Saya belajar Bahasa Inggeris dengan komputer di rumah.

I study English with the computer at home.

Breakdown of Saya belajar Bahasa Inggeris dengan komputer di rumah.

• saya: I
• di: at
• dengan: with
• rumah: the home

Questions & Answers about Saya belajar Bahasa Inggeris dengan komputer di rumah.

Why does the sentence use belajar? Does it mean to learn or to study?

In Malay, belajar covers both English verbs to learn and to study. Which English translation you choose depends on context, not on a different Malay word.

• Saya belajar Bahasa Inggeris.
  → I learn / I study English.

• Dia belajar setiap malam.
  → He/She studies every night.

• Saya belajar memandu.
  → I’m learning to drive.

A different verb, mengajar, means to teach (what a teacher does):

• Dia mengajar Bahasa Inggeris.
  → He/She teaches English.

So in your sentence, belajar is the normal verb to express either I learn English or I study English.

Why do we say Bahasa Inggeris instead of just Inggeris?

In Malay, when you talk about a language, it is very common (and usually more natural) to use bahasa + language name:

• bahasa Melayu – the Malay language
• bahasa Cina – Chinese (language)
• bahasa Jepun – Japanese (language)
• bahasa Inggeris – English (language)

So:

• Saya belajar Bahasa Inggeris.
  = I study the English language.

If you say only Inggeris, it more often functions like an adjective meaning English:

• majalah Inggeris – an English magazine
• guru Inggeris – an English teacher (can mean nationality or “teacher of English”, depending on context)

You do sometimes hear belajar Inggeris, but belajar bahasa Inggeris is clearer and more standard when you mean the language.