Di tingkat pemula, kami belajar ungkapan sehari-hari seperti salam dan perkenalan.

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Breakdown of Di tingkat pemula, kami belajar ungkapan sehari-hari seperti salam dan perkenalan.

• belajar: to learn
• kami: we
• dan: and

Questions & Answers about Di tingkat pemula, kami belajar ungkapan sehari-hari seperti salam dan perkenalan.

What does di tingkat pemula literally mean, and why is di used here?

Literally, di tingkat pemula means “at (the) beginner level.”

• di = a preposition usually translated as “in / at / on”
• tingkat = “level”
• pemula = “beginner”

So the phrase is: di (at) + tingkat (level) + pemula (beginner) → “at beginner level.”

In more formal writing you might also see pada tingkat pemula, but di tingkat pemula is very natural and common in everyday Indonesian. Both are acceptable; many speakers don’t feel a strong difference here.

Could you replace tingkat pemula with something else, like “basic level” or “beginner class”?

Yes. Some alternatives and their nuances:

• tingkat pemula = beginner level (most direct equivalent)
• tingkat dasar = basic / foundational level (can feel slightly more formal or academic)
• kelas pemula = beginner class (emphasises the class, not the abstract level)
• level pemula = beginner level using the loanword level (very common in everyday speech)

All of these could appear in similar sentences, e.g.:

• Di tingkat dasar, kami belajar…
• Di kelas pemula, kami belajar…

Why is kami used instead of kita? Both mean “we,” right?