In this article, I posted a list of the most useful words in Indonesian, those you have to learn first when you start learning this language.
I will draw as much as possible from this list to create the exemples used in my first Indonesian lessons.
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
CONJUNCTION AND ADVERBS
- Dan : and
- Atau : or
- Dengen / sama : with
- Tetapi (inf. tapi) : but
- 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
- Kalau : if
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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