You're now a language salesman. Choose a language, and try and convince everyone else in the thread to learn your chosen language.

Do you like the idea of learning languages, but have never had the time, patience or focus to learn? Does grammar put you to sleep? Aren't you tired of lesson after lesson without any noticeable improvement in your ability to speak, or to understand native speakers? Do you hate the verb, "to be"? Well, fear not, because Bahasa Indonesia is for you!

Bahasa Indonesia is Simple by Design™. A variant of Malay, Bahasa Indonesia was adopted across over 6,000 islands to unite speakers of nearly 600 indigenous languages. As the official language of such a diverse country, it has simple grammar and very low barriers to entry, allowing you to achieve basic conversational fluency in as little as 1 month!. You heard that right, just 1 month!!

Bahasa Indonesia is widely spoken and increasingly important. Little known and studied around the world, Bahasa Indonesia is poised to become one of the most critical need languages in the 21st century. Indonesia is already the world's fourth largest country and tenth largest economy, set to overtake the US in population and be within the world's top six economies by 2030 12. But wait, there's more! Act fast†† and you'll achieve a special bonus ability to communicate with and comprehend other languages in the Malayan language group!††

Bahasa Indonesia sounds purdy. Unlike those other Asian languages, Bahasa Indonesia is not tonal and uses an unmodified latin alphabet, giving it that unmistakable smooth, rich tone. Impress your neighbors with a stream of hard consonants that will make you sound like a syllable machine-gun3! Make her melt in your hands when you turn the lights down and whisper a soft, "aku cinta kamu" (I love you). Delight in words like "matahari" (sun, lit. "eye of the day"), and phrases like, "tidak apa-apa" (No problem, lit. "no what-what"), or make up your own words! The possibilities are endless!

Why settle for meager conversational ability and complex sentence structure when there's a better way? Try Bahasa Indonesia today!

† One month of dedicated full-time study. Your mileage may vary. Exceptions and exclusions may apply. Estimate not valid in Arkansas and Missouri. †† Some time in the next 100 or so years. ††† Side effects include learning a substantial number of Hindi and Arabic loan words.

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