesian language education programs who explain grammar in English and teach in clear standard Indonesian.
Cipa A.
Graduate of UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung, Indonesian Language Teaching
Teaches online BIPA
Lusi L.
Graduate of Universitas Negeri Semarang, Indonesian Language Education
Teaches online BIPA
Lastri S.
Graduate of Universitas Indraprasta PGRI, Indonesian Language Education
Teaches online BIPA
Nabil N.
Graduate of Universitas PGRI Adi Buana Surabaya, Indonesian Language Education
Teaches online BIPA
Five composite profiles that reflect the kinds of BIPA requests EduPoint receives. Names and personal details are left out on purpose.
“An engineer moving from Osaka to a plant near Jakarta started three months before the transfer, with 90-minute evening sessions in Japan time. The first block covered introductions, numbers and directions; the second moved into meeting vocabulary for his own industry.”
“A partner preparing a family move from Rotterdam booked 60-minute morning sessions, which in Dutch winter time fall early in the Indonesian afternoon. Lessons rehearsed calls with landlords, school offices and the market.”
“A master's student heading to a campus in Yogyakarta wanted to understand enrolment emails and notices before arrival. The tutor built lessons around real form fields and formal email openings.”
“A researcher planning interviews in East Java needed standard Indonesian plus an ear for casual speech. Sessions alternated between interview phrasing and listening to everyday conversations at natural speed.”
“A long-stay resident in Bali, an hour ahead of Jakarta, had plenty of survival phrases and few real conversations. Lessons focused on register and affixes so that chats with neighbours could go beyond greetings.”
The starting hourly rate below comes straight from EduPoint's registration pricing. What your BIPA package adds up to is shaped by the minutes per lesson you pick and the number of lessons you book each month, anywhere between 4 and 28.
Starting from
Rp 102.000 / hour
Final price is set at registration.
This is the lowest hourly rate, derived from the 28-session monthly plan at 120 minutes per session. Per-session prices (60, 90, or 120 minutes) appear in the format options above.
Register & Get a QuoteFlexible payment — QRIS, Virtual Account, Alfamart, Indomaret, transfer & e-wallets.
Your BIPA package can be settled at once or split into two halves, one when lessons begin and one at the midpoint. Every payment method is accepted, whether you pay by card or e-wallet from abroad or by QRIS, Virtual Account, bank transfer or an Alfamart or Indomaret till once you are in Indonesia, and a 30-day deposit guarantee covers you. The exact total appears in the registration form before you confirm.
Each lesson follows a page from a structured BIPA module that you and your tutor view at the same time. Your tutor highlights the pattern, you try it aloud, and the exercise sits right under the explanation, so nothing depends on scribbled notes.
Sessions are recorded, which is useful for pronunciation work in particular. You can hear a tricky sound again, pause on a phrase from a role-play, or catch up on a lesson you attended half-awake because of an early slot.
Your tutor records what was covered, which skills moved and what to practise next. The report is addressed to you, the learner, and it gives each new session a clear starting point.
Between two lessons, app.edupoint.id is where revision happens: self-study material, every session recording and your progress reports are kept there. Opening the same module the day before your next slot helps that week's vocabulary and sentence patterns stick.
Each route has its place. This comparison looks at the learning experience only, without naming any provider, and makes no promise about results.
Online Tutoring
Learners anywhere in the world, plus residents across IndonesiaThere is nothing new to install. Calls use Zoom, Google Meet or any video service already on your device, since EduPoint does not run a video room of its own. Learning material, recordings and reports collect in the EduPoint learner app. Once settled in Indonesia, learners who want to meet a tutor face to face can move to EduPoint's in-person BIPA program, which has its own page.
Timezone: Teaching day 06.00–23.00 WIB (UTC+7). In November that is 07.00–00.00 in Singapore and Perth, 08.00–01.00 in Tokyo and Seoul, 10.00–03.00 in Sydney, 00.00–17.00 in Berlin and Paris, 23.00 (previous day)–16.00 in London, and 18.00 (previous day)–11.00 in New York. Countries with daylight saving shift by one hour in their summer.
Composite paths that show how a course develops, from the first goal to an everyday task done in Indonesian. No certified level or score is implied.
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students succeeded
Relocating manager
Started in Seoul, moving to Jakarta
Accompanying partner
Started in London, moving to Surabaya
Exchange student
Started in Lyon, studying in Bandung
Regional specialist
Working in Jakarta
Short, direct answers for learners abroad and newcomers in Indonesia.
It is private Indonesian tuition for speakers of other languages, held live over video with one EduPoint tutor. The course follows the seven BIPA levels set by Permendikbud No. 27 of 2017, trains listening, speaking, reading and writing, and is shaped around your own situation, such as work, study or settling into a new home.
Most learners with no Indonesian start at BIPA 1, where you learn introductions, numbers and simple questions. If you already know some Indonesian, your tutor checks your skills against the BIPA descriptors in the first session and places you at the level that fits, which may differ across the four skills.
Yes, and starting early is the most common choice. Beginning a few months ahead gives you time to work through the BIPA 1 basics, so introductions, numbers and directions already feel familiar when you land. You can keep the same tutor once you arrive and shift the focus to your new office, campus or neighbourhood.
Your timetable is built in the local time of the city you live in, then matched to the tutors' teaching window of 06.00 to 23.00 WIB (UTC+7). In November that window falls at 08.00–01.00 in Tokyo, 10.00–03.00 in Sydney, 07.00–00.00 in Singapore, midnight to 17.00 in Berlin, and 18.00 the previous day to 11.00 in New York. When your country moves into or out of daylight saving, the timetable is checked again.
All you need is a call link and a device with a microphone. You and your tutor agree on one app you already have installed, such as Zoom or Google Meet, because EduPoint has no video room of its own. Everything worth revisiting, from the BIPA module you open together to each lesson's recording and your progress reports, waits for you on app.edupoint.id after the call ends.
EduPoint's BIPA tutors are bilingual Indonesian teachers trained to a native-speaker standard, most of them graduates of Indonesian language education programs. They explain grammar in English when you need it and teach in clear standard Indonesian, switching to casual forms when the lesson calls for it.
Two decisions set the cost of your BIPA course. One is lesson length, picked from 60, 90 or 120 minutes to suit how long you can follow spoken Indonesian; the other is your monthly lesson count, which can be set at 4, at 28, or at any number between. The hourly starting rate sits in the pricing section of this page and is calculated with the same formula as EduPoint's registration form. The final figure appears as you complete the form, and you can settle it at once or pay half at the start and the other half midway.
Every method is accepted: a card or e-wallet works well while you are still abroad, and QRIS, bank transfer, Virtual Account or cash at Alfamart and Indomaret become easy once you live in Indonesia. Your BIPA deposit sits under EduPoint's 30-day guarantee, while the consultation and any tutor replacement are free. The first session is part of your package and is the natural moment to see how the tutor teaches.
EduPoint does not issue BIPA certificates. If you plan to sit UKBI Adaptif, the Indonesian proficiency test run by Badan Bahasa, your tutor can build reading, listening and writing practice around its format at your level. No score or level is guaranteed; your progress reports show where you stand.
Tell EduPoint and a replacement tutor is arranged at no cost, as many times as needed. Common reasons are a schedule that no longer fits after a move or a wish for more speaking and less grammar. Your module history, recordings and reports stay in the learner app, so the new tutor can continue from the same point.
Get Started
Tell us where you are now, where you are going in Indonesia and what you need the language for. The consultation is free, and EduPoint looks for a BIPA tutor whose hours fit your time zone.