Indonesian vocabulary
Indonesian abstract
48 curated abstract words at A1 / A2 / B1 levels. Pronunciation, example sentence, and teacher's notes on the trickier ones.
- keputusan, decision /keh-poo-TOO-sahn/
- pendapat, opinion /pehn-DAH-paht/
- pengalaman, experience /peh-ngah-LAH-mahn/
- kesempatan, opportunity /keh-sehm-PAH-tahn/
- masalah, problem /mah-SAH-lah/
- jawaban, answer /jah-WAH-bahn/
- pertanyaan, question /pehr-tahn-YAH-ahn/
- kehidupan, life /keh-hee-DOO-pahn/
- pekerjaan, job /peh-kehr-JAH-ahn/
- pendidikan, education /pehn-dee-DEE-kahn/
- pemerintah, government /peh-meh-REEN-tah/
- masyarakat, society /mah-shah-RAH-kaht/
- budaya, culture /boo-DAH-yah/
- bahasa, language /bah-HAH-sah/
- kebenaran, truth /keh-beh-NAH-rahn/
- kesalahan, mistake /keh-sah-LAH-ahn/
- harapan, hope /hah-RAH-pahn/
- mimpi, dream /MEEM-pee/
- cita-cita, aspiration /CHEE-tah CHEE-tah/
- ide, idea /EE-deh/
- tujuan, purpose /too-JOO-ahn/
- rencana, plan /rehn-CHAH-nah/
- pilihan, choice /pee-LEE-hahn/
- alasan, reason /ah-LAH-sahn/
- perbedaan, difference /pehr-beh-DAH-ahn/
- persamaan, similarity /pehr-sah-MAH-ahn/
- contoh, example /CHOHN-toh/
- misal, example /MEE-sahl/
- acara, event /ah-CHAH-rah/
- pesta, party /PEHS-tah/
- bahasa Inggris, English (language) /bah-HAH-sah EENG-grees/
- bahasa Indonesia, Indonesian (language) /bah-HAH-sah een-doh-NEH-see-ah/
- indera, sense (perception) /een-DEH-rah/
- suara, sound /soo-AH-rah/
- bau, smell (often bad) /bah-OO/
- janji, promise /JAHN-jee/
- agenda, agenda /ah-GEHN-dah/
- dunia, world /DOO-nee-ah/
- pikiran, thought / mind /pee-KEE-rahn/
- penyebab, cause /peh-nyeh-BAHB/
- efek, effect /EH-fek/
- hasil, result / outcome /HAH-seel/
- keterampilan, skill /keh-ter-ahm-PEE-lahn/
- kemampuan, ability /keh-mahm-POO-ahn/
- kematian, death /keh-MAH-tee-ahn/
- solusi, solution /soh-LOO-see/
- bentuk, shape / form /BEHN-took/
- tingkat, level / degree / stage /TEENG-kaht/