"I want cheese on my pasta."

Translation: Saya mau keju di pasta saya.

[dgaeremie]

Ingin is a substitute for mau?

[WayangOrang]

Yes, ingin = mau.
In daily speech you also hear 'pingin' (or 'pengen', depending on accent), but that is not 'baku' (not official, not standard).

[ZoeVincent5]

Did she pronounce keju wrong? It should be kāju not kəju right?

[WayangOrang]

The pronunciation of 'keju' on this page (blue speaker button) is strange.

The letter 'e' in 'keju' should sound like the letter 'e' in the English word 'end'.

[AualaLaupapa]

The answer above is not what I am shown:
Saya ingin keju di pastaku.
This is mixing formal and informal Saya and Aku. Isn't this wrong or is it ok if only using the possessive -ku?

[WayangOrang]

'Saya' and 'Aku' shouldn't be mixed like that (imho).

It's better to stick to the same form (in one sentence), like this :

Saya mau keju di pasta saya.

Aku mau keju di pastaku.

[Adam117151]

why are we now substituting ingin for mau this is just plain confusing. i learn a word cement it in my mind then a lesson later it is substituted... CONFUSING

[SherleneKl]

saya mau keju di atas pasta saya Why not di atas?