Work & education
Jobs, school and study words for beginners.
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Jobs, school and study words for beginners. Below you'll find all 32 words in Bahasa Indonesia with the English translation. Where Bahasa Melayu uses a different word (14 of them), the Malaysian equivalent is shown too. Click 🔊 to listen to the pronunciation.
| 🇮🇩 Indonesian | 🇲🇾 Malay | English | Level | Actions: pronunciation, favourites, Interval Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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