Lidah saya sakit karena kopi ini terlalu panas.

Because Indonesian usually puts the possessor after the noun.

• lidah saya = my tongue
• kopi saya = my coffee
• rumah saya = my house

So the basic pattern is:

noun + possessor

This is different from English, where my comes before the noun.

Yes. Lidahku also means my tongue.

The difference is mostly style and tone:

• lidah saya sounds neutral and standard
• lidahku sounds a bit more personal, closer, or literary in some contexts

In everyday speech, both are possible. For learners, lidah saya is often easier to start with.

Indonesian often leaves out the verb to be when describing something.

So:

• Lidah saya sakit = My tongue hurts / My tongue is sore
• Kopi ini terlalu panas = This coffee is too hot

There is no need for a separate word meaning is here. This is very normal in Indonesian.

Sakit can refer to pain, soreness, or illness, depending on context.

For example:

• Saya sakit = I am sick / ill
• Tangan saya sakit = My hand hurts
• Lidah saya sakit = My tongue hurts / is sore

So sakit is a flexible word. The thing that is sakit tells you how to understand it.

When ini means this as a determiner, it usually comes after the noun in Indonesian.

• kopi ini = this coffee
• buku ini = this book
• rumah ini = this house

But ini kopi is different. That usually means This is coffee, where ini is the subject and kopi is the predicate.

So:

• kopi ini = this coffee
• ini kopi = this is coffee

Terlalu means too, in the sense of more than is good, acceptable, or comfortable.

So:

• panas = hot
• terlalu panas = too hot

This is different from:

• sangat panas = very hot
• panas sekali = very hot

So terlalu panas suggests a problem: the coffee is hot to an excessive degree.

Karena is one of the most common words for because in Indonesian.

So:

• Lidah saya sakit karena kopi ini terlalu panas. = My tongue hurts because this coffee is too hot.

Another common option is sebab, but karena is usually more common in everyday use.

You may also hear structures like:

• ... soalnya ... in casual speech

For a learner, karena is the safest and most standard choice.

Yes. You can also say:

Karena kopi ini terlalu panas, lidah saya sakit.

That means the same thing: Because this coffee is too hot, my tongue hurts.

Both orders are correct. The version with karena in the middle may feel more straightforward for beginners.

Yes, it is understandable and natural enough.

However, depending on context, people might also say things like:

• Lidah saya terasa sakit = My tongue feels sore
• Lidah saya kepanasan = My tongue got too hot
• Mulut saya sakit = My mouth hurts if they mean the mouth more generally

So lidah saya sakit is fine, especially if you specifically mean the tongue.

Usually, Indonesian prefers to keep the possessor if it matters.

So lidah saya sakit is clearer and more complete than just lidah sakit.

If you only say lidah sakit, it can sound incomplete or unnatural unless the context is very clear. For learners, it is best to include saya.

In this sentence, it most naturally describes the coffee right now.

Because of ini (this) and the context of burning your tongue, it sounds like the speaker is talking about a specific cup of coffee in front of them.

If you wanted to make a more general statement, you might say something else, depending on the context.

Very literal:

• lidah = tongue
• saya = my / I
• sakit = sore / hurts
• karena = because
• kopi = coffee
• ini = this
• terlalu = too
• panas = hot

So the structure is basically:

tongue my sore because coffee this too hot

That helps show some common Indonesian patterns:

• possessor after noun
• this after noun
• no separate word for is