Indonesian Language Basics and Vocabulary Review

Vocabulary and key phrase flashcards based on basic Indonesian language lessons covering greetings, pronouns, phonetic rules, time expressions, and common conversational phrases.

Salam kenal

Nice to meet you

Sampai ketemu nanti

See you later

Lagi sibuk apa?

What have you been up to?

Ya gini-gini aja

Meh / I'm alright

Sehat

Healthy (used as a greeting response meaning "I'm healthy as a horse")

Mas

Bro (informal call or address term for a male)

Mbak

Sis / Miss (informal call or address term for a female)

Bapak / Pak

Sir / Mr. (formal call or address term)

Ibu / Bu

Ma'am / Mrs. (formal call or address term)

Kita

We / Us (includes the person being spoken to)

Kami

We / Us (excludes the person being spoken to)

Kalian

You (plural)

Mereka

They / Them

Ngapain

Question word used to ask about an action (do / did / doing / why)

Lagi / Sedang

Grammatical marker for an ongoing action (-ing / present continuous)

Mau

Going to do something / want something

Gimana (Bagaimana)

How

Gini / Begini

Like this

Aja

Just

Banyak

Many / much / a lot

Mengerti

Understand

Mengganggu

Disturbing / bothering

Menggong-gong

Barking

Mengeong-ngeong

Meowing

Lapangan

Yard / field

Aku lagi nganggur

I'm doing nothing

Days of the Week (Hari-hari)

Senin (Monday), Selasa (Tuesday), Rabu (Wednesday), Kamis (Thursday), Jumat (Friday), Sabtu (Saturday), Minggu (Sunday)

Lusa

The day after tomorrow

Kemarin

Yesterday

Sekarang

Right now

Indonesian "R" Pronunciation Steps

Practicing tongue placement (stick out tongue, touch roof of mouth), tongue vibration (trrr, brrr motor sounds), and syllable practice (Ta-Da-La to Ra-Re-Ri-Ro-Ru)