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Greetings & politeness 31 Pronouns & question words 31 Numbers & quantities 31 Time & calendar 31 Family & people 31 Body & health 31 Food & drink 31 Home & daily life 31 Clothing & shopping 25 Travel & transport 31 Place & direction 31 Nature & weather 26 Animals 20 Work & education 32 Everyday verbs 32 Adjectives 32 Adverbs, conjunctions & particles 32 Emotions & character 26 Colours & shapes 15

Word list: Beginner words

The 550 words you need first: greetings, numbers, food, travel and everyday verbs. Below you'll find all 550 words in Bahasa Indonesia with the English translation. Where Bahasa Melayu uses a different word (161 of them), the Malaysian equivalent is shown too. Click 🔊 to listen to the pronunciation.

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🇮🇩 Indonesian	🇲🇾 Malay	English	Level
halo	helo	hello	Beginner
selamat pagi	= same	good morning	Beginner
selamat siang	selamat tengah hari	good afternoon (midday)	Beginner
selamat sore	selamat petang	good afternoon (late)	Beginner
selamat malam	= same	good evening / good night	Beginner
selamat tidur	selamat malam	good night (sleep well)	Beginner
selamat datang	= same	welcome	Beginner
selamat jalan	= same	goodbye (to the one leaving)	Beginner
selamat tinggal	= same	goodbye (to the one staying)	Beginner
sampai jumpa	jumpa lagi	see you	Beginner
terima kasih	= same	thank you	Beginner
sama-sama	= same	you're welcome	Beginner
maaf	= same	sorry	Beginner
permisi	maafkan saya / tumpang lalu	excuse me	Beginner
tolong	= same	please (asking for help) / to help	Beginner
silakan	sila	please (go ahead)	Beginner
ya	= same	yes	Beginner
tidak	= same	no / not	Beginner
bukan	= same	not (for nouns)	Beginner
apa kabar	apa khabar	how are you	Beginner
kabar	khabar	news	Beginner
nama	= same	name	Beginner
kenal	= same	to know (a person)	Beginner
berkenalan	= same	to get acquainted	Beginner
ibu	= same	Mrs. / mother	Beginner
bapak	encik / bapa	Mr. / father	Beginner
mas	abang	older brother (form of address, Java)	Beginner
mbak	kak	older sister (form of address, Java)	Beginner
selamat	tahniah / selamat	congratulations / safe	Beginner
ulang tahun	hari jadi / hari lahir	birthday	Beginner
hati-hati	= same	be careful	Beginner
saya	= same	I / me (formal)	Beginner
aku	= same	I / me (informal)	Beginner
kamu	= same	you (informal)	Beginner
Anda	anda	you (formal)	Beginner
dia	= same	he / she	Beginner
ia	= same	he / she	Beginner
kami	= same	we (exclusive)	Beginner
kita	= same	we (inclusive)	Beginner
mereka	= same	they	Beginner
kalian	kamu semua / kalian	you (plural)	Beginner
beliau	= same	he / she (respectful)	Beginner
ini	= same	this	Beginner
itu	= same	that	Beginner
sini	= same	here	Beginner
situ	= same	there	Beginner
sana	= same	over there	Beginner
apa	= same	what	Beginner
siapa	= same	who	Beginner
di mana	= same	where	Beginner
ke mana	= same	where to	Beginner
dari mana	= same	where from	Beginner
kapan	bila	when	Beginner
mengapa	mengapa / kenapa	why	Beginner
kenapa	= same	why (informal)	Beginner
bagaimana	= same	how	Beginner
berapa	= same	how many / how much	Beginner
yang mana	= same	which one	Beginner
-nya	= same	his / her / its / the (suffix)	Beginner
-ku	= same	my (suffix)	Beginner
-mu	= same	your (suffix)	Beginner
sendiri	= same	self / alone	Beginner
nol	kosong / sifar	zero	Beginner
satu	= same	one	Beginner
dua	= same	two	Beginner
tiga	= same	three	Beginner
empat	= same	four	Beginner
lima	= same	five	Beginner
enam	= same	six	Beginner
tujuh	= same	seven	Beginner
delapan	lapan	eight	Beginner
sembilan	= same	nine	Beginner
sepuluh	= same	ten	Beginner
sebelas	= same	eleven	Beginner
dua belas	= same	twelve	Beginner
dua puluh	= same	twenty	Beginner
tiga puluh	= same	thirty	Beginner
seratus	= same	one hundred	Beginner
seribu	= same	one thousand	Beginner
sejuta	= same	one million	Beginner
pertama	= same	first	Beginner
kedua	= same	second	Beginner
ketiga	= same	third	Beginner
terakhir	= same	last	Beginner
setengah	setengah / separuh	half	Beginner
nomor	nombor	number	Beginner
angka	= same	figure / digit	Beginner
jumlah	= same	amount / total	Beginner
harga	= same	price	Beginner
mahal	= same	expensive	Beginner
murah	= same	cheap	Beginner
uang	wang / duit	money	Beginner
rupiah	ringgit	rupiah (currency)	Beginner
waktu	= same	time	Beginner
jam	= same	hour / clock / o'clock	Beginner
menit	minit	minute	Beginner
detik	saat	second	Beginner
hari	= same	day	Beginner
minggu	= same	week	Beginner
bulan	= same	month / moon	Beginner
tahun	= same	year	Beginner
pagi	= same	morning	Beginner
siang	tengah hari	midday	Beginner
sore	petang	late afternoon	Beginner
malam	= same	night	Beginner
sekarang	= same	now	Beginner
nanti	= same	later	Beginner
tadi	= same	earlier (just now)	Beginner
kemarin	semalam / kelmarin	yesterday	Beginner
besok	esok	tomorrow	Beginner
lusa	= same	the day after tomorrow	Beginner
hari ini	= same	today	Beginner
sudah	= same	already	Beginner
belum	= same	not yet	Beginner
masih	= same	still	Beginner
selalu	= same	always	Beginner
sering	= same	often	Beginner
kadang-kadang	kadang-kala	sometimes	Beginner
jarang	= same	rarely	Beginner
tidak pernah	= same	never	Beginner
pernah	= same	ever / once	Beginner
lagi	= same	again / currently	Beginner
dulu	dahulu / dulu	before / formerly	Beginner
sebelum	= same	before	Beginner
orang	= same	person / people	Beginner
keluarga	= same	family	Beginner
ayah	ayah / bapa	father	Beginner
anak	= same	child	Beginner
suami	= same	husband	Beginner
istri	isteri	wife	Beginner
kakak	= same / abang	older sibling	Beginner
adik	= same	younger sibling	Beginner
kakek	datuk / atuk	grandfather	Beginner
nenek	= same	grandmother	Beginner
paman	pak cik	uncle	Beginner
bibi	mak cik	aunt	Beginner
sepupu	= same	cousin	Beginner
teman	kawan / rakan	friend	Beginner
sahabat	= same	close friend	Beginner
laki-laki	lelaki	male / man	Beginner
perempuan	= same	female / woman	Beginner
pria	lelaki	man	Beginner
wanita	wanita / perempuan	woman	Beginner
bayi	= same	baby	Beginner
remaja	= same	teenager	Beginner
dewasa	= same	adult	Beginner
tua	= same	old (people)	Beginner
muda	= same	young	Beginner
tuan	= same	sir / master	Beginner
nyonya	puan	madam	Beginner
tetangga	jiran	neighbour	Beginner
tamu	tetamu	guest	Beginner
orang tua	ibu bapa	parents	Beginner
saudara	= same	sibling / relative	Beginner
menikah	berkahwin	to marry	Beginner
badan	= same	body	Beginner
tubuh	= same	body	Beginner
kepala	= same	head	Beginner
rambut	= same	hair	Beginner
muka	= same	face	Beginner
wajah	= same	face	Beginner
mata	= same	eye	Beginner
hidung	= same	nose	Beginner
mulut	= same	mouth	Beginner
telinga	= same	ear	Beginner
gigi	= same	tooth	Beginner
leher	= same	neck	Beginner
tangan	= same	hand / arm	Beginner
kaki	= same	foot / leg	Beginner
jari	= same	finger / toe	Beginner
perut	= same	stomach	Beginner
punggung	= same	back	Beginner
jantung	= same	heart	Beginner
darah	= same	blood	Beginner
kulit	= same	skin	Beginner
sakit	= same	sick / painful	Beginner
sehat	sihat	healthy	Beginner
dokter	doktor	doctor	Beginner
rumah sakit	hospital	hospital	Beginner
obat	ubat	medicine	Beginner
apotek	farmasi	pharmacy	Beginner
demam	= same	fever	Beginner
flu	selesema	cold / flu	Beginner
pusing	pening	dizzy / headache	Beginner
lelah	letih / penat	tired	Beginner
capek	penat	tired (informal)	Beginner
makan	= same	to eat	Beginner
minum	= same	to drink	Beginner
makanan	= same	food	Beginner
minuman	= same	drink	Beginner
nasi	= same	cooked rice	Beginner
beras	= same	uncooked rice	Beginner
mie	mi	noodles	Beginner
roti	= same	bread	Beginner
telur	= same	egg	Beginner
ayam	= same	chicken	Beginner
daging	= same	meat	Beginner
sapi	lembu	beef / cow	Beginner
ikan	= same	fish	Beginner
udang	= same	shrimp	Beginner
sayur	= same	vegetable	Beginner
buah	= same	fruit	Beginner
pisang	= same	banana	Beginner
mangga	= same	mango	Beginner
jeruk	oren / limau	orange / citrus	Beginner
apel	epal	apple	Beginner
kelapa	= same	coconut	Beginner
air	= same	water	Beginner
teh	= same	tea	Beginner
kopi	= same	coffee	Beginner
susu	= same	milk	Beginner
jus	= same	juice	Beginner
es	ais	ice	Beginner
gula	= same	sugar	Beginner
garam	= same	salt	Beginner
pedas	= same	spicy	Beginner
manis	= same	sweet	Beginner
rumah	= same	house	Beginner
kamar	bilik	room	Beginner
kamar tidur	bilik tidur	bedroom	Beginner
kamar mandi	bilik air / bilik mandi	bathroom	Beginner
dapur	= same	kitchen	Beginner
ruang tamu	= same	living room	Beginner
pintu	= same	door	Beginner
jendela	= same	window	Beginner
lantai	lantai / tingkat	floor	Beginner
atap	= same	roof	Beginner
meja	= same	table	Beginner
kursi	= same	chair	Beginner
tempat tidur	= same	bed	Beginner
lemari	almari	cupboard / wardrobe	Beginner
lampu	= same	lamp / light	Beginner
kunci	= same	key	Beginner
tas	beg	bag	Beginner
buku	= same	book	Beginner
pulpen	pen	pen	Beginner
kertas	= same	paper	Beginner
telepon	telefon	telephone / to call	Beginner
hp	telefon bimbit	mobile phone	Beginner
komputer	= same	computer	Beginner
televisi	televisyen	television	Beginner
radio	= same	radio	Beginner
jam tangan	= same	watch	Beginner
kacamata	cermin mata	glasses	Beginner
sabun	= same	soap	Beginner
handuk	tuala	towel	Beginner
sikat gigi	berus gigi	toothbrush	Beginner
toilet	tandas	toilet	Beginner
baju	= same	clothes / shirt	Beginner
kemeja	= same	shirt (formal)	Beginner
kaos	baju-T / t-shirt	T-shirt	Beginner
celana	seluar	trousers	Beginner
rok	skirt	skirt	Beginner
sepatu	kasut	shoes	Beginner
sandal	selipar	sandals	Beginner
topi	= same	hat	Beginner
jaket	= same	jacket	Beginner
kain	= same	cloth	Beginner
pakaian	= same	clothing	Beginner
pakai	= same	to wear / use	Beginner
beli	= same	to buy	Beginner
jual	= same	to sell	Beginner
toko	kedai	shop	Beginner
pasar	= same	market	Beginner
mal	pusat membeli-belah	mall	Beginner
belanja	membeli-belah	to shop	Beginner
tawar	= same	to bargain	Beginner
ukuran	saiz	size	Beginner
besar	= same	big	Beginner
kecil	= same	small	Beginner
warna	= same	colour	Beginner
bagus	bagus / elok	good / nice	Beginner
jelek	hodoh / buruk	ugly / bad	Beginner
jalan	= same	road / street / to walk	Beginner
jalan-jalan	jalan-jalan / bersiar-siar	to go for a walk / stroll	Beginner
pergi	= same	to go	Beginner
datang	= same	to come	Beginner
pulang	pulang / balik	to go home	Beginner
sampai	sampai / tiba	to arrive / until	Beginner
berangkat	bertolak / berangkat	to depart	Beginner
naik	= same	to ride / go up	Beginner
turun	= same	to get off / go down	Beginner
mobil	kereta	car	Beginner
motor	motosikal	motorcycle	Beginner
sepeda	basikal	bicycle	Beginner
bus	bas	bus	Beginner
kereta	kereta api	train	Beginner
pesawat	kapal terbang / pesawat	aeroplane	Beginner
kapal	= same	ship	Beginner
taksi	teksi	taxi	Beginner
ojek	= same	motorcycle taxi	Beginner
bandara	lapangan terbang	airport	Beginner
stasiun	stesen	station	Beginner
terminal	terminal / stesen bas	bus terminal	Beginner
pelabuhan	= same	harbour	Beginner
tiket	= same	ticket	Beginner
hotel	= same	hotel	Beginner
penginapan	= same	lodging	Beginner
peta	= same	map	Beginner
liburan	cuti / percutian	holiday	Beginner
wisata	pelancongan	tourism	Beginner
pantai	= same	beach	Beginner
gunung	= same	mountain	Beginner
kota	bandar	city	Beginner
di	= same	in / at / on	Beginner
ke	= same	to	Beginner
dari	= same	from	Beginner
atas	= same	above / top	Beginner
bawah	= same	below / under	Beginner
depan	= same	front	Beginner
belakang	= same	back / behind	Beginner
samping	= same	beside	Beginner
dalam	= same	inside / in	Beginner
luar	= same	outside	Beginner
antara	= same	between	Beginner
tengah	= same	middle	Beginner
sebelah	= same	next to / side	Beginner
utara	= same	north	Beginner
selatan	= same	south	Beginner
timur	= same	east	Beginner
barat	= same	west	Beginner
tempat	= same	place	Beginner
sekolah	= same	school	Beginner
kantor	pejabat	office	Beginner
bank	= same	bank	Beginner
kantor pos	pejabat pos	post office	Beginner
masjid	= same	mosque	Beginner
gereja	= same	church	Beginner
pura	kuil Hindu	Hindu temple	Beginner
taman	= same	park / garden	Beginner
jembatan	= same	bridge	Beginner
sungai	= same	river	Beginner
laut	= same	sea	Beginner
danau	tasik	lake	Beginner
hutan	= same	forest	Beginner
cuaca	= same	weather	Beginner
hujan	= same	rain	Beginner
panas	= same	hot	Beginner
dingin	= same	cold	Beginner
hangat	= same	warm	Beginner
sejuk	sejuk / nyaman	cool	Beginner
angin	= same	wind	Beginner
awan	= same	cloud	Beginner
matahari	= same	sun	Beginner
bintang	= same	star	Beginner
langit	= same	sky	Beginner
bumi	= same	earth	Beginner
tanah	= same	land / soil	Beginner
batu	= same	stone	Beginner
pasir	= same	sand	Beginner
pohon	= same	tree	Beginner
bunga	= same	flower	Beginner
daun	= same	leaf	Beginner
rumput	= same	grass	Beginner
api	= same	fire	Beginner
asap	= same	smoke	Beginner
banjir	= same	flood	Beginner
gempa	gempa bumi	earthquake	Beginner
musim	= same	season	Beginner
musim hujan	musim hujan / musim tengkujuh	rainy season	Beginner
musim kemarau	musim kering / kemarau	dry season	Beginner
binatang	= same	animal	Beginner
hewan	haiwan	animal	Beginner
anjing	= same	dog	Beginner
kucing	= same	cat	Beginner
burung	= same	bird	Beginner
kambing	= same	goat	Beginner
babi	= same	pig	Beginner
kuda	= same	horse	Beginner
kerbau	= same	buffalo	Beginner
monyet	= same	monkey	Beginner
ular	= same	snake	Beginner
tikus	= same	mouse / rat	Beginner
nyamuk	= same	mosquito	Beginner
lalat	= same	fly	Beginner
semut	= same	ant	Beginner
gajah	= same	elephant	Beginner
harimau	= same	tiger	Beginner
buaya	= same	crocodile	Beginner
kupu-kupu	rama-rama	butterfly	Beginner
katak	= same	frog	Beginner
kerja	= same	to work / work	Beginner
bekerja	= same	to work	Beginner
pekerjaan	= same	job / work	Beginner
belajar	= same	to study / learn	Beginner
mengajar	= same	to teach	Beginner
guru	guru / cikgu	teacher	Beginner
murid	= same	pupil	Beginner
siswa	pelajar	student (school)	Beginner
mahasiswa	mahasiswa / pelajar universiti	university student	Beginner
kelas	kelas / darjah	class	Beginner
pelajaran	= same	lesson	Beginner
bahasa	= same	language	Beginner
kata	= same	word	Beginner
kalimat	ayat	sentence	Beginner
tulis	= same	to write	Beginner
baca	= same	to read	Beginner
dengar	= same	to hear / listen	Beginner
bicara	cakap / bercakap	to speak	Beginner
mengerti	faham / mengerti	to understand	Beginner
paham	faham	to understand	Beginner
tahu	= same	to know	Beginner
lupa	= same	to forget	Beginner
ingat	= same	to remember	Beginner
tanya	= same	to ask	Beginner
jawab	= same	to answer	Beginner
ujian	peperiksaan / ujian	exam	Beginner
universitas	universiti	university	Beginner
kampus	= same	campus	Beginner
pegawai	pegawai / kakitangan	employee	Beginner
bos	bos / majikan	boss	Beginner
polisi	polis	police	Beginner
sopir	pemandu	driver	Beginner
buat	= same	to make / do	Beginner
lakukan	= same	to do	Beginner
ambil	= same	to take	Beginner
kasih	bagi / beri	to give (informal)	Beginner
beri	= same	to give	Beginner
bawa	= same	to bring / carry	Beginner
buka	= same	to open	Beginner
tutup	= same	to close	Beginner
lihat	lihat / tengok	to see	Beginner
nonton	tengok / menonton	to watch	Beginner
main	= same	to play	Beginner
duduk	= same	to sit	Beginner
berdiri	= same	to stand	Beginner
lari	= same	to run	Beginner
berenang	= same	to swim	Beginner
cuci	cuci / basuh	to wash	Beginner
masuk	= same	to enter	Beginner
keluar	= same	to go out	Beginner
mulai	= same	to start	Beginner
selesai	= same	finished	Beginner
coba	cuba	to try	Beginner
cari	= same	to look for	Beginner
bertemu	berjumpa / bertemu	to meet	Beginner
kirim	hantar / kirim	to send	Beginner
terima	= same	to receive	Beginner
punya	ada / punya	to have	Beginner
perlu	= same	to need	Beginner
butuh	perlu	to need	Beginner
harus	mesti / harus	must	Beginner
bantu	tolong / bantu	to help	Beginner
istirahat	rehat	to rest	Beginner
menjadi	= same	to become	Beginner
baik	= same	good / fine	Beginner
buruk	buruk / teruk	bad	Beginner
panjang	= same	long	Beginner
pendek	= same	short	Beginner
tinggi	= same	tall / high	Beginner
rendah	= same	low	Beginner
tebal	= same	thick	Beginner
tipis	= same	thin	Beginner
berat	= same	heavy	Beginner
ringan	= same	light (weight)	Beginner
kuat	= same	strong	Beginner
lemah	= same	weak	Beginner
cantik	= same	beautiful	Beginner
tampan	kacak	handsome	Beginner
gemuk	= same	fat	Beginner
kurus	= same	thin (people)	Beginner
penuh	= same	full	Beginner
kosong	= same	empty	Beginner
mudah	mudah / senang	easy	Beginner
sulit	sukar / susah	difficult	Beginner
susah	= same	hard / difficult	Beginner
benar	betul / benar	correct / true	Beginner
salah	= same	wrong	Beginner
ramai	ramai / sesak	crowded / busy	Beginner
sepi	sunyi	quiet / empty	Beginner
keras	= same	hard / loud	Beginner
lembut	= same	soft / gentle	Beginner
terang	terang / cerah	bright	Beginner
gelap	= same	dark	Beginner
basah	= same	wet	Beginner
kering	= same	dry	Beginner
beda	beza	different	Beginner
dan	= same	and	Beginner
atau	= same	or	Beginner
tetapi	= same	but	Beginner
tapi	= same	but (informal)	Beginner
karena	kerana	because	Beginner
jadi	= same	so / therefore	Beginner
kalau	= same	if / when	Beginner
jika	= same	if	Beginner
supaya	= same	so that	Beginner
agar	= same	so that	Beginner
dengan	= same	with	Beginner
untuk	= same	for / in order to	Beginner
tentang	= same	about	Beginner
juga	= same	also	Beginner
saja	sahaja / saja	just / only	Beginner
hanya	= same	only	Beginner
sangat	= same	very	Beginner
sekali	sekali / sangat	very / once	Beginner
terlalu	= same	too (excessive)	Beginner
kurang	= same	less / not enough	Beginner
lebih	= same	more	Beginner
paling	= same	most	Beginner
agak	= same	rather / somewhat	Beginner
mungkin	= same	maybe	Beginner
pasti	= same	certainly	Beginner
tentu	= same	of course	Beginner
memang	= same	indeed	Beginner
seperti	= same	like / as	Beginner
kalau begitu	= same	in that case	Beginner
lalu	lalu / kemudian	then	Beginner
kemudian	= same	then / afterwards	Beginner
tetap	= same	still / remain	Beginner
senang	gembira / seronok / senang	happy / pleased	Beginner
sedih	= same	sad	Beginner
marah	= same	angry	Beginner
takut	= same	afraid	Beginner
bosan	= same	bored	Beginner
kaget	terkejut	startled	Beginner
malu	= same	shy / embarrassed	Beginner
bangga	= same	proud	Beginner
cinta	= same	love	Beginner
sayang	= same	dear / to love	Beginner
benci	= same	to hate	Beginner
rindu	= same	to miss (someone)	Beginner
kangen	rindu	to miss (informal)	Beginner
ramah	ramah / peramah	friendly	Beginner
sopan	= same	polite	Beginner
baik hati	= same	kind-hearted	Beginner
pintar	pandai / bijak	smart	Beginner
bodoh	= same	stupid	Beginner
rajin	= same	diligent	Beginner
malas	= same	lazy	Beginner
sabar	= same	patient	Beginner
jujur	= same	honest	Beginner
berani	= same	brave	Beginner
tenang	= same	calm	Beginner
sibuk	= same	busy	Beginner
santai	= same	relaxed	Beginner
merah	= same	red	Beginner
biru	= same	blue	Beginner
kuning	= same	yellow	Beginner
hijau	= same	green	Beginner
hitam	= same	black	Beginner
putih	= same	white	Beginner
cokelat	coklat / perang	brown / chocolate	Beginner
abu-abu	kelabu	grey	Beginner
ungu	= same	purple	Beginner
oranye	jingga / oren	orange (colour)	Beginner
merah muda	merah jambu	pink	Beginner
bulat	= same	round	Beginner
persegi	segi empat	square	Beginner
garis	= same	line	Beginner
bentuk	= same	shape	Beginner

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