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After learning about Indonesian Formal Language as well as How to Greet People in Indonesian, now let’s learn about Words to Get You Anywhere in Indonesian. Take a look at the lists!
Read also: Useful Words to Get You Anywhere in Indonesia and Indonesian Essential Phrases
Indonesian Noun
Here are all the words to get you anywhere in Indonesian:
1. Transportation in Indonesian
- mobil = car
- motor = motorcycle
- ojek = motorbike-taxi
- sepeda = bike
- taksi = taxi
- angkot = city mass trasnportation
- becak = bike-wagon
- bajaj = bajaj (a 3-wheeled vehicle)
- bus = bus
- angkutan umum = mass transportation
- kereta = train
- kereta rel listrik (KRL) = commuter line
- kapal = ship
- Feri = ferry
- perahu = boat
2. Animals in Indonesian
Notes: in Bahasa Indonesia, the term for animal and its meat are same
- anjing = dog, (also most popular swear word)
- kucing = cat
- ayam = chichken
- bebek = duck
- burung = bird
- sapi = cow/beef
- babi = pig/pork
- kambing = goat/lamb
- serangga = insect
- nyamuk = mosquito
- semut = ant
- lalat = fly
- ikan = fish
- gurame = carp
- kakap = snapper, seabass
- udang = shrimp
- cumi-cumi = squid
- gurita = octopus
- hiu = shark
- lumba-lumba = dolphin
- paus = whale
- macan = terms for predator like tiger, lion, cheetah and others with similar physical resemblance
- harimau = tiger
- singa = lion
- serigala = wolf
- ular = snake (also a slang for ‘snake’ personality)
3. Sport in Indonesian
- jalan = walking
- lari = running
- berenang = swimming
- basket = basket
- sepak bola = football, soccer
- voli = volley
- catur = chest
- bulutangkis = badminton
- ping pong, tenis meja = table tennis
- tenis = tennis
- balap = race
- panahan = archery
- futsal = futsal (smaller-scale-football)
4. Family in Indonesian
- ayah, bapak = father
- ibu = mother
- kakak = older sibling
- adik = younger sibling
- kakek = grandfather
- nenek = grandmother
- paman = uncle
- bibi = aunt
- sepupu = cousin
5. Position in Indonesian
- atas = above
- bawah = under
- kanan = right
- kiri = left
- tengah = middle/center
- belakang = behind
- depan = in front of
- dalam = inside
- luar = outside
- sebelah, samping = next
- seberang = opposite
- Utara = North
- Selatan = South
- Timur = East
- Barat = West
- Tenggara = Southeast
- Timur Laut = Northeast
- Barat Daya = Southwest
- Barat Laut = Northwest
6. Places in Indonesian
Learn more about words to get you anywhere in Indonesian:
- rumah = house, home
- sekolah = school
- kampus = campus
- rumah sakit = hospital
- bioskop = cinema
- taman = park
- toko = shop
- kantor = office
- kantor pos = post-office
- kantor polisi = police station
- bandara = airport
- pelabuhan = harbour
- stasiun = station
- halte = bus stop
- terminal = terminal
- jalan = street, road
- kota = city
- desa = village
- kabupaten = regency
- provinsi = province
- temapt wisata = tourist destination
- museum = museum
- rel = railway
Further readings:
7. Time in Indonesian
- pagi = morning
- siang = afternoon
- sore = evening
- malam = evening, night
- besok = tomorrow
- kemarin = yesterday
- sekarang = now
- nanti = later
- lusa = the day after tomorrow
- besok lusa = the day after ‘lusa’
- lusa kemarin = two days ago
- detik = seconds
- menit = minute
- jam = hour
- hari = day
- Senin = Monday
- Selasa = Tuesday
- Rabu = Wednesday
- Kamis = Thursday
- Jumat = Friday
- Sabtu = Saturday
- Minggu = Sunday
Indonesian Title
It is important to learn title because most Indonesian always call other people (especially to the older) with the title before calling the name.
- Bapak/Pak = Mr/Sir
- Ibu/Bu = Mrs./Ms./Madam/Mam
- Kakak/Kak = (to refer someone older)
- Mas (male), Mbak (female) = similar to ‘kakak’, but has a Javanese Sense
- Om = Uncle
- Tante = Aunt
- Mbah/Eyang/Opa/Oma = to elderly
Further reading: Indonesian Cultural Words
Indonesian Pronouns
- aku, saya = I/my/mine/myself
- kamu, Anda (formal), kalian (plural) = you/your/your/yourself
- dia, beliau (to respected person) = he/she, him/her, his/her, his/hers
- kami = we, us, our, ourselves (without ‘you’)
- kita = we, us, our, ourselves (including ‘you’)
- mereka = they, them, their, theirs
‘You’ also could be replaced by title. Check Formal Pronouns
Indonesian Numbers
- nol = zero
- satu = one
- dua = two
- tiga = three
- empat = four
- lima = five
- enam = six
- tujuh = seven
- delapan = eight
- sembilan = nine
- sepuluh = ten
- sebelas = eleven
- dua belas = twleve
- dua puluh = twenty
- dua puluh satu = twenty one
- seratus = one hundred
- seribu = one thousand
- satu juta = one million
- satu miliar = one billion
- satu triliun = one triliun
- setengah = half
- seperempat = quarter
- abad = century
- windu = per eight years
- dasawarsa = per ten years
- lusin = dozen
- kodi = per 20 items
- rim = per 500 items (paper)
Further reading: Indonesian Numbers
Indonesian Verbs
- belajar = study
- bekerja = work
- makan = eat
- mandi = take a bath
- main = play
- tidur = sleep
- bangun = wake up
- sarapan = having breakfast
- minum = drink
- menulis = write
- membaca = read
- menggambar = draw
- mengetik = type
- membeli = buy
- menjual = sell
- menawar = negotiate
- melihat = see
- mendengar = hear
- mendengarkan = listen
- mencium = kiss/smell
- mengendarai = drive
- bertanya = ask
- menjawab = answer
- memukul = hit, punch
- menangkap = catch
- melupakan = forget
- mengingat = remember
- menonton = watch
- melakukan, mengerjakan = do
- membuat = make
- menanam = plant
- memeluk = hug
- memegang = hold
- mengambil = take
- menaruh, meletakkan = put
- memberi = give
- menerima = receive
- membuka = open
- menutup = close
Further readings:
Indonesian Adjective
- senang = happy
- sedih = sad
- marah = angry
- murah = cheap
- mahal = expensive
- jauh = far
- dekat = near
- baik = good
- buruk = bad, ugly
- indah = beautiful
- panas = hot
- hangat = warm
- dingin = cold
- panjang = long
- pendek = short
- tinggi = high
- rendah = short
- baru = new
- lama = old, long (time)
- baru = new
- muda = yooung
- sebentar = seconds, fast
- cepat = fast
- lambat = slow
Those are Words to Get You Anywhere in Indonesian, to add up your knowledge, please check these following useful articles.
- Indonesian Language Abbreviations
- A-Z Indonesian Words Words and Its Meaning
- Untranslatable Indonesian Words with No English Equivalent