adik: adik: younger brother or sister
aduk: aduk, mengaduk: stir, mix
air: air: water; berair: juicy
ajar: ajar, mengajar: teach; belajar: study;
akan: akan: will, intend to; about, relating to
akhir: akhir: last; terakhir: the last; akhirnya: finally
alam: alam: nature, natural; ilmu alam: natural science
ambil: ambil, mengambil, ambilkan: take, pick up;
ambil bagian: take part
anak: anak: child, son or daughter
antara: antara: between, among
antarkota: antarkota: intercity, between cities
apa: apa: what; mengapakan: do what with, do something with
apalagi: apalagi: what's more, especially, above all
api: api: fire; kereta api: railway train
arti: arti, berarti, artinya: meaning, mean
asal: asal, asalnya: place of origin, home
asli: asli: original, indigenous, native
asrama: asrama: dormitory, student residence
atas: atas: top; di atas: on top of, above
babi: babi: pig; babi hutan: wild boar
bagaimana: bagaimana: how; "how about..."
bagian: bagian: part, section; ambil bagian: take part
bagus: bagus: good, high-quality
bahasa:
bahasa: language; berbahasa: speak (a language)
baik:
baik: good, OK, well, fine
bajaj:
bajaj (pronounced "bajai"): three-wheeled motorised taxi
bangun:
bangun, membangun: build;
dibangun: be built; also bangun: wake up
bantu, bantuan:
bantu, bantuan: help
banyak:
banyak: a lot, lots, a great deal; kebanyakan: majority
bapak:
bapak: father, older man
barangkali:
barangkali: perhaps, maybe
baru:
baru: new; just, just recently
batang:
batang: trunk (of a tree); counter for cylindrical objects
bawa:
bawa, membawa: take, carry
bawah:
bawah: below: di bawah: underneath, below
beda:
beda: be different; perbedaan: difference
belakang:
belakang: behind, rear; washroom
Belanda:
Belanda: The
belanja:
belanja: go shopping, shop for something, buy
beli:
beli, membeli: buy, purchase
bemo:
bemo: minibus (public transport); also kjang and oplet
benda:
benda: thing; kata benda: noun
berangkat:
berangkat: depart, leave
berapa:
berapa: how many; beberapa: a few
berat:
berat: heavy; beratnya: weight (of something)
berbahasa:
berbahasa: can speak (a language)
berdikari:
berdikari (=berdiri atas kakinya sendiri):
stand on your own two feet, be self-sufficient
beri:
beri, memberi, memberikan: give, provide
berikutnya:
berijutnya: next, following, subsequent
berkaitan:
berkaitan (dengan): be connected (with), be related (to)
bersama:
bersama: with, together
bersih:
bersih, membersihkan: clean
bertahap:
bertahap: in order, in sequence, one by one
tunangan:
tunangan: fiancé; bertunangan: engaged
besar:
besar: large, big; membesarkan: make large, increase, make a big deal out of
betul:
betul: right, correct; kebetulan: by accident, as it happens
biar:
biar, membiarkan, biarlah: leave (something) alone, forget about (something)
biasanya:
biasanya: usually, normally
bicara:
bicara, berbicara: speak, talk; membicarakan: discuss, talk about
bilangan:
bilangan: numerals, numbers
bioskop:
bioskop: movie theatre
boleh:
boleh: may, can, allowed to (do something)
brosur:
brosur: brochure, leaflet
buah:
buah: fruit; counter for some items; berbuah: (give) fruit
buat:
buat, membuat: make, do, create; pembuatan: making, creating
budaya:
budaya: cultural; kebudayaan: culture
bukan:
bukan: no, not, not right
buku harian:
buku harian: diary
bulan:
bulan: moon, month; berbulan-bulan: for months
bumbu-bumbu:
bumbu-bumbu: spices
busuk:
busuk: bad, rotten; membusuk: go bad, go rotten
cabe:
cabe: chilli pepper; cane rawit: bird's eye chilli
cakap:
cakap, bercakap, mencakap, percakapan: talk, chat
campur:
campur, mencampur: mix up
campuraduk:
campuraduk, mencampuraduk: jumble, mix up
cantik:
cantik: pretty, attractive, beautiful
canting:
canting: tool used to apply wax when making batik cloth
cari:
cari, mencari: search for, look for
cegah:
cegah, mencegah: confront, combat, address (a problem)
cek:
cek: check (both "verify" and monetary cheque)
celana:
celana: trousers, pants
cerita:
cerita, ceritera: story; menceritakan, bercerita: tell (a story)
coba:
coba, mencoba: try, attempt
cocok:
cocok: suitable, appropriate
corak:
corak: design, pattern, motif
daftar:
daftar: list; daftar isi: contents, index
dagang:
dagang: buying and selling; pedagang: merchant
dalam:
dalam: in, inside; dalam bahasa Inggris: in English
dalang:
dalang: wayang puppet master
dapat:
dapat: get, obtain; also "can"; mendapatkan: get hold of
dasar:
dasar: basic, fundamental; berdasarkan: based on
datang:
datang: come, arrive; selamat datang: welcome; mendatangkan: bring; mendatangi: arrive at
dengar:
dengar, mendengar: hear; mendengarkan: listen to
depan:
depan: in front (of), before, next; masa depan: future
desa:
desa: rural village
desa:
desa: village
didik:
didik, mendidik: educate, teach; pendidikan: education
dingin:
dingin: cold; mendinginkan: make cold, cool
dong:
dong: exclamatory word -- "of course", or "you know".
dosen:
dosen: university lecturer, professor
duduk:
duduk: sit, sit down; penduduk: inhabitant
enak:
enak: tasty, delicious, enjoyable
gado-gado:
gado-gado: Javanese dish made with peanut sauce
gambar:
gambar, gambaran: picture
gamelan:
gamelan: traditional Indonesian music played with gongs
gelas:
gelas: glass (for drinking)
gender:
gender: traditional gamelan instrument
gesek:
gesek: scratch, friction; alat musik gesek: stringed instrument
goreng:
goreng, menggoreng: fry, fried; nasi goreng: fried rice
gratis:
gratis: free, with no charge
guna:
guna, menggunakan: use; berguna: useful
gunung:
gunung: mountain; gunung api: volcano
guru:
guru: teacher, instructor
habis:
habis: all finished, gone, over; menghabiskan: finish off
hadir:
hadir, menghadiri: be present at, attend, go to
hafal:
hafal, menghafal(
hapus:
hapus, menghapuskan: undo, erase, remove
harga:
harga, berharga: price, cost
helai:
helai: counting word for thin sheets (e.g. paper or cloth)
; sehelai: one (sheet or cloth)
henti:
henti, berhenti, menghentikan: stop
hidangan:
hidangan: dish, kind of food; menghidangkan: serve, dish out
hidup:
hidup: live; kehidupan: life; menghidupkan: switch on, start up
hilang:
hilang, menghilang: be lost, get lost; kehilangan: suffer the loss of
huruf:
huruf: letter (of the alphabet)
hutan:
hutan: forest, jungle; perhutanan: forestry
ikut:
ikut, mengikut, mengikuti: go along, follow, join in
ilmu:
ilmu: knowledge, science, scientific field
Inggris:
Inggris (Inggeris):
isi:
isi, mengisi, pengisian: fill out, complete, fill in
istilah:
istilah: term, word, piece of jargon
jadi:
jadi, terjadi: happen; become; work as, be employed as
jalan:
jalan: road; berjalan: walk, travel, go;
perjalanan: trip, journey; menjalani: go along (a road);
menjalankan: make go, drive
jalan-jalan:
jalan-jalan, berjalan-jalan: walk, go for a walk
jam:
jam: time, hour, clock, watch
jangan:
jangan: don't, please refrain from (doing something)
jauh:
jauh: far, distant; menjauhi:go far from, avoid;
menjauhkan: keep away from; jauh lebih: far more
jawab:
jawab, jawaban: answer, response
jenis:
jenis: type, kind; jenis kelamin: gender, sex
Jumat:
Jumat, hari Jumat (also Jum'at): Friday
kabar:
kabar: news;
kacang:
kacang: bean; kacang tanah: peanut
kacau:
kacau: confused; mengacau(
kadang-kadang:
kadang-kadang: sometimes
kak:
kak: short form of "kakak", used before a name
kakak:
kakak: elder sibling, elder sister
kaki
kaki
kaki:
kaki: leg; jalan kaki: walk
kamar:
kamar: room; kamar mandi: bathroom, washroom
Kamis:
Kamis, hari Kamis: Thursday
kampung:
kampung: village, home village
kanan:
kanan: right, right side
kapal terbang:
kapal terbang: plane
kartu:
kartu: card; kartu pos: postcard
kata:
kata: word; kata benda: noun;
kata kerja: verb; kata kerja bantuan: auxiliary verb;
kata sifat: adjective; kata keterangan: adverb;
kata ganti diri: personal pronoun; kosa kata: vocabulary
kaum:
kaum: tribe, family, ethnic group, clan, group
kawin:
kawin, perkawinan: marry, be married, marriage
kebun:
kebun: garden or plantation
kedai:
kedai: small roadside stall for selling food etc.
kedutaan besar:
kedutaan besar: embassy
kejururawatan:
kejururawatan: nursing
keluarga:
keluarga: family; berkeluarga: have a family;
keluarga berencana: family planning
kembali:
kembali: return, again; "don't mention it"
kenal:
kenal: know, be acquainted with
keras:
keras: loud, harsh, hard
kering:
kering, mengeringkan: dry
keris:
keris, kris: traditional Javanese sword
kerja:
kerja, bekerja, pekerjaan: work; pekerja: worker;
kata kerja: verb;
kata kerja bantuan: auxiliary verb; pekerjaan rumah: homework
keroncong:
keroncong: a style of music popular in
keterangan:
keterangan: explanation, description; kata keterangan: adverb
ketik:
ketik, mengetik: type (on a keyboard)
khusus:
khusus: special; mengkhususkan: specialize in
kijang:
kijang: deer; also minibus (public transport -- see oplet)
kira:
kira: guess, estimate, think; kira-kira: about, approximately
kiri:
kiri: left, left side; stop (on a bus -- i.e. "pull in to the left")
kirim:
kirim, mengirim: send; mengirimi:
send to; mengirimkan: send something
klik:
klik, mengklik: click, click on, press
kosa kata:
kosa kata: vocabulary
kosong:
kosong: empty, blank; mengosongkan: to empty
kualitas:
kualitas: quality; berkualitas: be of (high) quality
kumpul:
kumpul, berkumpul, mengumpulkan: collect, gather
kunjung:
kunjung, mengunjungi, kunjungan, berkunjung: visit
kupu-kupu:
kupu-kupu: butterfly
kurang:
kurang: less than, before, below
kursi:
kursi (or korsi): chair, seat
kursi:
kursi: chair, seat
ladang:
ladang: field (dry, not a wet paddy field)
lagi:
lagi: again, one more time
lahir:
lahir, melahir: be born; melahirkan: give birth (to); kelahiran: birth
laki-laki:
laki-laki (also lelaki): boy, male, man
lakon:
lakon: play (in wayang theatre)
laku:
laku: popular, in demand; berlaku: valid, in effect; melakukan: do, make
lalu:
lalu: passed; yang lalu: ago
lama:
lama: long, length of time
lancar:
lancar: fluent (e.g. in a language)
langit-langit:
langit-langit: ceiling
langsung:
langsung: immediately; berlangsung: go on, take place, happen
lap:
lap, melap: wipe with a cloth
lapar:
lapar: hungry; kelaparan: hunger
lari:
lari, melari: run; berlari-larian: run around
latihan:
latihan: exercise, practice
lawan:
lawan, lawan kata: opposite; berlawan: oppose, be opposite to; melawan: oppose
lebih:
lebih: more, more than, over
lemari:
lemari: cupboard, bookcase, shelf; lemari es: refrigerator
lengkap:
lengkap: complete, full, finished
letak:
letak: place; terletak: be located
lewat:
lewat, melewat(i): past, pass, pass through
lho:
lho: exclamatory word -- "you know", or something similar
libur:
libur, liburan: free, free time, vacation, holiday
lihat:
lihat, melihat: see, look at; kelihatannya: it seems
lilin:
lilin: wax; melilin: apply wax
lombok:
lombok: chilli pepper
lombok:
lombok: chilli pepper
lowongan:
lowongan: space, blank space, empty space, hole
luar:
luar: outside; luar negeri: abroad; luar biasa: unusual
luas:
luas: wide, spacious; luasnya: area (of something)
lukis:
lukis: paint; lukisan: painting; melukis: to paint; pelukis: painter
macam:
macam, semacam: kind of, sort of, some kind of
mahasiswa:
mahasiswa: university student
main:
main, bermain, memainkan: play
makan:
makan, makanan: eat, food; makan waktu: take time
malam:
malam: late evening, night
mandi:
mandi: wash, bath, bathe
manis:
manis: sweet-tasting; cute
masa:
masa: time, period, age, era; masa depan: future
masak:
masak, memasak: to cook; masakan: cookery
masalah:
masalah: problem, question, issue
masuk:
masuk, memasuki: enter, come in;
memasukkan: put in, insert; termasuk: including
meja:
meja: table; meja tulis: (writing) desk
menarik:
menarik: interesting, attractive
mendatar:
mendatar: horizontal, across (for crossword clues)
mengenai:
mengenai: about, relating to
meninggal:
meninggal: die, pass away
menurun:
menurun: falling (see "turun"); down (crossword clues)
menurut:
menurut: depending on, according to
mesin:
mesin: machine; mesin fotocopy: photocopier
mesti:
mesti: have to, ought to
Minggu:
Minggu, hari Minggu: Sunday
minta:
minta, meminta: ask for, request
motor:
motor: engine; also motorbike
mulai:
mulai, memulai: start, begin
mula-mula:
mula-mula: at the beginning
mungkin:
mungkin: maybe, possible, possibly
murah:
murah: cheap, inexpensive
naik:
naik: get on, ride on (e.g. bus); go up, rise; menaikkan: cause to rise
nama:
nama: name; menamakan: call, name
negeri:
negeri: nation, country; pegawai negeri: civil servant
nilai:
nilai: score; menilai: to judge, assess
Nusa Tenggara:
Nusa Tenggara: the southeastern islands of
nyai:
nyai: concubine of a European
nyanyi:
nyanyi, menyanyi, bernyanyi: sing, song
olahraga:
olahraga: sport, sports
omong-omong:
omong-omong: chatter, chat, talk
oplet:
oplet: minibus (public transport); also kijang
orang:
orang: person
orang:
orang: person
oranye:
oranye: orange (coloured)
pakai:
pakai, memakai, dipakai: use; wear
pakai:
pakai, memakai: use, wear; pakaian: clothing; pemakaian: use, usage
paket:
paket: packet, parcel, package
paksa:
paksa, memaksa: force; terpaksa: forced to
panggil:
panggil, memanggilkan: call; panggilan: name
papan tombol:
papan tombol: keyboard
papan tulis:
papan tulis: blackboard, chalkboard, whiteboard
partikelir:
partikelir: private (of a school/institution)
pasang:
pasang, memasang: fix, attach
pasar:
pasar: market, marketplace
pasti:
pasti: certain, certainly
pedas:
pedas: hot (i.e. spicy, of food)
pegawai:
pegawai: office worker; pegawai negeri: civil servant
pel:
pel: tablet; mengepel: to mop
pembantu:
pembantu: housemaid, domestic servant
pemerintah:
pemerintah: government
pendapat:
pendapat: opinion; berpendapat (bahwa): be of the opinion (that)
pendek:
pendek: short (in height)
pengangkutan:
pengangkutan: transportation
penumpang:
penumpang: passenger
penutur:
penutur: speaker (of a language)
Perancis:
Perancis:
perang:
perang: war
perang:
perang: war
perempuan:
perempuan: woman, female
pernah:
pernah: ever; tidak pernah: never
perpustakaan:
perpustakaan: library
pesawat:
pesawat: piece of machinery; vehicle; plane (pesawat terbang)
petunjuk:
petunjuk: instructions, directions
pilih:
pilih, pilihan, memilih: choose, select
pimpinan:
pimpinan: leadership; memimpin: lead
pindah:
pindah, memindah(
pinggir:
pinggir: edge, shore, side
pinjam:
pinjam, meminjam: borrow
pintar:
pintar: clever, good (at something)
pola:
pola: structure, shape, pattern
pukul:
pukul: hit, beat
pukul:
pukul: hour, time
pulang:
pulang: go home, go back
puluh:
puluh: tens (e.g. tiga puluh = three tens = thirty)
puskesmas:
puskesmas (=Pusat Kesehatan Masyarakat): health centre
Rabu:
Rabu, hari Rabu (also Rebo): Wednesday
rambut:
rambut: hair; berambut: with hair
rasa:
rasa; taste, feeling; merasa: feel, think; rasanya: it seems
ratus:
ratus: hundreds (e.g. tiga ratus = three hundred); ratusan: hundreds (of)
raya:
raya: great, large; merayakan: celebrate; perayaan: celebration, festival
rencana:
rencana: plan; rencana waktu: schedule
rendang:
rendang: a spicy Indonesian meat dish
ribu:
ribu: thousand (e.g. tiga ribu = 3,000)
ringan:
ringan: light (in weight)
roba:
roba, meroba: change, transform, alter
roda:
roda: wheel; beroda (tiga): (three)-wheeled
rokok:
rokok, merokok: cigarette, smoke
rumah:
rumah: house; perumahan: housing complex
sabar:
sabar: patient; kesabaran: patience
Sabtu:
Sabtu, hari Sabtu: Saturday
sado:
sado: horse-drawn carriage
salah paham:
salah paham: misunderstanding
sampai:
sampai, sampai ke: up to, to, as far as; arrive
sangat:
sangat: very, very much
sapi:
sapi: cow; daging sapi: beef
sastra:
sastra: literature, letters
sawah:
sawah: rice field, paddy field
sayur:
sayur: vegetable: sayur-sayuran: vegetables
sebagai:
sebagai: as, in the role of
sebelah:
sebelah: side; di sebelah kiri: on the left
sebenarnya:
sebenarnya: actually, in fact
sedang:
sedang: in the process of (doing something)
sederhana:
sederhana: simple, basic
sedia:
sedia, menyediakan: ready, provide
sedikit:
sedikit: a little, a bit; sedikit demi sedikit: little by little
sehari-hari:
sehari-hari: everyday, ordinary
sehat:
sehat: healthy; kesehatan: health
sekali:
sekali: very much, very
sekarang:
sekarang: now, at the moment
sekolah dasar:
sekolah dasar: elementary school
sekolah:
sekolah: school; bersekolah: study, go to school;
menyekolahkan: educate, send to school
selama:
selama: for ___ amount of time
selamat:
selamat: safe; selamat datang: welcome
Selasa:
Selasa, hari Selasa: Tuesday
selesai:
selesai, menyelesaikan: finish, end
seluruh:
seluruh: all, the whole of
sempat:
sempat, kesempatan: chance
senang:
senang: happy, contented; menyenangkan: pleasant, pleasing
sengaja:
sengaja, dengan sengaja: on purpose
Senin:
Senin, hari Senin: Monday
seorang:
seorang: a person, someone
sepeda motor:
sepeda motor: motorbike
seperempat:
seperempat: quarter
seperti:
seperti: like, similar to
sering:
sering: often, frequently
sesisir:
sesisir (pisang): a "hand" (=bunch) (of bananas)
sesudah:
sesudah: after, following
setempat:
setempat: of that place, native
setiap:
setiap, tiap: each, every
sewa:
sewa, menyewa: rent, hire
sifat:
sifat: characteristic, feature; kata sifat: adjective
silang:
silang: crosswise, intersecting; teka-teki silang: crossword puzzle
simpan:
simpan, menyimpan: put away, store
singkat:
singkat: short; singkatan: abbreviation
sisir:
sisir: bunch (eg of bananas); menyisir: to comb
sore:
sore: late afternoon, early evening
Spanyol:
Spanyol:
suara:
suara: voice; menyuarakan: give voice to
suatu:
suatu: a certain (person or thing)
suntik:
suntik, menyuntikkan: inject; suntikan: injection
susah:
susah: hard, difficult, problematic
susun:
susun, menyusun, susunan: sequence, put in order, arrange
tadi:
tadi: before, a little while ago, earlier on
tahan:
tahan (lama): last (a long time)
tahu:
tahu: know, be aware of; memberitahu(
tamu:
tamu, bertamu: guest, be a guest
tanam:
tanam, tanaman: plant; bertanam: to plant;
mananami: plant (a field); menanamkan: plant (a crop)
tani:
tani: farming; petani: farmer; bertani: farm
tanya:
tanya, pertanyaan: question; bertanya: ask; menanyakan: ask (about), query
tari:
tari, menari, tarian: dance
tarik:
tarik: pull; menarik: attractive, interesting
taruh:
taruh, menaruh: put, place
tata:
tata: order, arrangement, system; tata bahasa: grammar
tawar:
tawar, menawar: bargain, haggle
tebal:
tebal: thick (in breadth)
tebang:
tebang, menebang: cut down, chop down
teduh:
teduh, berteduh: (take) shelter
teka-teki:
teka-teki: puzzle; teka-teki silang: crossword puzzle
telah:
telah: already; setelah: after
teliti:
teliti: careful, detailed; meneliti: investigate, examine, study
telpon:
telpon: telephone
telpon:
telpon: telephone; menelpon, menelepon: call
tema:
tema: theme, subject, topic
teman:
teman: friend; berteman: friend
tempat tidur:
tempat tidur: bed
tempat:
tempat: place; setempat: of that place, native
temu:
temu, bertemu, menemukan: meet
tengah:
tengah: middle; tengah hari: midday
tentang:
tentang: about, with regard to
terang:
terang: bright, clear; menerangkan: explain
terbang:
terbang, menerbang: fly
tergesa-gesa:
tergesa-gesa: in a hurry
teriak:
teriak, berteriak: shout, scream
terjemah:
terjemah: translate; penerjemah: translator, interpreter
terka:
terka, menerka, terkaan: guess
terlalu:
terlalu: too much, too
terlambat:
terlabmat: late, tardy
terlihat:
terlihat: appear, be seen (cf "lihat")
termasuk:
termasuk: including, include
tertentu:
tertentu: particular, certain, "a certain one"
terus:
terus, menerus(
terutama:
terutama: especially, mainly
tindak:
tindak: act, action; tindakan: steps, measures
tinjau:
tinjau, meninjau, tinjauan: observe, observation;
tinjauan kembali: review, revision
tipis:
tipis: thin, narrow (of things, not people)
tolong:
tolong, menolong: please, help
tonton:
tonton, menonton: watch (a show, TV, etc.)
tradisionil:
tradisionil: traditional
tukang:
tukang: doer or seller of something; skilled workman
tukar:
tukar, menukar, menukarkan, bertukar: exchange, swap, barter
tulis:
tulis, menulis: write; penulis: writer; tulisan: writing
tumbuh:
tumbuh: grow; tumbuhan: plant
tunggu:
tunggu, menunggu: wait, wait for
tunjuk:
tunjuk, menunjuk, tunjukkan, menunjukkan,
pertunjukan: show, play, drama;
mempertunjukkan: put on a show, stage
turun:
turun, menurun, menurunkan: fall, go down, sink
tutup:
tutup, tertutup: close, closed, shut
ubah:
ubah, berubah, mengubah: change
ukir:
ukir, mengukir: carve; ukiran: carving, relief
ulang tahun:
ulang tahun: birthday
umur:
umur, berumur: age, be ___ years old
undang:
undang, mengundang: invite, summon
urut:
urut: put in order, arrange; urutan: arrangement, sequence
usaha:
usaha: action, initiative; mengusahakan: carry on, try, exert, take action
waktu:
waktu: time; rencana waktu: schedule; makan waktu: take time
wangi:
wangi, mewangi: perfumed, fragrant; wangi-wangian: perfumes, scents
warna:
warna: colour; berwarna: having (a) colour; mewarnakan, mewarnai: to colour
wayang kulit:
wayang kulit: traditional Indonesian shadow-puppet show
wayang:
wayang: traditional Indonesian puppet theatre
