100 Basic Indonesian Vocabularies
We believe in learning the most important vocabularies first to start off your learning journey on the right foot. The list below contains 100 of the most frequently used Indonesian vocabularies. For more vocabularies like that, check out our yellow vocabulary book towards the end of this page.
| English | Indonesian |
|---|---|
| I | saya |
| you | kamu |
| he | dia |
| she | dia |
| it | dia |
| we | kami |
| you | kalian |
| they | mereka |
| what | apa |
| who | siapa |
| where | dimana |
| why | mengapa |
| how | bagaimana |
| which | yang mana |
| when | kapan |
| then | lalu |
| if | jika |
| really | sungguh |
| but | tapi |
| because | karena |
| not | tidak |
| this | ini |
| that | itu |
| all | semua |
| or | atau |
| and | dan |
| to know | tahu |
| to think | berpikir |
| to come | datang |
| to put | meletakkan |
| to take | mengambil |
| to find | menemukan |
| to listen | mendengarkan |
| to work | bekerja |
| to talk | berbicara |
| to give | memberi |
| to like | menyukai |
| to help | membantu |
| to love | mencintai |
| to call | menelpon |
| to wait | menunggu |
| 0 | nol |
| 1 | satu |
| 2 | dua |
| 3 | tiga |
| 4 | empat |
| 5 | lima |
| 6 | enam |
| 7 | tujuh |
| 8 | delapan |
| 9 | sembilan |
| 10 | sepuluh |
| 11 | sebelas |
| 12 | dua belas |
| 13 | tiga belas |
| 14 | empat belas |
| 15 | lima belas |
| 16 | enam belas |
| 17 | tujuh belas |
| 18 | delapan belas |
| 19 | sembilan belas |
| 20 | dua puluh |
| new | baru |
| old | lama |
| few | sedikit |
| many | banyak |
| wrong | salah |
| correct | benar |
| bad | buruk |
| good | baik |
| happy | senang |
| short | pendek |
| long | panjang |
| small | kecil |
| big | besar |
| there | disana |
| here | disini |
| right | kanan |
| left | kiri |
| beautiful | indah |
| young | muda |
| old | tua |
| hello | halo |
| ok | oke |
| of course | tentu saja |
| bye bye | selamat jalan |
| good bye | selamat tinggal |
| excuse me | permisi |
| sorry | maaf |
| thank you | terima kasih |
| please | silahkan |
| now | sekarang |
| hour | jam |
| minute | menit |
| second | detik |
| day | hari |
| week | minggu |
| month | bulan |
| year | tahun |
| evening | petang |
Indonesian Vocabulary Books
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