Beginning Indonesian

Word list
This is a list of the basic words and phrases used in the instructions of the exercises on this site. You may want to print this out to look at while you work.

  • baca: read
  • balik: go back, return
  • bagian: part, section
  • belum dipakai: (words) not used yet; remaining words
  • bantuan: help with an exercise; ask for a hint
  • benar: correct
  • bentuk kata: word form
  • berikutnya: next
  • betul: right, correct
  • buat, buatlah: make
  • bukan: no, not, not right
  • cek: check (an answer)
  • coba: guess
  • coba lagi: try again
  • cocok: suitable, appropriate, right
  • gambar, gambaran: picture
  • hapus: undo, erase
  • hasil: result
  • huruf: letter (of the alphabet)
  • isi, isilah: fill in, fill out
  • istilah: term, word, piece of jargon
  • jawab, jawaban: answer
  • jawaban pendek: short answer questions
  • juga: also
  • kalimat: sentence
  • kata: word
  • kata benda: noun
  • kata ganti diri: personal pronoun
  • kata kerja bantuan: auxiliary verb
  • kata kerja: verb
  • kata sifat: adjective
  • kembali: again
  • ketik: type
  • klik, kliklah: click
  • kosa kata: vocabulary
  • kosong: empty
  • latihan: exercise
  • latihan mengisi tempat kosong: gap-fill exercise
  • latihan menyusun kata: word-order exercise
  • lengkap: complete
  • melengkapi: complete
  • melihat: see
  • mendatar: across (crossword clues)
  • menunjuk: show
  • menurun: down (crossword clues)
  • mulai lagi: start again
  • nilai: score
  • nilai Anda: your score
  • pelajarilah: study
  • pembacaan: reading
  • pendek: short
  • percakapan sehari-hari: daily conversation
  • petunjuk: instructions for an exercise
  • pilihan berganda: multiple-choice
  • pilihlah: choose
  • pola kalimat: sentence structure
  • sekali lagi: one more time
  • salah: wrong
  • selamat datang: welcome
  • sisa waktu: remaining time
  • skor: score
  • susun, susunlah: put in order
  • tata bahasa: grammar
  • teka-teki silang: crossword puzzle
  • teks: text
  • terka: guess
  • terus: continue, next page
  • tombol: button
  • tunjukkan: show
  • urut, urutlah: put in order
  • urutan: sequence, order
  • waktunya habis: time's up