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Page 1 Colloquial? ENGLISH Lesson the alphabet 66 grey 91 86 35 ada there is, there are 7 what’s wrong?, what’s up?, what’s going on? 104 ada yang, ada ____ yang 44 48 50 a younger brother or sister, someone’s younger sibling 21 6 23 77 a religion, religion (in general); the Islamic religion / Islam 23 agar in order that, in order to 89 an agent, an agency 51 travel agent 39 a specialist, an expert, expert (adjective) 70 a philosopher 44 an expert in law, a lawyer 70 air water 4 orange juice 5 coconut juice (for drinking) 28 tears (from the eyes) 112 drinking water 28 22 akan will, going to (the word that marks an event that will happen in the futu 4 a root, roots 84 end 49 lately, recently 103 fnally, in the end, eventually, lastly 46 I, me (informal when talking to close friends, spouse, etc.) 4 an accountant 62 Al-Quran The Koran (the holy book of Islam) 47 nature, natural (i.e. to do with nature) 51 an address 23 a device, a tool, an implement 42 Allah God 47 God is great 47 a town common (the grassed central square in Indonesian towns, espe 16 22 safe, secure 55 The United States of America 2 a child, a son/daughter 21 a small child, a little boy/girl 48 an analysis 112 Anda you 1 48 strange, weird, puzzling 52 a member, parts (of a body) 100 37 a fgure, fgures, digits (i.e. numbers written in numeral form, not words 74 8 a dog 28 what 1 what’s on the agenda...?; what are (we/you, they etc.) up to...?; what w 48 how are you? 1 what else? what more 98 22 33 Would you like (something)? Would you like to (do something)? Do yo 12 4 35 an apartment, a fat, a unit 35 a pharmacy 104 Arab Saudi Saudi Arabia 2 75 sour 83 the tamarind fruit 83 the real thing, genuine, not imitation, indigenous 57 a dormitory, a hall of residence 14 a roof 24 for (preposition) 58 above, on top of, upper (when referring to level of education) 67 or 5 ayah a father, someone’s father 21 a chicken, chicken (meat) 4 fried chicken 5 INDONESIAN abjad abu-abu abu; tempat abu ash, ashes; an ash tray acara; Ada acara apa nanti malam? a television/radio program, something you plan to do, a commitment to ada apa? some _[noun] _ ada; Ayah ada? to be present, to be “in”, to be at home; Is your father in? adat; rumah adat, pakaian adat tradition, old customs, traditional/customary law; a customary house, a adik administrasi; gedung administrasi administration; the administration building aduh; Aduh! Sakit! oh! ouch! (an exclamation of pain, shock or surprise); Ouch! That hurts agak; Hari ini agak dingin. rather; It is rather cold today. agama; Agama Islam agén agén perjalanan ahli ahli flsafat (also: flsuf) ahli hukum air jeruk air kelapa air mata air putih aja just, only (informal variant of saja) akar akhir akhir-akhir ini akhirnya aku akuntan alam alamat alat Allahu akbar alun-alun ama with, together with (informal variant of sama) Also: and (a linker-word c aman Amérika Serikat anak anak kecil analisa andaikata what if, supposing, supposing that..., in the event that... (from andai) anéh anggota anggur; buah anggur wine; grapes angka angkot short for angkutan kota, city transport, usually a mini bus anjing apa Apa acara... apa kabar? apa lagi? apa; Mobil ini apa mobil itu? or [when you are stressing an “either/or” contrast] (informal/slangy); Th apaan (•apa); Orang apaan, tuh? (Only used in informal speech Jakarta style) what kind of... [adding a n Apakah Anda mau? apakah; Informally simply: apa The word that begins a sentence/clause when you want to ask a “yes/n apalagi; tidak banyak bus, apalagi hari Minggu. particularly, the more so, especially; There aren’t many buses, especia apartemén apoték asal; Saya bersedia asal kamu membayar. provided, on condition that…; I’m prepared to do it provided you pay. asam asam Jawa asli asrama atap atas atas atau ayam ayam goréng

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Page 1: INDONESIAN Colloquial? ENGLISH Lesson€¦ · ENGLISH Lesson the alphabet 66 grey 91 86 35 ada there is, there are 7 what’s wrong?, what’s up?, what’s going on? 104 ada yang,

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Colloquial? ENGLISH Lessonthe alphabet 66grey 91

8635

ada there is, there are 7what’s wrong?, what’s up?, what’s going on? 104

ada yang, ada ____ yang 444850

a younger brother or sister, someone’s younger sibling 216

2377

a religion, religion (in general); the Islamic religion / Islam 23agar in order that, in order to 89

an agent, an agency 51travel agent 39a specialist, an expert, expert (adjective) 70a philosopher 44an expert in law, a lawyer 70

air water 4orange juice 5coconut juice (for drinking) 28tears (from the eyes) 112drinking water 28

☺ 22akan will, going to (the word that marks an event that will happen in the futur 4

a root, roots 84end 49lately, recently 103fnally, in the end, eventually, lastly 46

☺ I, me (informal when talking to close friends, spouse, etc.) 4an accountant 62

Al-Quran The Koran (the holy book of Islam) 47nature, natural (i.e. to do with nature) 51an address 23a device, a tool, an implement 42

Allah God 47God is great 47a town common (the grassed central square in Indonesian towns, espe 16

☺ 22safe, secure 55The United States of America 2a child, a son/daughter 21a small child, a little boy/girl 48an analysis 112

Anda you 148

strange, weird, puzzling 52a member, parts (of a body) 100

37a fgure, fgures, digits (i.e. numbers written in numeral form, not words 74

8a dog 28what 1what’s on the agenda...?; what are (we/you, they etc.) up to...?; what w 48how are you? 1what else? what more 98

☺ 22☺ 33

Would you like (something)? Would you like to (do something)? Do you 124

35an apartment, a fat, a unit 35a pharmacy 104

Arab Saudi Saudi Arabia 275

sour 83the tamarind fruit 83the real thing, genuine, not imitation, indigenous 57a dormitory, a hall of residence 14a roof 24for (preposition) 58above, on top of, upper (when referring to level of education) 67or 5

ayah a father, someone’s father 21a chicken, chicken (meat) 4fried chicken 5

INDONESIANabjadabu-abuabu; tempat abu ash, ashes; an ash tray

acara; Ada acara apa nanti malam? a television/radio program, something you plan to do, a commitment to

ada apa?some _[noun]_

ada; Ayah ada? to be present, to be “in”, to be at home; Is your father in?

adat; rumah adat, pakaian adat tradition, old customs, traditional/customary law; a customary house, aadikadministrasi; gedung administrasi administration; the administration building

aduh; Aduh! Sakit! oh! ouch! (an exclamation of pain, shock or surprise); Ouch! That hurts

agak; Hari ini agak dingin. rather; It is rather cold today.

agama; Agama Islam

agénagén perjalananahliahli flsafat (also: flsuf)ahli hukum

air jerukair kelapaair mataair putihaja just, only (informal variant of saja)

akarakhirakhir-akhir iniakhirnyaakuakuntan

alamalamatalat

Allahu akbaralun-alunama with, together with (informal variant of sama) Also: and (a linker-word camanAmérika Serikatanakanak kecilanalisa

andaikata what if, supposing, supposing that..., in the event that... (from andai)anéhanggotaanggur; buah anggur wine; grapesangkaangkot short for angkutan kota, city transport, usually a mini busanjingapaApa acara...apa kabar?apa lagi?apa; Mobil ini apa mobil itu? or [when you are stressing an “either/or” contrast] (informal/slangy); Th

apaan (•apa); Orang apaan, tuh? (Only used in informal speech Jakarta style) what kind of... [adding a nApakah Anda mau?apakah; Informally simply: apa The word that begins a sentence/clause when you want to ask a “yes/napalagi; tidak banyak bus, apalagi hari Minggu. particularly, the more so, especially; There aren’t many buses, especiaaparteménapoték

asal; Saya bersedia asal kamu membayar. provided, on condition that…; I’m prepared to do it provided you pay.asamasam Jawaasliasramaatapatasatasatau

ayamayam goréng

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47come on, let’s 29

58the body, someone’s body 100our own body 113

badminton 35how? what is ... like? 10what about (doing something), what if (I/we/you do something) 13a part 24the front part 24excellent, impressive, great, terrifc, really good 9contented, happy (with your lot in life) 85

bahasa language 13Dutch (the language) 43

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English (the language) 14even, in fact even, that goes for ____ as well (adding extra information 85the shoulder 100

58good, fne, very well (indicating understanding of, and agreement with, 12kind, understanding 55fne/good (when answering the question “How are you?”) 1okay, fne, very well 13a pirate 58clothes (in general), an upper-body garment, especially shirts, blouses 42a sweater 88pyjamas 88

bak a tub (in a bathroom), the tray (on the back of a truck) 98airport 57

☺ 33proud 111an aristocrat, a noble 72

41bank a bank (i.e. a fnancial institution) 6bantu to help someone, to assist someone 23

assistance, help 58a lot (of), many, much 15

19you (term of address for older male person, also for younger person if 63

14a thing, goods 47maybe, probably, hopefully 48west, western, the West 58south west, south western 77north west, north western 77new 9it is only then that..., before 64recently 77

batik batik 47a cough, to cough 103under, below, lower (when you are describing something that has uppe 67a shallot 83a garlic 83free 113several, some 19a three-wheeled pedicab 8surgery 113

☺ 962110

The Netherlands, Holland 21714

not yet used to (doing something), not yet in the habit of 737222

a three-wheeled taxicab 8correct, true 52a fag 86

63petrol, gasoline 50form, shape 97

47a verandah 97windy 78

32to dare to do something, to have the courage / confdence (to do some 73how much, how many, what (when asking about a number) 17

ayat a verse, a stanza (from a poem or from holy scripture); e.g. ayat-ayat Aayobadak; badak Jawa a rhinoceros; the Java rhinobadanbadan kita sendiri

badminton; also bulu tangkisbagaimanabagaimana kalaubagian (•bagi)bagian depanbagusbahagia

bahasa Belandabahasa Cina Chinese (the language); also: bahasa Tionghoa

bahasa Indonesia; belajar bahasa Indonesia Indonesian (i.e. the national language of Indonesia), to study Indonesiabahasa Inggrisbahkanbahubahwa that, (after certain verbs to report what happened or what someone sabaikbaik hatibaik-baik sajabaiklahbajak lautbajubaju hangatbaju tidur

bandar udarabanget; Cakep banget dia. (Only used in informal speech Jakarta style) very, really; She’s really spbanggabangsawanbangun; bangun pagi to get up (out of bed); to get up in the morning

bantuan (•bantu)banyakbanyak; banyak orang di sini much, many, there are many..., there is a lot of...; there are many peopBapakbapak; Bapak Presiden a father, Mr (followed by a surname), a respectful title for male offce-hbarangbarangkalibaratbarat dayabarat lautbarubarubaru-baru ini

batukbawahbawang mérahbawang putihbébasbeberapabécakbedahbegini so, like this, this way (in this particular case begini can best be transla

bekerja (•kerja); Saya harus bekerja keras. to work, to do work. I’ve got to work hard.

belajar (•ajar); Saya belajar bahasa Indonesia to study, to study/learn something; I learn IndonesianBelandabelas; tujuh belas -teen (the number-word following other number words to form numbersbélok; belok kanan, belok kiri bend, curve, turn; (to make ) a right turn; (to make ) a left turnbelum biasabelum pernah; Kami belum pernah ke sana. has/have never ____ (i.e. has/have never ever in the past); We have n

belum; Belum selesai. not yet; Not yet fnished.bémobenarbendérabengkel workshop, repairshopbénsinbentukberagama (•agama); beragama Islam, beragama Kristen to be a follower of such-and-such a religion; a Muslim, a (Protestant) Cberandaberangin (•angin)berangkat (•angkat); Aduh! Sudah berangkat! to depart, to set off (to go somewhere), to leave (on a trip); Oh no! It’s lberaniberapa

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26how many times? 59

46how many years 20

21. heavy 2. burdensome, tough, hard (i.e. diffcult to do and demanding 105cloudy 78various, all sorts of 69

73dangerous 55to differ, to be not the same 67to go shopping, to do the shopping 25to speak 27to break your fast, to have a meal in the evening after a day of fasting 47to chat 25to get divorced 105

74to trade, to earn a living buying & selling, to deal in such-&-such a com 44to dance (western style, disco style) 48to bleed 102to stand, to stand up 29to swim, to go swimming 35

33to have one thing replaced with another, to change (i.e. have one thing 60prestigious 98

68to be successful, to have success, to succeed 73to stop, to come to a halt 50to have a nose 110to be in contact with, to have a connection with 108to rest, to take a rest, to take a break 35

41to go, to move forward, to walk 8to go for a walk/stroll, to wander about, to travel around 13to gamble 48millions, many millions, millions and millions 87to say (that...) 94to garden, to do gardening, to work in the garden 68to travel around, to go from place to place 84to be in power, to be the dominant force 43to assemble, to gather 47

32to run 33to practice 92to take a holiday, to go on vacation 49all sorts (of), various (kinds of), many different ... 15to play 25to have a problem 71is called by the name____, is referred to by the name___, the name of 86to seek medical treatment, to receive medical treatment 103to be “going steady”, to be going out together, to be boyfriend & girlfrie 108to get dressed 41to be of the opinion that..., to think 91

74to think, to ponder, to ruminate 44to fast, to abstain from food & drink 47to greet each other (usually by shaking hands) 47together 69

74historic 86

23to say/do your prayers, to worship 35to do gymnastic, to do aerobics, to work out 35to get ready, to make preparations, to prepare (for something) 41

68clean 9to comb 41to thank God 47to compete (in a sports contest), to take part (in a contest) 80to be responsible 106to put a question, to ask a question 28to meet 29to shout, to yell 86to change, to evolve, to be different •before 60

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27to conduct an interview 65big 9

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berapa harga ...?; berapa harganya? how much is...? (asking about the price of something) How much is it?berapa kali?berapa lama; Berapa lama flm ini? how long; How long is this flm?berapa tahun?berasal (•asal); Anda berasal dari mana? to originally come (from), to originate (from); Where do you come fromberatberawan (•awan)berbagaiberbahasa ____; cukup pandai berbahasa Arab to be a speaker of (such-and-such a language); quite good at speaking berbahaya (•bahaya)berbédaberbelanja (•belanja)berbicara (•bicara)berbuka puasa; also simply berbuka or bukabercakap-cakap (•cakap)bercerai (•cerai)bercerita (•cerita); Dia bercerita bahwa ... to say, to tell (what happened); She/He said that…berdagang (•dagang)berdansa (•dansa)berdarah (•darah)berdiri (•diri)berenang (•renang)bérés; Beres. Tunggu aja sebentar. fxed up, put right, all okay, resolved, no worries; No worries. Just hang berganti (•ganti)bergéngsi (•géngsi)berguna (•guna) useful; tidak berguna untuk… of no use for…berhasil (•hasil)berhenti (•henti)berhidung (•hidung)berhubungan (•hubung)beristirahat (•istirahat)berita; siaran berita news; a newscast, a news broadcast

berjalan (•jalan); berjalan kaki

berjalan-jalan (•jalan); informally: jalan-jalanberjudi (•judi)berjuta-jutaberkata (•kata)berkebun (•kebun)berkeliling (•keliling)berkuasa (•kuasa)berkumpul (•kumpul)berkunjung (•kunjung); berkunjung ke Glasgow to visit (a place); to visit Glasgowberlari (•lari)berlatih (•latih)berlibur (•libur)bermacam-macam (•macam)bermain (•main)bermasalah (•masalah)bernama (•nama)berobat (•obat)berpacaran (•pacar)berpakaian (•pakai)berpendapatberpengalaman; Dia belum berpengalaman di bidang itu. experienced; He/She isn’t experienced yet in that feld.berpikir (•pikir)berpuasa (•puasa)bersalaman (•salam)bersama-samabersedia (•sedia); Mereka tidak bersedia menolong. to be willing / prepared (to do something); They are not willing to help.bersejarah (•sejarah)bersekolah (•sekolah); Saya bersekolah di Sekolah Menengah Nuruto go to school (i.e. to be enrolled as student at such-and-such a schoobersembahyang (•sembahyang)bersenam (•senam)bersiap-siap (•siap)bersifat (•sifat); mata pelajaran yang bersifat praktis [adjective] in nature [adjective] in character; a subject that is practical ibersihbersisir (•sisir)bersyukur (•syukur)bertanding (•tanding)bertanggung jawabbertanya (•tanya)bertemu (•temu)berteriak (•teriak)berubah (•ubah)berumur (•umur); Adik saya berumur 15 tahun. to be such-and-such an age, to be so many years old; My younger brothberurusan (•urus) to deal with (the prefx ber- when attached to a noun (urusan ‘affair, maberwarna (•warna); televisi berwarna coloured ..., ...in colour; a colour TVberwawancara (•wawancara)besarbésok; besok pagi tomorrow; tomorrow morning

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the next day 47correct, That’s right 20really, truly, genuinely 53

BH 92usual, ordinary, normal 1usually 11an aunt, Aunt (so-and-so) 70the lips 112a midwife 76a seed, a berry, a pip beans (e.g. coffee beans), the stone (in stone fru 44

☺ to make (something) 43☺ 22

an animal, a living creature 55at a loss what to do, worried and undecided, undecided who/what to be 58

72cinema, movie theatre 5

bir beer 5biro a bureau 51

19blue 27

bis ☺ a bus 8bisa can, able to 4

business, commerce 59a blouse 88

44may, can. In reply to a question: Sure! No problem! Great! 13

28a doll 112lavish 109bored, sick of (something) 55bald 101

26Bu Mrs., madam (a title & term of address) 3Bu Ma'am, Mrs. 1

fruit 5female breasts 100fruits; many and varied fruits 9

☺ 71made in 88culture, civilisation 110no, not (when negating a noun); That’s not my offce. 11

6the moon, a month 49August 49April 49next month 48December 49February 49January 49July 49June 49March 49May 49November 49October 49the fasting month 47September 49last month 49round 106body hair 100badminton 37

BUMN 106bunga a fower 26

interest (on a loan), the interest rate 9884

a parcel, a package, a packet, something wrapped up 84a noise, noise , a sound 58the head of a shire or a sub-provincial district 16bad, grim, unfavourable, diffcult (of a situation) 106a bird 28

bus a bus 8to need something 99

☺ pretty, good-looking, “spunky”, “hot” (informal/slangy) 2277

to mix 83a cup 82pretty, beautiful (describing the appearance of girls/women) 22tired 37

68What are you looking for? 26

bésoknyabetulbetul-betul

(pronounced, and also often written beha) a bra, an undergarment worbiasabiasanyabibibibirbidanbijibikinbilang; Siapa bilang? to say (informal/slangy); Who says? / Sez who?binatangbingungbintang; bintang flm a star (both a star in the sky and a famous person in movies/music/spobioskop

biro pariwisata a tourist bureau, a travel agency; also: biro wisatabiru

bisnisblus, baju blusbola voli volley ball (sometimes simply: voli)boléhboléh; Boleh saya bertanya? may; May I ask you a question?bonékaborosbosanbotakbotol; sebotol a bottle, a bottle of

buahbuah dadabuah-buahanbuat for (an informal alternative to untuk) buatan (•buat)budayabukan; Itu bukan kantor saya.

buku; toko buku a book; a book shopbulanbulan Agustusbulan Aprilbulan depanbulan Desémberbulan Februaribulan Januaribulan Julibulan Junibulan Marétbulan Meibulan Novémberbulan Oktoberbulan puasabulan Septémberbulan yang lalubulatbulubulu tangkis

a state-owned corporation (Badan Usaha Milik Negara)

bunga; bunga bank

bungkus; Saya minta tiga bungkus sabun cuci. packets of… (when you are counting packets / parcels / packaged goobungkusanbunyibupatiburukburung

butuhkan (membutuhkan)cakepcamat the head of a sub-district (in charge of a kecamatan)campurcangkircantikcapaicara a way, the way (to do something); bagaimana caranya? how do you do cari apa?

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lecture notes 9292

pants, trousers 88underpants 88shorts 88

celsius Celsius, centigrade (when you are measuring temperature) 78jealous (of another man/woman) 106fast, quick 9bright, clear 78a kettle 82quarrelsome, fussy, hard to please, talk too much 1091. a story, 2. to say (what happened), to tell (what happened) 79

☺ 74China 2love (especially romantic love) 94to try (imperative) 109right (for someone), suitable, appropriate 88chocolate, brown in colour 5the weather 54laundry 88a grandchild, a grandson, a granddaughter 21indifferent 109enough 15

10free (i.e. not costing anything) 85

35suspicious 109

dada chest 100a region, a sub-district of a larger territory 57good to be traded 113meat 4

19dan and 2

a lake, Lake ____ 5148

dapat can, able to 4a kitchen 24blood 102from 2

☺ 52from where 2(from) there (suggesting movement away from a place far from the spe 8from here 2than (when you are comparing two things) 52basic, fundamental, elementary; the basics, the foundations 67neck tie 88to come 8a leaf, leaves 84

7eight 17fever, to have a fever 84dengue fever 102thus, so, to such-and-such an extent (only used in formal speech) 95together with 12front (when you are talking about the front part of something), next (we 24

78a village, administrative unit at the village level (also in urban areas). 16private detective 46detergent 92adult 100at, in, on 4between, among 6including, among them 46above, over, on top of 27under, underneath, at the foot of 27behind, at the rear of, in back of 6near 6in front of (sometimes opposite) 6outside 28where at 6everywhere 47beside, side-by-side (with), next to, in addition to 6in addition to that, moreover, furthermore 54there, over there 5next to, on the ___ side, 27on the right, on the righthand side (of) 28on the left, on the lefthand side (of) 28here 8in the middle, in the very middle of 28

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catatan kuliahcék; dibayar dengan cek a cheque; to be paid by chequecelanacelana dalamcelana péndék

cemburucepatcerahcérétceréwétceritacewék; Ceweknya cakep banget! a “chick”, a young woman; She’s a stunna!Cinacintacobalah (•coba)cocokcoklatcuacacucian (•cuci)cucucuékcukupcukup; cukup baik quite, pretty (adverb); quite good, pretty goodcuma-cumacuma; cuma satu sudah cukup. just, only; Just one will do.curiga

daérahdagangan (•dagang)dagingdalam in, inside, within; ; also more precisely: di dalam

danaudansa; pesta dansa dancing, dance (popular western style), disco/ballroom dancing; a danc

dapurdarahdaridari (an informal way of saying daripada) than (in expressions of comparisondari manadari sanadari sinidaripadadasardasidatangdaundekat; dekat sini nearby, close by; near heredelapandemamdemam berdarahdemikiandengandepanderajat; suhu tiga puluh dua derajat a degree / degrees (of temperature); a temperature of 32 degreesdésadetektifdéterjéndéwasadidi antaradi antaranyadi atasdi bawahdi belakangdi dekatdi depandi luardi manadi mana-manadi sampingdi samping itudi sanadi sebelahdi sebelah kanandi sebelah kiridi sinidi tengah-tengahdia he, she, him, her; also ia

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to be stirred (with a spoon etc.) 82to be asked / invited (to do something with the person who asks) 82

diam-diam secretly, furtively, surreptitiously 111to be fetched, to be picked up, to be removed 81to be accompanied/taken (by someone to a certain place) 81to be arranged, to be set out neatly and tidily, to be arranged (i.e. orga 81to be read 81

76to be built, to be constructed 81to be carried, to be taken away, to be brought 81to be bought 81

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to be thrown away to be discarded 92to be made 81to be opened 81to be wrapped 91

85to be washed 81to be troubled by, to be upset by, to be disturbed by 94to be/get replaced 86to be used 82to be wished, desired 106to be flled (talking about a container), to be flled in/out (talking about a 82to be allowed 103to be sewn, to be stitched 92to be colonised 110to be answered 81to be sold 81to be returned, to be put back, to be taken/given back 82

86to be sent 81to be visited 86to be reduced 96to be done, to be performed (e.g. of an action) 81to be seen, to be looked at 86to be eaten 81to be drunk (talking about a beverage / medicine etc.) 82to be raised up, to get elevated, to be taken upwards 86an interior wall, a dividing wall (in a house), a partitioning wall 27cold 11to be sung 81to be treated 103to be operated, to undergo surgery 100to be held 92to be repaired, to be fxed 81to be traded 113to be borrowed 92to be cut, to be cut off 92to be boiled (e.g. of water), to be cooked in boiling water 82to be ironed 92to be brushed 100to be put away, to be stored 82to be told to (do something), to be ordered (to do something) 82to be planted, to be grown (e.g. of a crop) 81to be placed, to be put 82refused, rejected, turned down 113to be written, to be written down 81to be lowered, to be brought down 86to be closed, to be shut 81repeated 113a prayer (especially a personal, meditative prayer) 47a horse-drawn two-wheeled gig 8a physician, a (medical) doctor, a general practitioner/GP 55a dentist 62a veterinary doctor, a vet 76university lecturer, professor 14a lecturer (at a university), a professor (i.e. a member of the teaching f 22

☺ 33two 17

74a widower, a (male) divorcee 106to sit, to sit down 1to sit around (in a casual or leisurely way) 43

☺ money, “dough” (informal/slangy) 22in former times, a long time ago, used to (i.e. regularly happened in for 43

29the world 67

durian durian (a large, egg-shaped, green fruit with a hard, spiky skin and a s 5

diadukdiajak

diambildiantardiaturdibacadibandingkan; kalau dibandingkan dengan ... to be compared; if compared with…dibangundibawadibelidiberi; Jendela diberi korden baru. to be ftted with, to be decorated with, to have something attached / addiberi; Saya diberi uang. to be given something (when you are talking about the recipient); I was

diberikan; Uang itu diberikan kepada orang miskin. to be given (talking about a thing that is transferred from one person todibuangdibuatdibukadibungkusdicoba; Ini perlu dicoba lho! to be tried, to be tried out, to be tried on, to be tested; You really shoulddicucidiganggudigantidigunakandiinginkandiisidiizinkan (•izin)dijahitdijajah (•jajah)dijawabdijualdikembalikandikenal; Ia dikenal sebagai seorang ahli. to be recognised (as/by), to be known (as/by), to be acknowledged (asdikirimdikunjungidikurangidilakukandilihatdimakandiminumdinaikkandindingdingindinyanyikandiobatidioperasidipegangdiperbaikidiperjualbelikan (•jual beli)dipinjamdipotongdirebusdisetrikadisikatdisimpandisuruhditanamditaruhditolak (•tolak)ditulisditurunkanditutupdiulang (•ulang)doadokardokterdokter gigidokter héwandoséndoséndoyan; Nggak mau, aku nggak doyan. (Only used in informal speech Jakarta style) to like (especially food); I duadua kali; Saya sudah makan dua kali. twice; I ate twice already.dudadudukduduk-dudukduitduludulu; Ayo makan dulu! frst (before doing anything else) C’mon, let’s eat frst!dunia

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effcient 62spelling 66agricultural economics 70tail, a counter-word for animals, birds and insects, used when you are 63electronic 42

☺ (Colloquial) why? (what’s it to you), why? (why do you ask?) 35a bucket 93four 17good (to eat), tasty, delicious 9six 17Europe 15a faculty 14

Filipina The Philippines 2a horror movie/flm 76

86physics 68a form 111a photograph 85a young unmarried woman a virgin 106to not succeed, to fail 62an elephant 58wages, salary 25a picture 19

☺ 71gang an alley a passageway a corridor 98

74garam salt 82

a garage 28to itch, itching 102a building 3symptom 102dark 47a degree (from a university), a title (especially an aristocratic title) 70a glass (i.e. a tumbler you drink from), a drinking glass 37chubby, fat (describing bodily proportions) 84to carry something (or a child) on the back or the front (often using a sl 84a roof tile, tiles (for a roof) 97a move 110a church 3

☺ 22a guitar 44

12gram a gram (unit of weight) 83

The Governor-General 86a storeroom, a warehouse 24sugar 82a cylindrical pillow, a bolster 27a mountain, Mount ____ 51volcano 57

guru a teacher 28used up, fnished, all gone, exhausted, none left 64well (prefacing a clause that carries a protesting or self-justifying expla 112

☺ 42a gift , a present, a prize 107a matter (for thought, consideration, discussion), a thing to be consider 67a yard (i.e. a fenced/walled area adjacent to a house/building) 24back yard 24

halo Hello (when you are answering the telephone or greeting someone info 27refned, considerate, polite, polished, well-spoken 54almost 54

48only 19the price of something 26the lowest possible price 96a fxed price 96

26a day 34today 38

3838

a work day, a day of the working week 85a day off, a (day off for a) holiday, a one-day holiday 36

38Christmas Day 49

3847383838

a birthday 49

éfsiénéjaan (•éja)ékonomi pertanianékoréléktronikémangnya kenapa?émberempaténakenamÉropafakultas

flm hororflsafat; flsafat negara philosophy; the state philosophyfsikaformulirfotogadisgagalgajahgajigambargampang (an informal variant of mudah) easy

ganti; Aku mau ganti baju dulu. to have one thing replaced with another, to change i.e. have one thing

garasigatalgedunggejalagelapgelargelasgemukgéndonggenténggerakan (•gerak)geréjagimana; Gimana kabarnya? how, what is ... like? (informal for bagaimana); How’s it going? (a greetigitargoréng; ikan goreng fried; fried fsh

Gubernur-Jenderalgudanggulagulinggununggunung api

habishabishabis after (informal for sesudah)hadiahhalhalamanhalaman belakang

halushampirhangat; salam hangat warm; warm greetingshanyahargaharga matiharga pasharganya; Harganya sepuluh ribu. costs (i.e. something costs such-and-such); It costs ten thousand.harihari inihari Jumat; hari Jumat yang lalu Friday; last Friday

hari Kamis; hari Kamis yang akan datang Thursday; next Thursdayhari kerjahari liburhari Minggu; hari Minggu yang lalu Sunday; last SundayHari Natalhari Rabu; hari Rabu pagi Wednesday; Wednesday morning

hari raya; Hari Raya Idul Adha a feast day, a big religious holiday; the Festival of Sacrifce

hari Sabtu; hari Sabtu malam Saturday; Saturday night

hari Selasa; hari Selasa yang akan datang Tuesday; next Tuesday

hari Senin; hari Senin malam Monday; Monday nighthari ulang tahun

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a tiger 58must, have to 8the result of one’s work, what you produce (through your labours) 112

68careful, cautious 53

102thirsty 47helmet 89startled, surprised, amazed 112entertainment 55

48the nose 100to be alive, to live 23green 27vanished, disappeared gone, lost 58The Netherlands East Indies, The Dutch East Indies 86black, dark coloured 27“sweet black” – dark brown complexion 101a hobby 76

75hotel a hotel 5

27rain (verb & noun), rainy 78a law, the law (as a body of regulations or an area of study) 43a letter (in a alphabet), a script, a writing system 66the forest, the jungle 51

25is, are 108a mother, someone’s mother 21you (term of address for older female person, also for younger person 63a lady 65the landlady (in a boarding house) 43a housewife 62

17a capital city 58

47a qualifcation (usually an educational qualifcation), a diploma 76fsh 4a head cloth 90an advertisement 75

77to attend a lecture, to go to a lecture 33

23a science, esoteric knowledge 14

14economics 14chemistry 14science 67natural science 69social sciences 69politics 14

6an implant 113beautiful; fne; lovely; precious; picturesque; scenic 9

Indo Eurasian (person of mixed native Indonesian and European descent) 110information 14

89English, Britain 2to wish (to...), to want (to...) 42

ini this 2this is…, here is… 78an engineer 62an instruction, instructions 84international 59

84a palace 86special, exceptional, out of the ordinary 44a wife, someone’s wife 21

Italia Italy 27

permission, a permit to ask for permission 107☺ 71

so (introducing a comment or conclusion arising from something said p 23(didn’t) happen, (didn’t) work out, so, therefore, thus 42schedule 39corn, maize 9sinful, wicked, evil, nasty 109a coat 88a street, a road 6a way out, a solution 108

harimauharushasil kerjahasil; hasil pertanian a result, yield, outcome, output, produce; agricultural output/producehati-hatihati; penyakit hati liver; liver diseasehaushélmhéranhiburan (•hibur)hidangan (•hidang); hidangan malam the food served at a meal; dinnerhidunghiduphijauhilangHindia Belandahitamhitam manishobihormat; Dengan hormat, respect; Dear sir/madam (in formal letters)

HP; Nomor HP-mu berapa? a mobile phone, a hand phone, a cell phone; What’s your mobile numbhujanhukumhurufhutania she, he (variant of dia)ialahibuIbuibuibu kosibu rumah tanggaibu; Ibu Widya Mrs (also a title for older unmarried women and unmarried women withibukotaIdul Fitri the festival of Ied, the (usually two) days of celebrations at the end of tijazahikanikat kepalaiklaniklim; perubahan iklim the climate; climate changeikut kuliahikut; Siapa yang mau ikut? to go/come along, to join in, to also do something with others; Who wailmuilmu bumi geography; also: geografilmu ékonomiilmu kimiailmu pengetahuanilmu pengetahuan alamilmu pengetahuan sosialilmu politikimigrasi; kantor imigrasi immigration, the immigration ofceimplanindah

informasiingat remember; diingat-ingat give it a good long thoughtInggrisingin

inilahinsinyurinstruksiinternasionalisi; Isinya apa? the contents of something; What’s in it?istanaistiméwaistri

itu; saya minta itu that; please give me that

izin; minta izinjadi (an informal variant of menjadi) to become, to bejadijadijadwaljagungjahatjakétjalanjalan keluar

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a fy-over, an over-pass (i.e. a raised segment of highway) 77a traffc lane, route 59

33opening hours (talking about an offce, shop, doctor’s rooms etc.) 85a wristwatch 82

263246

traditional Indonesian tonics and herbal medicines 84a widow, a divorcee 106don’t (telling someone not to do something) 56to forget; don’t forget 55promise, appointment 104the heart 100rarely, seldom, not often 64a fnger, fngers, a toe, toes 100suit jacket 89to fall 86to fall ill, to fall sick 85to fall sick 102a long way away, distant 2far (in distance, but also in expressions like “far more money”, “far sma 53answer, ... answered so-and-so (in a narrative) 29an answer 12clear (when you are describing ideas or understanding) 53ugly, bad, of poor quality/workmanship 11a window 24a type, a category, a class of something, a species of something 62Japan 2Germany 2lime (the citrus fruit) 83hijab 90one traditional style of Javanese roof – square, pyramidal resting on fo 98also 5honest 106sum, amount, total, number, quantity 18million 44glass, mirror 94

76long beans 83peanuts, ground nuts 83sometimes, occasionally, from time to time 34amazed, full of admiration 98a rectangular piece of cloth, roughly 200x100cm, a sarong, a piece of c 90an older brother or sister, someone’s older sibling 21a grandfather, Grandad 21

kaki a leg, foot 8112

to lose (a contest/fght etc.), to be defeated 44if 13

4836

if that’s the case 20times, a time 47

☺ 22☺ 35☺ in the morning(s) 43☺ 33

a room (especially a room in a house or hotel), a bedroom 15a toilet (the room), a “comfort room”, restroom 24a bathroom 24a bedroom 24a goat 68

8342

a village 16country bumpkin; hillbilly 110

6☺ you (informal when talking to small children, close friends, spouse, etc 4

a dictionary 61☺ 89

right (the opposite of left) 2758

a cage (stable, pen, sty) 28water spinach 83cancer 102an offce 3post offce 5a ship 8when? (asking about time) 38

jalan layangjalurjam berapa?; Jam berapa sekarang? what time?; What time is it now?jam bukajam tanganjam; jam dinding a clock, a watch; a clock (at the wall)

jam; jam dua belas lewat dua puluh o’clock [a marker word used to express the time of day in hours and mjam; tiga setengah jam hour / hours; three and a half hoursjamujandajanganjangan lupajanjijantungjarangjarijasjatuhjatuh sakitjatuh sakitjauhjauhjawabJawaban (•jawab)jelasjelékjendélajenisJepangJérmanjeruk nipisjilbabjoglojugajujurjumlahjutakacakaca mata; kaca mata hitam spectacles, eye glasses; sun glasseskacang panjangkacang tanahkadang-kadangkagumkainkakakkakék

kaku stiff, unbending forced, unspontaneouskalahkalaukalau ... sudah; Kalau pertandingan ini sudah selesai... when (i.e. after something in the future has happened); When this gam

kalau (Anda) bagaimana?; Kalau Pak Iman bagaimana? what about (you)? what about (her/John etc.); What about Mr. Iman?kalau begitukalikali maybe, probably (informal variant of barangkali)kalian (Colloquial) you (plural of kamu)kalo pagikalo; kalo aku nggak mau. (Only used in informal speech. In formal Indonesian use kalau) if, as forkamarkamar kecilkamar mandikamar tidurkambingkambing, daging kambing goat (also often used for sheep and lamb); goat meatkami we (excluding the person or persons you are talking to)kampungkampungan (•kampung)kampus; kampus universitas a/the campus; a/the university campuskamukamuskan derived from bukan to show a knowledge or understanding shared bykanankanan-kiri; di kanan-kiri jalan to the left and right of, on both sides of, all around; on both sides of thekandangkangkungkankerkantorkantor poskapalkapan?

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50because 43credit card 92a postcard 106

1774

an employee, a staffer, a worker 57crude, oafsh, rude, impolite, rough to the touch 52poor thing, I feel so sorry for you/him/her/them etc 102a casino 48case 71

kata a word, ... said so-and-so (in a narrative) 29a verb 60I heard that..., they say..., people say that... 8Catholic, a follower of Catholicism, a Catholic 70

☺ you 89a t-shirt 88caviar 46

7722

rich 25wood 57teak 73

38

(to) here (suggesting movement towards the speaker) 870

pride 111a kind of formal mostly transparent blouse worn mainly by Balinese, Ja 90blueish 101a garden, a plantation 16

Kebun Raya The Botanical Garden (in Bogor) 9877

beauty 112disappointed 107small 9the second 70an activity 35blackish 101desire, wish 113crime 55vocational 67yellowish 101

76a night club 37

2816

economy class 5986

it appears, it seems as if, apparently 91to go out, to come out, to emerge, to exit 13

21☺ forgotten 89

progress 110the private parts, genitals 100dry (of weather) 78

38to go back, to come back, to return 8you’re welcome (in reply to “thank you”) 23a shirt 88reddish 101

49then, after that 41to be struck by something, to be adversely affected by 102

106this is... (when you are introducing someone); allow me to introduce... 1why? 43a vehicle 19potato 5boiled potatoes 83

40a village head 29headmaster, principle of a school 63

75☺ 4

a decision 110an ape, a monkey 56handicrafts 57hard 25

karcis; karcis kereta api a ticket; a train ticketkarenakartu kreditkartu posKartu Tanda Penduduk an identity card. Abbreviated: KTP

kartu; bermain kartu a card; to play cardskaryawankasarkasihan (•kasih)kasinokasus

kata kerjakatanyaKatolikkaukauskaviarkawasan; Kawasan Timur Indonesia a region, an area; The Eastern Region of Indonesia

kawin; Belum kawin to get married; not yet married / still singlekayakayukayu jatike mana; Mau ke mana? to where; Where are you going?

ke sana; sana! (to) there (suggesting movement towards a place far from the speakerke sinike-, yang ke- the nth (when you are forming ordinal numbers),kebanggaan (•bangga)kebayakebiru-biruankebun

kecamatan a sub-district, (the administrative unit immediately below the level of a kecantikan (•cantik)kecéwakecilkeduakegiatan (•giat)kehitam-hitamankeinginan (•ingin)kejahatan (•jahat)kejuruan (•juru)kekuning-kuningankekurangan (•kurang); Kota Jakarta kekurangan air minum. 1 (verb) to be sufering from a lack/shortage of, to be short of; 2 (noun

kelab malam; also klab malam & club malam

kelapa; pohon kelapa a coconut; a coconut treekelas grade/schoolyear; ruang kelas a classroomkelas ekonomikelihatan; tidak kelihatan visible, evident, in sight; not in view, not visible, invisiblekelihatannyakeluarkeluarga; dalam keluarga saya... family, a family; in my family...kelupaan (•lupa)kemajuan (•maju)kemaluan (•malu)kemaraukemarin; kemarin siang yesterday; yesterday afternoonkembalikembalikeméjakemérah-mérahankemerdékaan (•merdéka); Hari Kemerdekaan (national) independence; Independence Daykemudiankenakenalan (•kenal) 1. an acquaintance, 2. (=colloquial for berkenalan) to meet a person, to kenalkan (•kenal)kenapakendaraankentangkentang rebuskepada; Dia mengirimkan uang kepada suaminya. to (when you are talking about something that is directed towards an inkepala désakepala sekolahkepala; kepala kantor someone’s head, the head (of an enterprise/organisation); head of an ofkepingin want (to), wish (to) (informal); also: péngén, pengin & kepénginkeputusan (•putus)kerakerajinan tangankeras

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a water buffalo 68☺ stylish, trendy 42

a train 8dry 78curly 101

☺ 22paper 93chips, crackers (made from a starch base) 83shrimp crackers 83being exasperated, irritated, annoyed, disgusted, fed up, cross 112a mistake, an error 112an impression 110art, the fne arts 57

☺ 3323

☺ 52836847

special, specifc (adjective) 66especially, in particular 59

kilo 105kilometre 19roughly, about, approximately 19

kiri left (the opposite of right) 2742

☺ How come? Why? (A slangy particle which, when it appears before a v 52☺ a slangy particle following the predicate denying a presumption or state 89

a swimming pool 35commodity 113complication 113a component (e.g. in a machine, in society) 74

26composition 59a computer 25coffee 4Indonesian-style coffee (made by pouring boiling water over coffee gro 82cosmetics 85empty 9empty; also: zero, nought 17a city, a town 6a box 93dirty 9credit (from a bank) 98a literary critic 110

☺ 7strong 50a cat 28a horse 76a cake 16biscuits, cookies 64a quiz (especially a radio or TV quiz show) 80

14skin 101a refrigerator 98a moustache 106yellow 27

10182

less, not so much, not enough, not ____ enough, not really ____ 11don’t/doesn’t really..., isn’t/aren’t really... 44too few, not enough 67minus (in mathematical calculations) 18

32curriculum 67a chair 26an easy chair 26(long) lounge chair, sofa 26

kurus thin, skinny (the opposite of “fat” when you are talking about someone’ 85a laboratory 70a feld (unirrigated, for crops) 55

23a song, a tune, a piece of music 44to be born 20outwardly and inwardly 47

lain other 15some other time 96male, a boy 21then, after that, Then? Then what? What happened then? 27

lama old (in the sense: of a prior/previous/former time), outdated, supersede 15

kerbaukerénkeréta apikeringkeritingkerja to work (informal for bekerja)kertaskerupukkerupuk udangkesalkesalahan (•salah)kesankesenian (•seni)ketemu (•temu) (informal for bertemu) to meet, to fnd

keterangan (•terang); keterangan diri information, data a statement/declaration (concerning the facts of a maketimbang (an slangy way of saying daripada) by comparison with, than ketimun a cucumber (see also timun)

ketrampilan (•trampil); ketrampilan praktis a skill, skills; practical skillsketupat lumps of rice boiled in packets made from woven leaves (a special fookhususkhususnya

(short for kilogram), a kilogramkilométerkira-kira

kita we (including the person or persons you are talking to)kokkokkolam renangkomoditikomplikasikomponénkompor a stove (including the small benchtop stove)komposisikomputerkopikopi tubrukkosmetikkosongkosongkotakotakkotorkréditkritikus-ku; kantorku my (informal); my ofcekuatkucingkudakuékué keringkuiskuliah; Dia kuliah di Universitas Indonesia; Maaf, saya harus kuliah a lecture (in a university course); to study at a university; to attend a lekulitkulkaskumiskuningkuning langsat light brown complexion (like the skin of the langsat fruit)

kupas; Pisang harus dikupas sebelum dimakan. to peel (an apple, egg etc); Bananas have to be peeled before they arekurangkurangkurang banyakkurang; also: dikurangi

kurang; jam delapan kurang seperempat to (i.e. “before the hour” or “before the half-hour”, when telling the timekurikulumkursikursi malaskursi panjang

laboratoriumladanglagi; Apa lagi? Siapa lagi? again, further, extra, more, else; what else? who else?lagulahirlahir dan batin

lain kalilaki-laki; anak laki-lakilalu

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slow 11an electric light, a lamp 26fuent (in command of a foreign language), unimpeded, without hindran 111the sky 27direct, directly 57advanced (talking about something that occurs at a further stage) 98the foor (that you are standing on), a storey of a building 47

33hungry 47a report 82to run, to run away, to escape 29early morning jogging 35

48the sea 15wide, broad, width 91(the Javanese term for) the period of celebrations at the end of the Mu 47more, -er (when you are comparing qualities or quantities) 52even more (+adjective), even [adjective] -er 53better, it would be better if/to..., should 56more (when you are comparing nouns i.e. a quantity/number of things 52frst (i.e. prior to someone / something else) 67

33neck 100weak 113a cupboard 26a fridge, a refrigerator 26a wardrobe 261. humid, hot and sticky (talking about the weather), 2. moist 78sleeve 88complete, fully featured, not short of anything, not missing anything 54an eruption 58

32☺ exclamation to express something unexpected 89☺ [A slangy exclamation which, when it appears at the beginning of a phr 52

to be shut/closed (for a holiday etc.), to have time off (from work/schoo 47tongue 104

lima fve 17the environment, your surroundings 55lipstick 113the lobby (of a hotel) 46a site, a location 98a small hotel 51a lottery 48

76☺ 35

the outside, the exterior 2958

broad, extensive, big (in area) 28funny 80an injury, an open wound 103

lulus to graduate from a school, to pass an exam 68☺ 33

straight 101sorry, I apologise 2drunk, sea-sick or travel sick 107all sorts (of), all kinds (of), various kinds of 43

19mahal expensive 9

a university student 14a magazine 40a boss 94

80essay, article 104

77to eat 1to have dinner 32to have lunch 32food 9

64☺ 35

mal a shopping mall 51

381. lazy, 2. reluctant / unwilling to do something 107embarrassed, shy, too shy 108

mana what, which (after a noun, personal name or place name, in the sense 52mana (informal) which? 79

pointed (of nose) 110

lama; Sudah lama tinggal di sini? long (when you are talking about a period of time), a long time; Have you

lamaran; surat lamaran an application (especially for a job); a letter of applicationlambatlampulancarlangitlangsunglanjutlantailapangan (•lapang); lapangan sepak bola a feld, a ground, an open space (especially for recreation); a football flaparlaporan (•lapor)larilari pagilarut malam; bekerja sampai larut malam the middle of the night, late at night; to work until late (at night)lautlébarLebaranlebihlebih ____ lagilebih baiklebih banyaklebih dululebih suka; Saya lebih suka berjalan kaki. to prefer, to like something better; I prefer to walk.léherlemahlemarilemari éslemari pakaianlembablenganlengkapletusan (•letus)léwat; pukul satu lewat lima more, past (when telling the time); fve past onelholho liburlidah

lingkunganlipstiklobilokasilosménlotrélowongan; Tidak ada lowongan kerja di kantor ini. a vacancy i.e. a job opening; There is no job vacancy in this ofce.

lu; Lu mau makan nggak? you (Jakarta slang); Would you like something to eat?luarluar negeri; pergi ke luar negeri overseas, abroad; to go overseasluasluculuka

lumayan; Hmm ... masakanmu lumayan. not bad, quite good; Hmmm... your cooking’s not bad.lurusmaafmabukmacam-macammacam; semacam a sort, a kind; a sort of, a kind of

mahasiswamajalahmajikanmaju; negara-negara maju 1. to go forward, to advance, 2. advanced, developed; the developed nmakalahmakam; makam suci a grave, a tomb; a holy gravemakanmakan malammakan siangmakanan (•makan)makanan kecil (•makan) snackfoodmakasih; Makasih duitnya ya. (Colloquial) thanks; Thanks for the money.

malam night, good nightmalam Minggu Saturday night (more common than Sabtu malam)malasmalu

mancung

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to take a bath/shower 25to take a bath, to have a swim, to go swimming 54

28manis sweet 9

human being, mankind, person 113angry 62good bye 31. please, 2. c’mon, let’s, 3. good bye 80

98the past 98

☺ I don’t believe you/it! Come off it! You’re kidding! 52to do the cooking, to cook (something) 25

46a problem, a diffculty, an issue 65

22to go in, to come in, to enter 1to catch a cold, to be under the weather, to feel vaguely unwell, to hav 84to put something into, to insert 94a community, a society, the public, the people of a certain place 57the points of the compass 77a subject (of study at a university), a course, a unit of study 43a subject (of study at school) 67

76mathematics 14to die, dead 58to want (to do something), to want (something) 3

46corpse 86a table 16a dining table 26a desk, a writing table 26

357575

to report something to someone 10776

to erupt 58to see something/someone, to look at 29to paint (a painting) 63to use something, to wear something 45to view, to look at, to gaze at 111indeed, yes I agree, that’s absolutely right 26to install something, to set/put something in place, to ft something (ont 74to read 40to build (especially a building/dwelling), to construct something 65to help someone, to assist 25to bring 47to pay 46to buy 41to give something 43to tell, inform 109to clean something 40boring 52to throw away 92to waste time 112to make (something) 43to make a mistake 112to open something 29to wrap something 93to murder someone 58to hold on to something 92to keep (as a pet, domestic animal or farm animal) 45to examine (someone or something), to scrutinise, to interrogate 105to choose 46

98to lead 47to borrow something 92to cut something, to cut something off to reap (e.g. rice) 61to cut 92to repair something, to fx something broken 44to pay attention to 104to trade 113to have something, to own something 28to hit someone/something, to strike (with fst, weapon or tool) 60to decide 107to plant something, to grow something (e.g. a crop) 61to sign something 111to win 44to cry, to weep 107to catch 55

mandimandimangga; pohon mangga a mango; a mango tree

manusiamarahmarimarimasa kini the present nowadays (also: masa sekarang)masa lampaumasakmasakmasakan (•masak); masakan Perancis cooking, cuisine, cooked food; French cuisinemasalahmasih; Masih muda. still; Still young.masukmasuk anginmasukkan (memasukkan)masyarakatmata anginmata kuliahmata pelajaranmata; Matanya biru. an eye, someone’s eyes; His/Her eyes are blue.matématikamatimaumawar a rose (also bunga mawar)mayatméjaméja makanméja tulismelakukan (•laku) to do (something), to undertake (something); dilakukan be done

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 melaporkan (•lapor)melayani; Siapa yang melayani tamu itu? to serve someone, to respond to someone’s request for a service; Who meletus (•letus)melihat (•lihat)melukis (•lukis)memakai (•pakai)memandang (•pandang)mémangmemasang (•pasang)membaca (•baca)membangun (•bangun)membantu (•bantu)membawa (•bawa)membayar (•bayar)membeli (•beli)memberikan (•beri)memberitahu (•beritahu)membersihkan (•bersih)membosankan (•bosan)membuang (•buang)membuang waktumembuat (•buat)membuat kesalahanmembuka (•buka)membungkus (•bungkus)membunuh (•bunuh)memegang (•pegang)memelihara (•pelihara)memeriksa (•periksa)memilih (•pilih)memiliki (•milik) to own, have (synonym with mempunyai)memimpin (•pimpin)meminjam (•pinjam)memotong (•potong)memotong (•potong)memperbaiki (•baik)memperhatikan (•hati)memperjualbelikan (•jual beli)mempunyai (•punya)memukul (•pukul)memutuskan (•putus)menanam (•tanam)menandatangani (•tanda tangan)menangmenangis (•tangis)menangkap (•tangkap)

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interesting, attractive 50to advise 103to look for 26to look for a way (to do something), to try to fnd a way (to do somethin 65to love someone 110to kiss someone, to smell/sniff something 46to try to do something, to try something out, to try on (clothes) 42to wash (something with water) 40to steal 101

58to listen to something; to listen 40overcast 78

68to receive something, to accept something 60to translate something 112to hold, to have (a meeting/gathering/event) 57to teach (someone / students / pupils / a subject), to do teaching 45to experience something, to have s.t. happen to you 100to go and get something, to fetch something, to reach out and remove, 41to contain 103to consider as, to regard as 108to be unemployed, to be doing nothing 107to lift up, raise 112to take/accompany someone somewhere, to deliver something or som 60why? 43to say something 70to arrange something, to regulate something, to “pull strings” (in order 60disappointing 106to put something out, to emit, to issue, to give off, to expel 104to return 104

75to understand 53to know something, to fnd out about s.t., to be aware of something 108to type 62to combine to merge 98to paint, to describe 101to fry something 60to brush your teeth 41to value, respect 113surprising 92to start, turn on, switch on (a light or an engine) 93to count something / things 60to contact someone to make contact with 98to stay (for one or more nights e.g. in a hotel or with a friend/relative), t 50to break a promise 104to send something 60to fll something, to put content into a holder/container/form 60to heal, cure 85to change, to alter 61to say something, to utter something 47to take care of the management/arrangements for something, to see s 64to suggest 103to get married (especially in the sense “to go through a wedding cerem 60to pass away (a polite way of saying “to die”) 23to leave a person/place, to abandon someone 107to become, to be 44to sew 91to answer (a question) 80to go and meet/ pick up someone (e.g. on arrival at a destination, or w 111to dry something in the sun (clothes, raw rice, coffee beans etc.) 93to sell something 44to help someone (especially someone in diffculty) 45

40to write 40to wait, to wait for (someone / something), to await 45to point repeatedly, to keep pointing 111according to 39to shut something, to close something 60to sing 44to sing (a certain song) 44to sweep 40to recommend 103pleasant, nice, enjoyable 9

92to store something away, to put something away for safekeeping, to sa 60to comb (e.g. your hair) 112red 27pink 90to feel (an emotion), to feel that... (when you are expressing an opinion 60free, independent (i.e. free of colonial rule) 49

menarik (•tarik)menasihatkan (•nasihat)mencari (•cari)mencari jalanmencintai (•cinta)mencium (•cium)mencoba (•coba)mencuci (•cuci)mencuri (•curi)mendengar (•dengar); Saya mendengar bahwa dia sakit. to hear; I heard she is sickmendengarkan (•dengar)mendungmenengah (•tengah) middle-level; sekolah menengah a middle-level school (i.e. secondary menerima (•terima)menerjemahkan (•terjemah)mengadakan (•ada)mengajar (•ajar)mengalami (•alam)mengambil (•ambil)mengandung (•kandung)menganggap (•anggap)menganggur (•anggur)mengangkat (•angkat)mengantar (•antar)mengapa (•apa)mengatakan (•kata)mengatur (•atur)mengecewakan (•kecewa)mengeluarkan (•keluar)mengembalikan (•kembali)mengendarai (•kendara); mengendarai mobil to drive (a motor vehicle); to drive a carmengertimengetahui (•tahu)mengetik (•ketik)menggabungkan (•gabung)menggambarkan (•gambar)menggoreng (•goreng)menggosok gigi (•gosok)menghargai (•harga)menghérankan (•heran)menghidupkan (•hidup)menghitung (•hitung)menghubungi (•hubung)menginap (•inap)mengingkar janji (•ingkar)mengirim (•kirim)mengisi (•isi)mengobati (•obat)mengubah (•ubah)mengucapkan (•ucap)mengurus (•urus)mengusulkan (•usul)menikah (•nikah)meninggalmeninggalkan (•tinggal)menjadi (•jadi)menjahit (•jahit)menjawab (•jawab)menjemput (•jemput)menjemur (•jemur)menjual (•jual)menolong (•tolong)menonton (•tonton); Saya suka menonton flm. to watch something (especially TV, a sports match, a performance, a mmenulis (•tulis)menunggu (•tunggu)menunjuk-nunjuk (•tunjuk) menurutmenutup (•tutup)menyanyi (•nyanyi)menyanyikan (•nyanyi)menyapu (•sapu)menyarankan (•saran)menyenangkan (•senang)menyetrika (•setrika) to iron (also: seterika)menyimpan (•simpan)menyisir (•sisir)mérahmérah jambumerasa (•rasa)merdéka

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to boil something (e.g. water), to cook something in boiling water 82they, their 25pepper 82to smoke 100to damage (something), to destroy (something), to break something (s 55

68a washing machine 68dishwasher 98Egypt 2

3luxurious 46to conduct an interview with someone 110

☺ 71☺ 71

the property of…, belonging to, owned by 67a dream 111a week 42next week 48to take one’s leave of someone, to ask permission to leave; That’ll be a 30to ask for forgiveness 47

4512

to drink 1a drink 9alcoholic drinks 73

79for example 51poor, impoverished 55

mobil a car 8moderator the moderator, the compere (of a show) 80modern 52

to ask someone for something (respectfully) 60to ask for forgiveness 47a mechanic 62

77☺ 7

local content (especially in school tuition programs) 67young 22easy, not diffcult 55let’s hope that..., I hope that... , hopefully 58to make a visit back to your home village in the countryside, to go upst 47someone’s face, the front part of something, the surface of something 85at frst, initially, in the beginning 85to begin, start 20from (when you are talking about the beginning point of a certain perio 67the mouth 100possibly, maybe, perhaps, possible, may 29cheap, inexpensive 9prayer room (for Muslims), a small mosque 35

museum a museum 53music 34winter 78the rainy season, the wet season 78the dry season 78summer 78a season (of the year), autumn, spring 78mother of pearl, a pearl 98

47nah ☺ (particle) now…, okay, now…, (let’s move on to something else) 105

to make the pilgrimage to Mecca 478

(someone’s) name; the name (of something) 121

just a moment, wait a moment, hang on a sec 37tonight (spoken earlier in the day) 33this afternoon (spoken in the morning) 33late this afternoon (spoken earlier in the day) 33

13the breath 105rice (cooked, ready to eat) 4fried rice 5advice 103

6☺ 96

a country 11state, government (i.e. pertaining to or owned and run by the state / go 67The Netherlands 11a grandmother, Grandma 21

☺ 35

merebus (•rebus)merékamericamerokok (•rokok)merusak (•rusak)mesin an engine, a machine; mesin mobil a car enginemesin cucimesin cuci piringMesirmesjid (also: masjid) a mosqueméwahmewawancarai (•wawancara)mikir (•pikir) (an informal variant of berpikir) to think, to ponder, to give something smilih (•pilih) (an informal variant of memilih) to choosemilikmimpimingguminggu depanminta diri; Sudah cukup, Pak. Saya minta diri.minta maafminta tolong; Maaf, boleh saya minta tolong? to ask for assistance/help; Excuse me, could you help me?

minta; saya minta to ask for something, to request; Would you please give me...minumminuman (•minum)minuman kerasminyak; minyak goreng oil, kerosene; cooking oilmisalnyamiskin

modern (usually pronounced modéren)mohonmohon maafmontirmonumén; Monumen Nasional (Monas) a (modern) monument; The National Monument

-mu; rumahmu your (informal); your housemuatan lokalmudamudahmudah-mudahanmudikmukamula-mulamulaimulaimulutmungkinmurahmusala

musikmusim dinginmusim hujanmusim kemaraumusim panasmusim; musim gugur, musim semimutiaranabi; Nabi Isa a religious prophet; the Prophet Jesus

naik hajinaik; naik mobil by (when talking about a mode of transport), to get aboard, to go upwanamanamanya; Ini anjing saya. Namanya Mopi. by the name of..., whose name is..., his/her/its name is...; This is my dog.nanti dulunanti malamnanti siangnanti sorénanti; nanti malam shortly, presently, a little later; tonight, later tonightnapasnasinasi goréngnasihatnasional; Universitas Nasional national; The National Universityndak no, not (an informal variant of tidak)negaranegerinegeri Belandanénékngapain; Lu lagi ngapain? (Colloquial) why? why on earth...? what (is someone) doing? what for?

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☺ 71☺ no, not (informal) 4☺ 71☺ 74☺ to snore 43☺ 35

the monetary value of something, a value, a norm, norms 110zero 17

☺ 7117

☺ 42a novel 40May I ask you a question? 14his, her, its 21pleasant (talking about your surroundings) 98

☺ to sing 74Mrs (a very respectful title for a married woman) 85I see, I understand 2

84oh ya Oh, before I forget... 28

sport 35because of this/that, for this reason, that is why... 58a gift/present brought back for family or a friend after a trip somewhere 47

46to smear, grease 83the cost of a service, the charge for a service, the fare 57an operation (i.e. a surgical procedure), an operation (i.e. a planned/co 112

orang a person, a man/ a woman 11orang counter-word for people, used when you are mentioning a certain num 63

a foreigner 57orang desa a villager 65

a sick person, a patient 85parents, someone’s mother and father 21

orang utan 56an organisation 64

☺ 22the brain 100a muscle 100a factory 3a boyfriend / girlfriend (i.e. a special friend of the opposite sex) 21

☺ 35on, at, in 20at night 34in the morning(s) 34in the afternoon(s) 34in the late afternoon(s) 34at that time 69rice (as it grows in a paddy feld or dry feld), a rice plant 61a fence 24very early in the morning 43

1bitter 11

77Pak Mr., Sir (a title & term of address) 3Pak Sir, Mr. 1

clothes, clothing 29a suit 92

☺ 33a package 59

7480

an uncle, Uncle (so-and-so) 70hot; very warm 11a cooking pot, a saucepan 82to be good at (doing something), clever, intelligent, smart 44someone’s gaze, an opinion/view about something 106to grill 83

29a stage, a raised platform 29a committee 76long (of things or distances, but not time) 80a coast, the coast, the coastline, the shore, a beach 51the buttocks/bum/butt 100blackboard 104

68tourism 51parliament 54the lungs 100

91

ngebosanin (•bosan) (the Jakarta variant of membosankan) boringnggakngobrol (•obrol) (from obrol) to talk about something, to chat

ngomong (•omong); Jangan ngomong kayak gitu! to say, to talk; Don’t talk like that!ngoroknih; Mau ke mana, nih? (Colloquial) this, at the moment, now; Where are you of to right now?nilainolnolong (•tolong) to help (informal variant of menolong)

nomor; di kamar nomor enam number (such-and-such), such-and-such a number; in room number 6nonton (•tonton) (informal for menonton) to see, to watch something (especially TV, a snovélnumpang tanya-nyanyamannyanyiNyonyaO begituobat; obat batuk medicine; cough medicine

olahragaoléh karena ituoléh-oléholéh; dilakukan oleh by (i.e. done/made/written by); done byoléskan (mengoleskan)ongkosoperasi

orang asing

orang sakitorang tua

an orangoutanorganisasiortu parents (slangy abbreviation of orang-tua)otakototpabrikpacarpacaran (•pacar); Dodi lagi pacaran sama siapa? (Colloquial for berpacaran) to be going steady, to be dating, to be goinpadapada malam haripada pagi haripada siang haripada soré haripada waktu itupadipagarpagi-pagipagi; selamat pagi morning, good morningpahitpahlawan; makam pahlawan a hero; a hero’s tomb

pakaian (•pakai)pakaian setélanpaké; Pake bus apa taksi? (Only used in informal speech) by (a certain mode of transport); (Shall pakétpaling tidak; Paling tidak ada tiga puluh. at least (i.e. no less than); There were at least thirty.

paling; yang paling mahal the most (+ adjective); the most expensivepamanpanaspancipandaipandangan (•pandang)panggang (memanggang)panggil; Saya akan memanggil dokter. to summon someone, to call out to someone; I’m going to call the docpanggungpanitiapanjangpantaipantatpapan tulispara; para guru, para karyawan a marker of a plural noun in certain contexts, especially for professionspariwisataparleménparu-parupas; kamar pas to ft, ftted, the right size, ftting; ftting room

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106a market 3a supermarket 5patient 104

36to break 113to dismiss someone , (from a job), to fre / sack someone 107

73spicy (“hot”) 11to care about, pay attention to 113an offce worker, an employee (usually a white-collar employee) 30a public servant, a civil servant, one who works in government adminis 62a worker (usually used for relatively unskilled workers) 73work, a job employment 55

73a waiter / waitress 62stingy 109a player 62

84a shy person 106a view, a scene, a panorama, (natural) scenery 41(economic) development 64an assistant, a maid, a domestic servant 28buyer, customer 63a blood vessel, a vein, an artery 100

6a leader 73

78a pen 60someone’s appearance, the way someone presents themselves 106a dancer (in traditional dance or in performance dance) 72an adviser, a counsellor 108a thief 107an opinion 52short (talking about height or length) 80quiet 109education 67a reception area in a traditional Javanese house (square, open at the s 98a researcher 66fight 39lawyer 71an educator, instructor, teacher 73

7373

a businessman, a businesswoman, an entrepreneur 62a criminal 55a seller, the vendor 73a pencil 60retired 106important 27full 9

73passenger 59a cover 109

7673

furniture 47a character (a play, story) 29fashion show 90a small boat, a traditional Indonesian sailboat, a yacht 16equipment appliances 98France 2

86emotions feelings 107difference 95an act, a deed 108to believe 37self-confdent 106prime minister 72female, a woman 21to go 8

75an order, a command, an instruction 104

50marriage, a marriage 108an introduction, the striking-up of an acquaintanceship 105to need 19candy 104

23once, ever, at some time in the past 44

pasangan (•pasang) partner (i.e. one member of a couple), pasangan hidup life partnerpasarpasar swalayanpasiénpasti; Tidak ada restoran? Pasti ada! defnitely, sure to be, bound to (be...), must be (i.e. bound to be); No repecahpecat (memecat)pedagang (•dagang), pedagang sayur a dealer, a merchant; a vegetable merchantpedaspedulipegawaipegawai negeripekerja (•kerja)pekerjaan (•kerja)pelatih (•latih); pelatih sepak bola a coach, a trainer; a soccer trainerpelayan (•layan)pelitpemain (•main)pemakaian (•pakai); Bagaimana pemakaiannya? the use (of something), application; How do you use it?pemalu (•malu)pemandangan (•pandang)pembangunan (•bangun)pembantu (•bantu)pembeli (•beli)pembuluh darahpemerintah (•perintah); kantor pemerintah the government; a government ofcepemimpin (•pimpin)pemirsa; Selamat malam, para pemirsa. a (television) viewer; Good evening, viewers.penapenampilan (•tampil)penari (•tari)penasihat (•nasihat)pencuri (•curi)pendapatpéndekpendiam (•diam)pendidikan (•didik)pendopopeneliti (•teliti)penerbangan (•terbang)pengacara (•acara)pengajar (•ajar)pengalaman (•alam); pengalaman kerja experience; work experience / work record

pengelola (•kelola); pengelola pabrik a manager; a factory managerpengusaha (•usaha)penjahat (•jahat)penjual (•jual)pénsilpénsiunpentingpenuhpenulis (•tulis); penulis novel a writer, an author; a novelistpenumpang (•tumpang)penutup (•tutup)penyakit (•sakit); penyakit AIDS a disease, a sickness; AIDS / the disease of AIDS

penyanyi (•nyanyi); penyanyi pop a singer, a pop singerperabotperagaperagaan busanaperahu; perahu layarperalatan (•alat)Perancisperang; Perang Dunia Kedua war; The Second World Warperasaan (•rasa)perbédaan (•béda)perbuatan (•buat)percayapercaya diriperdana menteriperempuanpergiperhatian (•hati); Terima kasih atas perhatian Anda attention; Thank you for your attention.perintahperjalanan (•jalan); rencana perjalanan a trip, a journey, travel; an itinerary, travel scheduleperkawinan (•kawin)perkenalan (•kenal)perluperménpermisi; Permisi, boleh saya duduk di sini? excuse me (when you are interrupting, intruding, inconveniencing sompernah

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61. a square (shape), 2. square (after units of measure when you are m 80a problem, a diffcult issue 107the frst 14frstly, frst of all 50

16agriculture 68a question 12a housing estate a housing complex 98

32abdomen, belly 84an aeroplane 8fat (of nose) 110

16a farmer (especially a farmer who grows crops) 55

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an idea, a thought, someone’s mind 85a cold, to have a cold 104to shift, to move (from one place to another) 49a loan (of money) a lend of something 99clever, intelligent, smart 44a door, an entrance 24an entrance, a gateway 85cheeks 46blond 101a plate, the dishes 40to separate (one thing/person from another) 95a banana 4a small round enclosed pot like a teapot 82a tree, a shrub 24a banyan tree 86in short, in a nutshell, anyway, the point is 52

6popular 59

pot bunga a fower pot 26to cut into pieces 83weather forecast (a formal term) 78practice 113practical, realistic, convenient 76an air hostess 111President 20a man, a gentleman 108very concerned (about something) 25production, the production of 85

program program, a plan of action 64a province 50satisfed 111fasting, the Islamic Fast 47

32to come home, to go home 33an island 16

1787

the back 100☺ 33

21a Balinese Hindu temple 57the centre 6

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white, colourless 27radio a radio 26

conscientious, industrious, hard-working, disciplined, diligent 62a book case, a book shelf 26friendly 52crowded, full of people, bustling, noisy 9a prediction, a prophecy 78hair (on the head) 100rambutan (a fruit), (a small, round reddish fruit with hair-like growth on 12meeting 64neat, not messy, carefully done/made 106

rasa a feeling, a sense, a sensation of something 60it seems to me, it feels like 89

18the chief executive of a university, a vice-chancellor, the president of a 14

50low 94a stew of beef chunks cooked until dry in spices and coconut milk 47a receptionist (in an offce, hotel etc.) 74

perpustakaan (•pustaka); perpustakaan pusat a library; the central librarypersegi (•segi)persoalan (•soal)pertamapertama-tamapertandingan (•tanding); pertandingan sepak bola a (sports) match; a football (i.e. soccer) matchpertanian (•tani)pertanyaan (•tanya)perumahan (•rumah)perusahaan (•usaha); perusahaan asing a company, a business enterprise; a foreign companyperutpesawat terbangpésékpésta a party (a social event where you dance, drink, chat etc.) Also: a celebpetani (•tani)petugas (•tugas); petugas kantor pos a functionary, a staffer, a person who is doing a certain task or job of wpikir-pikir; pikir-pikir dulu to think about something, to consider something ; I’ll think about it frstpikiran (•pikir)pilekpindahpinjamanpintarpintupintu masukpipipirangpiringpisahkan (memisahkan)pisangpocipohonpohon beringinpokoknyapolisi; kantor polisi the police, a police offcer; a/the police stationpopuler

potong-potong (memotong-motong)prakiraan cuacapraktékpraktispramugariprésidenpriaprihatinproduksi

provinsipuaspuasapukul; pukul satu o’clock [a marker word used to express the time of day in hours and mpulangpulaupuluh; tiga puluh the number-word indicating multiples of ten; thirty

puncak; puncak gunung a peak, a summit; the peak of the mountainpunggungpunya; Aku udah ketemu ama dia punya ibu. [a slangy word used to express possession]; I’ve met with his/her moth

punya; Saya tidak punya uang. to have; I don’t have any money.purapusatpusat perbelanjaan a shopping centre; also: pusat pertokoan

Puskesmas a community health centre (from Pusat Kesehatan Masyarakat)putih

rajinrak bukuramahramairamalan (•ramal)rambutrambutan (•rambut)rapatrapi

rasanyaratus; seratus hundred, one hundredréktorrencana; menurut rencana a plan; according to planréndahréndangresépsionis

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formal 89a restaurant 3

18thousands 86a biography, biodata, a CV 74a skirt 88a cigarette, cigarettes 73

roti 4royal spendthrift, extravagant (in spending money) 106

space, a space, room, a room 24a living room 24a lecture theatre 14a dining room 24reception area (close to the front door and adjacent to the living room) 24a house 3a customary house (i.e. the big house that is the centre of community a 57a boarding house 43restaurant 4a hospital 3

26apparently 103Rupiah (Indonesia’s unit of currency) 18broken, out of order, not working, damaged 55Russia 2a moment; a point in time; a short time; while; during 47patient (i.e. not easily provoked, willing to wait) 80

85to be aware, to be conscious, to “come to one’s senses” 94to eat a pre-dawn meal during the fasting month, to eat an early breakf 47just, only 1to serve 83sick, ill 55to be offended 102to have a heart problem, to have heart disease 76mentally disturbed 102to be sick; to have a headache, to have stomach trouble, to have diarrh 84a pocket 94

34a beauty salon 76

☺ 71the same 18

☺ with, together with (in informal usage) 12equals (in mathematical calculations/formulae) 18absolutely, at all, completely, totally (in negative expressions) 44chilli-based side dish, chilli paste or sauce 64while 46until (a certain time), as far as (a certain place) 32to arrive in/at (a place), to reach (a destination) 42so far 72champagne 46very, extremely 53

53cattle, cow, ox 63broom 40handkerchiefs 88

48to have breakfast 32a mouth ulcer 84a university graduate, a scholar, Master of ____ (in a university degree 70Bachelor of Arts 76

90sastra literature 14

12one 17just one or two, just a few, a couple 51a brother/sister, a sibling, a relative 21you, Mr, Mrs, Ms, (formal and egalitarian) 23paddy felds, irrigated rice felds 24

101I, me 1I thought (that ...), I was under the impression 2

sayang 1. unfortunately, 2. to love someone, to be fond of someone 106vegetables, a variety of vegetables, all sorts of vegetables 25a vegetable, vegetables 16

17what if, supposing, supposing that..., in the event that... 48as 59most 67a few, a small number of 110preferably, it would be good if..., it would be better to..., should 56

résmiréstoranribu; seribu thousand, one thousandribuanriwayat hiduprokrokok

bread, a loaf of bread. Also often: a bun, a biscuit, a bread roll

ruangruang keluargaruang kuliahruang makanruang tamurumahrumah adatrumah kosrumah makanrumah sakitrumah tangga; alat-alat rumah tangga a household; things for the house, household appliances & furniturerupanya (•rupa)rupiah; abbreviated: Rp.rusakRusiasaatsabarsabun; sabun mandi soap; bath soapsadarsahursajasajikan (menyajikan)sakitsakit hatisakit jantungsakit jiwasakit; sakit kepala, sakit perutsakusalah; Maaf, saya kira Anda salah. wrong, to be wrong; Sorry, I think you’re wrong.salon kecantikansama and (an informal alternative to dan) samasama sama dengansama sekalisambalsambilsampaisampai di + (name of place)sampai sekarangsampanyesangatsanggup; tidak sanggup to be able to; (I) cannot aford itsapisapusapu tangansarang; sop sarang burung a nest; birdnest soupsarapansariawansarjanaSarjana Mudasarung a kain of which both ends are sewn together, a sarong

satai satay, kebabs (meat roasted on skewers); also satésatusatu duasaudaraSaudarasawahsawo matang brown complexion (like the skin of a ripe sawo fruit)sayasaya kira

sayur-sayuransayuran (•sayur)se-; hanya seorang (prefx as in seratus) one; just one personseandainya (•andai)sebagaisebagian besarsebagian kecilsebaiknya

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eleven 1741

actually, as a matter of fact 9527

other side, place across (the street, river etc) 14actually, to be honest, as a matter of fact 62

86in the process of... (to talk about what someone is currently doing or w 25medium (of size) 88what are (you) doing?; what is (he/she) doing? 40simple, plain, straightforward, not extravagant 80sad, to feel sadness 60a little, a few, not many, not much 64

☺ 89everything, all the components/items (especially of an event or categor 57immediately, promptly 92should, ought to 113healthy, in good health 55so that (as a consequence) 95history 45cool 98once more, once again 66

7410

to share one room 5229

the whole family 3678

approximately, around, about 47a school 3primary school 20high school, secondary school 47a middle school, intermediate school 23a senior technical high school 23a secretary 62sex, (especially when you are talking about the general subject of sex) 107a section (in an organisation/business etc.), the sales section 76apart from, in addition to 108always 45

451

80New Zealand 2a strait (i.e. a narrow body of water between two land masses), the stra 58south, southern 58taste, appetite 83fnished, completed (doing or making something), over (i.e. fnished) 48

87nine 17cured, recovered, back to good health 85while (at the same time) 89perfect, impeccable, fawless 113

37☺ 35

happy, enjoying yourself, to like something, to like doing something 46by yourself/oneself (without help from anyone) 41

45alone, on your own (i.e. without a companion) 45

83corrugated iron 97an artist 63as if 111a, one (when you are counting human beings, or referring to one perso 63

46football (soccer) 16for the length of, during 111shoes 62a bicycle 8a motorbike 8to be of the same opinion, to agree 52

322936

ten 17an attack 100

1818

often 49to live in the same house 52

sebelassebelum; sebelum itu before (a certain time/event); before thatsebenarnya (•benar)sebentar; Tunggu sebentar! a short time, a moment; Wait a moment! Hang on a sec.seberangsebetulnyasebuah; sebuah rumah a, one (when you are counting inanimate things, or ideas/abstractions)sedangsedangsedang apa?sederhanasedihsedikitsegala and all; the whole kit and kaboodle. Pakai dasi - You’re even wearing asegala-galanyasegeraseharusnya (•harus)séhatsehinggasejarahsejuksekali lagisekali; Minum obat ini sekali saja. once (i.e. one time only, not twice or three times etc.); Drink this medic

sekali; murah sekali very; very cheapsekamarsekeliling; di sekeliling around, all around (located); aroundsekeluargasekian; sekian dan terima kasih That’s all (The marker word indicating that a speech, narrative, flm, stasekitarsekolahsekolah dasarsekolah menengahSekolah Menengah Pertama (SMP)Sekolah Teknik Atassekretarisséksséksiselain (•lain)selaluselama; selama tiga minggu for (a certain period of time); for three weeks

selamat safe from trouble; Also: congratulations!

selamat datang; Selamat datang di Bali! Welcome! Welcome to Bali!Selandia Baruselatselatanseléraselesaiseluruh, di seluruh dunia the entire ____, the whole ____, the entirety of; throughout the whole wsembilansembuhsementarasempurnasemua; semua orang tahu all, all of them, everyone, everybody; everyone knows.senam (Colloquial for bersenam) to do gymnastics, to do aerobics, to work ousenangsendirisendiri; Mereka sendiri yang memperbaikinya. self, -selves (myself, yourself etc. when you want to emphasise who disendirian (•sendiri)séndok, séndok makan, séndok téh spoon; table spoon, tea spoonséngsenimanseolah-olahseorangseorang; seorang laki-laki a, one (when you are counting people and there is just one person to bsépak bolasepanjangsepatusepédasepéda motorsependapatseperempat; dua seperempat a quarter; two and a quarter

seperti; Rasanya seperti es krim. like (i.e. resembling); It tastes like ice cream.

sepi; Pasarnya sepi sekali. quiet, lonely, deserted; The market was deserted.sepuluhserangan (•serang)seratus; seratus lima puluh one hundred, a hundred; a hundred and ffty

seribu; seribu lima ratus one thousand, a thousand; one thousand fve hundredseringserumah

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a certain person, someone 113according to, suitable, appropriate 83something 94

356532

loyal, faithful 106each, every 47to agree 53an expression of rueful disappointment, sometimes like the English “Da 92

1ready 100

89who; Also: “what” in the sentence “What is your name?” 1busy (of a person’s work or life-style) 105a quality (that someone or something possesses), a feature, a charact 106

☺ 33someone’s attitude, an outlook, a position (on an issue) 108the elbow 100please (go ahead and...) 1silicone 113

SIM 89Singapura Singapore 2

to drop by, to make a short stop/visit, to call in (at a place) 50Here, Come here! (suggesting movement towards the speaker) 8

sip ☺ fne, acceptable nice, great (probably from the English word “safe”) 52civil (i.e. not military) 106small and narrow, chinky (of eyes) 112a comb 94a system 67a school student 68a thesis (especially a bachelor-level or master-level thesis) 76high school 69middle school 69

☺ 71☺ 71

sop soup 48polite, courteous 54

621

sociology 7019

STNK 89development studies 71

14a husband 21someone’s voice, a voice, a sound 97the “feel” of a place or situation, the atmosphere (of a place) 87

8523

now used to, to be used to (doing something) 7345722278

to like (someone or something), to like (doing something) 436

successful 111ethnic group, tribe 106diffcult, hard to do 35diffcult, hard to do 43

sungai a river 16that, so that, in order that 103a letter (i.e. an item of correspondence) 40a newspaper 40milk 4private (when referring to a school or a company) 67obedient (especially obedient to religious laws) 106a tablet (i.e. a kind of pill) 85last night 37this morning (spoken later in the day) 43this afternoon (spoken later in the day) 43

29tofu, soybean curd 4

7year 20New Year 49what year? 20next year 48

seseorang (•orang)sesuaisesuatusesudah (•sudah); sesudah pulang after (doing something), after (a certain time), after going homesetelah after (a more formal variant of sesudah)

setengah; satu setengah a half; one and a halfsetiasetiapsetujusialansiang; selamat siang afternoon, late morning to mid afternoon; Good daysiapsiap-siap get ready, = bersiap-siapsiapasibuksifatsih; Gimana sih, kamu! [a slangy particle that adds emphasis and colour to a question, often msikapsikusilakansilikon

driver’s license (Surat Izin Mengemudi)

singgahsini!

sipilsipitsisirsistemsiswaskripsiSMA (Sekolah Menengah Atas)SMP (Sekolah Menengah Pertama)soal about (an informal alternative to tentang)soalnya the thing is (an informal alternative to karena)

sopansopir the driver (of a motor vehicle, usually but not always, the paid driver)

soré; selamat sore late afternoon, late afternoon to early evening; Good afternoonsosiologistasiun; stasiun kereta api station, a railway station

motor vehicle registration certifcate (Surat Tanda Nomor Kendaraan)studi pembangunanstudi; fakultas studi Asia the study (of something), studies (in a certain feld); The Faculty of Asiasuamisuarasuasanasuatu; Pada suatu hari ... a, one (before a noun, indicating vagueness or unwillingness to be spesudah berapa lama?; Sudah berapa lama Anda di sini? how long have/has; How long have you been here?sudah biasasudah cukup; Saya kira sudah cukup. that’s enough, that will do; I think that will do for the moment

sudah pernah; Apakah Bapak sudah pernah makan keju Belanda?has/have ____ (at least once in the past); Have you ever eaten Dutch c

sudah; Sudah makan? already; Have you already had something to eat?

suhu; Suhunya berapa hari ini? temperature; What is the temperature today?sukasuka sekali; Saya suka sekali bermain tenis. to really like, to enjoy, to love (doing something); I love playing tennis.sukséssukusulitsulit

supayasuratsurat kabarsususwastataattabléttadi malamtadi pagitadi siangtadi; Tadi anak-anak bermain di luar. just now, earlier (today); Earlier the children were playing outside.tahutahu; saya tidak tahu to know; I don’t knowtahunTahun Barutahun berapa?tahun depan

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47a taxi 8to be scared, to be afraid 55

35plus (in mathematical calculations) 18to add to something, to augment something, to increase something 94to add 83to be evident , to appear to be, to seem 108a guest, a visitor, a customer (i.e. someone who comes into a shop/off 24a plant (especially a plant raised on a farm or in a garden) 67a signature 23

85date 18on what date? 49

22without 95

tanya ask, ... asked so-and-so (in a narrative) 29a dance 110the cost, the rate (for the hire or rent of something) 57to put 83

☺ 7bargaining, haggling 96to negotiate something (e.g. a price), to ameliorate something 96to offer something to someone 96thick (of objects like books etc.) 76tea 4electrical engineering 71mechanical engineering 70agricultural engineering (i.e. the use of machinery in the planting, harve 70too late; overdue 89

17a television set, television 26the ear 100an egg 4a friend 22classmate 52a place, room (i.e. space to put something) 15

57seat 59work place 47a food court 87a bed 26a place of residence 98tempeh (fermented soybean product) 4calm, quiet, stress-free 55at midnight, in the middle of the night 32

77throat 103

34about, concerning, relating to 21a soldier, the army, the armed forces 62of course 33

7778

to feel ( sensation in your body / heart) 100to fy 59made (from) 57open, open-minded 106in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly 55is to be found at/in/among, can be found in/at/among 86

7675

thank you 1thank you for your assistance 75you’re welcome (responding to someone’s expression of thanks) 66to answer the phone, to take a phone call 62startled, surprised 95famous 22too (as in “too much”) 53late (i.e. not on time) 107located, sited 57wounded 103included in, including, is a part of 67bus terminal 5

37forced to…, to have no choice but to… 108to smile 95

75offended, hurt, (by what someone has said) 106interested (in) 59

takbiran to chant Allahu Akbar (God is Great) in chorus over and overtaksitakuttaman; taman nasional a park; a national parktambahtambah (menambah)tambahkan (menambahkan)tampaktamutanaman (•tanam)tanda tangantangan; tangan kiri someone’s hand, someone’s arm; the left handtanggaltanggal berapa?tanggal; Tanggal satu Januari. such-and-such a date [a marker word in front of a number indicating thtanpa

taritariftaruh (menaruh)tau; aku nggak tau to know; I don’t know (informal for tahu)tawar (menawar)tawar-menawartawarkan (menawarkan)tebaltéhtéknik elektrotéknik mesintéknik pertaniantelattélépon; berapa nomor telepon...? a telephone; what is the telephone number of ...?televisitelingatelurtemanteman sekelastempattempat place. ALSO: where (as a relative pronoun, not as a question word)tempat duduktempat kerjatempat makantempat tidurtempat tinggaltémpétenangtengah malamtenggara; Asia Tenggara south east, south eastern; South East Asiatenggorokanténis; bermain tenis tennis; to play tennistentangtentaratentu sajatepi; di tepi jalan the edge, the side, the bank (of a river); on the side of the street

terang; Lampunya terlalu terang! 1. clear (of weather, understanding), 2. bright (of light); The light is too terasa (•rasa)terbangterbuat dariterbuka (•buka)terburu-buruterdapattergantung (pada); Itu semua tergantung pada kamu. to depend (on); All of that depends on you.

terhormat (•hormat); Kepada yang terhormat respected, honourable, of good reputation; To the honourable...terima kasihterima kasih atas bantuan Andaterima kasih kembaliterima teleponterkejutterkenalterlaluterlambat (•lambat)terletak (•letak)terluka (•luka)termasuk (•masuk)términal busternyata (•nyata); ternyata dia bukan teman yang baik so ... after all, it turns out that ... after all (expressing mild surprise that terpaksa (•paksa)tersenyumterserah (•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 watersinggung (•singgung)tertarik (pada)

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to laugh 32☺ 71

to be honest, to be quite frank, frankly speaking 5314

a neighbour 85still, to be just the same, permanent, immovable, unchanging 108but 5

tiba to arrive 50tiba-tiba suddenly 29

no, not (negating a verb, adjective or preposition.) 2that’s fne, no problem, no worries 13not very..., not especially, not particularly... 44

36just as good 54to no longer have the strength to carry on, unable to endure it or bear i 111never (the opposite of “always”) 45

29to sleep, to go to bed 25three 17ticket 39a team 80

83north east, north eastern 77

77to live (in a certain place), to stay, to remain 4tall, high 28a level, a stage (in the upward progress of someone or something) 67

to ☺ right? 89a shop 3a book shop 14a bread shop, a pastry shop, a bakery 14

27a tomato 83a tonic, a tonic drink, a health drink 105

topi a hat, a cap 88traditional 85to pay for someone, to “shout” someone 12tractor 73a truck 19old 22the (human) body 100the things you have to do (as part of a job), a task, duties, obligations 62

☺ 22seven 17a carpenter 62a gardener 74an electrician 62a cook 63a bone 100

66to grow i.e. to become bigger 82to sauté 83to show something, to point something out, to demonstrate something 95a tourist 111to come/go down, to descend , to get out (of a vehicle) to disembark 58

22the pronunciation (of a word) 66

☺ 22the air 55an examination (in the school/academic sense) 49the end (of an object, i.e. the furthermost extremity of something) 27size 88

ulama a very learned and pious Muslim 47general (i.e. not particular or specialised); public, the public 67age 20an act of parliament, law(s) of the land 43university 5for (i.e. intended for someone or something) 24(in order) to 42luckily, fortunately, luck, good fortune, proft 95a ceremony 57matters requiring attention, affairs (requiring bureaucratic attention) 64an agricultural enterprise, a farming business, a farm 68to try, to make an effort 109the intestines, the guts, bowels 100

77Oh! Ouch! 102oh! (an exclamation of surprise, admiration etc.) 12someone’s face 106

36

tertawa (•tawa)terus and then (an informal alternative to lalu)terus terangterus; belajar terus continue, go on, go straight ahead, keep on going; to keep on learningtetanggatetaptetapi

tidaktidak apa-apatidak begitu...tidak boléh; Tidak boleh ada orang lain yang ikut. not allowed to, shouldn’t, can’t (i.e. not permitted to); There shouldn’t btidak kalahtidak kuattidak pernahtidak usah; Mereka tidak usah ikut. (you) don’t need to, don’t bother; They don’t need to come along.tidurtigatikéttimtimun a cucumber (variant of ketimun)timur lauttimur; Timor Timur east, eastern; East Timortinggaltinggitingkat

tokotoko bukutoko rotitolong; minta tolong please (help me); to ask for helptomattonikum

tradisionaltraktirtraktortruktuatubuhtugastuh that (informal variant of itu)tujuhtukang kayutukang kebuntukang listriktukang masaktulangtulisan; tulisan tangan writing, a piece of writing; hand writingtumbuhtumis (menumis)tunjukkan (menunjukkan)turisturunuang; uang kuliah money; tuition fees (at university)ucapan (•ucap)udah; Sudah makan? already (informal variant of sudah); Have you already had something to udaraujianujungukuran (•ukur)

umumumurundang-undanguniversitasuntukuntukuntungupacaraurusan (•urus)usaha taniusahakan (•usaha)ususutara; Korea Utara north, northern, North Koreawaduhwah!wajahwaktu senggang; Pada waktu senggang, saya ... free time, spare time, leisure time; In my spare time, I ...

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4645

108a woman, a lady 46a colour 27

5a journalist, a reporter 62

5a washbasin (in a bathroom) 98an interview 75

WC a toilet, “comfort room”, loo, toilet bowl, restroom 24tourist (as an adjective) 51a tourist 51whisky 37

43to feel/be sure (that), to feel/be convinced (that), to feel/be confdent (th 87

yang which, who (when used as relative pronouns, not question-words), tha 11yang + [adjective] 44

49the one over there 79

yang ini this one 79that one 79

yang lain the other one 44...ago, last... 42

79☺ 33

Greece 286

waktu; also pada waktu; waktu saya sampai di rumah when, at the time when (referring to a certain time in the past when somwaktu; pada waktu itu time; at that time

walaupun, walaupun demikian although; despite this, despite thatwanitawarnawarnét an internet cafe (from warung internet)wartawanwarung a small streetside eatery, a small footpath shop or stallwastafélwawancara

wisatawisatawanwiskiya; Ini untuk saya, ya? ..., right? ...have you? ...do you? ...does he/she? ...okay? (seeking conyakin

the _[adjective]_ one

yang akan datang; bulan Mei yang akan datang next; next Mayyang di sana

yang itu

yang laluyang mana; Dia memilih yang mana? which? which one?; Which one did he choose?, Which did he choose?

yuk; Minum yuk! c’mon, let’s...; Let’s have something to drink!Yunanizaman an age, a time, an era (usually pronounced, and also often written jama