Here a list of what I consider the most useful words in Bahasa Indonesia. Those you have to memorize first when you start learning this language.
I’ve used large parts of this vocabulary list in the series of articles I wrote about Bahasa Indonesia for beginners. You can find those articles here.
I use some personnal abreviations or notations to help you have the right pronounciation. I explained it in this article.
Essential words
- Orang : people
- Anak : child
- Hal : thing
- Ya : yes
- Tida(k) : no
- Bagus : good
- Terima kasih (inf. makasih) : thank you
- Teman : friend
- Rumah : house
- Tas : bag
- Baju : cloth
- Harga : price
- Gedung : building
- Cowok : guy
- Cewek : girl
- Pacar : boy/girlfriend
Verbs
- Ada : have / there is
- Ambil : take
- Dapat : get
- Pergi : go
- Mau : want
- Bisa : can
- Boleh : may
- Bawa : bring
- Butuh : need
- Kasih : give
- Jadi : become
- Tidak jadi : cancel
- Bantu : help
- Rasa : feel
- Cari : look for
- Beli : buy
- Main : play
- Tidur : sleep
- Tau : know
- Pulang : go home
- Ketemu : meet
- Hilang : loose
- Tanya : ask (a question)
- Minta : ask (for something)
- Suka : like
- Tarau : put
- Jalan : go (by walking)
- Naik : ride (lit. rise).
- Turun : get off (lit. go down)
- Berhenti : stop
- Ikut : join / follow
- Tunggu : wait
Conjunctions and adverbs
- Dan : and
- Atau : or
- Dengen / sama : with
- Tetapi (inf. tapi) : but
- Kalau : if
- Juga : also
- Ini : this
- Itu : that
- Sini : here
- Situ : there
- Banya(k) : a lot
- Sedikit : few
- Mungkin : maybe
- Semua : all
- Lebih : more
- Kurang : less
- Nanti : after
- Kemarin : yesterday
- Besok : tomorrow
- Masih : still
- Belum : not yet
Adjectives
- Besar : large
- Kecil : small
- Bagus : good
- Tidak bagus : bad
- Cape(k) : tired
- Takut : afraid
- Senang : happy
- Sedih : sad
- Jauh : far
- Dekat : close
- Marah : angry
- Benar : right
- Salah : wrong / faulty
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