Indonesian vocabulary
Indonesian food
91 curated food words at A1 / A2 / B1 levels. Pronunciation, example sentence, and teacher's notes on the trickier ones.
- nasi, rice (cooked) /NAH-see/
- air, water /ah-EER/
- kopi, coffee /KOH-pee/
- teh, tea /teh/
- ayam, chicken /AH-yahm/
- ikan, fish /EE-kahn/
- sayur, vegetable /SAH-yoor/
- buah, fruit /BOO-ah/
- roti, bread /ROH-tee/
- telur, egg /teh-LOOR/
- susu, milk /SOO-soo/
- gula, sugar /GOO-lah/
- garam, salt /GAH-rahm/
- pedas, spicy /peh-DAHS/
- manis, sweet /MAH-nees/
- enak, delicious /eh-NAHK/
- bakso, meatball soup /BAHK-soh/
- sate, satay /SAH-teh/
- mie, noodles /mee/
- goreng, fried /goh-REHNG/
- bakar, grilled /BAH-kahr/
- rebus, boiled /REH-boos/
- pisang, banana /PEE-sahng/
- mangga, mango /MAHNG-gah/
- jeruk, orange /JEH-rook/
- apel, apple /AH-pehl/
- semangka, watermelon /seh-MAHNG-kah/
- nanas, pineapple /NAH-nahs/
- kelapa, coconut /keh-LAH-pah/
- pepaya, papaya /peh-PAH-yah/
- daging, meat /DAH-geeng/
- sarapan, breakfast /sah-RAH-pahn/
- makan siang, lunch /MAH-kahn see-AHNG/
- makan malam, dinner /MAH-kahn MAH-lahm/
- sambal, chili sauce /SAHM-bahl/
- kecap, sweet soy sauce /KEH-chahp/
- saos, sauce /SOUS/
- minyak, oil /MEEN-yahk/
- mentega, butter /mehn-TEH-gah/
- keju, cheese /KEH-joo/
- es krim, ice cream /ehs kreem/
- kue, cake /KOO-eh/
- warung, small food stall /WAH-roong/
- pedas sedikit, a little spicy /peh-DAHS seh-DEE-keet/
- lezat, tasty /leh-ZAHT/
- minuman, drink /mee-NOO-mahn/
- makanan, food /mah-KAH-nahn/
- cemilan, snack /cheh-MEE-lahn/
- rasa, taste /RAH-sah/
- asin, salty /AH-seen/
- asam, sour /AH-sahm/
- pahit, bitter /PAH-heet/
- gurih, savory /GOO-reeh/
- segar, fresh /seh-GAHR/
- hangat, warm /hah-NGAHT/
- menu, menu /MEH-noo/
- porsi, portion /POHR-see/
- garpu dan sendok, fork and spoon /GAHR-poo dahn SEHN-dohk/
- makan di sini, eat here /MAH-kahn dee SEE-nee/
- bawa pulang, take away /BAH-wah POO-lahng/
- es teh, iced tea /ehs teh/
- tidak pedas, not spicy /TEE-dahk peh-DAHS/
- bumbu, spices /BOOM-boo/
- nasi putih, white rice (steamed) /NAH-see POO-teeh/
- nasi uduk, nasi uduk (coconut rice) /NAH-see OO-dook/
- nasi kuning, nasi kuning (yellow turmeric rice) /NAH-see KOO-neeng/
- mie goreng, fried noodles /MEE GOH-rehng/
- mie kuah, noodle soup /MEE KOO-ah/
- soto, soto (Indonesian soup) /SOH-toh/
- rendang, rendang (slow-cooked spicy beef) /REHN-dahng/
- gado-gado, gado-gado (vegetable salad with peanut sauce) /GAH-doh GAH-doh/
- pisang goreng, fried banana /PEE-sahng GOH-rehng/
- tempe, tempeh /TEHM-peh/
- kerupuk, kerupuk (prawn crackers) /keh-ROO-pook/
- kecap manis, sweet soy sauce /KEH-chahp MAH-nees/
- lada, pepper (spice) /LAH-dah/
- cabai, chili pepper /CHAH-bye/
- bawang merah, shallot (red onion) /BAH-wahng MEH-rah/
- bawang putih, garlic /BAH-wahng POO-teeh/
- tomat, tomato /TOH-maht/
- kentang, potato /KEHN-tahng/
- wortel, carrot /WOHR-tel/
- bayam, spinach /BAH-yahm/
- jagung, corn /JAH-goong/
- udang, shrimp / prawn /OO-dahng/
- cumi-cumi, squid /CHOO-mee CHOO-mee/
- kepiting, crab /keh-PEE-teeng/
- santan, coconut milk /SAHN-tahn/
- bubur, porridge (rice) /BOO-boor/
- ketupat, ketupat (rice cake in woven palm) /keh-TOO-paht/
- es, ice /ehs/