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Learning the Indonesian Vocabulary is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Indonesian language. But first we need to know what the role of Vocabulary is in the structure of the grammar in Indonesian.
Indonesian vocabulary is the set of words you should be familiar with. A vocabulary usually grows and evolves with age, and serves as a useful and fundamental tool for communication and acquiring knowledge. Here are some examples:
| English Vocabulary | Indonesian Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Vocabulary | |
| colors | warna |
| black | hitam |
| blue | biru |
| brown | cokelat |
| gray | abu-abu |
| green | hijau |
| orange | oranye (color), jeruk (fruit) |
| purple | ungu |
| red | merah |
| white | putih |
| yellow | kuning |
Below is a list of the vocabulary and expressions in Indonesian placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Indonesian vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Indonesian Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| sizes | ukuran |
| big | besar |
| deep | dalam |
| long | panjang |
| narrow | sempit |
| short | pendek |
| small | kecil |
| tall | tinggi |
| thick | tebal |
| thin | tipis |
| wide | lebar |
| tastes | selera |
| bitter | pahit |
| fresh | segar |
| salty | asin |
| sour | asam |
| spicy | pedas |
| sweet | manis |
| qualities | kualitas |
| bad | buruk |
| clean | bersih |
| dark | gelap |
| difficult | sulit |
| dirty | kotor |
| dry | kering |
| easy | mudah |
| empty | kosong |
| expensive | mahal |
| fast | cepat |
| foreign | asing |
| full | penuh |
| good | baik |
| hard | keras |
| heavy | berat |
| inexpensive | murah |
| light | cahaya, ringan |
| local | setempat, lokal |
| new | baru |
| noisy | bising |
| old | tua |
| powerful | kuat |
| quiet | tenang |
| correct | benar |
| slow | lambat |
| soft | lembut |
| very | sangat |
| weak | lemah |
| wet | basah |
| wrong | salah |
| young | muda |
| food | makanan |
| almonds | kacang almond |
| bread | roti |
| breakfast | sarapan |
| butter | mentega |
| candy | permen |
| cheese | keju |
| chicken | ayam |
| cumin | jinten |
| dessert | pencuci mulut |
| dinner | makan malam |
| fish | ikan |
| fruit | buah |
| ice cream | es krim |
| lamb | daging domba |
| lemon | jeruk nipis |
| lunch | makan siang |
| meal | makan |
| meat | daging |
| oven | oven |
| pepper | lada |
| plants | tanaman |
| pork | daging babi |
| salad | salad |
| salt | garam |
| sandwich | sandwich |
| sausage | sosis |
| soup | sup |
| sugar | gula |
| supper | makan malam |
| turkey | kalkun |
| apple | apel |
| banana | pisang |
| oranges | jeruk |
| peaches | persik |
| peanut | kacang tanah |
| pears | pir |
| pineapple | nanas |
| grapes | anggur |
| strawberries | stroberi |
| vegetables | sayur-sayuran |
| carrot | wortel |
| corn | jagung |
| cucumber | ketimun |
| garlic | bawang putih |
| lettuce | selada |
| olives | zaitun |
| onions | bawang |
| peppers | paprika |
| potatoes | kentang |
| pumpkin | labu kuning |
| beans | kacang |
| tomatoes | tomat |
| alligator | buaya |
| alligators | buaya |
| bear | beruang |
| bears | beruang |
| bird | burung |
| birds | burung |
| bull | banteng |
| bulls | banteng |
| cat | kucing |
| cats | kucing |
| cow | sapi |
| cows | sapi |
| deer | rusa |
| many deer | banyak rusa |
| dog | anjing |
| dogs | anjing |
| donkey | keledai |
| donkeys | keledai |
| eagle | burung elang |
| eagles | elang |
| elephant | gajah |
| elephants | gajah |
| giraffe | jerapah |
| giraffes | jerapah |
| goat | kambing |
| goats | kambing |
| horse | kuda |
| horses | kuda |
| lion | singa |
| lions | singa |
| monkey | monyet |
| monkeys | monyet |
| mouse | tikus |
| mice | tikus |
| rabbit | kelinci |
| rabbits | kelinci |
| snake | ular |
| snakes | ular |
| tiger | harimau |
| tigers | harimau |
| wolf | serigala |
| wolves | serigala |
| objects | obyek |
| bathroom | kamar mandi |
| bed | tempat tidur |
| bedroom | kamar tidur |
| ceiling | langit-langit |
| chair | kursi |
| clothes | pakaian |
| coat | mantel |
| cup | cangkir |
| desk | meja tulis |
| dress | gaun |
| floor | lantai |
| fork | garpu |
| furniture | mebel |
| glass | kaca |
| hat | topi |
| house | rumah |
| ink | tinta |
| jacket | jaket |
| kitchen | dapur |
| knife | pisau |
| lamp | lampu |
| letter | surat |
| map | peta |
| newspaper | surat kabar |
| notebook | buku catatan |
| pants | celana |
| paper | kertas |
| pen | pena |
| pencil | pensil |
| pharmacy | farmasi |
| picture | gambar |
| plate | piring |
| refrigerator | lemari es |
| restaurant | restoran |
| roof | atap |
| room | kamar |
| rug | permadani |
| scissors | gunting |
| shampoo | sampo |
| shirt | kemeja |
| shoes | sepatu |
| soap | sabun |
| socks | kaus kaki |
| spoon | sendok |
| table | meja |
| toilet | toilet |
| toothbrush | sikat gigi |
| toothpaste | pasta gigi |
| towel | handuk |
| umbrella | payung |
| underwear | pakaian dalam |
| wall | dinding |
| wallet | dompet |
| window | jendela |
| telephone | telepon |
| this | ini |
| that | itu |
| these | ini |
| those | itu |
| Questions | Pertanyaan |
| how? | bagaimana? |
| what? | apa? |
| who? | siapa? |
| why? | mengapa? |
| where? | mana? |
| different objects | objek yang berbeda |
| art | seni |
| bank | bank |
| beach | pantai |
| book | buku |
| by bicycle | dengan bersepeda |
| by bus | dengan bus |
| by car | dengan mobil |
| by train | dengan kereta api |
| cafe | kafe |
| country | negara |
| desert | gurun |
| dictionary | kamus |
| earth | bumi |
| flowers | bunga-bunga |
| football | sepak bola |
| forest | hutan |
| game | permainan |
| garden | taman |
| geography | geografi |
| history | sejarah |
| house | rumah |
| island | pulau |
| lake | danau |
| library | perpustakaan |
| math | matematika |
| moon | bulan |
| mountain | gunung |
| movies | bioskop |
| music | musik |
| ocean | samudra |
| office | kantor |
| on foot | berjalan kaki |
| player | pemain |
| river | sungai |
| science | ilmu pengetahuan |
| sea | laut |
| sky | langit |
| soccer | sepak bola |
| stars | bintang |
| supermarket | supermarket |
| swimming pool | kolam renang |
| theater | teater |
| tree | pohon |
| weather | cuaca |
| bad weather | cuaca jelek |
| cloudy | berawan |
| cold | dingin |
| cool | dingin |
| foggy | berkabut |
| hot | panas |
| nice weather | cuaca bagus |
| pouring | penuangan |
| rain | hujan |
| raining | hujan |
| snow | salju |
| snowing | turun salju |
| ice | es |
| sunny | cerah |
| windy | berangin |
| spring | musim semi |
| summer | musim panas |
| autumn | musim gugur |
| winter | musim dingin |
| people | orang-orang |
| aunt | bibi |
| baby | bayi |
| brother | saudara |
| cousin | sepupu |
| daughter | putri |
| dentist | dokter gigi |
| doctor | dokter |
| father | ayah |
| grandfather | kakek |
| grandmother | nenek |
| husband | suami |
| mother | ibu |
| nephew | keponakan |
| niece | keponakan |
| nurse | perawat |
| policeman | polisi |
| postman | tukang pos |
| professor | profesor |
| son | putra |
| teacher | guru |
| uncle | paman |
| wife | istri |
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