Dia bilang deodoran itu terlalu kuat, sedangkan losion yang ini baunya lebih lembut.

In Indonesian, dia can mean either he or she. The language usually does not mark gender in third-person singular pronouns.

So:

• dia bilang... = he said... or she said...

If gender matters, it usually becomes clear from context, names, or extra words elsewhere in the conversation.

Bilang is a very common everyday word meaning to say / to tell. It sounds natural and conversational.

A rough comparison:

• bilang = casual, spoken, very common
• berkata = more formal/literary for to say
• mengatakan = also common, often a bit more formal or neutral than bilang

So Dia bilang... sounds like natural speech. In many situations, a speaker would choose this over the more formal options.

In Indonesian, itu after a noun often works like that or the one we’re talking about.

So:

• deodoran itu = that deodorant / the deodorant

This is very normal Indonesian word order. Demonstratives usually come after the noun:

• buku ini = this book
• rumah itu = that house

In this sentence, deodoran itu points to a specific deodorant already known in the conversation.

Terlalu means too, and kuat means strong.

So:

• terlalu kuat = too strong

Here it refers to the scent being too strong. Indonesian often uses kuat for a strong smell, taste, effect, and so on.

Examples:

• Baunya kuat = The smell is strong.
• Kopinya terlalu kuat = The coffee is too strong.

Sedangkan often introduces a contrast between two things, especially when comparing them side by side.

In this sentence, it connects:

• the deodorant being too strong
• the lotion having a softer smell

So sedangkan here is like:

• whereas
• while
• on the other hand

By contrast, tetapi usually means a more direct but.

Very roughly:

• tetapi = but
• sedangkan = whereas / while, in contrast

So sedangkan is a very good choice here because the sentence is comparing two products.

Both can be possible, but they feel slightly different.

• losion ini = this lotion
• losion yang ini = this one / this particular lotion

The pattern yang ini is often used when choosing or pointing something out from a group. It gives extra emphasis, like saying this one here.

So:

• losion yang ini sounds like the speaker is contrasting this lotion with another product, maybe one being held, shown, or selected.

That fits the sentence well, because the speaker is comparing deodorant and lotion.

Here yang helps turn ini into something like the one that is this one or more naturally this one.

In everyday Indonesian, yang ini is a very common phrase meaning:

• this one

So:

• losion yang ini = this lotion / this one here, the lotion

You can think of yang as introducing a specific item from a set.

Compare:

• Saya suka yang merah. = I like the red one.
• Ambil yang besar. = Take the big one.
• losion yang ini = this lotion / this one

Bau means smell.
Baunya means its smell or the smell.

The suffix -nya here shows possession or something associated with the noun. In this sentence, -nya refers to the lotion.

So:

• baunya lebih lembut = its smell is softer / the scent is milder

This is a very natural Indonesian structure. Instead of saying a separate word for it smells, Indonesian often uses a noun phrase like baunya....

Examples:

• Baunya enak. = It smells nice.
• Baunya menyengat. = The smell is pungent.
• Baunya lebih lembut. = Its smell is softer / milder.

Yes, lembut literally often means soft, but it can also describe things like texture, tone, or scent in a gentler way.

For smell, lebih lembut means something like:

• softer
• milder
• more gentle

So the sentence is contrasting:

• terlalu kuat = too strong
• lebih lembut = softer / milder

This is a very natural way to describe fragrance in Indonesian.

Indonesian often expresses this idea differently from English.

English commonly says:

• this lotion smells milder

But Indonesian often says:

• its smell is milder
• baunya lebih lembut

So instead of using a verb like smell, Indonesian can use the noun bau plus a description.

That is why baunya lebih lembut sounds natural and idiomatic.

Yes. A more formal version might be:

• Dia mengatakan deodoran itu terlalu kuat, sedangkan losion ini aromanya lebih lembut.

Changes:

• bilang → mengatakan for a more formal tone
• losion yang ini → losion ini for a slightly simpler structure
• baunya → aromanya if you want a more polished word for scent/aroma

But the original sentence sounds very natural in everyday conversation.