Biarpun saya masih pemula, saya tidak malu bertanya kepada penutur asli.

Biarpun means although / even though / even if in this sentence.

So:

• Biarpun saya masih pemula = Although I am still a beginner

It is very similar to walaupun and meskipun. All three can often be used in the same way.

A quick nuance guide:

• biarpun: common and natural, sometimes a little more conversational
• walaupun: very common, neutral
• meskipun: also common, often feels slightly more formal

In this sentence, all of these would work:

• Biarpun saya masih pemula, ...
• Walaupun saya masih pemula, ...
• Meskipun saya masih pemula, ...

Indonesian often repeats the subject when there are two clauses.

So the sentence is structured like this:

• Biarpun saya masih pemula = although I am still a beginner
• saya tidak malu bertanya kepada penutur asli = I am not ashamed to ask native speakers

Repeating saya makes the second clause clear and complete. This is very normal in Indonesian.

English sometimes avoids repetition, but Indonesian often keeps it:

• Although I’m still a beginner, I’m not ashamed to ask native speakers.

You would usually not drop the second saya here.

Masih means still, and pemula means beginner.

So:

• masih pemula = still a beginner

Indonesian does not use articles like a or the the way English does. So pemula can mean:

• a beginner
• the beginner
• just beginner, depending on context

That is why saya masih pemula naturally means I am still a beginner.

You could also say:

• Saya masih seorang pemula

This also means I am still a beginner, but seorang is not necessary here.

Pemula comes from the root mula, which is related to beginning / start.

The prefix pe- often forms a noun referring to a person associated with an action or state. So pemula is basically a beginner / someone at the beginning stage.

Some useful related words:

• mula = beginning, start
• memulai = to begin, to start
• permulaan = beginning, initial stage
• pemula = beginner

So masih pemula gives the idea that the speaker is still at an early stage of learning.

Malu can cover several related meanings in English, including:

• ashamed
• shy
• embarrassed
• self-conscious

In this sentence, tidak malu bertanya means something like:

• not ashamed to ask
• not shy about asking
• not embarrassed to ask

All of these capture the meaning well.

So the idea is: Even though I’m still a beginner, I’m not too shy or embarrassed to ask native speakers questions.

The base word is tanya, which relates to asking / question.

• tanya can function as a root word, and in casual speech you may hear it in shortened forms
• bertanya is the standard verb meaning to ask

The prefix ber- often forms intransitive verbs, and bertanya is the normal dictionary-style verb here.

Examples:

• Saya ingin bertanya. = I want to ask.
• Dia bertanya kepada guru. = He/She asked the teacher.

In everyday speech, especially casual Indonesian, you may also hear things like:

• mau tanya
• saya mau tanya

But in a full, careful sentence like this, bertanya is the more standard choice.

Kepada is commonly used before a person when the person is the target or recipient of an action such as speaking, giving, or asking.

So:

• bertanya kepada penutur asli = to ask native speakers

This is very natural because penutur asli refers to people.

Compare:

• bertanya kepada guru = ask the teacher
• memberi hadiah kepada teman = give a gift to a friend

About the alternatives:

• kepada: the most standard and natural choice here
• pada: sometimes possible, but kepada is more typical with people in this kind of sentence
• ke: usually means movement to/toward a place, so it is not the best choice here

So kepada penutur asli is the best option.

Penutur asli means native speaker.

It is made up of:

• penutur = speaker
• asli = original, genuine, native

So literally it is something like original/native speaker, which corresponds to native speaker in English.

Examples:

• penutur asli bahasa Indonesia = a native speaker of Indonesian
• Saya belajar dari penutur asli. = I learn from native speakers.

This is a very common and useful expression.

Yes. Bertanya can stand by itself and simply mean to ask or to ask questions.

So:

• Saya tidak malu bertanya kepada penutur asli
  means
  I’m not ashamed to ask native speakers / ask questions to native speakers

The object does not have to be stated if it is general or understood from context.

If you wanted to be more specific, you could add something like:

• Saya tidak malu bertanya kepada penutur asli tentang tata bahasa.
  = I’m not ashamed to ask native speakers about grammar.

But without an added object or topic, the sentence still sounds complete and natural.

Yes, to some extent.

The original sentence is:

• Biarpun saya masih pemula, saya tidak malu bertanya kepada penutur asli.

A very similar version would be:

• Saya tidak malu bertanya kepada penutur asli, biarpun saya masih pemula.

Both are understandable. The original version puts the contrast first:

• Although I’m still a beginner, ...

This makes the sentence feel a little more natural if the speaker wants to highlight the surprising part first.

So the original order is a very good, common choice.

It is mostly neutral and very natural.

Parts of it feel like this:

• biarpun: slightly less formal than meskipun, but still completely acceptable
• saya: neutral and polite
• bertanya kepada penutur asli: standard and clear

So the full sentence works well in normal writing and speech. If you wanted a slightly more formal version, you could say:

• Meskipun saya masih pemula, saya tidak malu bertanya kepada penutur asli.

But the original sentence already sounds good and natural.