The Indonesian Way

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The Indonesian Way
The Indonesian Way
Kosakata – Wordlist
George Quinn & Uli Kozok
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Wordlist
Wordlist for Module 1
J
The smiley face indicates words that are part of the colloquial speech. Please note that
these words are frequently used in casual speech, but never in formal speech or in writing.
é
The Indonesian spelling system is to a large extent phonetic. Words are pronounced as
they are written and each grapheme (letter) by and large represents one phoneme (sound). Only
the letter /e/ represents two different sounds: In most words (such as kenal, selamat, terima) the e
stands for what linguists call the schwa. The schwa is the vowel sound in many lightly pronounced unaccented syllables in words of more than one syllable. It is sometimes signified by the
pronunciation “uh” or symbolised by an upside-down rotated e. In English the schwa sound can
be represented by any vowel letter. In most dialects, for example, the schwa sound is found in the
following words: The /a/ is schwa in adept; the /e/ is schwa in synthesis; the /i/ is schwa in decimal; the /o/ is schwa in harmony; the /u/ is schwa in medium, and the /y/ is schwa in syringe. In Indonesian the schwa is indicated by one letter only: /e/.
However, the letter /e/ is also used to represent an accentuated e-sound. Some English words of
French origin mark this sound with an accent: résumé, sauté. When the letter /e/ is pronounced as
the é in sauté, then it is indicated by an accentuated /e/: é. Note that the accent is only used as
an aid in this wordlist. You will not find it in texts written in Indonesian. Soré is always written sore.
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Many Indonesian words have affixes in the form of prefixes, suffixes, or circumfixes attached to the root word. When a word contains an affix, the root word is given in parentheses preceded by a dot, e.g. “(•kenal)”.
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Lesson 01
Anda

you
apa

what
apa kabar?

how are you?
baik-baik saja

fine/good (when answering the question “How are you?”)
biasa

usual, ordinary, normal
Bu
Ma'am, Mrs.
duduk

to sit, to sit down
kenalkan (•kenal)

this is... (when you are introducing someone); allow me to
introduce...
makan

to eat
malam

night, good night
masuk

to go in, to come in, to enter
minum

to drink
nama

(someone’s) name; the name (of something)
pagi; selamat pagi

morning, good morning
Wordlist
Pak
Sir, Mr.
saya

I, me
saja

just, only
selamat

safe from trouble; Also: congratulations!
siapa

who; Also: “what” in the sentence “What is your name?”
siang; selamat siang

afternoon, late morning to mid afternoon; Good day
silakan

please (go ahead and...)
soré; selamat sore

late afternoon, late afternoon to early evening; Good afternoon
terima kasih

thank you
Amérika Serikat

The United States of America
Arab Saudi

Saudi Arabia
Belanda

The Netherlands, Holland
berasal (•asal); Anda berasal dari
mana?

to originally come (from), to originate (from); Where do you
come from?
Cina

China
dan

and
dari

from
dari mana

from where
dari sini

from here
Filipina

The Philippines
Inggris

English, Britain
ini

this
Italia

Italy
jauh

a long way away, distant
Jepang

Japan
Jérman

Germany
maaf

sorry, I apologise
Mesir

Egypt
O begitu

I see, I understand
Perancis

France
Rusia

Russia
Selandia Baru

New Zealand
Singapura

Singapore
saya kira

I thought (that ...), I was under the impression
tidak

no, not (negating a verb, adjective or preposition.)
Yunani

Greece
Lesson 02

Lesson 03
Bu

Mrs., madam (a title & term of address)
Wordlist
gedung

a building
geréja

a church
kantor

an office
ke mana; Mau ke mana?

to where; Where are you going?
mau

to want (to do something), to want (something)
mari

good bye
mesjid

(also: masjid) a mosque
pabrik

a factory
Pak

Mr., Sir (a title & term of address)
pasar

a market
réstoran

a restaurant
rumah

a house
rumah sakit

a hospital
sakit

sick, ill
sekolah

a school
toko

a shop

Lesson 04
air

water
akan

will, going to (the word that marks an event that will happen in
the future)
aku
J
I, me (informal when talking to close friends, spouse, etc.)
apakah; Informally simply: apa

The word that begins a sentence/clause when you want to ask
a “yes/no” question Are you from Bali?
ayam

a chicken, chicken (meat)
bisa

can, able to
daging

meat
dapat

can, able to
di

at, in, on
ikan

fish
kamu
J
you (informal when talking to small children, close friends,
spouse, etc.)
kepingin
J
want (to), wish (to) (informal); also: péngén, pengin & kepéngin
kopi

coffee
nasi

rice (cooked, ready to eat)
nggak
J
no, not (informal)
pisang

a banana
roti

bread, a loaf of bread. Also often: a bun, a biscuit, a bread roll
rumah makan

restaurant
suka

to like (someone or something), to like (doing something)
susu

milk
tahu

tofu, soybean curd
Wordlist
téh

tea
témpé

tempeh (fermented soybean product)
telur

an egg
tinggal

to live (in a certain place), to stay, to remain

Lesson 05
air jeruk

orange juice
atau

or
ayam goréng

fried chicken
bioskop

cinema, movie theatre
bir

beer
buah

fruit
coklat

chocolate, brown in colour
di sana

there, over there
durian

durian (a large, egg-shaped, green fruit with a hard, spiky skin
and a strong odour)
hotel

a hotel
juga

also
kantor pos

post office
kentang

potato
mal

a shopping mall
nasi goréng

fried rice
pasar swalayan

a supermarket
términal bus

bus terminal
tetapi

but
universitas

university
warnét

an internet cafe (from warung internet)
warung

a small streetside eatery, a small footpath shop or stall

Lesson 06
administrasi; gedung administrasi

administration; the administration building
bank

a bank (i.e. a financial institution)
buku; toko buku

a book; a book shop
di antara

between, among
di dekat

near
di depan

in front of (sometimes opposite)
di belakang

behind, at the rear of, in back of
di mana

where at
di samping

beside, side-by-side (with), next to, in addition to
kampus; kampus universitas

a/the campus; a/the university campus
kota

a city, a town
Wordlist
jalan

a street, a road
imigrasi; kantor imigrasi

immigration, the immigration office
nasional; Universitas Nasional

national; The National University
pemerintah (•perintah); kantor
pemerintah

the government; a government office
perpustakaan (•pustaka);
perpustakaan pusat

a library; the central library
polisi; kantor polisi

the police, a police officer; a/the police station
pusat

the centre

Lesson 07
ada

there is, there are
dekat; dekat sini

nearby, close by; near here
-mu; rumahmu
J
your (informal); your house
-ku; kantorku
J
my (informal); my office
tahu; saya tidak tahu

to know; I don’t know
tau; aku nggak tau
J
to know; I don’t know (informal for tahu)
itu; saya minta itu

that; please give me that
iya
yes (emphatic)
Lesson 8
angkot

short for angkutan kota, city transport, usually a mini bus
bécak

a three-wheeled pedicab
bémo

a three-wheeled taxicab
berjalan (•jalan); berjalan kaki

to go, to move forward, to walk
bus

a bus
bis
J
a bus
datang

to come
dari sana

(from) there (suggesting movement away from a place far from
the speaker or listener)
di sini

here
sini!

Here, Come here! (suggesting movement towards the speaker)
dokar

a horse-drawn two-wheeled gig
harus

must, have to
kaki

a leg, foot
kapal

a ship
katanya

I heard that..., they say..., people say that...
ke sini

(to) here (suggesting movement towards the speaker)
ke sana; sana!

(to) there (suggesting movement towards a place far from the
speaker or listener); Off you go!
kembali

to go back, to come back, to return
keréta api

a train
Wordlist
mobil

a car
naik; naik mobil

by (when talking about a mode of transport), to get aboard, to
go upwards, to ascend; by car
pergi

to go
pesawat terbang

an aeroplane
sepéda

a bicycle
sepéda motor

a motorbike
taksi

a taxi

Lesson 09
bagus

excellent, impressive, great, terrific, really good
baru

new
bersih

clean
buah-buahan

fruits; many and varied fruits
besar

big
cepat

fast, quick
énak

good (to eat), tasty, delicious
indah

beautiful; fine; lovely; precious; picturesque; scenic
jagung

corn, maize
kecil

small
kosong

empty
kotor

dirty
mahal

expensive
makanan (•makan)

food
manis

sweet
menyenangkan (•senang)

pleasant, nice, enjoyable
minuman (•minum)

a drink
murah

cheap, inexpensive
penuh

full
ramai

crowded, full of people, bustling, noisy

Lesson 10
bagaimana

how? what is ... like?
belajar (•ajar); Saya belajar bahasa
Indonesia

to study, to study/learn something; I learn Indonesian
cukup; cukup baik

quite, pretty (adverb); quite good, pretty good
sekali; murah sekali

very; very cheap

Lesson 11
biasanya

usually
bukan; Itu bukan kantor saya.

no, not (when negating a noun); That’s not my office.
Wordlist
dingin

cold
jelék

ugly, bad, of poor quality/workmanship
kurang

less, not so much, not enough, not ____ enough, not really ____
lambat

slow
orang

a person, a man/ a woman
negara

a country
negeri Belanda
The Netherlands
pahit

bitter
panas

hot; very warm
pedas

spicy (“hot”)
yang

which, who (when used as relative pronouns, not questionwords), that (relative pronoun)

Lesson 12
Apakah Anda mau?

Would you like (something)? Would you like to (do something)?
Do you want to...?
baik

good, fine, very well (indicating understanding of, and
agreement with, what has been said to you)
dengan

together with
goréng; ikan goreng

fried; fried fish
jawaban (•jawab)

an answer
minta; saya minta

to ask for something, to request; Would you please give me...
pertanyaan (•tanya)

a question
rambutan (•rambut)

rambutan (a fruit), (a small, round reddish fruit with hair-like
growth on its skin)
satai

satay, kebabs (meat roasted on skewers); also saté
sama
J
with, together with (in informal usage)
traktir

to pay for someone, to “shout” someone
wah!

oh! (an exclamation of surprise, admiration etc.)

Lesson 13
berjalan-jalan (•jalan); informally:
jalan-jalan

to go for a walk/stroll, to wander about, to travel around
bagaimana kalau

what about (doing something), what if (I/we/you do something)
bahasa

language
bahasa Indonesia; belajar bahasa
Indonesia

Indonesian (i.e. the national language of Indonesia), to study
Indonesian
baiklah

okay, fine, very well
boléh

may, can. In reply to a question: Sure! No problem! Great!
kalau

if
keluar

to go out, to come out, to emerge, to exit
nanti; nanti malam

shortly, presently, a little later; tonight, later tonight
Wordlist
tidak apa-apa

Lesson 14

that’s fine, no problem, no worries
asrama

a dormitory, a hall of residence
bahasa Inggris

English (the language)
bahasa Cina

Chinese (the language); also: bahasa Tionghoa
bapak; Bapak Presiden

a father, Mr (followed by a surname), a respectful title for male
office-holders; Mr President
bélok; belok kanan, belok kiri

bend, curve, turn; (to make ) a right turn; (to make ) a left turn
dosén

university lecturer, professor
fakultas

a faculty
ilmu

a science, esoteric knowledge
ilmu bumi

geography; also: geografi
ilmu ékonomi

economics
ilmu kimia

chemistry
ilmu politik

politics
informasi

information
kuliah; Dia kuliah di Universitas
Indonesia; Maaf, saya harus kuliah
nanti.

a lecture (in a university course); to study at a university; to
attend a lecture; to go to a lecture; She is studying at the
University of Indonesia; Sorry, I’ve got to go to a lecture shortly.
ruang kuliah

a lecture theatre
mahasiswa

a university student
matématika

mathematics
numpang tanya

May I ask you a question?
pertama

the first
réktor

the chief executive of a university, a vice-chancellor, the
president of a university
sastra

literature
seberang

other side, place across (the street, river etc)
studi; fakultas studi Asia

the study (of something), studies (in a certain field); The Faculty
of Asian Studies
terus; belajar terus

continue, go on, go straight ahead, keep on going; to keep on
learning
toko buku

a book shop
toko roti

a bread shop, a pastry shop, a bakery

Lesson 15
banyak

a lot (of), many, much
bermacam-macam (•macam)

all sorts (of), various (kinds of), many different ...
cukup

enough
Éropa

Europe
kamar

a room (especially a room in a house or hotel), a bedroom
lain

other
Wordlist
lama

old (in the sense: of a prior/previous/former time), outdated,
superseded
laut

the sea
tempat

a place, room (i.e. space to put something)
Wordlist
Wordlist for Module 2
Lesson 16
alun-alun

a town common (the grassed central square in Indonesian
towns, especially in Java & Bali)
bupati

the head of a shire or a sub-provincial district
désa

a village, administrative unit at the village level (also in urban
areas).
kampung

a village
kelas

grade/schoolyear; ruang kelas a classroom
kué

a cake
kebun

a garden, a plantation
méja

a table
pésta

a party (a social event where you dance, drink, chat etc.) Also: a
celebratory festival
perahu; perahu layar

a small boat, a traditional Indonesian sailboat, a yacht
pertandingan (•tanding); pertandingan 
sepak bola
a (sports) match; a football (i.e. soccer) match
pulau

an island
sayuran (•sayur)

a vegetable, vegetables
sépak bola

football (soccer)
sungai

a river

Lesson 17
belas; tujuh belas

-teen (the number-word following other number words to form
numbers between eleven and nineteen); seventeen
berapa

how much, how many, what (when asking about a number)
delapan

eight
dua

two
empat

four
enam

six
ibu; Ibu Widya

Mrs (also a title for older unmarried women and unmarried
women with some status); Mrs. Widya
Kartu Tanda Penduduk

an identity card. Abbreviated: KTP
kosong

empty; also: zero, nought
lima

five
nol

zero
Wordlist
nomor; di kamar nomor enam

number (such-and-such), such-and-such a number; in room
number 6
puluh; tiga puluh

the number-word indicating multiples of ten; thirty
satu

one
se-; hanya seorang

(prefix as in seratus) one; just one person
sebelas

eleven
sembilan

nine
sepuluh

ten
tiga

three
tujuh

seven
télépon; berapa nomor telepon...?

a telephone; what is the telephone number of ...?

Lesson 18
jumlah

sum, amount, total, number, quantity
kurang; also: dikurangi

minus (in mathematical calculations)
ratus; seratus

hundred, one hundred
ribu; seribu

thousand, one thousand
rupiah; abbreviated: Rp.

Rupiah (Indonesia’s unit of currency)
sama

the same
sama dengan

equals (in mathematical calculations/formulae)
seribu; seribu lima ratus

one thousand, a thousand; one thousand five hundred
seratus; seratus lima puluh

one hundred, a hundred; a hundred and fifty
tambah

plus (in mathematical calculations)
tanggal

date

Lesson 19
banyak; banyak orang di sini

much, many, there are many..., there is a lot of...; there are
many people here
beberapa

several, some
biro pariwisata

a tourist bureau, a travel agency; also: biro wisata
dalam

in, inside, within; ; also more precisely: di dalam
gambar

a picture
hanya

only
kendaraan

a vehicle
kilométer

kilometre
kira-kira

roughly, about, approximately
macam; semacam

a sort, a kind; a sort of, a kind of
perlu

to need
stasiun; stasiun kereta api

station, a railway station
truk

a truck
Wordlist

Lesson 20
berapa tahun?

how many years
tahun berapa?

what year?
betul

correct, That’s right
berumur (•umur); Adik saya berumur
15 tahun.

to be such-and-such an age, to be so many years old; My
younger brother/sister is 15.
kalau begitu

if that’s the case
lahir

to be born
mulai

to begin, start
pada

on, at, in
présiden

President
sekolah dasar

primary school
tahun

year
umur

age

Lesson 21
ayah

a father, someone’s father
anak

a child, a son/daughter, offspring (singular and plural)
anak-anak
a small child (singular and plural)
adik

a younger brother or sister, someone’s younger sibling
bekerja (•kerja); Saya harus bekerja
keras.

to work, to do work. I’ve got to work hard.
cucu

a grandchild, a grandson, a granddaughter
dia

he, she, him, her; also ia
ibu

a mother, someone’s mother
istri

a wife, someone’s wife
kakak

an older brother or sister, someone’s older sibling
kakék

a grandfather, Grandad
keluarga; dalam keluarga saya...

family, a family; in my family...
laki-laki; anak laki-laki

male, a boy
namanya; Ini anjing saya. Namanya
Mopi.

by the name of..., whose name is..., his/her/its name is...; This is
my dog. I call him Mopi.
nénék

a grandmother, Grandma
-nya

his, her, its
orang tua

parents, someone’s mother and father
pacar

a boyfriend / girlfriend (i.e. a special friend of the opposite sex)
perempuan

female, a woman
punya; Saya tidak punya uang.

to have; I don’t have any money.
saudara

a brother/sister, a sibling, a relative
suami

a husband
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tentang

about, concerning, relating to
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Lesson 22
aja
J
just, only (informal variant of saja)
ama
J
with, together with (informal variant of sama) Also: and (a linkerword connecting a verb with its object in informal speech)
apa; Mobil ini apa mobil itu?
J
or [when you are stressing an “either/or” contrast]
(informal/slangy); This car or that car?
bilang; Siapa bilang?
J
to say (informal/slangy); Who says? / Sez who?
belum; Belum selesai.

not yet; Not yet finished.
cakep
J
pretty, good-looking, “spunky”, “hot” (informal/slangy)
cantik

pretty, beautiful (describing the appearance of girls/women)
dosén

a lecturer (at a university), a professor (i.e. a member of the
teaching faculty at a university)
duit
J
money, “dough” (informal)
gimana; Gimana kabarnya?
J
how, what is ... like? (informal for bagaimana); How’s it going?
(a greeting)
kali
J
maybe, probably (informal variant of barangkali)
kawin; Belum kawin

to get married; not yet married / still single
kerja
J
to work (informal for bekerja)
masih; Masih muda.

still; Still young.
muda

young
ortu
J
parents (slangy abbreviation of orang tua)
sudah; Sudah makan?

already; Have you already had something to eat?
tanggal; Tanggal satu Januari.

such-and-such a date [a marker word in front of a number
indicating the day of the month]; The first of January.
teman

a friend
terkenal

famous
tuh
J
that (informal variant of itu))
tua

old
uang; uang kuliah

money; tuition fees (at university)
udah; Sudah makan?
J
already (informal variant of sudah); Have you already had
something to eat?
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Lesson 23
aduh; Aduh! Sakit!

oh! ouch! (an exclamation of pain, shock or surprise); Ouch!
That hurts!
agama; Agama Islam

a religion, religion (in general); the Islamic religion / Islam
alamat

an address
bantu

to help someone, to assist someone
bersekolah (•sekolah); Saya
bersekolah di Sekolah Menengah
Nurul Islam.

to go to school (i.e. to be enrolled as student at such-and-such
a school); I go to Nurul Islam High School.
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hidup

to be alive, to live
ikut; Siapa yang mau ikut?

to go/come along, to join in, to also do something with others;
Who wants to join?
jadi

so (introducing a comment or conclusion arising from
something said previously in the conversation)
keterangan (•terang); keterangan diri

information, data a statement/declaration (concerning the facts
of a matter); personal details
kembali

you’re welcome (in reply to “thank you”)
lagi; Apa lagi? Siapa lagi?

again, further, extra, more, else; what else? who else?
lama; Sudah lama tinggal di sini?

long (when you are talking about a period of time), a long time;
Have you lived here a long time?
meninggal

to pass away (a polite way of saying “to die”)
permisi; Permisi, boleh saya duduk di 
sini?
excuse me (when you are interrupting, intruding,
inconveniencing someone, or taking your leave); Excuse me,
may I sit here?
Saudara

you, Mr, Mrs, Ms, (formal and egalitarian)
Sekolah Menengah Pertama (SMP)

a middle school, intermediate school
Sekolah Teknik Atas

a senior technical high school
sudah berapa lama?; Sudah berapa
lama Anda di sini?

how long have/has; How long have you been here?
tanda tangan

a signature

Lesson 24
atap

a roof
bagian (•bagi)

a part
bagian depan

the front part
dapur

a kitchen
depan

front (when you are talking about the front part of something),
next (week, month, year)
gudang

a storeroom, a warehouse
halaman

a yard (i.e. a fenced/walled area adjacent to a house/building)
halaman belakang

back yard
jendéla

a window
ruang tamu

reception area (close to the front door and adjacent to the living
room)
ruang keluarga

a living room
kamar tidur

a bedroom
ruang makan

a dining room
kamar mandi

a bathroom
kamar kecil

a toilet (the room), a “comfort room”, restroom
pagar

a fence
pintu

a door, an entrance
pohon

a tree, a shrub
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ruang

space, a space, room, a room
sawah

paddy fields, irrigated rice fields
tamu

a guest, a visitor, a customer (i.e. someone who comes into a
shop/office)
tangga
a flight of stairs, a ladder
untuk

for (i.e. intended for someone or something)
WC

a toilet, “comfort room”, loo, toilet bowl, restroom

Lesson 25
berbelanja (•belanja)

to go shopping, to do the shopping
bercakap-cakap (•cakap)

to chat
berkebun
bermain (•main)
to garden, farm, work in the garden or field

dilakukan (•lakukan)
to play
be done, carried out
ia

she, he (variant of dia)
gaji

wages, salary
kaya

rich
keras

hard
komputer

a computer
mandi

to take a bath/shower
masak

to do the cooking, to cook (something)
membantu (•bantu)

to help someone, to assist
membersihkan (•bersih)
to clean something
menélépon (•télépon)
to make a telephone call
meréka

naik sepéda
they, their
to go by bicycle
prihatin

very concerned (about something)
sayur-sayuran

vegetables, a variety of vegetables, all sorts of vegetables
sedang

in the process of... (to talk about what someone is currently
doing or what is currently happening)
sepéda
tidur
bicycle

to sleep, to go to bed

Lesson 26
berapa harga ...?; berapa harganya?

how much is...? (asking about the price of something) How
much is it?
botol; sebotol

a bottle, a bottle of
bunga

a flower
cari apa?

What are you looking for?
guling
harga
a cylindrical pillow designed to be hugged when sleeping

the price of something
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harganya; Harganya sepuluh ribu.

costs (i.e. something costs such-and-such); It costs ten
thousand.
jam; jam dinding

a clock, a watch; a clock (at the wall)
kompor

a stove (including the small benchtop stove)
kursi

a chair
kursi malas

an easy chair
kursi panjang

(long) lounge chair, sofa
lampu

an electric light, a lamp
lemari

a cupboard
lemari és

a fridge, a refrigerator
lemari pakaian

a wardrobe
méja makan

a dining table
méja tulis

a desk, a writing table
mémang

indeed, yes I agree, that’s absolutely right
mencari (•cari)

to look for
pot bunga

a flower pot
radio

a radio
rak buku

a book case, a book shelf
rumah tangga; alat-alat rumah tangga 
a household; things for the house, household appliances &
furniture
televisi

a television set, television
tempat tidur

a bed

Lesson 27
berbicara (•bicara)

to speak
berwarna (•warna); televisi berwarna

coloured ..., ...in colour; a colour TV
biru

blue
halo

Hello (when you are answering the telephone or greeting
someone informally)
HP; Nomor HP-mu berapa?

a mobile phone, a hand phone, a cell phone; What’s your
mobile number?
di atas

above, over, on top of
di bawah

under, underneath, at the foot of
di sebelah

next to, on the ___ side,
dinding

an interior wall, a dividing wall (in a house), a partitioning wall
hijau

green
hitam

black, dark coloured
kanan

right (the opposite of left)
kiri

left (the opposite of right)
kuning

yellow
lalu

then, after that, Then? Then what? What happened then?
langit

the sky
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lantai

floor
mérah

red
penting

important
putih

white, colourless
tolong; minta tolong

please (help me); to ask for help
sebentar; Tunggu sebentar!

a short time, a moment; Wait a moment! Hang on a sec.
ujung

the end (of an object, i.e. the furthermost extremity of
something)
warna

a colour

Lesson 28
air kelapa

coconut juice (for drinking)
air putih

drinking water
anjing

a dog
bertanya (•tanya)

to put a question, to ask a question
boléh; Boleh saya bertanya?

may; May I ask you a question?
burung

a bird
di luar

outside
di sebelah kiri

on the left, on the lefthand side (of)
di sebelah kanan

on the right, on the righthand side (of)
di tengah-tengah

in the middle, in the very middle of
garasi

a garage
guru

a teacher
kandang

a cage (stable, pen, sty)
kelapa; pohon kelapa

a coconut; a coconut tree
kucing

a cat
luas

broad, extensive, big (in area)
mangga; pohon mangga

a mango; a mango tree
mempunyai (•punya)

to have something, to own something
oh ya

Oh, before I forget...
pembantu (•bantu)

an assistant, a maid, a domestic servant
tinggi

tall, high

Lesson 29
ayo

come on, let’s
berdiri (•diri)

to stand, to stand up
bertemu (•temu)

to meet
dulu; Ayo makan dulu!

first (before doing anything else) C’mon, let’s eat first!
jawab

answer, ... answered so-and-so (in a narrative)
kata

a word, ... said so-and-so (in a narrative)
kepala désa

a village head
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lari

to run, to run away, to escape
luar

the outside, the exterior
melihat (•lihat)

to see something/someone, to look at
membuka (•buka)

to open something
mungkin

possibly, maybe, perhaps, possible, may
pakaian (•pakai)

clothes, clothing
panggil; Saya akan memanggil dokter. 
to summon someone, to call out to someone; I’m going to call
the doctor.
panggung

a stage, a raised platform
peraga

a character (a play, story)
sekeliling; di sekeliling

around, all around (located); around
seperti; Rasanya seperti es krim.

like (i.e. resembling); It tastes like ice cream.
tadi; Tadi anak-anak bermain di luar.

just now, earlier (today); Earlier the children were playing
outside.
tanya

ask, ... asked so-and-so (in a narrative)
tiba-tiba

suddenly
tidak usah; Mereka tidak usah ikut.

(you) don’t need to, don’t bother; They don’t need to come
along.

Lesson 30
minta diri; Sudah cukup, Pak. Saya
minta diri.

to take one’s leave of someone, to ask permission to leave;
That’ll be all sir. I’d like to go now.
pegawai

an office worker, an employee (usually a white-collar employee)
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Lesson 32
berangkat (•angkat); Aduh! Sudah
berangkat!

to depart, to set off (to go somewhere), to leave (on a trip); Oh
no! It’s left already!
berkunjung (•kunjung); berkunjung ke 
Glasgow
to visit (a place); to visit Glasgow
jam; jam dua belas lewat dua puluh

o’clock [a marker word used to express the time of day in hours
and minutes]; twenty past twelve
kurang; jam delapan kurang
seperempat

to (i.e. “before the hour” or “before the half-hour”, when telling
the time); a quarter to eight.
léwat; pukul satu lewat lima

more, past (when telling the time); five past one
makan siang

to have lunch
makan malam

to have dinner
perusahaan (•usaha); perusahaan
asing

a company, a business enterprise; a foreign company
pukul; pukul satu

o’clock [a marker word used to express the time of day in hours
and minutes]; one o’clock
sampai

until (a certain time), as far as (a certain place)
sarapan

to have breakfast
seperempat; dua seperempat

¼ (a quarter); 2¼ (two and a quarter)
setengah; satu setengah

½ (a half); 1½ (one and a half)
tengah malam

at midnight, in the middle of the night
tertawa (•tawa)

to laugh

Lesson 33
apaan (•apa); Orang apaan, tuh?
J
(Only used in informal speech Jakarta style) what kind of...
[adding a note of humorous scepticism or cynicism to a
question, especially a rhetorical question]; What kinda person is
that?
banget; Cakep banget dia.
J
(Only used in informal speech Jakarta style) very, really; She’s
really spunky.
bérés; Beres. Tunggu aja sebentar.

fixed up, put right, all okay, resolved, no worries; No worries.
Just hang on a sec.
berlari (•lari)

to run
doyan; Nggak mau, aku nggak doyan. J
(Only used in informal speech Jakarta style) to like (especially
food); I don’t want any. I don’t like it!
ikut kuliah
to attend a lecture, to go to a lecture
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jam berapa?; Jam berapa sekarang?

what time?; What time is it now?
kalo; kalo aku nggak mau.
J
(Only used in informal speech. In formal Indonesian use kalau)
if, as for (me/him/that etc.), as far as ... is concerned; Speaking
for myself, I don’t want to.
keliling
around
ketemu (•temu)
J
(informal for bertemu) to meet, to find
lapangan (•lapang); lapangan sepak
bola

a field, a ground, an open space (especially for recreation); a
football field
lebih suka; Saya lebih suka berjalan
kaki.

to prefer, to like something better; I prefer to walk.
lumayan; Hmm ... masakanmu
lumayan.
J
not bad, quite good; Hmmm... your cooking’s not bad.
nanti siang

this afternoon (spoken in the morning)
nanti soré

late this afternoon (spoken earlier in the day)
nanti malam

tonight (spoken earlier in the day)
paké; Pake bus apa taksi?
J
(Only used in informal speech) by (a certain mode of transport);
(Shall we go) by bus or taxi?
pulang

to come home, to go home
punya; Aku udah ketemu ama dia
punya ibu.
J
[a slangy word used to express possession]; I’ve met with
his/her mother.
sih; Gimana sih, kamu!
J
[a slangy particle that adds emphasis and colour to a question,
often making the question feel more pointed, even adding a
note of irritation, bewilderment, surprise, puzzlement or
sarcasm.]; What is it with you!?
tentu saja

of course
yuk; Minum yuk!
J
c’mon, let’s...; Let’s have something to drink!

Lesson 34
hari

a day
kadang-kadang

sometimes, occasionally, from time to time
musik

music
(pada) pagi hari

in the morning(s)
(pada) siang hari

in the afternoon(s)
(pada) soré hari

in the late afternoon(s)
(pada) malam hari

at night
salah; Maaf, saya kira Anda salah.

wrong, to be wrong; Sorry, I think you’re wrong.
sesudah (•sudah)
ténis; bermain tenis
after

tennis; to play tennis

Lesson 35
acara; Ada acara apa nanti malam?

a television/radio program, something you plan to do, a
commitment to go somewhere; What are you planning to do
tonight?
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apalagi; tidak banyak bus, apalagi hari 
Minggu.
particularly, the more so, especially; There aren’t many buses,
especially on a Sunday.
apartemén

an apartment, a flat, a unit
badminton

badminton; also bulu tangkis
berenang (•renang)

to swim, to go swimming
beristirahat (•istirahat)

to rest, to take a rest, to take a break
bersembahyang (•sembahyang)

to say/do your prayers, to worship
bersenam (•senam)

to do gymnastic, to do aerobics, to work out
cuma; cuma satu sudah cukup.
J
(Colloquial for hanya) just, only; Just one will do.
émangnya kenapa?
J
(Colloquial) why? (what’s it to you), why? (why do you ask?)
kalian
J
(Colloquial) you (plural of kamu)
kegiatan (•giat)

an activity
kolam renang

a swimming pool
melakukan (•laku)

to do (something), to undertake (something); dilakukan be done
lalu
then; and so
lari pagi

early morning jogging
lu; Lu mau makan nggak?
J
you (Jakarta slang); Would you like something to eat?
makasih; Makasih duitnya ya.
J
(Colloquial) thanks; Thanks for the money.
musala

prayer room (for Muslims), a small mosque
ngapain; Lu lagi ngapain?
J
(Colloquial) why? why on earth...? what (is someone) doing?
what for? what’s the point? what’s going on?; What are you
doing?
nih; Mau ke mana, nih?
J
(Colloquial) this, at the moment, now; Where are you off to right
now?
olahraga

sport
berpacaran (•pacar)
to be going steady, to be dating, to be going out with;
pacaran (•pacar); Dodi lagi pacaran
sama siapa?
J
(Colloquial for berpacaran) to be going steady, to be dating;
Who is Dodi going out with now?
senam
J
(Colloquial for bersenam) to do gymnastics, to do aerobics, to
work out
sesudah (•sudah); sesudah pulang

after (doing something), after (a certain time), after going home
sulit

difficult, hard to do
taman; taman nasional

a park; a national park

Lesson 36
asal

bersama (•sama); bersama dengan
hari libur
to originate (from)
together; together with

kafe
a day off, a (day off for a) holiday, a one-day holiday
a coffeeshop
kalau (Anda) bagaimana?; Kalau Pak
Iman bagaimana?

what about (you)? what about (her/John etc.); What about Mr.
Iman?
pasti; Tidak ada restoran? Pasti ada!

definitely, sure to be, bound to (be...), must be (i.e. bound to
be); No restaurant? There must be!
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sekeluarga

the whole family
sepi; Pasarnya sepi sekali.

quiet, lonely, deserted; The market was deserted.
suka sekali; Saya suka sekali bermain 
tenis.
to really like, to enjoy, to love (doing something); I love playing
tennis.
tidak boléh; Tidak boleh ada orang
lain yang ikut.

not allowed to, shouldn’t, can’t (i.e. not permitted to); There
shouldn’t be any other people coming along.
waktu senggang; Pada waktu
senggang, saya ...

free time, spare time, leisure time; In my spare time, I ...

Lesson 37
anggur; buah anggur

wine; grapes
bulu tangkis

badminton
capai

tired
gelas

a glass (i.e. a tumbler you drink from), a drinking glass
kelab malam; also klab malam & club 
malam
a night club
nanti dulu

just a moment, wait a moment, hang on a sec
percaya

to believe
semua; semua orang tahu

all, all of them, everyone, everybody; everyone knows.
tadi malam

last night
ternyata (•nyata); ternyata dia bukan
teman yang baik

so ... after all, it turns out that ... after all (expressing mild
surprise that something is contrary to expectations); So he
wasn’t a true friend after all.
wiski

whisky

Lesson 38
bésok; besok pagi

tomorrow; tomorrow morning
hari ini

today
kemarin; kemarin siang

yesterday; yesterday afternoon
hari Minggu; hari Minggu yang lalu

Sunday; last Sunday
hari Senin; hari Senin malam

Monday; Monday night
hari Selasa; hari Selasa yang akan
datang

Tuesday; next Tuesday
hari Rabu; hari Rabu pagi

Wednesday; Wednesday morning
hari Kamis; hari Kamis yang akan
datang

Thursday; next Thursday
hari Jumat; hari Jumat yang lalu

Friday; last Friday
hari Sabtu; hari Sabtu malam

Saturday; Saturday night
malam Minggu

Saturday night (more common than Sabtu malam)
kapan?

when? (asking about time)
minggu; minggu yang lalu
week; last week
Sampai jumpa!
until (we) meet (again); see you!
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Lesson 39
agén perjalanan

travel agent
jadwal

schedule
menurut

according to
penerbangan (•terbang)

flight
tikét

ticket

Lesson 40
kepada; Dia mengirimkan uang
kepada suaminya.

to (when you are talking about something that is directed
towards an individual or a group of people, not a place); She
sent some money to her husband.
majalah

a magazine
membaca (•baca)

to read
membersihkan (•bersih)

to clean something
mencuci (•cuci)

to wash (something with water)
mendengarkan (•dengar)

to listen to something; to listen
menonton (•tonton); Saya suka
menonton film.

to watch something (especially TV, a sports match, a
performance, a movie, a spectacle); I like seeing movies.
menulis (•tulis)

to write
menyapu (•sapu)

to sweep
novél

a novel
piring

a plate, the dishes
sapu

broom
sedang apa?

what are (you) doing?; what is (he/she) doing?
surat kabar

a newspaper
surat

a letter (i.e. an item of correspondence)
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Lesson 41
bangun; bangun pagi

to get up (out of bed); to get up in the morning
berita; siaran berita

news; a newscast, a news broadcast
berpakaian (•pakai)

to get dressed
bersiap-siap (•siap)

to get ready, to make preparations, to prepare (for something)
bersisir (•sisir)

to comb
kemudian

then, after that
membeli (•beli)

to buy
mengambil (•ambil)

to go and get something, to fetch something, to reach out and
remove, to pick up something
menggosok gigi (•gosok)

to brush your teeth
pemandangan (•pandang)

a view, a scene, a panorama, (natural) scenery
sebelum; sebelum itu

before (a certain time/event); before that
sendiri

by yourself/oneself (without help from anyone)
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Lesson 42
alat

a device, a tool, an implement
baju

clothes (in general), an upper-body garment, especially shirts,
blouses etc.
éléktronik

electronic
habis
J
after (informal for sesudah)
ingin

to wish (to...), to want (to...)
jadi

(didn’t) happen, (didn’t) work out, so, therefore, thus
kami

we (excluding the person or persons you are talking to)
kerén
J
stylish, trendy
kita

we (including the person or persons you are talking to)
mencoba (•coba)

to try to do something, to try something out, to try on (clothes)
minggu

a week
nonton (•tonton)
J
(informal for menonton) to see, to watch something (especially
TV, a sports match, a parade etc.)
sampai di + (name of place)

to arrive in/at (a place), to reach (a destination)
untuk

(in order) to
yang lalu

...ago, last...
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Lesson 43
bahasa Belanda

Dutch (the language)
berkuasa (•kuasa)

to be in power, to be the dominant force
bikin
J
to make (something)
duduk-duduk

to sit around (in a casual or leisurely way)
dulu

in former times, a long time ago, used to (i.e. regularly
happened in former times)
hukum

a law, the law (as a body of regulations or an area of study)
ibu kos

the landlady (in a boarding house)
kalo pagi
J
in the morning(s)
karena

because
kenapa

why?
macam-macam

all sorts (of), all kinds (of), various kinds of
mata kuliah

a subject (of study at a university), a course, a unit of study
membuat (•buat)

to make (something)
mengapa (•apa)

why?
memberikan (•beri)

to give something
ngorok
J
to snore
pagi-pagi

very early in the morning
sulit

difficult, hard to do
rumah kos

a boarding house
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tadi pagi

this morning (spoken later in the day)
tadi siang

this afternoon (spoken later in the day)
ya; Ini untuk saya, ya?

..., right? ...have you? ...do you? ...does he/she? ...okay?
(seeking confirmation or approval); This is for me, right?
undang-undang

an act of parliament, law(s) of the land
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Lesson 44
ada yang, ada ____ yang

some _[noun]_
ahli filsafat (also: filsuf)

a philosopher
berdagang (•dagang)

to trade, to earn a living buying & selling, to deal in such-&-such
a commodity
berpikir (•pikir)

to think, to ponder, to ruminate
biji

a seed, a berry, a pip beans (e.g. coffee beans), the stone (in
stone fruit)
bola voli

volley ball (sometimes simply: voli)
gitar

a guitar
istiméwa

special, exceptional, out of the ordinary
juta

million
kalah

to lose (a contest/fight etc.), to be defeated
kurang

don’t/doesn’t really..., isn’t/aren’t really...
lagu

a song, a tune, a piece of music
memperbaiki (•baik)

to repair something, to fix something broken
menang

to win
menjadi (•jadi)

to become, to be
menjual (•jual)

to sell something
menyanyi (•nyanyi)

to sing
menyanyikan (•nyanyi)

to sing (a certain song)
pandai

to be good at (doing something), clever, intelligent, smart
pernah

once, ever, at some time in the past
pintar

clever, intelligent, smart
sama sekali

absolutely, at all, completely, totally (in negative expressions)
tidak begitu...

not very..., not especially, not particularly...
yang lain

the other one
yang + [adjective]

the _[adjective]_ one

Lesson 45
memakai (•pakai)

to use something, to wear something
memelihara (•pelihara)

to keep (animals), to take care of
mengajar (•ajar)

to teach (someone / students / pupils / a subject), to do
teaching
menolong (•tolong)

to help someone (especially someone in difficulty)
menunggu (•tunggu)

to wait, to wait for (someone / something), to await
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minta tolong; Maaf, boleh saya minta 
tolong?
to ask for assistance/help; Excuse me, could you help me?
sejarah

history
selalu

always
selama; selama tiga minggu

for (a certain period of time); for three weeks
sendirian (•sendiri)

alone, on your own (i.e. without a companion)
sendiri; Mereka sendiri yang
memperbaikinya.

self, -selves (myself, yourself etc. when you want to emphasise
who did something); They themselves repaired it.
sudah cukup; Saya kira sudah cukup. 
that’s enough, that will do; I think that will do for the moment
tidak pernah

never (the opposite of “always”)
waktu; pada waktu itu

time; at that time

Lesson 46
akhirnya

finally, in the end, eventually, lastly
berapa lama; Berapa lama film ini?

how long; How long is this film?
detektif

private detective
di antaranya

including, among them
jam; tiga setengah jam

hour / hours; three and a half hours
kaviar

caviar
lobi

the lobby (of a hotel)
masakan (•masak); masakan Perancis 
cooking, cuisine, cooked food; French cuisine
mawar

a rose (also bunga mawar)
membayar (•bayar)

to pay
memilih (•pilih)

to choose
mencium (•cium)

to kiss someone, to smell/sniff something
méwah

luxurious
oléh; dilakukan oleh

by (i.e. done/made/written by); done by
pipi

cheeks
sambil

while
sampanye

champagne
senang

happy, enjoying yourself, to like something, to like doing
something
seorang; seorang laki-laki

a, one (when you are counting people and there is just one
person to be counted); a man / one man
waktu; also pada waktu; waktu saya
sampai di rumah

when, at the time when (referring to a certain time in the past
when something happened); when I arrived home
wanita

a woman, a lady

Lesson 47
Allah

God
Allahu akbar

God is great
Al-Quran

The Koran (the holy book of Islam)
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ayat

a verse, a stanza (from a poem or from holy scripture); e.g.
ayat-ayat Al-quran
batik

batik
barang

a thing, goods
beragama (•agama); beragama Islam, 
beragama Kristen
to be a follower of such-and-such a religion; a Muslim, a
(Protestant) Christian
berbuka puasa; also simply berbuka
or buka

to break your fast, to have a meal in the evening after a day of
fasting
berkumpul (•kumpul)

to assemble, to gather
berpuasa (•puasa)

to fast, to abstain from food & drink
bersalaman (•salam)

to greet each other (usually by shaking hands)
bersyukur (•syukur)

to thank God
bésoknya

the next day
bulan puasa

the fasting month
di mana-mana

everywhere
doa

a prayer (especially a personal, meditative prayer)
gelap

dark
hari raya; Hari Raya Idul Adha

a feast day, a big religious holiday; the Festival of Sacrifice
haus

thirsty
Idul Fitri

the festival of Ied, the (usually two) days of celebrations at the
end of the Muslim fasting month
kali

times, a time
ketupat

lumps of rice boiled in packets made from woven leaves (a
special food eaten at Idul Fitri)
lahir dan batin

outwardly and inwardly
lantai

the floor (that you are standing on), a storey of a building
lapar

hungry
Lebaran

(the Javanese term for) the period of celebrations at the end of
the Muslim fasting month
libur

to be shut/closed (for a holiday etc.), to have time off (from
work/school etc.)
membawa (•bawa)

to bring
memimpin (•pimpin)

to lead
mengucapkan (•ucap)

to say something, to utter something
minta maaf

to ask for forgiveness
mohon maaf

to ask for forgiveness
mudik

to make a visit back to your home village in the countryside, to
go upstream
nabi; Nabi Isa

a religious prophet; the Prophet Jesus
naik haji

to make the pilgrimage to Mecca
oléh-oléh

a gift/present brought back for family or a friend after a trip
somewhere
perabot

furniture
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puasa

fasting, the Islamic Fast
réndang

a stew of beef chunks cooked until dry in spices and coconut
milk
saat

a moment; a point in time; a short time; while; during
sahur

to eat a pre-dawn meal during the fasting month, to eat an early
breakfast during the fasting month
sangat

very, extremely
sekitar

approximately, around, about
sekolah menengah

high school, secondary school
setiap

each, every
takbiran

to chant Allahu Akbar (God is Great) in chorus over and over
tempat kerja

work place
ulama

a very learned and pious Muslim
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Lesson 48
ada; Ayah ada?

to be present, to be “in”, to be at home; Is your father in?
anak kecil

a small child, a little boy/girl
andaikata

what if, supposing, supposing that..., in the event that... (from
andai)
Apa acara...

what’s on the agenda...?; what are (we/you, they etc.) up to...?;
what will (we/they) do...?
barangkali

maybe, probably, hopefully
berdansa (•dansa)

to dance (western style, disco style)
berjudi (•judi)

to gamble
dansa; pesta dansa

dancing, dance (popular western style), disco/ballroom dancing;
a dance party
hangat; salam hangat

warm; warm greetings
hidangan (•hidang); hidangan malam

the food served at a meal; dinner
jika
if, when
kalau ... sudah; Kalau pertandingan
ini sudah selesai...

when (i.e. after something in the future has happened); When
this game is over...
kasino

a casino
larut malam; bekerja sampai larut
malam

the middle of the night, late at night; to work until late (at night)
lotré

a lottery
minggu depan

next week
bulan depan

next month
tahun depan

next year
sarang; sop sarang burung

a nest; birdnest soup
seandainya (•andai)

what if, supposing, supposing that..., in the event that...
selesai

finished, completed (doing or making something), over (i.e.
finished)
sop

soup

Lesson 49
akhir

end
berlibur (•libur)

to take a holiday, to go on vacation
bulan

the moon, a month
bulan yang lalu

last month
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Hari Natal

Christmas Day
hari ulang tahun

a birthday
kemerdékaan (•merdéka); Hari
Kemerdekaan

(national) independence; Independence Day
merdéka

free, independent (i.e. free of colonial rule)
pindah

to shift, to move (from one place to another)
setahun (•tahun)
one year, a year,
sering

often
Tahun Baru

New Year
tanggal berapa?

on what date?
ujian

an examination (in the school/academic sense)
yang akan datang; bulan Mei yang
akan datang

next; next May
bulan Januari

January
bulan Februari

February
bulan Marét

March
bulan April

April
bulan Mei

May
bulan Juni

June
bulan Juli

July
bulan Agustus

August
bulan Septémber

September
bulan Oktober

October
bulan Novémber

November
bulan Desémber

December

Lesson 50
adat; rumah adat, pakaian adat

tradition, old customs, traditional/customary law; a customary
house, a traditional costume
bénsin

petrol, gasoline
berhenti (•henti)

to stop, to come to a halt
karcis; karcis kereta api

a ticket; a train ticket
kuat

strong
menarik (•tarik)

interesting, attractive
menginap (•inap)

to stay (for one or more nights e.g. in a hotel or with a
friend/relative), to sleep over
perjalanan (•jalan); rencana perjalanan 
a trip, a journey, travel; an itinerary, travel schedule
pertama-tama

firstly, first of all
provinsi

a province
rencana; menurut rencana

a plan; according to plan
singgah

to drop by, to make a short stop/visit, to call in (at a place)
tiba

to arrive
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Lesson 51
agén

an agent, an agency
alam

nature, natural (i.e. to do with nature)
biro

a bureau
danau

a lake, Lake ____
gunung

a mountain, Mount ____
hutan

the forest, the jungle
losmén

a small hotel
misalnya

for example
pantai

a coast, the coast, the coastline, the shore, a beach
satu dua

just one or two, just a few, a couple
pariwisata

tourism
wisata

tourist (as an adjective)
wisatawan

a tourist

Lesson 52
anéh

strange, weird, puzzling
benar

correct, true
dari
J
(an informal way of saying daripada) than (in expressions of
comparison like “this bigger than that”)
daripada

than (when you are comparing two things)
kasar

crude, oafish, rude, impolite, rough to the touch
ketimbang
J
(an slangy way of saying daripada) by comparison with, than
kok
J
How come? Why? (A slangy particle which, when it appears
before a verb or adjective, expresses surprise)
lebih banyak

more (when you are comparing nouns i.e. a quantity/number of
things or people)
lebih

more, -er (when you are comparing qualities or quantities)
lho
J
[A slangy exclamation which, when it appears at the beginning
of a phrase or sentence, expresses mild surprise and
incredulity]
mana

what, which (after a noun, personal name or place name, in the
sense “what one?” “which one?”)
masak
J
I don’t believe you/it! Come off it! You’re kidding!
membosankan (•bosan)

boring
modern

modern (usually pronounced modéren)
pendapat

an opinion
pokoknya

in short, in a nutshell, anyway, the point is
ramah

friendly
sekamar

to share one room
sependapat

to be of the same opinion, to agree
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serumah

to live in the same house
sip
J
fine, acceptable nice, great (probably from the English word
“safe”)
teman sekelas

classmate

Lesson 53
betul-betul

really, truly, genuinely
hati-hati

careful, cautious
jauh

far (in distance, but also in expressions like “far more money”,
“far smaller”), much (as in “much longer”)
jelas

clear (when you are describing ideas or understanding)
lebih ____ lagi

even more (+adjective), even [adjective] -er
mengerti

to understand
museum

a museum
sanggup; tidak sanggup

to be able to; (I) cannot afford it
setuju

to agree
terlalu

too (as in “too much”)
terus terang

to be honest, to be quite frank, frankly speaking

Lesson 54
cuaca

the weather
di samping itu

in addition to that, moreover, furthermore
halus

refined, considerate, polite, polished, well-spoken
hampir

almost
lengkap

complete, fully featured, not short of anything, not missing
anything
mandi

to take a bath, to have a swim, to go swimming
parlemén

parliament
sopan

polite, courteous
tidak kalah

just as good

Lesson 55
aman

safe, secure
baik hati

kind, understanding
berbahaya (•bahaya)

dangerous
binatang

an animal, a living creature
bosan

bored, sick of (something)
dokter

a physician, a (medical) doctor, a general practitioner/GP
hiburan (•hibur)

entertainment
jangan lupa

to forget; don’t forget
kejahatan (•jahat)

crime
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ladang

a field (unirrigated, for crops)
lingkungan

the environment, your surroundings
menangkap (•tangkap)

to catch
merusak (•rusak)

to damage (something), to destroy (something), to break
something (so that it doesn’t work any more)
miskin

poor, impoverished
mudah

easy, not difficult
pekerjaan (•kerja)

work, a job employment
penjahat (•jahat)

a criminal
petani (•tani)

a farmer (especially a farmer who grows crops)
rusak

broken, out of order, not working, damaged
sakit

sick, ill
séhat

healthy, in good health
takut

to be scared, to be afraid
tenang

calm, quiet, stress-free
terburu-buru

in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly
udara

the air

Lesson 56
jangan

don’t (telling someone not to do something)
kera

an ape, a monkey
lebih baik

better, it would be better if/to..., should
orang utan

an orang-outang
sebaiknya

preferably, it would be good if..., it would be better to..., should

Lesson 57
asli

the real thing, genuine, not imitation, indigenous
bandar udara

airport
daérah

a region, a sub-district of a larger territory
gunung api

volcano
karyawan

an employee, a staffer, a worker
kayu

wood
kerajinan tangan

handicrafts
kesenian (•seni)

art, the fine arts
langsung

direct, directly
masyarakat

a community, a society, the public, the people of a certain place
mengadakan (•ada)

to hold, to have (a meeting/gathering/event)
ongkos

the cost of a service, the charge for a service, the fare
orang asing

a foreigner
pura

a Balinese Hindu temple
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rumah adat

a customary house (i.e. the big house that is the centre of
community and ritual in traditional societies), a big house built
in traditional style
segala-galanya

everything, all the components/items (especially of an event or
category)
tarif

the cost, the rate (for the hire or rent of something)
tempat

place. ALSO: where (as a relative pronoun, not as a question
word)
terbuat dari

made (from)
terletak (•letak)

located, sited
upacara

a ceremony

Lesson 58
atas

for (preposition)
badak; badak Jawa

a rhinoceros; the Java rhino
bahwa; saya mendengar bahwa dia
sakit

that, (after certain verbs to report what happened or what
someone said) I heard that she was sick.
bajak laut

a pirate
bantuan (•bantu)

assistance, help
barat

west, western, the West
bingung

at a loss what to do, worried and undecided, undecided
who/what to believe, confused
bunyi

a noise, noise , a sound
gajah

an elephant
harimau

a tiger
hilang

vanished, disappeared gone, lost
ibukota

a capital city
kanan-kiri; di kanan-kiri jalan

to the left and right of, on both sides of, all around; on both
sides of the road
letusan (•letus)

an eruption
luar negeri; pergi ke luar negeri

overseas, abroad; to go overseas
mati

to die, dead
meletus (•letus)

to erupt
membunuh (•bunuh)

to murder someone
mendengar (•dengar)

to hear
mudah-mudahan

let’s hope that..., I hope that... , hopefully
oléh karena itu

because of this/that, for this reason, that is why...
selat

a strait (i.e. a narrow body of water between two land masses),
the straits, the Strait(s) of ___
selatan

south, southern
turun

to come/go down, to descend , to get out (of a vehicle) to
disembark
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Lesson 59
berapa kali?

how many times?
bisnis

business, commerce
internasional

international
jalur

a traffic lane, route
kelas ekonomi

economy class
khususnya

especially, in particular
komposisi

composition
pakét

a package
penumpang (•tumpang)

passenger
populer

popular
sebagai

as
tempat duduk

seat
terbang

to fly
tertarik (pada)

interested (in)
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Lesson 60
berubah (•ubah)

to change, to evolve, to be different •before
berganti (•ganti)

to have one thing replaced with another, to change (i.e. have
one thing replaced with another)
kata kerja

a verb
memukul (•pukul)

to hit someone/something, to strike (with fist, weapon or tool)
menerima (•terima)

to receive something, to accept something
mengantar (•antar)

to take/accompany someone somewhere, to deliver something
or someone to a certain place
mengatur (•atur)

to arrange something, to regulate something, to “pull strings” (in
order to get something done)
menggoreng (•goreng)

to fry something
menghitung (•hitung)

to count something / things
mengirim (•kirim)

to send something
mengisi (•isi)

to fill something, to put content into a holder/container/form
menikah (•nikah)

to get married (especially in the sense “to go through a wedding
ceremony”)
menutup (•tutup)

to shut something, to close something
menyimpan (•simpan)

to store something away, to put something away for
safekeeping, to save/deposit money (e.g. in a bank)
merasa (•rasa)

to feel (an emotion), to feel that... (when you are expressing an
opinion)
mohon

to ask someone for something (respectfully)
pena

a pen
pénsil

a pencil
rasa

a feeling, a sense, a sensation of something
sedih

sad, to feel sadness

Lesson 61
kamus

a dictionary
memotong (•potong)

to cut something, to cut something off to reap (e.g. rice)
menanam (•tanam)

to plant something, to grow something (e.g. a crop)
mengubah (•ubah)

to change, to alter
padi

rice (as it grows in a paddy field or dry field), a rice plant

Lesson 62
akuntan

an accountant
dokter gigi

a dentist
éfisién

efficient
gagal

to not succeed, to fail
ibu rumah tangga

a housewife
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insinyur

an engineer
jenis

a type, a category, a class of something, a species of
something
marah

angry
mengetik (•ketik)

to type
montir

a mechanic
pegawai negeri

a public servant, a civil servant, one who works in government
administration
pelayan (•layan)

a waiter / waitress
pemain (•main)

a player
pengusaha (•usaha)

a businessman, a businesswoman, an entrepreneur
rajin

conscientious, industrious, hard-working, disciplined, diligent
sebetulnya

actually, to be honest, as a matter of fact
sepatu

shoes
sekretaris

a secretary
sopir

the driver (of a motor vehicle, usually but not always, the paid
driver)
tentara

a soldier, the army, the armed forces
terima telepon

to answer the phone, to take a phone call
tugas

the things you have to do (as part of a job), a task, duties,
obligations
tukang kayu

a carpenter
tukang listrik

an electrician
wartawan

a journalist, a reporter

Lesson 63
Bapak

you (term of address for older male person, also for younger
person if the situation is very formal)
Ibu

you (term of address for older female person, also for younger
person if the situation is very formal)
seniman

an artist
ékor

tail, a counter-word for animals, birds and insects, used when
you are mentioning a certain number of them
melukis (•lukis)

to paint (a painting)
kepala sekolah

headmaster, principle of a school
tukang masak

a cook
bengkel

workshop, repairshop
sapi

cattle, cow, ox
orang

counter-word for people, used when you are mentioning a
certain number of human beings
pembeli (•beli)

buyer, customer
seorang

a, one (when you are counting human beings, or referring to
one person as if he/she represents the whole of a certain group)
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Lesson 64
baru

it is only then that..., before
habis

used up, finished, all gone, exhausted, none left
jarang

rarely, seldom, not often
kué kering

biscuits, cookies
makanan kecil (•makan)

snackfood
mengurus (•urus)

to take care of the management/arrangements for something,
to see something (e.g. an application) through the bureaucracy
organisasi

an organisation
pembangunan (•bangun)

(economic) development
program

program, a plan of action
rapat

meeting
sedikit

a little, a few, not many, not much
sambal

chilli-based side dish, chilli paste or sauce
urusan (•urus)

matters requiring attention, affairs (requiring bureaucratic
attention)

Lesson 65
berwawancara (•wawancara)

to conduct an interview
ibu

a lady
masalah

a problem, a difficulty, an issue
membangun (•bangun)

to build (especially a building/dwelling), to construct something
mencari jalan

to look for a way (to do something), to try to find a way (to do
something)
orang desa

a villager
setelah

after (a more formal variant of sesudah)

Lesson 66
abjad

the alphabet
éjaan (•éja)

spelling
huruf

a letter (in a alphabet), a script, a writing system
khusus

special, specific (adjective)
peneliti (•teliti)

a researcher
sekali lagi

once more, once again
terima kasih kembali

you’re welcome (responding to someone’s expression of
thanks)
tulisan; tulisan tangan

writing, a piece of writing; hand writing
ucapan (•ucap)

the pronunciation (of a word)

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atas

above, on top of, upper (when referring to level of education)
bawah

under, below, lower (when you are describing something that
has upper and lower parts)
berbéda

to differ, to be not the same
dasar

basic, fundamental, elementary; the basics, the foundations
dunia

the world
hal

a matter (for thought, consideration, discussion), a thing to be
considered
ilmu pengetahuan

science
kejuruan (•juru)

vocational
kurang banyak

too few, not enough
kurikulum

curriculum
lebih dulu

first (i.e. prior to someone / something else)
mata pelajaran

a subject (of study at school)
milik

the property of…, belonging to, owned by
muatan lokal

local content (especially in school tuition programs)
mulai

from (when you are talking about the beginning point of a
certain period of time)
negeri

state, government (i.e. pertaining to or owned and run by the
state / government)
pendidikan (•didik)

education
sebagian besar

most
sistem

a system
swasta

private (when referring to a school or a company)
tanaman (•tanam)

a plant (especially a plant raised on a farm or in a garden)
termasuk (•masuk)

included in, including, is a part of
tingkat

a level, a stage (in the upward progress of someone or
something)
umum

general (i.e. not particular or specialised); public, the public

Lesson 68
menengah (•tengah)

middle-level; sekolah menengah a middle-level school (i.e.
secondary school)
para; para guru, para karyawan

a marker of a plural noun in certain contexts, especially for
professions; the teachers, the staff / the employees
siswa

a school student
fisika

physics
cara

a way, the way (to do something); bagaimana caranya? how do
you do it?
ketrampilan (•trampil); ketrampilan
praktis

a skill, skills; practical skills
pertanian (•tani)

agriculture
berguna (•guna)

useful; tidak berguna untuk… of no use for…
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usaha tani

an agricultural enterprise, a farming business, a farm
berkebun (•kebun)

to garden, to do gardening, to work in the garden
kerbau

a water buffalo
kambing

a goat
lulus

to graduate from a school, to pass an exam
bersifat (•sifat); mata pelajaran yang
bersifat praktis

[adjective] in nature [adjective] in character; a subject that is
practical in nature
mesin

an engine, a machine; mesin mobil a car engine
hasil; hasil pertanian

a result, yield, outcome, output, produce; agricultural
output/produce
mesin cuci

a washing machine

Lesson 69
berbagai

various, all sorts of
bersama-sama

together
ilmu pengetahuan sosial

social sciences
ilmu pengetahuan alam

natural science
pada waktu itu

at that time
SMP (Sekolah Menengah Pertama)

middle school
SMA (Sekolah Menengah Atas)

high school

Lesson 70
ahli

a specialist, an expert, expert (adjective)
ahli hukum

an expert in law, a lawyer
bibi

an aunt, Aunt (so-and-so)
ékonomi pertanian

agricultural economics
gelar

a degree (from a university), a title (especially an aristocratic
title)
Katolik

Catholic, a follower of Catholicism, a Catholic
ke-, yang ke-

the nth (when you are forming ordinal numbers),
(yang) kedua

the second
laboratorium

a laboratory
mengatakan (•kata)

to say something
paman

an uncle, Uncle (so-and-so)
sarjana

a university graduate, a scholar, Master of ____ (in a university
degree)
sosiologi

sociology
téknik pertanian

agricultural engineering (i.e. the use of machinery in the
planting, harvesting, processing etc. of agricultural products)
téknik mesin

mechanical engineering

Lesson 71
Wordlist
bermasalah (•masalah)

to have a problem
buat
J
for (an informal alternative to untuk)
gampang
J
(an informal variant of mudah) easy
jadi
J
(an informal variant of menjadi) to become, to be
kasus

case
mikir (•pikir)
J
(an informal variant of berpikir) to think, to ponder, to give
something some thought
milih (•pilih)
J
(an informal variant of memilih) to choose
ngebosanin (•bosan)
J
(the Jakarta variant of membosankan) boring
ngobrol (•obrol)
J
(from obrol) to talk about something, to chat
nolong (•tolong)
J
to help (informal variant of menolong)
pengacara (•acara)

lawyer
sama
J
and (an informal alternative to dan)
soal
J
about (an informal alternative to tentang)
soalnya
J
the thing is (an informal alternative to karena)
studi pembangunan

development studies
téknik elektro

electrical engineering
terus
J
and then (an informal alternative to lalu)

Lesson 72
bangsawan

an aristocrat, a noble
belum pernah; Kami belum pernah ke 
sana.
has/have never ____ (i.e. has/have never ever in the past); We
have never been there.
bintang; bintang film

a star (both a star in the sky and a famous person in
movies/music/sport etc.); a film star
penari (•tari)

a dancer (in traditional dance or in performance dance)
perdana menteri

prime minister
sampai sekarang

so far
sudah pernah; Apakah Bapak sudah
pernah makan keju Belanda?

has/have ____ (at least once in the past); Have you ever eaten
Dutch cheese?

Lesson 73
belum biasa

not yet used to (doing something), not yet in the habit of
berani

to dare to do something, to have the courage / confidence (to
do something)
berbahasa ____; cukup pandai
berbahasa Arab

to be a speaker of (such-and-such a language); quite good at
speaking Arabic
berhasil (•hasil)

to be successful, to have success, to succeed
kayu jati

teak
minuman keras

alcoholic drinks
pedagang (•dagang), pedagang sayur 
a dealer, a merchant; a vegetable merchant
pekerja (•kerja)
a worker (usually used for relatively unskilled workers)

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pelatih (•latih); pelatih sepak bola

a coach, a trainer; a soccer trainer
pemimpin (•pimpin)

a leader
pengajar (•ajar)

an educator, instructor, teacher
pengalaman (•alam); pengalaman
kerja

experience; work experience / work record
pengelola (•kelola); pengelola pabrik

a manager; a factory manager
penjual (•jual)

a seller, the vendor
penulis (•tulis); penulis novel

a writer, an author; a novelist
penyanyi (•nyanyi); penyanyi pop

a singer, a pop singer
petugas (•tugas); petugas kantor pos 
a functionary, a staffer, a person who is doing a certain task or
job of work, someone who is on duty; a post office staffer
rokok

a cigarette, cigarettes
sudah biasa

now used to, to be used to (doing something)
traktor

tractor

Lesson 74
angka

a figure, figures, digits (i.e. numbers written in numeral form, not
words)
bercerita (•cerita); Dia bercerita
bahwa...

to say, to tell (what happened); She/He said that…
berpengalaman; Dia belum
berpengalaman di bidang itu.

experienced; He/She isn’t experienced yet in that field.
bersedia (•sedia); Mereka tidak
bersedia menolong.

to be willing / prepared (to do something); They are not willing
to help.
cewék; Ceweknya cakep banget!
J
a “chick”, a young woman; She’s a stunna!
dua kali; Saya sudah makan dua kali. 
twice; I ate twice already.
ganti; Aku mau ganti baju dulu.

to have one thing replaced with another, to change i.e. have
one thing replaced with another; I want to get changed first.
kartu; bermain kartu

a card; to play cards
komponén

a component (e.g. in a machine, in society)
lamaran; surat lamaran

an application (especially for a job); a letter of application
memasang (•pasang)

to install something, to set/put something in place, to fit
something (onto or into something else)
ngomong (•omong); Jangan ngomong J
kayak gitu!
to say, to talk; Don’t talk like that!
nyanyi
J
= menyanyi, to sing
paling tidak; Paling tidak ada tiga
puluh.

at least (i.e. no less than); There were at least thirty.
resépsionis

a receptionist (in an office, hotel etc.)
riwayat hidup

a biography, biodata, a CV
sekali; Minum obat ini sekali saja.

once (i.e. one time only, not twice or three times etc.); Drink this
medicine just once.
tukang kebun

a gardener
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Lesson 75
asal; Saya bersedia asal kamu
membayar.

provided, on condition that…; I’m prepared to do it provided
you pay.
hormat; Dengan hormat,

respect; Dear sir/madam (in formal letters)
iklan

an advertisement
kepala; kepala kantor

someone’s head, the head (of an enterprise/organisation); head
of an office / office head
melalui; melalui telepon atau surat?

by, through, by way of; By telephone or by letter?
melamar (•lamar); melamar pekerjaan 
sebagai sopir
to apply for (a job), to formally ask for a woman’s hand in
marriage; to apply for a job as a driver
mengendarai (•kendara);
mengendarai mobil

to drive (a motor vehicle); to drive a car
perhatian (•hati); Terima kasih atas
perhatian Anda

attention; Thank you for your attention.
terhormat (•hormat); Kepada yang
terhormat

respected, honourable, of good reputation; To the honourable...
terima kasih atas bantuan Anda

thank you for your assistance
terserah (•serah); Terserah! Saya tidak 
mau tahu!
It’s up to you, I leave it to you, It’s over to you; It’s up to you! I
don’t want to know!
wawancara
an interview


Lesson 76
bidan

a midwife
dibandingkan; kalau dibandingkan
dengan ...

to be compared; if compared with…
dokter héwan

a veterinary doctor, a vet
film horor

a horror movie/film
hobi

a hobby
ijazah

a qualification (usually an educational qualification), a diploma
kaca mata; kaca mata hitam

spectacles, eye glasses; sun glasses
kekurangan (•kurang); Kota Jakarta
kekurangan air minum.

1 (verb) to be suffering from a lack/shortage of, to be short of; 2
(noun) a shortcoming; Jakarta is short of drinking water.
kuda

a horse
lowongan; Tidak ada lowongan kerja
di kantor ini.

a vacancy i.e. a job opening; There is no job vacancy in this
office.
mata; Matanya biru.

an eye, someone’s eyes; His/Her eyes are blue.
melayani; Siapa yang melayani tamu
itu?

to serve someone, to respond to someone’s request for a
service; Who is serving that guest?
panitia

a committee
penyakit (•sakit); penyakit AIDS

a disease, a sickness; AIDS / the disease of AIDS
praktis

practical, realistic, convenient
Puskesmas

a community health centre (from Pusat Kesehatan Masyarakat)
sakit jantung

to have a heart problem, to have heart disease
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salon kecantikan

a beauty salon
Sarjana Muda

Bachelor of Arts
séksi

a section (in an organisation/business etc.), the sales section
skripsi

a thesis (especially a bachelor-level or master-level thesis)
tebal

thick (of objects like books etc.)
tergantung (pada); Itu semua
tergantung pada kamu.

to depend (on); All of that depends on you.
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
Lesson 77
mata angin

the points of the compass
agak; Hari ini agak dingin.

rather; It is rather cold today.
barat daya

south west, south western
barat laut

north west, north western
baru-baru ini

recently
camat

the head of a sub-district (in charge of a kecamatan)
iklim; perubahan iklim

the climate; climate change
jalan layang

a fly-over, an over-pass (i.e. a raised segment of highway)
kawasan; Kawasan Timur Indonesia

a region, an area; The Eastern Region of Indonesia
kecamatan

a sub-district, (the administrative unit immediately below the
level of a kabupaten district)
makam; makam suci

a grave, a tomb; a holy grave
monumén; Monumen Nasional
(Monas)

a (modern) monument; The National Monument
pahlawan; makam pahlawan

a hero; a hero’s tomb
tenggara; Asia Tenggara

south east, south eastern; South East Asia
tepi; di tepi jalan

the edge, the side, the bank (of a river); on the side of the street
timur laut

north east, north eastern
timur; Timor Timur

east, eastern; East Timor
utara; Korea Utara

north, northern, North Korea

Lesson 78
berangin (•angin)

windy
berawan (•awan)

cloudy
celsius

Celsius, centigrade (when you are measuring temperature)
cerah
bright, clear
derajat; suhu tiga puluh dua derajat

a degree / degrees (of temperature); a temperature of 32
degrees
hujan

rain (verb & noun), rainy
inilah

this is…, here is…
kemarau

dry (of weather)
kering

dry
lembab

1. humid, hot and sticky (talking about the weather), 2. moist
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mendung
overcast
musim; musim gugur, musim semi

a season (of the year), autumn, spring
musim kemarau

the dry season
musim hujan

the rainy season, the wet season
musim panas

summer
musim dingin

winter
pemirsa; Selamat malam, para
pemirsa.

a (television) viewer; Good evening, viewers.
prakiraan cuaca

weather forecast (a formal term)
ramalan (•ramal)

a prediction, a prophecy
sekian; sekian dan terima kasih

That’s all (The marker word indicating that a speech, narrative,
film, statement etc. has finished); That’s all from me, and thank
you.
suhu; Suhunya berapa hari ini?

temperature; What is the temperature today?
terang; Lampunya terlalu terang!

1. clear (of weather, understanding), 2. bright (of light); The light
is too bright!
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cerita

1. a story, 2. to say (what happened), to tell (what happened)
mana (informal)

which?
minyak; minyak goreng

oil, kerosene; cooking oil
yang di sana

the one over there
yang ini

this one
yang itu

that one
yang mana; Dia memilih yang mana? 
which? which one?; Which one did he choose?, Which did he
choose?
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Lesson 80
bertanding (•tanding)

to compete (in a sports contest), to take part (in a contest)
kuis

a quiz (especially a radio or TV quiz show)
lucu

funny
maju; negara-negara maju

1. to go forward, to advance, 2. advanced, developed; the
developed nations
mari

1. please, 2. c’mon, let’s, 3. good bye
menjawab (•jawab)

to answer (a question)
moderator

the moderator, the compere (of a show)
paling; yang paling mahal

the most (+ adjective); the most expensive
panjang

long (of things or distances, but not time)
péndek

short (talking about height or length)
persegi (•segi)

1. a square (shape), 2. square (after units of measure when you
are measuring area)
sabar

patient (i.e. not easily provoked, willing to wait)
sederhana

simple, plain, straightforward, not extravagant
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selamat datang; Selamat datang di
Bali!

Welcome! Welcome to Bali!
tim

a team
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Lesson 81
diambil

to be fetched, to be picked up, to be removed
diantar

to be accompanied/taken (by someone to a certain place)
diatur

to be arranged, to be set out neatly and tidily, to be arranged
(i.e. organised and set up)
dibaca

to be read
dibangun

to be built, to be constructed
dibawa

to be carried, to be taken away, to be brought
dibeli

to be bought
diberi; Saya diberi uang.

to be given something (when you are talking about the
recipient); I was given some money.
diberikan; Uang itu diberikan kepada
orang miskin.

to be given (talking about a thing that is transferred from one
person to another); That money is given to the poor.
dibuat

to be made
dibuka

to be opened
dicuci

to be washed
dikirim

to be sent
dijawab

to be answered
dijual

to be sold
dilakukan

to be done, to be performed (e.g. of an action)
dimakan

to be eaten
dinyanyikan

to be sung
diperbaiki

to be repaired, to be fixed
ditanam

to be planted, to be grown (e.g. of a crop)
ditulis

to be written, to be written down
ditutup

to be closed, to be shut
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Lesson 82
cangkir

a cup
cérét

a kettle
diaduk

to be stirred (with a spoon etc.)
diajak

to be asked / invited (to do something with the person who
asks)
diberi; Jendela diberi korden baru.

to be fitted with, to be decorated with, to have something
attached / added/ placed on etc.; New curtains were fitted to
the window.
digunakan

to be used
diisi

to be filled (talking about a container), to be filled in/out (talking
about a bureaucratic form)
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dikembalikan

to be returned, to be put back, to be taken/given back
diminum

to be drunk (talking about a beverage / medicine etc.)
direbus

to be boiled (e.g. of water), to be cooked in boiling water
disimpan

to be put away, to be stored
disuruh

to be told to (do something), to be ordered (to do something)
ditaruh

to be placed, to be put
garam

salt
gula

sugar
jam tangan

a wristwatch
kopi tubruk

Indonesian-style coffee (made by pouring boiling water over
coffee grounds in a glass)
kupas; Pisang harus dikupas sebelum 
dimakan.
to peel (an apple, egg etc); Bananas have to be peeled before
they are consumed.
laporan (•lapor)

a report
merebus (•rebus)

to boil something (e.g. water), to cook something in boiling
water
merica

pepper
panci

a cooking pot, a saucepan
poci

a small round enclosed pot like a teapot
tumbuh

to grow i.e. to become bigger

Lesson 83
asam

sour
asam Jawa

the tamarind fruit
bawang mérah

a shallot
bawang putih

a garlic
campur

to mix
kambing, daging kambing

goat (also often used for sheep and lamb); goat meat
gram

a gram (unit of weight)
jeruk nipis

lime (the citrus fruit)
kacang panjang

long beans
kacang tanah

peanuts, ground nuts
kangkung

water spinach
kentang rebus

boiled potatoes
kerupuk

chips, crackers (made from a starch base)
kerupuk udang

shrimp crackers
ketimun

a cucumber (see also timun)
oléskan (mengoleskan)

to smear, grease
panggang (memanggang)

to grill
potong-potong (memotong-motong)

to cut into pieces
seléra

taste, appetite
sajikan (menyajikan)

to serve
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séndok, séndok makan, séndok téh

spoon; table spoon, tea spoon
sesuai

according to, suitable, appropriate
taruh (menaruh)

to put
tambahkan (menambahkan)

to add
timun

a cucumber (variant of ketimun)
tomat

a tomato
tumis (menumis)

to sauté

Lesson 84
akar

a root, roots
berkeliling (•keliling)

to travel around, to go from place to place
bungkus; Saya minta tiga bungkus
sabun cuci.

packets of… (when you are counting packets / parcels /
packaged goods); Give me 3 packets of washing powder.
bungkusan

a parcel, a package, a packet, something wrapped up
daun

a leaf, leaves
demam

fever, to have a fever
gemuk

chubby, fat (describing bodily proportions)
géndong

to carry something (or a child) on the back or the front (often
using a sling)
instruksi

an instruction, instructions
isi; Isinya apa?

the contents of something; What’s in it?
jamu

traditional Indonesian tonics and herbal medicines
masuk angin

to catch a cold, to be under the weather, to feel vaguely unwell,
to have flue-like symptoms
obat; obat batuk

medicine; cough medicine
pemakaian (•pakai); Bagaimana
pemakaiannya?

the use (of something), application; How do you use it?
perut

abdomen, belly
sakit; sakit kepala, sakit perut

to be sick; to have a headache, to have stomach trouble, to
have diarrhoea, to have an upset stomach
sariawan

a mouth ulcer

Lesson 85
bahagia

contented, happy (with your lot in life)
bahkan

even, in fact even, that goes for ____ as well (adding extra
information that shows an assertion is true to a surprising
degree)
cuma-cuma

free (i.e. not costing anything)
dicoba; Ini perlu dicoba lho!

to be tried, to be tried out, to be tried on, to be tested; You
really should try this!
foto

a photograph
hari kerja

a work day, a day of the working week
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jam buka

opening hours (talking about an office, shop, doctor’s rooms
etc.)
jatuh sakit

to fall ill, to fall sick
kosmetik

cosmetics
kurus

thin, skinny (the opposite of “fat” when you are talking about
someone’s physical appearance)
mengobati (•obat)

to heal, cure
muka

someone’s face, the front part of something, the surface of
something
mula-mula

at first, initially, in the beginning
Nyonya

Mrs (a very respectful title for a married woman)
orang sakit

a sick person, a patient
pikiran (•pikir)

an idea, a thought, someone’s mind
pintu masuk

an entrance, a gateway
produksi

production, the production of
sabun; sabun mandi

soap; bath soap
sembuh

cured, recovered, back to good health
suatu; Pada suatu hari ...

a, one (before a noun, indicating vagueness or unwillingness to
be specific); One day
tablét

a tablet (i.e. a kind of pill)
tangan; tangan kiri

someone’s hand, someone’s arm; the left hand
tetangga

a neighbour
tradisional

traditional

Lesson 86
abu; tempat abu

ash, ashes; an ash tray
bendéra

a flag
bernama (•nama)

is called by the name____, is referred to by the name___, the
name of which is___
bersejarah (•sejarah)

historic
berteriak (•teriak)

to shout, to yell
diganti

to be/get replaced
dikenal; Ia dikenal sebagai seorang
ahli.

to be recognised (as/by), to be known (as/by), to be
acknowledged (as/by); He/She is known as an expert.
dilihat

to be seen, to be looked at
dinaikkan

to be raised up, to get elevated, to be taken upwards
dikunjungi

to be visited
diturunkan

to be lowered, to be brought down
filsafat; filsafat negara

philosophy; the state philosophy
Gubernur-Jenderal

The Governor-General
Hindia Belanda

The Netherlands East Indies, The Dutch East Indies
istana

a palace
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jatuh

to fall
kelihatan; tidak kelihatan

visible, evident, in sight; not in view, not visible, invisible
mayat

corpse
perang; Perang Dunia Kedua

war; The Second World War
pohon beringin

a banyan tree
ribuan

thousands
sebuah; sebuah rumah

a, one (when you are counting inanimate things, or
ideas/abstractions); a house
terdapat

is to be found at/in/among, can be found in/at/among
zaman

an age, a time, an era (usually pronounced, and also often
written jaman)

Lesson 87
berjuta-juta

millions, many millions, millions and millions
puncak; puncak gunung

a peak, a summit; the peak of the mountain
pusat perbelanjaan

a shopping centre; also: pusat pertokoan
seluruh, di seluruh dunia

the entire ____, the whole ____, the entirety of; throughout the
whole world
suasana

the “feel” of a place or situation, the atmosphere (of a place)
tempat makan

a food court
yakin

to feel/be sure (that), to feel/be convinced (that), to feel/be
confident (that), to have no doubt (that)
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Lesson 88
baju hangat

a sweater
baju tidur

pyjamas
blus, baju blus

a blouse
buatan (•buat)

made in
celana

pants, trousers
celana dalam

underpants
celana péndék

shorts
cocok

right (for someone), suitable, appropriate
cucian (•cuci)

laundry
dasi

neck tie
jakét

a coat
kaus

a t-shirt
keméja

a shirt
lengan

sleeve
rok

a skirt
sapu tangan

handkerchiefs
sedang

medium (of size)
topi

a hat, a cap
ukuran (•ukur)

size

Lesson 89
sementara

while (at the same time)
kau
J
you
siap-siap

= bersiap-siap, get ready
agar

in order that, in order to
telat

too late; overdue
lho
J
exclamation to express something unexpected
kok
J
a slangy particle following the predicate denying a presumption
or statement of the interlocutor; though!, well; well I never!; dear
me!; you know; of course
to
J
right?
résmi

formal
jas

suit jacket
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segala
J
and all; the whole kit and kaboodle. Pakai dasi - You’re even
wearing a tie
kan
J
derived from bukan to show a knowledge or understanding
shared by speaker and listener
SIM

driver’s license (Surat Izin Mengemudi)
STNK

motor vehicle registration certificate (Surat Tanda Nomor
Kendaraan)
hélm

helmet
ingat

remember; diingat-ingat give it a good long thought
kelupaan (•lupa)
J
forgotten
rasanya

it seems to me, it feels like

Lesson 90
ikat kepala

a head cloth
jilbab

hijab
kain

a rectangular piece of cloth, roughly 200x100cm, a sarong, a
piece of cloth, fabric, textile, garment
kebaya

a kind of formal mostly transparent blouse worn mainly by
Balinese, Javanese, and Sundanese women
peragaan busana

fashion show
sarung

a kain of which both ends are sewn together, a sarong
mérah jambu

pink

Lesson 91
abu-abu

grey
berpendapat

to be of the opinion that..., to think
dibungkus

to be wrapped
kelihatannya

it appears, it seems as if, apparently
lébar

wide, broad, width
menjahit (•jahit)

to sew
pas; kamar pas

to fit, fitted, the right size, fitting; fitting room

Lesson 92
berlatih (•latih)

to practice
BH

(pronounced, and also often written beha) a bra, an
undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
catatan kuliah

lecture notes
cék; dibayar dengan cek

a cheque; to be paid by cheque
déterjén

detergent
dibuang

to be thrown away to be discarded
dijahit

to be sewn, to be stitched
dipegang

to be held
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dipinjam

to be borrowed
dipotong

to be cut, to be cut off
disetrika

to be ironed
kartu kredit

credit card
membuang (•buang)

to throw away
memegang (•pegang)

to hold on to something
meminjam (•pinjam)

to borrow something
memotong (•potong)

to cut
menghérankan (•heran)

surprising
menyetrika (•setrika)

to iron (also: seterika)
pakaian setélan

a suit
segera

immediately, promptly
sialan

an expression of rueful disappointment, sometimes like the
English “Damn!”)

Lesson 93
membungkus (•bungkus)

to wrap something
émber

a bucket
menghidupkan (•hidup)

to start, turn on, switch on (a light or an engine)
menjemur (•jemur)

to dry something in the sun (clothes, raw rice, coffee beans etc.)
kertas

paper
kotak

a box

Lesson 94
berkata (•kata)

to say (that...)
cinta

love (especially romantic love)
diganggu

to be troubled by, to be upset by, to be disturbed by
kaca

glass, mirror
majikan

a boss
masukkan (memasukkan)

to put something into, to insert
réndah

low
sadar

to be aware, to be conscious, to “come to one’s senses”
saku

a pocket
sesuatu

something
sisir

a comb
tambah (menambah)

to add to something, to augment something, to increase
something

Lesson 95
demikian

thus, so, to such-and-such an extent (only used in formal
speech)
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perbédaan (•béda)

difference
sebenarnya (•benar)

actually, as a matter of fact
sehingga

so that (as a consequence)
tanpa

without
terkejut

startled, surprised
tersenyum

to smile
tunjukkan (menunjukkan)

to show something, to point something out, to demonstrate
something
pisahkan (memisahkan)

to separate (one thing/person from another)
untung

luckily, fortunately, luck, good fortune, profit

Lesson 96
begini
J
so, like this, this way (in this particular case begini can best be
translated as ‘okay’ or ‘you know what’
dikurangi

to be reduced
harga mati

the lowest possible price
harga pas

a fixed price
lain kali

some other time
ndak
J
no, not (an informal variant of tidak)
pikir-pikir; pikir-pikir dulu

to think about something, to consider something ; I’ll think
about it first
tawar (menawar)

bargaining, haggling
tawar-menawar

to negotiate something (e.g. a price), to ameliorate something
tawarkan (menawarkan)

to offer something to someone

Lesson 97
bentuk

form, shape
beranda

a verandah
genténg

a roof tile, tiles (for a roof)
séng

corrugated iron
suara

someone’s voice, a voice, a sound

Lesson 98
apa lagi?

what else? what more
bak

a tub (in a bathroom), the tray (on the back of a truck)
bergéngsi (•géngsi)

prestigious
bunga; bunga bank

interest (on a loan), the interest rate
menggabungkan (•gabung)

to combine to merge
gang

an alley a passageway a corridor
menghubungi (•hubung)

to contact someone to make contact with
joglo

one traditional style of Javanese roof – square, pyramidal
resting on four pillars
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kagum

amazed, full of admiration
Kebun Raya

The Botanical Garden (in Bogor)
krédit

credit (from a bank)
kulkas

a refrigerator
lanjut

advanced (talking about something that occurs at a further
stage)
lokasi

a site, a location
masa kini

the present nowadays (also: masa sekarang)
masa lampau

the past
memiliki (•milik)

to own, have (synonym with mempunyai)
mesin cuci piring

dishwasher
mutiara

mother of pearl, a pearl
nyaman

pleasant (talking about your surroundings)
pendopo

a reception area in a traditional Javanese house (square, open
at the sides, at the front of a house)
peralatan (•alat)

equipment appliances
perumahan (•rumah)

a housing estate a housing complex
sejuk

cool
tempat tinggal

a place of residence
wastafél

a washbasin (in a bathroom)

Lesson 99
butuhkan (membutuhkan)

to need something
pinjaman

a loan (of money) a lend of something
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Lesson 100
mengalami (•alam)

to experience something, to have s.t. happen to you
anggota

a member, parts (of a body)
badan

the body, someone’s body
bahu

the shoulder
buah dada

female breasts
bulu

body hair
dada

chest
déwasa

adult
dioperasi

to be operated, to undergo surgery
disikat

to be brushed
hidung

the nose
jantung

the heart
jari

a finger, fingers, a toe, toes
kemaluan (•malu)

the private parts, genitals
léher

neck
merokok (•rokok)

to smoke
mulut

the mouth
otak

the brain
otot

a muscle
pantat

the buttocks/bum/butt
paru-paru

the lungs
pembuluh darah

a blood vessel, a vein, an artery
punggung

the back
rambut

hair (on the head)
serangan (•serang)

an attack
siap

ready
siku

the elbow
telinga

the ear
terasa (•rasa)

to feel ( sensation in your body / heart)
tubuh

the (human) body
tulang

a bone
usus

the intestines, the guts, bowels
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botak

bald
hitam manis

“sweet black” – dark brown complexion
kebiru-biruan

blueish
kehitam-hitaman

blackish
kekuning-kuningan

yellowish
kemérah-mérahan

reddish
keriting

curly
kulit

skin
kuning langsat

light brown complexion (like the skin of the langsat fruit)
lurus

straight
mencuri (•curi)

to steal
menggambarkan (•gambar)

to paint, to describe
pirang

blond
sawo matang

brown complexion (like the skin of a ripe sawo fruit)
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Lesson 102
berdarah (•darah)

to bleed
darah

blood
demam berdarah

dengue fever
gatal

to itch, itching
gejala

symptom
hati; penyakit hati

liver; liver disease
jatuh sakit

to fall sick
kanker

cancer
kasihan (•kasih)

poor thing, I feel so sorry for you/him/her/them etc
kena

to be struck by something, to be adversely affected by
sakit hati

to be offended
sakit jiwa

mentally disturbed
waduh

Oh! Ouch!
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Lesson 103
akhir-akhir ini

lately, recently
batuk

a cough, to cough
berobat (•obat)

to seek medical treatment, to receive medical treatment
diizinkan (•izin)

to be allowed
diobati

to be treated
luka

an injury, an open wound
menasihatkan (•nasihat)

to advise
mengandung (•kandung)

to contain
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mengusulkan (•usul)

to suggest
menyarankan (•saran)

to recommend
nasihat

advice
rupanya (•rupa)

apparently
supaya

that, so that, in order that
tenggorokan

throat
terluka (•luka)

wounded
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Lesson 104
ada apa?

what’s wrong?, what’s up?, what’s going on?
apoték

a pharmacy
mengingkar janji (•ingkar)

to break a promise
janji

promise, appointment
mengeluarkan (•keluar)

to put something out, to emit, to issue, to give off, to expel
mengembalikan (•kembali)

to return
lidah

tongue
makalah

essay, article
papan tulis

blackboard
pasién

patient
memperhatikan (•hati)

to pay attention to
perintah

an order, a command, an instruction
permén

candy
pilek

a cold, to have a cold
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Lesson 105
berat

1. heavy 2. burdensome, tough, hard (i.e. difficult to do and
demanding)
bercerai (•cerai)

to get divorced
kilo

(short for kilogram), a kilogram
napas

the breath
nah
J
(particle) now…, okay, now…, (let’s move on to something else)
memeriksa (•periksa)

to examine (someone or something), to scrutinise, to interrogate
perkenalan (•kenal)

an introduction, the striking-up of an acquaintanceship
sibuk

busy (of a person’s work or life-style)
tonikum

a tonic, a tonic drink, a health drink
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Lesson 106
bertanggung jawab

to be responsible
bulat

round
BUMN

a state-owned corporation (Badan Usaha Milik Negara)
buruk

bad, grim, unfavourable, difficult (of a situation)
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cemburu

jealous (of another man/woman)
diinginkan

to be wished, desired
duda

a widower, a (male) divorcee
gadis

a young unmarried woman a virgin
janda

a widow, a divorcee
jujur

honest
kartu pos

a postcard
kenalan (•kenal)

1. an acquaintance, 2. (=colloquial for berkenalan) to meet a
person, to meet people, to make someone’s acquaintance
kumis

a moustache
mengecewakan (•kecewa)

disappointing
pandangan (•pandang)

someone’s gaze, an opinion/view about something
pasangan (•pasang)

partner (i.e. one member of a couple), pasangan hidup life
partner
pemalu (•malu)

a shy person
penampilan (•tampil)

someone’s appearance, the way someone presents themselves
pénsiun

retired
percaya diri

self-confident
rapi

neat, not messy, carefully done/made
royal

spendthrift, extravagant (in spending money)
sayang

1. unfortunately, 2. to love someone, to be fond of someone
setia

loyal, faithful
sifat

a quality (that someone or something possesses), a feature, a
characteristic
sipil

civil (i.e. not military)
suku

ethnic group, tribe
taat

obedient (especially obedient to religious laws)
terbuka (•buka)

open, open-minded
tersinggung (•singgung)

offended, hurt, (by what someone has said)
wajah

someone’s face

Lesson 107
hadiah

a gift , a present, a prize
izin; minta izin

permission, a permit to ask for permission
kecéwa

disappointed
melaporkan (•lapor)

to report something to someone
mabuk

drunk, sea-sick or travel sick
malas

1. lazy, 2. reluctant / unwilling to do something
memutuskan (•putus)

to decide
menangis (•tangis)

to cry, to weep
menganggur (•anggur)

to be unemployed, to be doing nothing
pecat (memecat)

to dismiss someone , (from a job), to fire / sack someone
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pencuri (•curi)

a thief
perasaan (•rasa)

emotions feelings
persoalan (•soal)

a problem, a difficult issue
séks

sex, (especially when you are talking about the general subject
of sex)
terlambat (•lambat)

late (i.e. not on time)
meninggalkan (•tinggal)

to leave a person/place, to abandon someone

Lesson 108
menganggap (•anggap)

to consider as, to regard as
berhubungan (•hubung)

to be in contact with, to have a connection with
berpacaran (•pacar)

to be “going steady”, to be going out together, to be boyfriend
& girlfriend
ialah

is, are
jalan keluar

a way out, a solution
mengetahui (•tahu)

to know something, to find out about s.t., to be aware of
something
malu

embarrassed, shy, too shy
penasihat (•nasihat)

an adviser, a counsellor
perbuatan (•buat)

an act, a deed
perkawinan (•kawin)

marriage, a marriage
pria

a man, a gentleman
tampak

to be evident , to appear to be, to seem
terpaksa (•paksa)

forced to…, to have no choice but to…
tetap

still, to be just the same, permanent, immovable, unchanging
selain (•lain)

apart from, in addition to
sikap

someone’s attitude, an outlook, a position (on an issue)
walaupun, walaupun demikian

although; despite this, despite that
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Lesson 109
boros

lavish
ceréwét

quarrelsome, fussy, hard to please, talk too much
cobalah (•coba)

to try (imperative)
cuék

indifferent
curiga

suspicious
jahat

sinful, wicked, evil, nasty
memberitahu (•beritahu)

to tell, inform
pelit

stingy
pendiam (•diam)

quiet
penutup (•tutup)

a cover
usahakan (•usaha)

to try, to make an effort
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Lesson 110
berhidung (•hidung)

to have a nose
budaya

culture, civilisation
dijajah (•jajah)

to be colonised
gerakan (•gerak)

a move
Indo

Eurasian (person of mixed native Indonesian and European
descent)
kampungan (•kampung)

country bumpkin; hillbilly
kritikus

a literary critic
kesan

an impression
kemajuan (•maju)

progress
mancung

pointed (of nose)
mencintai (•cinta)

to love someone
mewawancarai (•wawancara)

to conduct an interview with someone
nilai

the monetary value of something, a value, a norm, norms
pésék

flat (of nose)
keputusan (•putus)

a decision
sebagian kecil

a few, a small number of
tari

a dance
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Lesson 111
bangga

proud
kebanggaan (•bangga)

pride
diam-diam

secretly, furtively, surreptitiously
formulir

a form
lancar

fluent (in command of a foreign language), unimpeded, without
hindrances/interruptions
memandang (•pandang)

to view, to look at, to gaze at
menandatangani (•tanda tangan)

to sign something
menjemput (•jemput)

to go and meet/ pick up someone (e.g. on arrival at a
destination, or when school’s out)
menunjuk-nunjuk (•tunjuk)

to point repeatedly, to keep pointing
mimpi

a dream
puas

satisfied
pramugari

an air hostess
seolah-olah

as if
sepanjang

for the length of, during
suksés

successful
tidak kuat

to no longer have the strength to carry on, unable to endure it
or bear it any longer
turis

a tourist
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Lesson 112
air mata

tears (from the eyes)
analisa

an analysis
mengangkat (•angkat)

to lift up, raise
bibir

the lips
berurusan (•urus)

to deal with (the prefix ber- when attached to a noun (urusan
‘affair, matter’) has the meaning “to have”.
bonéka

a doll
habis

well (prefacing a clause that carries a protesting or selfjustifying explanation)
hasil kerja

the result of one’s work, what you produce (through your
labours)
héran

startled, surprised, amazed
kaku

stiff, unbending forced, unspontaneous
kecantikan (•cantik)

beauty
kesal

being exasperated, irritated, annoyed, disgusted, fed up, cross
kesalahan (•salah)

a mistake, an error
membuang waktu

to waste time
membuat kesalahan

to make a mistake
menyisir (•sisir)

to comb (e.g. your hair)
operasi

an operation (i.e. a surgical procedure), an operation (i.e. a
planned/coordinated campaign or exercise)
sipit

small and narrow, chinky (of eyes)
menerjemahkan (•terjemah)

to translate something
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Lesson 113
badan kita sendiri

our own body
bébas

free
bedah

surgery
dagangan (•dagang)

good to be traded
diperjualbelikan (•jual beli)

to be traded
ditolak (•tolak)

refused, rejected, turned down
diulang (•ulang)

repeated
implan

an implant
keinginan (•ingin)

desire, wish
komoditi

commodity
komplikasi

complication
lemah

weak
lipstik

lipstick
manusia

human being, mankind, person
memperjualbelikan (•jual beli)

to trade
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menghargai (•harga)

to value, respect
pecah

to break
peduli

to care about, pay attention to
prakték

practice
seharusnya (•harus)

should, ought to
sempurna

perfect, impeccable, flawless
seseorang (•orang)

a certain person, someone
silikon

silicone