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Greetings Salam dan sapaan · 10
- halohello
- selamat pagigood morning
- selamat malamgood evening
- apa kabar?how are you?
- terima kasihthank you
- tolongplease (asking for help)
- maafsorry; excuse me
- permisiexcuse me
- nama saya…my name is…
- sampai jumpasee you; goodbye
Food and drink Makanan dan minuman · 11
- airwater
- rotibread
- susumilk
- kopicoffee
- tehtea
- nasicooked rice
- apelapple
- teluregg
- ikanfish
- saya laparI'm hungry
- enaktasty; nice
Home and family Rumah dan keluarga · 12
- rumahhouse; home
- pintudoor
- jendelawindow
- mejatable
- kursichair
- tempat tidurbed
- kuncikey
- ibumother
- ayahfather
- anjingdog
- kucingcat
- sepatushoe; shoes
Getting around Bepergian · 9
- busbus
- kereta apitrain
- stasiunrailway station
- tiketticket
- mobilcar
- kirileft
- kananright
- di mana…?where is…?
- hotelhotel
Time and days Waktu dan hari · 9
- hari initoday
- besoktomorrow
- kemarinyesterday
- sekarangnow
- pagimorning
- malamnight; evening
- mingguweek
- SeninMonday
- jam berapa?what time is it?
Feelings Perasaan · 8
- senanghappy; glad
- bahagiahappy; content
- sedihsad
- lelahtired
- marahangry
- takutscared; afraid
- sukato like
- bosanbored
Weather Cuaca · 7
- dingincold
- panashot
- hujanrain; to rain
- mataharisun
- anginwind
- awancloud
- cerahsunny; clear
Standard Indonesian (bahasa Indonesia baku) with KBBI spellings, in everyday examples that avoid slang and Malaysian Malay usage. Written for Testera; the example sentences are original. On 18 October 2026 every headword was looked up in English Wiktionary: 63 of 66 have an entry of their own in Indonesian, and for 3 phrases without one every word has an entry. Words, glosses and example sentences have not yet been reviewed by a native speaker. Spotted something to fix? Tell us.