Learn Indonesian with The Big 4
Yes, The Big 4 is a B1-level pick for Indonesian learners. This action comedy film is fast and fun, but the dialogue is full of everyday, casual Indonesian. The comic timing means lines are often repeated and reacted to, which gives you a second chance to catch words.
Key takeaways
- The Big 4 is a B1-level pick for Indonesian, best suited to intermediate learners.
- The fun, fast pick once you have the basics: an action comedy that rewards graded subtitles.
- It is a film, so it works as a single, self-contained session of Indonesian listening.
- Against the 5 other Indonesian titles in our difficulty index, it is easier than 3 of them.
- Expect everyday Indonesian such as tembak and hati-hati.
- Watch it with Indonesian subtitles rather than your own language, which the research links to the biggest listening gain.
- Difficulty
- B1 (moderate)
- Best for
- intermediate learners
- Format
- Film
- Length
- 1 film
- Original audio
- Indonesian
- Genre
- action, comedy
- Platform
- Netflix
- Relative difficulty
- Easier than 3 of 5 other Indonesian titles we rate
- In our index
- 1 of 6 Indonesian titles
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Indonesian words you'll hear in The Big 4
- tembak
- to shoot
- hati-hati
- be careful
- teman
- friend
- ayah
- father
- bunuh
- to kill
How to learn Indonesian with The Big 4
Install LingoBinge, set your language to Indonesian, and play The Big 4 on Netflix. LingoBinge swaps a few subtitle words into Indonesian at your level, and you tap any word to translate, hear, and save it for spaced review.
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Frequently asked questions
- Is The Big 4 good for learning Indonesian?
- Yes, for upper-beginner to intermediate learners. It is casual and fast, so use graded subtitles to keep up and save the action and everyday words you meet for review.