Indonesian adjectives

54 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/