Indonesian Vocabulary

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

List of Vocabulary in Indonesian

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

According to mylanguages.org