Indonesian vocabulary
Indonesian abstract
37 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/