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Basic Indonesian words for beginners

Basic Indonesian words for beginners

– Essential words to know –

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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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