Everyday verbs

The verbs you use most: to eat, to go, to want, to have.

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Word list: Everyday verbs

The verbs you use most: to eat, to go, to want, to have. Below you'll find all 32 words in Bahasa Indonesia with the English translation. Where Bahasa Melayu uses a different word (12 of them), the Malaysian equivalent is shown too. Click 🔊 to listen to the pronunciation.

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🇮🇩 Indonesian	🇲🇾 Malay	English	Level
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

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