Indonesian vocabulary
Indonesian conversation
46 curated conversation words at A1 / A2 / B1 levels. Every entry includes pronunciation and an example sentence, with usage notes where they help.
- setuju, to agree
- sependapat, of the same opinion
- menurut saya, in my opinion
- menurut, according to
- saya rasa, I feel/think
- saya pikir, I think
- sebenarnya, actually
- sebetulnya, actually (variant)
- ternyata, turns out
- kayaknya, seems like
- sepertinya, it seems
- benar, correct
- salah, wrong
- tepat, exact
- kurang lebih, more or less
- ya kan?, right? isn't it?
- tentu saja, of course
- oleh karena itu, therefore
- meskipun, although
- walaupun, although
- kecuali, except
- selain, besides
- misalnya, for example
- tentang, about
- mengenai, concerning
- ayo, come on
- mari, let's (formal)
- yuk, come on (very casual)
- bagaimana kalau, how about
- sebaiknya, it's better to
- harus, must
- perlu, need to
- mesti, must (casual)
- wajib, obligatory
- boleh, may
- coba, try (imperative)
- kalau begitu, in that case
- ngomong-ngomong, by the way
- omong-omong, by the way (variant)
- bukan begitu, not like that
- masalahnya, the thing is
- sebagai contoh, as an example
- tolong bicara pelan-pelan, please speak slowly
- saya tidak mengerti, I don't understand
- bisa pakai bahasa Inggris?, can you speak English?
- tidak apa-apa, it's nothing / it's fine
Conversation in context
Reading a word inside something you can nearly follow is what makes it stick. These stories use the vocabulary above:
- Teman Baru, A New Friend
- Alamat Pak RT, The Neighbourhood Head's Address
- Menurut Saya Begini, In My Opinion
- Maaf, Saya Belum Lancar, Sorry, I Am Not Fluent Yet