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Indonesian (Pimsleur, Indonesian Way, Uni of Queensland)
Lesson 2: Indonesian Way

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office kantor
on, at, in (time) pada
definitely, sure to be, bound to (be...), must be (i.e. bound to be) pasti
to stay (for one or more nights e.g. in a hotel or with a friend/relative), to sleep over menginap (inap)
(adjective) state, government (owned) negeri
shrimp crackers kerupuk
reddish kemerah-merahan
please, c'mon, let's, good bye mari
to be such-and-such an age, to be so many years old berumur
the whole family sekeluarga
interesting, attractive menarik (tarik)
agricultural enterprise usaha tani
the contents of something isi
mentally disturbed sakit jiwa
(to) where ke mana
someone's age, how old someone is umur
quiet, lonely, deserted sepi
strong kuat
school student siswa
medicine obat
oh! ouch! waduh
meat daging
to be born lahir
to really like, to enjoy, to love (doing something) suka sekali
lake danau
agriculture pertanian
to catch a cold masuk angin
dengue fever demam berdarah
can, able to (not dapat) bisa
If that's the case..., If that's how things stand... kalau begitu
not allowed to, shouldn't, can't (i.e. not permitted to) tidak boleh
mountain gunung
plural marker for human beings para
Indonesian tonic and herbal medicine jamu
to itch gatal
chicken ayam
about, concerning, relating to tentang
free time, spare time, leisure time waktu senggang
forest hutan
engine, machine mesin
to carry something menggendong (gendong)
to bleed berdarah
question marker for 'yes/no' questions apakah
a brother/sister, a sibling, a relative saudara
whisky wiski
just one or two, just a few, a couple satu dua
washing machine mesin cuci
abdomen, belly perut
blood darah
I, me (informal) aku
male laki-laki
last night tadi malam
view, vista, scenery pemandangan alam
middle-level menengah (tengah)
someone's face, the front part of something muka
cancer kanker
soya bean biscuit, tempeh tempe
female perempuan
glass (i.e. a tumbler you drink from), a drinking glass gelas
tourist wisatawan
result, yield hasil
an instruction instruksi
poor thing kasihan
to live (in a certain place), to stay tinggal
to have punya
night club kelab malam
tourist (as an adjective) pariwisata
goat kambing
a package bungkusan
a symptom gejala
can (not bisa) dapat
parents orang tua
just a moment, wait a moment, hang on a sec nanti dulu
nature. natural alam
way cara
packets of ... bungkus
liver hati
tofu, soya bean curd tahu (noun)
a boyfriend / girlfriend pacar
to believe percaya
bureau biro
physics fisika
fever demam
to be struck by something, to be adversely affected by kena
tea teh
grandmother nenek
wine anggur
coast, coastline, shore, beach pantai
in nature, in character bersifat
to have stomach problem sakit perut
to be offended sakit hati
will, going to (future marker) akan
husband suami
badminton bulu tangkis
for example misalnya
useful berguna
the use of something pemakaian (pakai)
to be treated diobati
milk susu
he, she, him, her dia
tired capai
agent, agency agen
to garden berkebun
a mouth ulcer sariawan
an injury, an open wound luka
to like suka
wife istri
all, all of them, everyone, everybody semua
small hotel losmen
water buffalo kerbau
to have a headache sakit kepala
to seek medical treatment berobat
water, Also: fluid, juice air
his, her, its -nya
so ... after all, it turns out that ... after all ternyata
more, -er (when comparing qualities to quantities) lebih
skill keterampilan
fat gemuk
to be allowed diizinkan
egg telur
a child, a son/daughter anak
Thursday hari Kamis
more lebih banyak
high school Sekolah Menengah Atas (SMA)
a leaf, leaves daun
lately, recently akhir-akhir ini
you (informal) kamu
a younger brother or sister, someone's younger sibling adik
Friday hari Jumat
(informal) A slangy exclamation which, when it appears at the beginning of a phrase or sentence, expresses mild surprise and incredulity lho
at that time pada waktu itu
a root, roots akar
to cough batuk
want (to), wish (to) (ke) kepingin
by the name of..., whose name is..., his/her/its name is... namanya...
Saturday hari Sabtu
what, which one mana
together bersama-sama
to go from place to place berkeliling
to advice menasihatkan (nasihatkan)
at, in, on di
father ayah
yesterday kemarin
(informal) I don't believe you/it!, come off it!, you're kidding me! masak!
various berbagai
soap sabun
to suggest mengusulkan (usulkan)
fish, a fish ikan
to work bekerja
Sunday hari Minggu
boring membosankan (bosankan)
social science ilmu pengetahuan sosial
cured, recovered sembuh
advice nasihat
coffee kopi
family keluarga
tomorrow besok
modern modern
natural science ilmu pengetahuan alam
a sick person orang sakit
to recommend menyarankan (sarankan)
restaurant (rm) rumah makan
grandfather kakek
today hari ini
the main thing is pokoknya
uncle paman
an idea/a thought pikiran
so that supaya
no, not (informal) nggak
an older brother or sister, someone's older sibling kakak
Wednesday hari Rabu
opinion pendapat
to say something mengatakan (katakan)
entrance pintu masuk
apparently rupanya
cooked rice nasi
to work, (informal/slangy) kerja
when? kapan
friendly ramah
laboratory laboratorium
production produksi
wounded terluka
banana pisang
still (adverb) masih
Monday hari Senin
to be of the same age seumur
the ____th (of number) yang ke-
thin, skinny kurus
throat tenggorokan
bread, biscuit, cookie roti
to say, (informal/slangy) bilang
Tuesday hari Selasa
to live in one house serumah
Catholic Katolik
to heal mengobati (obati)
a cold, to have a cold pilek
fried rice nasi goreng
pretty, good-looking, 'spunky', 'hot', (informal/slangy) cakep
a schedule jadwal
to be of the same opinion sependapat
degree, professional title, title of respect gelar
at first mula-mula
a pharmacy apotek
super market pasar swalayan
or [when you are stressing, an 'either/or' contrast], (informal/slangy) apa (conjunction)
travel agent agen perjalanan
to share one room sekamar
agricultural economic ekonomi pertanian
Mrs. Nyonya
promise, appointment janji
there, over there di sana
not yet belum
a flight penerbangan
classmate teman sekelas
aunt bibi
a, one suatu
to put something out mengeluarkan (keluarkan)
durian fruit durian
how, what is ... like?, (informal/slangy) gimana
according to menurut
(informal) fine, acceptable. nice, great sip
expert ahli
a tablet (i.e. a kind of pill) tablet
to return mengembalikan (kembalikan)
hotel hotel
to get married kawin
a ticket tiket
strange, weird, puzzling aneh
mechanical engineering teknik mesin
hand, arm tangan
a tongue lidah
citrus fruit jeruk
pretty, beautiful, (describing the appearance, of girls/women) cantik
to read membaca (baca)
true benar
university graduate sarjana
a neighbour tetangga
essay, article makalah
also juga
money, 'dough', (informal/slangy) duit
magazine majalah
than daripada
sociology sosiologi
traditional tradisional
to borrow something meminjam (pinjam)
post office kantor pos
that (informal/slangy demonstrative pronoun) tuh
to wash mencuci (cuci)
crude, oafish, impolite, rough to the touch kasar
agricultural engineering teknik pertanian
cosmetics kosmetik
blackboard papan tulis
potato kentang
just, only aja
to clean something membersihkan (bersihkan)
by comparison with, than ketimbang
(informal) to choose milih (pilih)
to fall sick jatuh sakit
patient (in health care) pasien
shopping mall mal
already udah
to (when you are talking about something that is directed towards an individual or a group of people, not a place) kepada
(informal)how come?, why? kok
to chat, to talk about something (informal) ngobrol
opening hours jam buka
to borrow something pinjam
chocolate, brown coklat
money uang
a broom (to sweep floor) sapu
to be honest, to be quite frank, frankly speaking terus terang
(informal) to help nolong (tolong)
a work day hari kerja
an order, a command, an instruction perintah
but tapi
friend teman
what are (you) doing?, what is (he/she) doing? sedang apa?
to agree setuju
lawyer pengacara (acara)
a photograph foto
candy permen
orange juice air jeruk
famous terkenal
newspaper surat kabar
too (as in too much) terlalu
easy gampang
to be tried on dicoba
what's wrong? ada apa?
fried chicken ayam goreng
with, together with, (informal/slangy) ama
a letter (i.e. an item of correspondence) surat
very, extremely sangat
(informal) the thing is, because soalnya
free, cost nothing cuma-cuma
to pay attention to memperhatikan (perhatikan)
or atau
old tua
to watch something (especially TV, a sports match, a performance, a movie, a spectacle) menonton (tonton)
to be able to sanggup
(informal) for buat
in fact even bahkan
to break a promise mengingkar janji
beer bir
parents (slangy abbreviation) ortu
to listen to something mendengarkan (dengarkan)
museum museum
electrical engineering teknik elektro
happy bahagia
heavy berat
cinema, movie theatre bioskop
young muda
novel novel
to understand mengerti
and then (informal) terus (2)
a palace istana
a tonic, a tonic drink, a health drink tonikum
university universitas
such-and-such a date tanggal
to sweep menyapu (sapu)
even more expensive lebih mahal lagi
(informal) to think mikir (pikir)
The Netherlands East Indies Hindia Belanda
(particle) now ..., okay (let's move on to something else) nah
fruit buah
already sudah
to write menulis (tulis)
even more, even (adjective)-er lebih banyak lagi
case kasus
philosophy filsafat
to get divorce bercerai
bus terminal terminal bus
to be alive, to live hidup
plate, the dishes piring
even further away lebih jauh lagi
development studies studi pembangunan
to be lowered diturunkan
(short for 'kilogram') a kilogram, a kilometre kilo
now sekarang
to go/come along, to join in, to also do something with, others ikut
to comb your hair bersisir
clear jelas
about (informal) soal
to be visited dikunjungi
the breath napas
internet cafe warung internet
so, therefore, thus jadi
before (a certain time/event) sebelum
careful, cautious hati-hati
to have a problem bermasalah
to be taken upwards dinaikkan
to examine memeriksa (periksa)
small streetside eatery warung
information, data, a statement/declaration, (concerning the facts of a, matter) keterangan
to buy something membeli (beli)
really, truly, genuinely betul-betul
a noble bangsawan
to be seen, to be looked at dilihat
an introduction perkenalan
city transport angkot
an address alamat
to go and get something, to fetch something, to reach out and remove, to pick up something mengambil (ambil)
weather cuaca
star bintang
to be recognised (as/by) dikenal
busy sibuk
administration administrasi
a religion, religion (in general) agama
to brush your teeth menggosok gigi
complete lengkap
has/have never belum pernah
visible kelihatan
an acquaintance kenalan
book buku
to help someone, to assist someone bantu
then (after that) kemudian
almost hampir
prime minister perdana menteri
to fall jatuh
moustache kumis
a bank, (i.e. a financial institution) bank
to go to school, (i.e. to be enrolled at a school) bersekolah
self, by oneself (without help from anyone), alone sendiri
refined, well-spoken halus
dancer penari (tari)
a banyan tree pohon beringin
a young unmarried woman, a virgin gadis
behind, at the rear of, in back of di belakang
again, further, extra, more, else lagi
view, scene, panorama, (natural) scenery pemandangan (pandang)
in addition to that, moreover, furthermore di samping itu
has/have ever sudah pernah
tour guide pemandu wisata
a widow, a divorcee janda
between, among di antara
to pass away, (a polite way of saying, 'to die') meninggal (tinggal)
to get ready, to make preparations, to prepare (for something) bersiap-siap
just as good tidak kalah
so far sampai sekarang
war perang
honest jujur
city, town kota
oh! ouch!, (an exclamation of pain, shock or surprise) aduh!
to get dressed, to be dressed berpakaian
polite sopan
dare to do something berani
is to be found at/in/among terdapat
a post card kartu pos
yes ya
a signature tanda tangan
news berita
the parliament parlemen
a staffer petugas
an age, an era zaman
bad, grim buruk
the centre pusat
how long have/has sudah berapa lama
to get up (out of bed) bangun
broken, out of order, not working, damaged rusak
a manager pengelola (kelola)
thousands ribuan
jealous (of another man/woman) cemburu
police station kantor polisi
you, Mr, Mrs, Ms, (formal and egalitarian) Saudara
week minggu
sick, ill sakit
alcoholic drinks minuman keras
a, one sebuah
to be wished, desired diinginkan
immigration imigrasi
excuse me permisi
to happen, occur, transpire, take place jadi (verb)
farmer petani
a leader pemimpin (pimpin)
ash, ashes abu
a widower, a (male) divorcee duda
street, road jalan
a senior technical high, school Sekolah Teknik Atas
stylish, trendy keren
calm, tranquil tenang
to be a speaker of a language berbahasa
a flag bendera
offended, hurt (by what someone has said) tersinggung
where at di mana
middle school Sekolah Menengah Pertama (SMP)
to try to do something, to try something out, to try on (clothes) mencoba (coba)
in a hurry terburu-buru
to be successful, to have success, to succeed berhasil
is called by the name ... bernama
someone's face wajah
beside, side-by-side (with), next to, in addition to di samping
bedroom kamar tidur
we (including the person or persons you are talking to) kita
healthy sehat
a coach pelatih
historic bersejarah
obedient (especially obedient to religious laws) taat
near di dekat
bathroom kamar mandi
we (excluding the person or persons you are talking to) kami
to be scared, to be afraid takut
a worker pekerja
to shout, to yell berteriak
open, open-minded terbuka
library perpustakaan
roof atap
to arrive in/at (a place), to reach (a destination) sampai di + name of places
the air udara
a cigarette rokok
to be replaced diganti
civil (i.e. not military) sipil
national nasional
fence pagar
...ago, last... yang lalu
safe, secure aman
to be used to sudah biasa
a shopping centre pusat perbelanjaan
tribe, ethnic group suku
in front of di depan
sitting room, lounge room ruang keluarga
to wish (to...), to want (to...) ingin
kind, understanding baik hati
a writer, an author penulis (tulis)
the entire, the whole seluruh
loyal, faithful setia
police, police officer polisi
door, entrance pintu
(informal) to go to the movies, to watch something (especially TV, a sports match, a parade etc.) nonton (tonton)
dangerous berbahaya
a seller penjual (jual)
the atmosphere (of a place) suasana
a quality, a characteristic, a feature sifat
campus kampus
reception area (in a house) ruang tamu
electronic elektronik
animal binatang
not yet used to belum biasa
a place to eat, food court tempat makan
a state-owned corporation Badan Usaha Milik Negara
the government pemerintah
dining room ruang makan
after (informal) habis (informal for 'sesudah')
bored, sick of something bosan
a singer penyanyi
millions berjuta-juta
a partner pasangan
nearby, close by dekat
part bagian
device, tool, implement alat
(medical) doctor, physician dokter
experience pengalaman
a peak puncak
round bulat
to know (coll) tau
guest, visitor, customer (i.e. someone, who comes into a shop) tamu
a shirt, a dress, an upper-body garment, (also loosely: clothes) baju
entertainment hiburan
teak kayu jati
to feel/be sure (that) yakin
to be responsible bertanggung jawab
there is, there are, to be present, to be in, to be at home ada
toilet, rest room kamar kecil
to sit around (in a casual or leisurely way) duduk-duduk
to damage, destroy break something merusak (rusak)
a teacher pengajar (ajar)
neck tie dasi
to love someone sayang
your (informal) -mu
front (when you are talking, about the front part of, something) depan
in former times, a long time ago, used to (i.e. regularly happened in former times) dulu (2)
to catch menangkap (tangkap)
a dealer/merchant pedagang
a coat jaket
spendthrift, extravagant (in spending money) royal
my (informal) -ku
storeroom, warehouse gudang
(informal) to make (something) bikin
easy mudah
tractor traktor
shorts celana pendek
neat, not messy, carefully done/made rapi
to know tahu (verb)
yard, (i.e. a fenced/walled area, adjacent to a house/building) halaman
to make (something) membuat (buat)
poor miskin
an application surat lamaran
medium (of size) sedang (size)
self-confident percaya diri
that, those itu
for, (i.e. intended for someone, or something), (in order) to untuk
Dutch bahasa Belanda
crime kejahatan
a chick, a young woman cewek
arm, sleeve lengan
retired pensiun
leg, foot kaki
a toilet (room), a toilet bowl, a WC WC
to be in power, to be the dominant force berkuasa
don't forget jangan lupa
twice dua kali
a hat topi
someone's appearance, the way someone presents themselves penampilan (tampil)
must, have to harus
tree pohon
a boarding house rumah kos
environment lingkungan
to tell bercerita
a t-shirt kaus
a shy person pemalu (malu)
to come datang
kitchen dapur
very early in the morning pagi-pagi
an open field ladang
to replace, to change ganti
pants celana
a state-owned corporation (abbreviation) BUMN (Badan Usaha Milik Negara)
(from) there dari sana
window jendela
(informal) to snore ngorok
criminal penjahat (jahat)
a biography riwayat hidup
made in buatan
someone's gaze, an opinion/view about something pandangan
horse cart dokar
to take a bath/shower mandi
why? mengapa?
work, job, employment pekerjaan
to fit, instal, set/put something in a place memasang (pasang)
blouse blus
disappointing mengecewakan (kecewakan)
here di sini
to go shopping, to do the shopping berbelanja
to give something memberikan (berikan)
an orang-outang orang utan
at least paling tidak
size, measurement ukuran
late (i.e. not on time) terlambat
a three-wheeled taxicab bemo
to play bermain
why? kenapa?
preferably, it would be good if..., it would be better to..., should sebaiknya
a receptionist resepsionis
sweater baju hangat
to cry menangis (tangis)
a three-wheeled pedicab becak
vegetables, a variety of vegetables, all sorts of vegetables sayur-sayuran
land lady ibu kos
better, it would be better if/to..., should lebih baik
experienced berpengalaman
underpants celana dalam
permission, a permit to ask for permission izin
bus bus
wages, salary gaji
a subject (of study at a university), a course, a unit of study mata kuliah
don't jangan
to sing nyanyi
laundry cucian
to report something to someone melaporkan (laporkan)
to go, to move forward, to walk berjalan
very concerned (about, something) prihatin
all sorts (of), all kinds (of), various kinds of macam-macam
ape kera
to say talk, chat ngomong
handkerchiefs sapu tangan
disappointed kecewa
taxi taksi
to chat bercakap-cakap
..., right? ...have you? ...do you? ...does he/she? ...okay? (seeking confirmation or approval) ya?
employee, staff, worker karyawan
a figure, digits angka
a pajama baju tidur
lazy malas
motorbike sepeda motor
in the process of... sedang
an act of parliament, law(s) of the land undang-undang
handicrafts kerajinan tangan
to be willing bersedia
a shirt kemeja
drunk, sea-sick mabuk
bicycle sepeda
to sleep, to go to bed tidur
because karena
wood kayu
a card kartu
a skirt rok
to leave a person or a places meninggalkan (tinggalkan)
off you go sana
computer komputer
law, the law (as a body of regulations or an area of study) hukum
airport bandar udara
a component komponen
a helmet helm
to decide memutuskan (putuskan)
to go pergi
rich kaya
this afternoon (spoken later in the day) tadi siang
the real thing, genuine, not imitation asli
interview wawancara
to remember ingat
sex (general subject of sex) seks
aeroplane pesawat terbang
he, she ia
this morning (spoken later in the day) tadi pagi
volcano gunung api
it's up to you terserah
too late, overdue telat
a problem persoalan
ship kapal
they, their mereka
(informal) in the morning kalo pagi
region daerah
attention perhatian
driver's license (acronym) SIM
emotions, feelings perasaan
I heard that..., they say..., people say that... katanya
to help someone, to assist membantu (bantu)
philosopher ahli filsafat
Balinese Hindu temple pura
to drive mengendarai (kendarai)
motor vehicle registration certificate Surat Tanda Nomor Kendaraan
a thief pencuri (curi)
(to) there ke sana
to do the cooking, to cook (something) masak
to sell menjual (jual)
community, society, public, people of a certain place masyarakat
to apply for (a job), to formally ask for a woman's hand in marriage melamar
while (at the same time) sementara
to fire someone (from a job) memecat (pecat)
(to) here ke sini
indeed, yes I agree, that's absolutely right memang
to become, to be menjadi (jadi)
everything, all the components or items segala-galanya
an advertisement iklan
each and everything, the whole kit and kaboodle segala
to be unemployed, to be doing nothing menganggur (anggur)
to go back, to come back, you're welcome, (in reply to 'thank you') kembali
the price of something harga
to lose (a contest/fight etc.), to be defeated kalah
the cost, the rate tarif
office head kepala kantor
to get ready siap-siap
to know something, to find out about something mengetahui (ketahui)
train kereta api
flower pot pot bunga
million juta
direct, directly langsung
on condition that asal
you kau
an advisor, a counsellor penasihat (nasihat)
car mobil
flower, the interest rate bunga
special, exceptional, out of the ordinary istimewa
art, fine art kesenian
respect hormat
derived from bukan to show a knowledge or understanding shared by speaker and listener kan
forced to do something terpaksa
by (when talking about a mode of transport), to get aboard, to go upwards, to ascend naik
household rumah tangga
guitar gitar
ceremony upacara
by, through melalui
suit jacket jas
to appear to be, to seem tampak
beautiful (of art works, scenery, items) indah
what are you looking for? cari apa?
to win menang
located, sited terletak
to forget lupa
to give it a good long thought diingat-ingat
apart from, in addition to selain
delicious enak
to look for mencari (cari)
to repair something, to fix something broken memperbaiki (perbaiki)
the cost of a service, the charge of a service, the fare ongkos
an eye mata
formal resmi
still, permanent tetap
fast, quick cepat
bottle botol
a song, a tune, a piece of music lagu
traditional house rumah adat
a community health centre Puskesmas
driver's license Surat Izin Mengemudi
an act, a deed perbuatan
all kind of fruits buah-buahan
radio radio
less..., not quite..., don't/doesn't really..., isn't/aren't really... kurang +adjective
where (as a relative pronoun) tempat (relative pronoun)
a committee panitia
lacking kurang
embarrassed, shy malu
big besar
bookcase, bookshelf rak buku
philosopher filsuf
foreigner orang asing
a horse kuda
in order to agar
a man pria
clean bersih
how much is the price of...? berapa harga ____ ?
a seed, seed, a berry, a pip beans (e.g. coffee beans), the stone (in stone fruit) biji
to hold, to have (a meeting/gathering/event) mengadakan (adakan)
to serve someone, to attend to (customers) melayani
motor vehicle registration certificate (acronym) STNK
marriage perkawinan
new baru
television set, television televisi
volley ball bola voli
made from terbuat dari
a midwife bidan
have forgotten kelupaan
to be in contact with, to have a connection with berhubungan
excellent, impressive, great, terrific, really good bagus
bed tempat tidur
some (noun) ada yang, ada ____ yang
pirate bajak laut
a grandson/a granddaughter cucu
it seems to me rasanya
to be going steady, to be boyfriend and girlfriend berpacaran
full penuh
costs harganya
the other one yang lain
that bahwa
to be compared dibandingkan
fashion show peragaan busana
is, are, to be ialah
drink minuman
clock, watch, hour, hours, o'clock jam
not very..., not especially, not particularly... tidak begitu
west, western, the West barat
a vetinary doctor, a vet dokter hewan
a mostly transparent traditional women blouse kebaya
a way out, a solution jalan keluar
cheap murah
desk, writing table meja tulis
the (adjective) one yang + (adjective)
help, assistance bantuan
to have a heart disease sakit jantung
a sarong sarung
although walaupun
sweet manis
dining table meja makan
clever, intelligent, smart pintar
rhinoceros badak
hobby hobi
a head cloth ikat kepala
someone's attitude sikap
empty, vacant, zero, naught kosong
easy chair, armchair kursi malas
absolutely, at all, completely, totally (in negative expressions) sama sekali
for atas (2)
a diploma ijazah
a piece of cloth, textile, garment kain
to consider as menganggap (anggap)
dirty kotor
chair kursi
to be good at (doing something), clever, intelligent, smart pandai
noise bunyi
glasses kaca mata
hijab, headscarf jilbab
a cover penutup (tutup)
corn jagung
stove, (including the small, benchtop stove) kompor
once, ever, at some time in the past pernah
at a loss what to do, worried and undecided, undecided who/what to believe, confused bingung
to be short of kekurangan
to fit pas
quiet (of a person) pendiam (diam)
small kecil
(long) lounge chair, sofa kursi panjang
to trade, to earn a living buying & selling, to deal in such-&-such a commodity berdagang
passenger penumpang (tumpang)
a beauty salon salon kecantikan
wide, broad, width lebar
stingy pelit
crowded, full of people, bustling, noisy ramai
cupboard lemari
to think, to ponder, to ruminate berpikir
because of this/that, for this reason, that is why... oleh karena itu
Bachelor of Arts sarjana muda
to sew menjahit (jahit)
to tell someone memberitahu (beritahu)
pleasant, nice, enjoyable menyenangkan (senang)
a lamp lampu
to sing menyanyi (nyanyi)
let's hope that, I hope that mudah-mudahan
a horror movie/film film horor
to be wrapped dibungkus
to try, to make an effort mengusahakan (usahakan)
expensive mahal
wardrobe lemari pakaian
to sing (a certain song) menyanyikan (nyanyikan)
to hear mendengar (dengar)
a disease penyakit
it seems as if kelihatannya
to try (imperative) cobalah
food makanan
fridge, refrigerator lemari es
time waktu
to come/go down, to descend, to get out (of a vehicle), to disembark turun
practical praktis
grey abu-abu
indifferent cuek
how, what is .... like? bagaimana
coloured ___, ___ in colour berwarna
never (the opposite of 'always') tidak pernah
south, southern selatan
to hang, be suspended tergantung
to think berpendapat
lavish boros
quite, pretty (adverb), enough cukup
blue biru
that's enough, that will do sudah cukup
strait selat
a thesis skripsi
to be borrowed dipinjam
talkative cerewet
to study belajar
colour warna
alone, on your own (i.e. without a companion) sendirian
tiger harimau
a section seksi
to be cut off dipotong
suspicious curiga
very sekali
the end (of an object, i.e. the furthermost, extremity of something) ujung
for (a certain period of time) selama
vanished, disappeared, gone, lost hilang
to depend on tergantung pada
to hold on to something memegang (pegang)
sinful, wicked, evil, nasty jahat
bitter, without sugar(tea, coffee) pahit
please (help me) tolong
history sejarah
to the left and right of, on both sides of, all around di kanan-kiri
thick tebal
to throw away membuang (buang)
culture budaya
less, not so much, minus (in mathematical calculations) kurang (mathematics)
a short time, a moment sebentar
always selalu
elephant gajah
the head of a sub-district camat
to iron menyeterika (seterika)
to be colonised dijajah
slow lambat
white, colourless putih
to use something, to wear something memakai (pakai)
overseas, abroad di luar negeri
recently baru-baru ini
surprising mengherankan (heran)
a move gerakan
country negara
important penting
to keep (as a pet, domestic animal or farm animal) memelihara (pelihara)
to die, dead mati
a sub-district kecamatan
immediately, promptly segera
Eurasian Indo
spicy hot pedas
red merah
to wait, to wait for (someone / something), to await menunggu (tunggu)
capital city ibu kota
a grave, a tomb makam
a suit pakaian setelan
country bumpkin, hillbilly kampungan
that, which, who (relative pronoun) yang
the sky langit
to ask for assistance/help minta tolong
eruption letusan
the edge tepi
to practice berlatih
progress kemajuan
usually biasanya
then, after that, Then? Then what?, What happened then? lalu
to teach (someone / students / pupils / a subject), to do teaching mengajar (ajar)
to erupt meletus (letus)
north east timur laut
undergarment worn by women to support their breasts BH
a decision keputusan
hot panas
yellow kuning
to help someone (especially someone in difficulty) menolong (tolong)
to murder someone membunuh (bunuh)
climate iklim
lecture notes catatan kuliah
an impression kesan
ugly, bad, poor (quality) jelek
an interior wall, a dividing, wall (in a house) dinding
cheeks pipi
seat tempat duduk
south west barat daya
a cheque cek
a literary critic kritikus
person, man/woman orang
to speak berbicara
while (one person performing two actions at the same time) sambil
international internasional
south east tenggara
detergent deterjen
pointed (of nose) mancung
not, no (when negating a noun) bukan
Hello Halo
lobby lobi
business, commerce bisnis
north, northern utara
to be thrown away dibuang
to have a nose berhidung
cold dingin
green hijau
caviar kaviar
how many times? berapa kali?
a region, an area kawasan
to be sewn dijahit
to conduct an interview with someone mewawancarai (wawancarai)
kebabs, satay (meat roasted on skewers) satai
under, underneath, at the foot of di bawah
happy, enjoying yourself, to like something, to like doing something senang
composition komposisi
a fly over jalan layang
to be held dipegang
to love someone mencintai (cintai)
to 'treat' someone, to 'shout' someone, to pay for someone traktir
above, over, on top of di atas
chamapgne sampanye
package paket
a hero pahlawan
a credit card kartu kredit
flat (of nose) pesek
rambutan fruit) rambutan
a mobile phone, a hand phone HP
a woman, a lady wanita
popular populer
monument monumen
to be ironed diseterika
the monetary value of something, a value, a norm, norms nilai
question pertanyaan
a cylindrical pillow, a bolster guling
private (i.e. not state-owned) swasta
as sebagai
the points of the compass mata angin
an expression like the English 'Damn!' sialan
a dance tari
with, together with dengan
black, dark coloured hitam
cooking, cuisine, cooked food masakan
traffic lane jalur
rather agak
a box kotak
a few, a small number of sebagian kecil
fried goreng
right, (the opposite of left) kanan
to kiss someone, to smell, to sniff something mencium (cium)
interested (in) tertarik
east, eastern timur
to dry something in the sun menjemur (jemur)
to sign something menandatangani (tandatangani)
oh! (exclamation of surprise, admiration etc.) wah
left, (the opposite of right) kiri
to pay membayar (bayar)
in particular, especially khususnya
north west barat laut
paper kertas
to pick up someone (e.g. on arrival at a destination) menjemput (jemput)
to ask for something, to request minta
drinking water air putih
to choose memilih (pilih)
economy class kelas ekonomi
windy berangin
a bucket ember
fluent lancar
answer jawaban
coconut juice, (for drinking) air kelapa
including, among them di antaranya
to fly terbang
humid lembab
turn on/switch on (a light or engine) menghidupkan (hidupkan)
to look at, to gaze at memandang (pandang)
the same, with, together with (in informal usage), and sama
broad, extensive, big (in area) luas
detective detektif
a pencil pensil
that's all sekian
to wrap something membungkus (bungkus)
secretly diam-diam
good, fine, very well baik
mango mangga
by (i.e. done/made/written by) oleh
a feeling, a sense, a sensation of something rasa
a prediction ramalan
to put something into memasukkan (masukkan)
a form (blank) formulir
Would you like (something)?, Would you like to (do something)?, Do you want to...? apakah Anda mau...?
outside di luar
at the time when pada waktu
to store something away, to save/deposit money menyimpan (simpan)
weather forecast prakiraan cuaca
low rendah
proud bangga
may, can. In reply to a question: Sure! No problem! Great! boleh
bird burung
luxurious mewah
to shut something, to close something menutup (tutup)
winter musim dingin
to be aware, to be conscious sadar
to point repeatedly menunjuk-nunjuk (tunjuk)
to go for a stroll, to travel berjalan-jalan
to put a question, to ask a question bertanya
how long berapa lama
to fry something menggoreng (goreng)
viewers pemirsa
a pocket saku
a dream, to dream mimpi
Indonesian (language) bahasa Indonesia
dog anjing
rose mawar
to arrange something, to regulate something mengatur (atur)
a season musim
love (romantic love) cinta
a tourist turis
what about (doing something), what if bagaimana kalau...
on the left, on the lefthand side (of) di sebelah kiri
finally, in the end, eventually, lastly akhirnya
sad, to feel sadness sedih
this is ... inilah
to be upset by diganggu
no longer have the strength to carry on, unable to bear it any longer tidak kuat
okay, fine, very well baiklah
garage garasi
high school, secondary school sekolah menengah
to take/accompany someone somewhere, to deliver something or someone to a certain place mengantar (antar)
dry kering
glass, mirror kaca
successsful sukses
language bahasa
in the middle, in the very middle of di tengah-tengah
to be shut/closed (for a holiday etc.), to have time off (from work/school etc.) libur
to ask someone for something (respectfully) mohon
a degree of temperature derajat
a boss majikan
for the length of, during sepanjang
in a short while, later nanti
a household servant pembantu (bantu)
(the Javanese term for) the period of celebrations at the end of the Muslim fasting month Lebaran
to count something menghitung (hitung)
rain hujan
to add to something menambah (tambah)
as if seolah-olah
that's fine, no problem, no worries tidak apa-apa
tall, high tinggi
to fast, to abstain from food and drink berpuasa
to have one thing replaced with another, to change berganti
cloudy berawan
something sesuatu
satisfied puas
if kalau
on the right, on the righthand side (of) di sebelah kanan
to greet each other (usually by shaking hands) bersalaman
to feel (an emotion), to feel that... merasa (rasa)
celsius, centigrade celsius
a comb sisir
an air hostess pramugari
to go out, to come out, to emerge, to exit keluar
Oh, before I forget... o ya
to break your fast, to have a meal in the evening after a day of fasting berbuka puasa
a verb kata kerja
summer musim panas
to say (that) berkata
tears air mata
the first pertama
to have something, to own something mempunyai (punyai)
to assemble, to gather, to come together berkumpul
to hit someone/something, to strike memukul (pukul)
temperature suhu
luckily untung
well, the thing is habis (informal for karena)
university president, vice-chancellor rektor
teacher guru
the fasting month bulan puasa
a pen pena
clear, bright terang
to separate memisahkan (pisahkan)
the lips bibir
university student mahasiswa
coconut kelapa
furniture perabot
to change, to evolve, to be different from before berubah
the dry season musim kemarau
without tanpa
to translate something menerjemahkan (terjemahkan)
mathematics matematika
a word, ... said so-and-so (in a, narrative) kata
to thank God bersyukur
to fill something mengisi (isi)
the rainy season musim hujan
surprised terkejut
to lift up, raise mengangkat (angkat)
continue, go ahead, to keep on ___-ing, to continue to... terus
answer, ... answered so-and-so (in a, narrative) jawab
the next day, the following day besoknya
to receive something, to accept something menerima (terima)
that one yang itu
actually, as a matter of fact sebenarnya
to waste time membuang waktu
book shop toko buku
first (before doing anything, else) dulu (1)
to apologise, to ask for forgiveness mohon maaf
to get married menikah (nikah)
this one yang ini
so that sehingga
an analysis analisa
literature sastra
to meet bertemu
to make a visit back to your home village in the countryside, to go upstream mudik
to send something mengirim (kirim)
which one? yang mana
thus demikian
the result of one's work hasil kerja
the study (of something), studies (in a certain field studi
to stand, to stand up berdiri
a prayer (especially a personal, meditative prayer) doa
to change, to alter mengubah (ubah)
the one over there yang di sana
difference perbedaan
startled, surprised, amazed heran
father bapak
come on (let's...) ayo
dark, not well lit gelap
rice (as it grows in a paddy field or dry field), a rice plant padi
oil minyak
to smile tersenyum
stiff, unbending force kaku
bakery toko roti
suddenly tiba-tiba
to take, to bring, to carry (something somewhere) membawa (bawa)
to cut something, to cut something off memotong (potong)
a story, to tell cerita
to show something menunjukkan (tunjukkan)
beauty kecantikan
a turn, to make a turn belok
(you) don't need to, don't bother tidak usah
to lead memimpin (pimpin)
to plant something, to grow something e.g. a crop menanam (tanam)
the most paling
to negotiate something, to bargain tawar-menawar
being exasperated, irritated, annoyed, disgusted, fed up, cross kesal
a dormitory asrama
around, all around sekeliling
to say something, to utter something, to pronounce (a sound) mengucapkan (ucapkan)
a dictionary kamus
the moderator moderator
the lowest possible price harga mati
a mistake, an error kesalahan
Chinese (the language) bahasa Cina
like (i.e. resembling) seperti
to apologise, to ask for forgiveness minta maaf
a dentist dokter gigi
short pendek
a fixed price harga pas
small and narrow, chinky of eyes sipit
English (the language) bahasa Inggris
just now, earlier (today) tadi
God is great Allahu Akbar
an accountant akuntan
long (of things or distance) panjang
some other time lain kali
to comb (e.g. your hair) menyisir (sisir)
on the other side di seberang
ask, ... asked so-and-so (in a, narrative) tanya
a gift/present brought back for family or a friend after a trip somewhere oleh-oleh
a player pemain (main)
funny lucu
no, not (informal) ndak
to deal with berurusan
university lecturer, professor dosen
character, (in a play, story) peraga
everywhere di mana-mana
a businessman, a businesswoman, an entrepreneur pengusaha (usaha)
quiz kuis
so, like this, this way begini
a doll boneka
a lecture (in a university course kuliah
to summon someone, to call out to someone memanggil (panggil)
outwardly and inwardly lahir dan batin
conscientious, industrious, hard-working, disciplined, diligent rajin
to answer menjawab (jawab)
to be reduced dikurangi
complication komplikasi
the second kedua
stage, raised platform panggung
lumps of rice boiled in packets made from woven leaves (a special food eaten at Idul Fitri) ketupat
actually, to be honest, as a matter of fact sebetulnya
to go forward maju
to consider about something pikir-pikir
weak lemah
information informasi
clothes, clothing pakaian
hungry lapar
shoes sepatu
to compete bertanding
bargaining tawar
desire, wish keinginan
political science ilmu politik
possibly, maybe, perhaps, possible, may mungkin
floor lantai
a secretary sekretaris
stupid bodoh
to offer something to someone menawarkan (tawarkan)
commodity komoditi
chemistry ilmu kimia
to open something membuka (buka)
thirsty haus
a driver sopir
patient, tolerant sabar
a voice, a sound suara
to be repeated diulang
economics ilmu ekonomi
to see something/someone, to look at melihat (lihat)
a feast day, a big religious holiday hari raya
a soldier, the army, the armed forces tentara
a square persegi
a roof tile, tiles (for a roof) genteng
an implant implan
geography ilmu bumi
the outside, the exterior luar
times, a time kali
to answer the phone, to take a phone call terima telepon
simple sederhana
corrugated iron seng
to be traded diperjualbelikan
science, esoteric knowledge ilmu
to run, to run away, to escape