Basic Indonesian words for beginners

– Essential words to know –

Learn the essentials of Indonesian easily with this vocabulary list that contains all the most basic words used in Indonesian, with their english translations. If you’re a beginner, it will come in handy to review or learn Indonesian by yourself before traveling, or if you want to enrich and improve your Indonesian vocabulary to better express yourself in writing and speaking!

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ENGLISH	INDONESIAN
Please	Tolong
Thank you!	Terima kasih!
Sorry!	Maaf!
What?	Apa?
Who?	Siapa?
When?	Kapan?
Why?	Mengapa?
Which?	Yang mana?
How?	Bagaimana?
Where ?	Mana?
How much ?	Berapa?
Yes	Ya
No	Tidak
Maybe	Mungkin
Of course	Tentu saja
something	sesuatu
nothing	tidak apa-apa
somebody	seseorang
nobody	Tak seorang pun
before	sebelum
after	sesudah
far	jauh
near	dekat
here	Sini
there	sana
today	Hari Ini
tomoorow	Tomoorow
now	sekarang
man	laki-laki
woman	wanita
friend	teman
more	lebih
less	kurang
always	selalu
later	nanti
never	tidak pernah
same	sama
different	beda
small	kecil
large	besar
difficult	sulit
easy	mudah
hot	panas
cold	dingin
yesterday	Kemarin
after	sesudah
beautiful	Cantik
broken	rusak
free	bebas
a pharmacy	apotek
money	uang
a bag	tas
a lighter	korek api
a cigarette	sebatang rokok
a bottle	botol
soap	sabun
clean	bersih
dirty	kotor
a trash can	tempat sampah
a trash bag	kantong sampah
the silence	kesunyian
a tool	alat
pregnant	hamil
sick	sakit
a baby	seorang bayi
a little bit	Sedikit
a doctor	seorang dokter
a dentist	seorang dokter gigi
a medicine	obat
a book	sebuah buku
a story	sebuah cerita
a phone	telepon
a computer	komputer
a car	sebuah mobil
a plane	sebuah pesawat
the name	Nama
the adress	Alamatnya
the age	usia
the nationality	kebangsaan
a choice	Sebuah pilihan
an answer	Sebuah jawaban
the key	kuncinya
the light	cahaya
the television	televisi
the bed	tempat tidur
the house	rumah
the shower	kamar mandi
the window	jendela
the door	pintu
the table	tabel
tired	lelah
water	Air
open	buka
closed	tertutup
clothes	pakaian
coffee	kopi
tea	teh
lunch	makan siang
dinner	makan malam
a fruit	buah
a vegetable	sayuran
a beverage	minuman
a child	seorang anak
rain	hujan
the entrance	pintu masuk
the exit	pintu keluar
music	musik
a smile	senyum
the world	dunia
the sky	langit
a river	sungai
the sea	laut
the mountain	gunung
the lake	danau
the island	pulau
the beach	pantai

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