Indonesian Beginners Book 02
Vocabulary from Open High School Indonesian Beginners booklet on My Family (Keluarga Saya)
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- belas
- teens
- kakak perempuan
- older sister
- kota
- town
- tujuh puluh delapan
- seventy eight
- tidak
- no, not (negates verbs and adjectives)
- Bahasa Jawa
- Javanese language, language of Java
- India
- India
- -mu
- your
- sampai jumpa lagi
- until we meet again
- perempuan
- female
- rok
- skirt
- cukup
- enough
- (siapa) nama saudara?
- what's your name?
- berapa ?
- how many?/ how much?
- dari
- from
- apa ... ?
- what ... ?
- namanya
- his name
- ibu
- mother
- Pak
- father, dad
- sebelas
- eleven
- orang
- person (If preceded by a word/s indicating more than one, it means people.)
- sejuta (se + juta)
- one million
- dari mana?
- from where?
- tidak
- no, not
- blus
- blouse
- Itu rok siapa?
- Whose skirt is that?
- baju-rok
- western-style woman's dress
- Cina
- China
- kopi
- coffee
- itu
- that
- beli
- buy
- seribu (se + ribu)
- one thousand
- orang Indonesia
- Indonesians (the people)
- sembilan ratus sembilan puluh sembilan
- nine hundred and ninety nine
- adik laki-laki
- younger brother
- bahasa
- language
- di sini
- here
- sepatu
- shoes
- Siapa itu?
- Who is that?
- bangsa
- people, race, nationality
- dik
- short for adik. [Like kak, it can be used as a form of address, but to a person who is younger than the speaker]
- tetapi
- but
- delapan belas
- eighteen
- nenek
- grandmother
- Itu apa?
- What is that?
- sama
- same
- Pakaian
- clothing
- cakap
- handsome
- hebat!
- great!
- peci
- small black cap mainly worn by Muslims
- suku bangsa
- ethnic group
- sandal
- sandal
- saya
- I, my
- banyak
- many
- enam belas
- sixteen
- selendang
- long scarf draped over one shoulder
- apa ... ?
- what ... ?
- bahasa Batak
- the Batak language
- dia
- he, his /she, hers
- seribu seratus tujuh puluh dua
- one thousand one hundred and seventy two
- Australia
- Australia
- stagen
- a long narrow belt of cloth
- dua belas
- twelve
- negara
- country, state (political definition)
- -nya
- his, hers, theirs, its
- perahu
- sailing ship
- Hari Natal
- Christmas
- negeri Indonesia
- the country of Indonesia
- bahasa Inggeris
- the English language
- ...-nya
- -nya on the end of words can mean his, hers, theirs or its depending on context. For example, namanya Susan = Her name is Susan. It cannot be used on its own, only attached to other words.
- kakek
- grandfather
- lagi
- again, once more
- saya tinggal di
- I live in
- nama saudara
- your name
- kaus kaki
- socks
- juga
- also; too
- mereka
- they
- peci
- black cap worn by Indonesian men
- seratus (se + ratus)
- one hundred
- sudah
- already
- Lebaran
- the celebration at the end of the Muslim fasting month
- sembilan belas
- nineteen
- Apa itu?
- What is that?
- bukan?
- isn't it? When added to the end of a sentence
- ke
- to (when going to a place)
- di kota Yogya
- in the city of Yogyakarta
- Jepang
- Japan
- dasi
- tie
- celana
- trousers
- mereka
- their (when placed after the noun)
- dua puluh
- twenty
- Amerika Selatan
- South America
- pandai
- clever
- belajar
- study
- dari mana ... ?
- from where ...?
- apakah ...?
- apakah + statement = question
- ratus
- hundreds
- ibu tiri
- step mother
- Amerika Serikat
- United States of America
- berapa
- how many?/ how much?
- Rusia
- Russia
- jas
- western-style man's jacket
- sarung
- like a kain but ends have been sewn together making it into a tube
- pakaian
- clothes, clothing
- Bu
- mother, mum
- adik
- younger brother or sister (younger sibling)
- dia
- his/her (when placed after the noun)
- seratus satu
- one hundred and one
- foto
- photograph
- saudara
- you (male), your
- punya
- own
- kak
- short for kakak. Meaning older brother or sister (older sibling). Either can be used as a form of address to someone older than the speaker.)
- bukan
- no, not (when negating a noun)
- di pulau jawa
- on the island of Java
- siapa?
- who?
- ada
- there is/are
- apakah
- a word indicatin that what follows is a question. Apakah + statement = question
- benar
- true, correct
- ayah tiri
- step father
- dia
- he/she
- baru
- new
- tetapi
- but
- seratus dua puluh enam
- one hundred and twenty six
- Bahasa Bali
- Balinese language, language of Bali
- tiga puluh
- thirty
- kami
- we, our
- pakaian
- clothing
- mereka
- they, theirs
- dua puluh dua
- twenty two
- kemeja batik
- batik shirt
- anda
- you (male/female), your
- celana panjang
- long trousers
- empat belas
- fourteen
- tahu
- know (something - not someone)
- berbahasa
- to speak or use a language
- bapak
- father
- kakak-beradik
- brothers and sisters
- nasional
- national
- Itu rok saya
- That's my skirt
- Eropa
- Europe
- tiga belas
- thirteen
- tiga ratus tujuh puluh tiga
- three hundred and seventy three
- untuk
- for
- dua puluh tiga
- twenty three
- umur
- age
- dua puluh dua
- twenty two
- kamu
- you
- kakak
- older brother or sister (older sibling)
- negara Australia
- the country of Australia
- berapa umurnya?
- how old is he/she, how old are they
- delapan ratus lima puluh empat
- eight hundred and fifty four
- juta
- millions
- kira
- think
- mau
- want, like
- kebaya
- tight-fitting, long sleeved jacket
- Pilipina
- Philippines
- Irian
- New Guinea
- tujuh belas
- seventeen
- Suku bangsa Indonesia
- Indonesian ethnic groups
- kain
- length of cloth wound round waist
- saudari
- you (female), your
- pulau
- island
- adik
- younger brother or sister (younger sibling)
- saya berasal dari ...
- I come from .., I originate from ...
- topi
- hat
- kita
- we, our
- Bapak
- father, dad
- tiga puluh empat
- thirty four
- -mu
- your
- cantik
- beautiful
- ini keluarga saya
- this is my family
- Ibu
- mother, mum
- saudara
- you
- orang Sunda
- Sundanese (the people)
- bahasa Indonesia
- Indonesian (the language)
- selendang
- scarf worn over a kebaya
- siapa ... ?
- who ...?
- Indonesia
- Indonesia
- Itu siapa?
- Who is that?
- desa
- village
- Malaysia
- Malaysia
- tahun
- year(s)
- Presiden
- President
- tadi malam
- last night
- dua puluh satu
- twenty one
- di sana
- there (as in a place)
- siapa nama
- what is the name of (person)
- tadi + time of day
- time of day just past (within the last 24 hours)
- lima puluh lima
- fifty five
- empat belas
- fourteen
- bahasa Indonesia
- the language of Indonesia
- pacar
- girlfriend (or boyfriend)
- Kenalkan, nama saya ...
- let me introduce myself, my name is ...
- kelas
- class
- selalu
- always
- lima belas
- fifteen
- sembilan puluh sembilan
- ninety nine
- sekolah
- school
- keluarga
- family
- dik
- younger brother or sister (younger sibling)
- tak
- no (a short version of tidak)
- puluh
- tens
- stagen
- narrow strip of cloth at waist
- laki-laki
- male
- seperti
- like (= similar to)
- lihat
- (to) see
- tinggal
- live
- kain
- a length of cloth worn as a long, wrap-around skirt in Indonesia
- berasal
- to have an origin, originate, come from
- kamu
- your
- ribu
- thousands
- dengan
- with
- dalam
- in (when referring to things you can't actually touch)
- sekarang
- now
- negeri Indonesia
- Indonesia (the country)
- negeri
- country, land (geographical definition)
- saya dari Sydney
- I am from Sydney
- harus
- must
- dua belas
- twelve
- orang Indonesia
- the people of Indonesia
- anak
- child
- kebaya
- a light cotton or lace blouse-cum-jacket
- ya
- yes
- Afrika
- Africa
- Selandia Baru
- New Zealand
- besar
- big
- lima puluh
- fifty
- tujuh puluh satu
- seventy one