Indonesian adjectives

88 curated adjectives words at A1 / A2 / B1 levels. Pronunciation, example sentence, and teacher's notes on the trickier ones.

• besar, big /beh-SAHR/
• kecil, small /keh-CHEEL/
• baru, new /BAH-roo/
• lama, old /LAH-mah/
• bagus, good /BAH-goos/
• jelek, bad /JEH-lehk/
• panas, hot /PAH-nahs/
• dingin, cold /DEE-ngeen/
• banyak, many /BAHN-yahk/
• sedikit, a little /seh-DEE-keet/
• cepat, fast /cheh-PAHT/
• lambat, slow /LAHM-baht/
• mahal, expensive /MAH-hahl/
• murah, cheap /MOO-rah/
• penting, important /PEHN-teeng/
• menarik, interesting /meh-NAH-reek/
• sulit, difficult /SOO-leet/
• mudah, easy /MOO-dah/
• aman, safe /AH-mahn/
• berbahaya, dangerous /behr-bah-HAH-yah/
• bersih, clean /behr-SEEH/
• kotor, dirty /KOH-tohr/
• ramai, crowded /RAH-mai/
• sepi, quiet /SEH-pee/
• tinggi, tall /TEENG-gee/
• pendek, short /pehn-DEHK/
• gemuk, fat /geh-MOOK/
• kurus, thin /KOO-roos/
• muda, young /MOO-dah/
• tua, old (age) /TOO-ah/
• pintar, smart /PEEN-tahr/
• bodoh, stupid /BOH-doh/
• kaya, rich /KAH-yah/
• miskin, poor /MEES-keen/
• rajin, diligent /RAH-jeen/
• malas, lazy /MAH-lahs/
• cantik, beautiful (female) /CHAHN-teek/
• tampan, handsome /TAHM-pahn/
• lucu, cute /LOO-choo/
• sibuk, busy /SEE-book/
• bebas, free /BEH-bahs/
• penuh, full /peh-NOOH/
• kosong, empty /KOH-sohng/
• indah, beautiful (scenery) /EEN-dah/
• aneh, strange /AH-neh/
• biasa saja, ordinary /bee-AH-sah SAH-jah/
• luar biasa, extraordinary /LOO-ahr bee-AH-sah/
• sempurna, perfect /sehm-POOR-nah/
• kurang, lacking /KOO-rahng/
• cukup, enough /CHOO-koop/
• lengkap, complete /lehng-KAHP/
• baru saja, just now /BAH-roo SAH-jah/
• selesai, finished /seh-leh-SAI/
• wangi, fragrant /WAH-ngee/
• tenang, calm / peaceful /TEH-nahng/
• ribut, noisy /REE-boot/
• membosankan, boring /mem-boh-SAHN-kahn/
• seru, exciting / fun /SEH-roo/
• asik, cool / fun (informal) /AH-seek/
• seram, scary /SEH-rahm/
• nyaman, comfortable /NYAH-mahn/
• serius, serious /seh-REE-oos/
• kuat, strong /KOO-aht/
• lemah, weak /LEH-mah/
• ganteng, good-looking (colloquial) /GAHN-tehng/
• gelap, dark /GEH-lahp/
• terang, bright / light (not dark) /teh-RAHNG/
• utama, main / primary /oo-TAH-mah/
• khusus, special /KOO-soos/
• tertentu, certain / particular /ter-TEHN-too/
• serupa, similar /seh-ROO-pah/
• sama, same / equal /SAH-mah/
• umum, common / general / public /OO-moom/
• asli, original / authentic /AHS-lee/
• nyata, real /NYAH-tah/
• jelas, clear / obvious /JEH-lahs/
• lebar, wide / broad /LEH-bar/
• luas, broad / spacious /LOO-ahs/
• tebal, thick /teh-BAHL/
• tipis, thin /TEE-pees/
• liar, wild /LEE-ar/
• tajam, sharp /TAH-jahm/
• adil, fair / just /AH-deel/
• setia, loyal / faithful /seh-TEE-ah/
• siap, ready /SEE-ahp/
• berat, heavy / difficult /beh-RAHT/
• ringan, light (weight) /REENG-ahn/
• datar, flat /DAH-tar/