Basic Indonesian PDF
Basic Indonesian PDF
Indonesian
Learning the Indonesian alphabet is very important, because the pronunciation is used in all
daily conversations. The only solution is to master the pronunciation of the words to be able
to speak the language fluently. Here you will find the letters of the alphabet:
to [to] as in father
b [b] as in bay
c [ʨ] ch as in chay
d [d] as in day
F [F] as in fine
g [ɡ] as in gold
h [h] as in house
j [ʥ] as in job
l                                             [l]                   as in life
The alphabet   Are        Prononciation example
m [m] as in man
n [n] as in nice
p [p] as in pool
q [k] as in kiss
r [r] as in rice
t [t] as in time
v [F] f as in free
w [w] as in wind
x [ks] as in wax
z [z] as in Zulu
ng             eng        as in hanging
     The alphabet                                         Are                        Prononciation example
sy sya as in shield
After examining the previous table on the Indonesian alphabet, try to create other examples using
the mêmes letters that you have apprised from this list.
Pronunciation in Indonesian
Here is a video that may be more useful and related to the topic: pronunciation, the sound of all
letters, and spelling. Try to remember the new letters and take note of any grammar patterns you
have learned.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAoDPBn1Wm4&feature=emb_title
Adjectives in Indonesian
Learning Indonesian adjectives is very important, because its structure is used in all daily
conversations. The only solution is to master the grammar and vocabulary to be able to speak the
language fluently. But first we must understand the role that Indonesian adjectives play in the
language.
Grammar Tips:
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun or name to determine or qualify it; expresses characteristics or
properties attributed to a noun, whether concrete (the green book, the big book).
After examining the above chart about Indonesian adjectives, try creating other examples using the
same words you learned from this list. It's always helpful to know how to play with these words in a
sentence.
The adjectives
Here is a list of additional vocabulary that may be useful and related to the topic: colors, sizes,
shapes. Try to memorize new words and take note of any grammar patterns you have learned.
The adjectives          Adjectives in Indonesian
                 warna
colors
                 hitam
black
                 biru
blue
                 cokelat
brown            e
                 boo-boo
gray
                 hijau
green
                 oranye
orange
                 ungu/nila
purple
                 merah
red white
                 putih
yellow
kuning
sizes
                 ukuran
large
                 kiss
deep
                 dalam
long
                 panjang
The adjectives           Adjectives in Indonesian
narrow
                 sempit
short
                 pendek
little
                 kecil
high
                 tinggi
thick
                 tebal
slim
                 tipis
broad
                 lebar
shapes
                 bentuk
circular
                 bundar
square
                 lurus
square
                 persegi
triangular
                 follow
bitter
                 selera
                 pahit
The adjectives           Adjectives in Indonesian
cool reap
sour asam
sweet manis
qualities kualitas
bad buruk
clean bersih
dark gelap
difficult sulit
dirty kotor
dry kering
easy Mudah
empty kosong
expensive        Mahal
The adjectives      Adjectives in Indonesian
fast cetat
foreign asing
complete penuh
Well baik
hard keras
heavy berat
cheap murah
new baru
noisy bising
old yours
powerful kuat
correct          benar/betul
      The adjectives             Adjectives in Indonesian
gentle lembut
very sangat
weak lemah
wet Basah
evil Salah
young change
quantities jumlah
few drinkapa
bit sedikit
many banyak
a lot banyak
part bagian
 a few                     drinkapa
   The adjectives                                                        Adjectives in Indonesian
all seluruh
Adverbs in Indonesian
Learning Indonesian adverbs is very important, because its structure is used in all daily
conversations. The only solution is to master the grammar and vocabulary to be able to speak the
language fluently. But first we must understand the role that Indonesian adverbs play in the
language.
Grammar Tips:
The adverb is the kind of word that acts as the nucleus of the adverbial phrase. Modifies the verb, an adjective or
another adverb.
   These are some examples:
                                                                         Adverbs in Indonesian
   The adverbs
After examining the above chart about Indonesian adverbs, try creating other examples using the
same words you learned from this list. It's always helpful to know how to play with these words in
a sentence.
The adverbs
Here is a list of additional vocabulary that may be useful and related to the topic: adverbs of time,
place, and form. Try to memorize new words and take note of any grammar patterns you have
learned.
yesterday kemarin
tomorrow kiss
now sekarang
so kemudian
later kemudian
already sudah
soon segera
immediately segera
still masih
still masih
does… silam
there fury
everywhere mana-mana
far                pergi
The adverbs             Adverbs in Indonesian
very sangat
quite agak
a lot cantik
really benar-benar
fast cetat
good baik
hard keras
quickly segera
carefully hati-hati
barely tidak
  mostly              kebanyakan
The adverbs                 Adverbs in Indonesian
almost hampir
together bersama
always selalu
frequently sering
in general biasanya
sometimes kadang-kadang
rarely jarang
seldom jarang
                                                                                   angka
numbers
                                                                                   satu
one
                                                                                   dua
two
                                                                                   tiga
three
                                                                                   empath
four
                                                                                   lime
five
                                                                                   enam
six
                                                                                   tujuh
seven
delapan
 nine                                                          sembilan
 The numbers                                                   Numbers in Indonesian
ten sepuluh
eleven sebelas
twelve duabelas
thirteen tigabelas
fifteen limebelts
sixteen enambelas
seventeen tujuhbelas
nineteen sembilanbelas
twenty duapuluh
hundred ratus
thousand seribu
million juta
After examining the chart above about numbers in Indonesian, try creating other
examples using the same words you learned from this list. It's always helpful to know
how to play with these words in a sentence.
The numbers
Here is a list of additional vocabulary that may be useful and related to the topic: cardinal
numbers, ordinal numbers, digits, et les numéros. Try to memorize new words and take
note of any grammar patterns you have learned.
first pertama
second kedua
third ketiga
room keempat
fifth kelima
sixth Keenam
seventh ketujuh
eighth kedelapan
nineth kesembilan
tenth kesepuluh
eleventh kesebelas
     twelfth                                                      keduabelas
   The numbers                                                            Numbers in Indonesian
thirteenth ketigabelas
fourteenth keempatbelas
fifteenth kelimabelas
sixteenth keenambelas
seventeenth ketujuhbelas
eighteenth kedelapanbelas
nineteenth kesembilanbelas
twentieth keduapuluh
once sekali
My car mobilku
After examining the above chart about Indonesian nouns, try creating other examples using
the same words you learned from this list. It's always helpful to know how to play with these
words in a sentence.
The nouns
Here is a list of additional vocabulary that may be useful and related to the topic: names,
and body part words. Try to memorize new words and take note of any grammar patterns
you have learned.
 The nouns                  Nouns in Indonesian
arm lengan
cheeks pee
chest Dadaist
chin dagu
ear telinga
elbow siku
eye Bush
expensive wajah
finger jari
foot kaki
hair rambut
hand tangan
head          kepala
The nouns               Nouns in Indonesian
heart jantung
knee lutut
leg kaki
lip bibir
mouth mulut
neck leher
nose hidung
shoulder bahu
stomach perut
teeth gigi
thigh paha
throat tenggorokan
language    lidah
  The nouns                                                                                 Nouns in Indonesian
tooth gigi
Articles in Indonesian
Learning the articles in Indonesian is very important, because its structure is used in all
daily conversations. The only solution is to master the grammar and vocabulary to be
able to speak the language fluently. But first we must understand the role that
Indonesian articles play in the language.
Grammar Tips:
The definite article or definite article is a type of article that is placed in front of a noun and indicates that
this noun being spoken about is known by the speaker ( el, la, las, los ).
Indefinite articles: a (masculine, singular), a (feminine, singular), some (masculine, plural) and some
(feminine, plural).
 The articles
                                                                                                   Articles in Indonesian
 articles
                                                                                                   artikel
 he
                                                                                                   and you
 one, one
                                                                                                   sebuah
 one
                                                                                                   satu
 some
                                                                                                   drinkapa
 The articles                                                                        Articles in Indonesian
few                                                                         drinkapa
the book                                                                     buku itu
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using the same words you learned from this list. It's always helpful to know how to play
with these words in a sentence.
The articles
Here is a list of additional vocabulary that may be useful and related to the topic: the
definite and indefinite articles, and the list of foods. Try to memorize new words and take
note of any grammar patterns you have learned.
meal makanan
bread                                                         roti
  The articles               Articles in Indonesian
breakfast sarapan
butter mindga
sweet permen
cheese keju
chicken Ayam
cumin jinten
fish ikan
fruit wow
meal             makan
The articles           Articles in Indonesian
meat daging
oven oven
pepper lada
floors tanaman
salad salad
salt garam
sandwich sandwich
sausage sosis
soup His p
sugar gluttony
turkey kalkun
apple appeal
banana         pisang
The articles            Articles in Indonesian
oranges Jeruk
peaches persik
pears pir
pineapple lullabies
grapes anggur
strawberries stroberi
vegetables sayur-sayuran
carrot wortel
corn jagung
cucumber ketimun
lettuce He gives
olives zaitun
onions         bawang
  The articles                                                                 Articles in Indonesian
Peppers paprika
potatoes kentang
beans kacang
tomatoes tomat
Pronouns in Indonesian
Learning Indonesian pronouns is very important, because its structure is used in all
daily conversations. The only solution is to master the grammar and vocabulary to be
able to speak the language fluently. But first we must understand the role that
Indonesian pronouns play in the language.
Grammar Tips:
The pronouns are: personal pronouns (they refer to people who speak, the people we talk about) for
example: I, we...
Indefinite pronouns: nobody, anything, everyone, everyone.
Relative pronouns (that connect parts of the sentence): listen to me .
Reciprocal or reflexive pronouns: I feel.
he day
she day
us kita
they mereka
I skirt
tea kamu
us kami
the mereka
my skirt
you                 go
  The pronouns                                                             Pronouns in Indonesian
  his (him)                                                   day
our kami
yours milikmu
After examining the above chart about Indonesian pronouns, try creating other
examples using the same words you learned from this list. It's always helpful to know
how to play with these words in a sentence.
The pronouns
Here is a list of additional vocabulary that may be useful and related to the topic:
Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reflexive or reciprocal
pronouns. Try to memorize new words and take note of any grammar patterns you
have learned.
 The pronouns             Pronouns in Indonesian
speak             Aku berbicara
your/his          buku go
  The pronouns                                                                        Pronouns in Indonesian
 his book (him)                                                           bukunya
Plural Jamak
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the same words you learned from this list.
It's always helpful to know how to play with these words in a sentence.
The plural
Here is a list of additional vocabulary that may be useful and related to the topic: the
singular, the masculine, and a list of animals. Try to memorize new words and take
note of any grammar patterns you have learned.
alligator buaya
alligators buaya
bear beruang
Bears beruang
 bird                                                     burung
The plural   The plural in
             Indonesian
bull banteng
Bulls banteng
cat kucing
cats kucing
cow sapi
cows sapi
deer russian
dog anjing
dogs anjing
donkey keledai
donkeys keledai
Eagles       elang
The plural   The plural in
             Indonesian
elephant gajah
elephants gajah
giraffe jerapah
giraffes jerapah
goat kambing
goats kambing
horse kuda
horses kuda
lion singa
lions singa
bun monyet
monkeys monyet
mouse tikus
mice tikus
rabbit       kelinci
   The plural                                                          The plural in
                                                                       Indonesian
rabbits kelinci
snake ular
snakes ular
tiger harimau
tigers harimau
wolf serigala
Wolves serigala
Female                                                                             Wanita
The feminine      The feminine in Indonesian
he is             ia senang
happy
man pria
wome              wanita
n
                  ayah
father
                  ibu
mother
un                paman
cle
                  bibi
au
nt
bull              banteng
cow sapi
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examples using the same words you have learned from this list. It's always helpful to know
how to play with these words in a sentence.
The feminine
Here is a list of additional vocabulary that may be useful and related to the topic: gender,
masculine, and a list of objects. Try to memorize new words and take note of any grammar
patterns you have learned.
objects obyek
ceiling langit-langit
chair kursi
clothes pakaian
coat tablecloth
 cup                                                               cangkir
  The feminine    The feminine in Indonesian
dress gaun
floor lantai
fork garpu
furniture mebel
glass kaca
hat topi
home rumah
ink ink
jacket Jaket
kitchen dapur
knife Pisau
lamp lampu
letter surat
map              peta
The feminine   The feminine in Indonesian
pants celane
paper kertas
feather grief
pencil hanging
pharmacy farmasi
photo gambar
plate piring
fridge lemari is
restaurant restaurant
ceiling atap
room kamar
rug permadani
scissors       gunting
 The feminine   The feminine in Indonesian
shampoo sampo
shirt kemeja
shoes Separate
soap sabun
spoon sendok
board meja
lavatory toilet
towel handuk
umbrella payung
wall dinding
briefcase       dompet
 The feminine                                                                      The feminine in Indonesian
window Jendela
phone telepon
Verbs in Indonesian
Learning Indonesian verbs is very important, because its structure is used in all
daily conversations. The only solution is to master the grammar and vocabulary
to be able to speak the language fluently. But first we must understand the role
that Indonesian verbs play in the language.
Grammar Tips:
Verbs are words that refer to an action (do, read, walk, run), or state of being (exist, feel). The
present tense refers to actions taken at the current moment (now). The past tense refers to
actions taken in the past (before). The future refers to actions that will be performed in the future
(after).
Past Lalu
Future Dough
Present                    Sekarang
Verbs        Verbs in Indonesian
we take kita
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words you learned from this list. It's always helpful to know how to play with these words in a
sentence.
Verbs
Here is a list of additional vocabulary that may be useful and related to the topic: the conjugation of
present, past, and future. Try to memorize new words and take note of any grammar patterns you
have learned.
                                                                                     day menambahkan
 (she) was added                                                                     ha
we do kita melakukannya
I                          Aku diterima
obtaine
d
he eats a lot              ia makan banyak
                         membayangkan b
she imagines that
                         day
                               mereka berbohong
they lied about him
                               tea
                               akan day
she is going to read it        membacany
Verbs                            Indo verbs
Prepositions in Indonesian
Learning Indonesian prepositions is very important, because its structure is used
in all daily conversations. The only solution is to master the grammar and
vocabulary to be able to speak the language fluently. But first we must understand
the role that Indonesian prepositions play in the language.
Grammar Tips:
Spanish grammar has defined the preposition as the invariable part of the sentence that joins
words denoting the relationship they have with each other.
The traditional list of prepositions in the Spanish language is: a, before, under, fit, with, against,
from, from, in, between, towards, to, for, according to, without, so, about, after .
Prepositions Preposisi
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other examples using the same words you learned from this list. It's always
helpful to know how to play with these words in a sentence.
Prepositions
Here is a list of additional vocabulary that may be useful and related to the topic:
prepositions of time, place, and demonstrative pronouns. Try to memorize new
words and take note of any grammar patterns you have learned.
about tentang
above atas
through seluruh
after setelah
 agains                                                                     terhadap
 t
     Prepositions     Prepositions in Indonesian
between antara
about sekitar
as sebagai
in gave
before sebelum
                    say
in back of
                    belakang
                    say
beside
                    samping
between antara
beyond place
but tapi
by oleh
although meskipun
below               ke bawah
Prepositions   Prepositions in Indonesian
during selama
except kecuali
for untuk
of dari
in gave
inside dalam
in ke
nearly dekat
next berikutnya
of dari
in pada
opposite seberang
on             atas
 Prepositions    Prepositions in Indonesian
by per
further plus
around bulat
from sejak
that dari
through melalui
until Sampai
to untuk
toward terhadap
low bawah
until Sampai
                what do you
above
                tie
via melalui
with            dengan
Prepositions    Prepositions in Indonesian
within
                dalam
wit
ho              tanpa
ut
Two words
                dua kata menurut
in accordance
with            karena
due
                dekat
nearly
                disebabkan oleh
due to
                kecuali
exce
pt              jauh dari
far from
                dalam
within
                daripada
rather
                dekat
nearly
                sebelah
beside
                say luar
outside
                sebelum
before
 Prepositions              Prepositions in Indonesian
in what sejauh
as well as maupun
although meskipun
this ini
these ini
Denial Penyangkalan
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examples using the same words you have learned from this list. It's always helpful to
know how to play with these words in a sentence.
The negation
Here is a list of additional vocabulary that may be useful and related to the topic: the
use of no, double negation, and the conjugation of verbs. Try to memorize new words
and take note of any grammar patterns you have learned.
Questions in Indonesian
Learning questions in Indonesian is very important, because its structure is used
in all daily conversations. The only solution is to master the grammar and
vocabulary to be able to speak the language fluently. But first we must
understand the role that questions in Indonesian play in the language.
Grammar Tips:
A Question can be a linguistic expression used to have an answer. Generally, questions start with
"Why...?", "How...?", "When...?" Where...?"
 Questions                                                            Pertanyaan
 The questions                                                       Questions in Indonesian
as? bagaimana?
that? apa?
who? siapa?
because? mengapa?
where? manna?
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using the same words you learned from this list. It's always helpful to know how to
play with these words in a sentence.
The questions
Here is a list of additional vocabulary that may be useful and related to the topic:
interrogative, asking someone, and intonation. Try to memorize new words and
take note of any grammar patterns you have learned.
Countries Negara
Australia Australia
Cambodia Kamboja
Canada Kanada
China Cinema
Egypt Mesir
England Ingris
France Perancis
Germany Jerman
Greece Yunani
India India
Indonesia                                                   Indonesia
The vocabulary           Vocabulary in Indonesian
Italy Italy
Japan Jepang
Mexico Meksiko
Morocco Maroko
Peru Peru
Spain Spanish
Thailand thailand
Languages Bahasa
Arab Arabic
Chinese Cinema
English Ingris
French Perancis
German Jerman
Greek            Yunani
 The vocabulary           Vocabulary in Indonesian
Hebrew Ibrani
Hindi Hindi
Italian Italy
Japanese Jepang
Korean Korea
Latin Latin
Russian Russia
Spanish Spanish
Urdu Urdu
Days Hari-hari
Monday Senin
Tuesday Selasa
Wednesday Rabu
Thursday Kamis
Friday            Jumat
 The vocabulary                                                     Vocabulary in Indonesian
Saturday Sabtu
Sunday Minggu
time waktu
hour jam
minute menit
second detik
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the same words you learned from this list. It's always helpful to know how to play with
these words in a sentence.
The vocabulary
Here is a list of additional vocabulary that may be useful and related to the topic: phrases,
words, and expressions. Try to memorize new words and take note of any grammar
patterns you have learned.
art seni
bank bank
 beach                                                               pantai
 The vocabulary   Vocabulary in Indonesian
book buku
coffee coffee
desert gurun
dictionary kamus
land bumi
flowers bunga-bunga
forest hutan
game remain
garden            taman
The vocabulary   Vocabulary in Indonesian
geography geography
history sejarah
home rumah
island pulau
lake danau
library perpustakaan
math mathematika
moon bullan
mountain gunung
cinema bioskop
music music
ocean samudra
office kantor
player             pemain
The vocabulary   Vocabulary in Indonesian
river sungai
sea laut
darling langit
stars bintang
Supermarket supermarket
theater theater
tree pohon
time cuaca
cloudy berawan
cold dingin
cool              dingin
The vocabulary   Vocabulary in Indonesian
misty berkabut
hot corduroys
pour penuangan
rain hujan
raining hujan
snow salju
ice is
sunny cerah
windy berangin
people orang-orang
aunt bibi
brother sepupu
cousin putri
dentist doctor
doctor ayah
father kakek
grandfath nenek
er Your friend
grandmot ibu
her keponakan
husband keponakan
mother
 The vocabulary                                                Vocabulary in Indonesian
nurse perawat
police police
teacher teacher
son putra
teacher guru
uncle paman
wife istri
Indonesian phrases
Learning Indonesian phrases is very important, it seems that the structure is used in all everyday
conversations. La seule solution est de maîtriser la grammaire et la vocabulary pour être en
mesure de parler la langue couramment. These are some examples:
 Phrases
 The phrases                                                         Indonesian phrases
hello halo
congratulations selamat
really benar-benar
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using the same words you learned from this list. It's always helpful to know how to
play with these words in a sentence.
The phrases
Here is a list of additional vocabulary that may be useful and related to the topic:
everyday expressions, greetings and useful phrases. Try to memorize new words
and take note of any grammar patterns you have learned.
he is happy ia senang
Reading in Indonesian
Learning to read Indonesian is very important, because its structure is used in all daily
conversations. The only solution is to master the grammar and vocabulary to be able to speak the
language fluently. But first we must understand the role that reading Indonesian plays in the
language.
Reading in Indonesian
 Passage 26
 1. Setiap orang berhak mendapat pendidikan. Pendidikan harus gratis, setidak-tidaknya untuk tingkat sekolah re
 Pendidikan teknik dan jurusan secara umum harus terbuka bagi semua orang, dan pengajaran tinggi harus seca 2.
 Pendidikan harus ditujukan ke arah perkembangan pribadi yang seluas-luasnya serta memperkokoh rasa pen
 Pendidikan harus menggalakkan saling pengertian, toleransi dan persahabatan di antara semua bangsa, kelom
 Reading in Indonesian
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same words you learned from this list. It's always helpful to know how to play with these words in a
sentence.
Reading in Spanish
Here is the translation of the above text, make sure you understand the text without the help of the
dictionary. After reading the Spanish translation. Try going to the text above to see if you can
understand any other words.
Reading in Spanish
 Article 26
 1) Everyone has the right to education. Education must be free, at least as regards compulsory education. Technical
 and professional instruction will have to be generalized; access to higher education s 2) Education shall have as its
 objective the full development of the human personality and the strengthening of respect, understanding, tolerance
 and friendship between all nations and all ethnic or religious groups; and pro-peacekeeping.
 3) Parents will have the preferential right to choose the type of education that will be given to their children. Article 27
 1) Every person has the right to freely take part in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the resulting arts.
 2) Every person has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests that correspond to the author.