Hello, there is something in Indonesian that I do not understand. When we say "Can you speak spanish" we say "Bisakah kamu berbicara spanish". But "what would you like to drink?" Public mau minum apa? we translate. Why can't I handle Apa?
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Or I translate the sentence "Can I ask you something? as "Bisakah saya kamu bertanya sesuatu", but I actually get a warning that there should be bolehkah instead of bisakah (In practice test).
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So then, if I want, I can put the question pattern at the beginning of the sentence and at the end. I understand that both are accepted
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Thank you it is really helpful for me. So I can understand what I don't understand. So is there a difference between Boleh and bolehkah? Or is it the same?
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They are the same. "kah" is an indicator that it is a question. But if you want to omit using "kah" and only say "boleh" in a question, you can adjust your tone instead so it is clear that you are asking a question, or in writing you can just put the question mark (?) at the end of the sentence.
Thank you for your very clear explanation. I understand very well. Actually, I think Indonesian is a free language with not many rules. For example, something caught my attention while I was studying yesterday. "Beli" is used for the phrase "buy". But sometimes he/she also says "membeli". As for the expression (to me)me, he occasionally accepts the expression saya and sometimes says "ku". I think it's the aku. Am I thinking right?
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Yes you are right. There is not much rules in constructing sentences, especially if you are talking verbally or in writing but casually. You notice that there are many words starting with me- or ber- or te- or di-, those are affixes. Sometimes you can just ignore those affixes (but not always).
There is this topic about affixes, and this more detail explanation about prefix me- function and mutation. I know it will take a lot of work to remember all of it, but maybe it can help.