Indonesian vocabulary
Indonesian health
20 curated health words at A1 / A2 / B1 levels. Every entry includes pronunciation and an example sentence, with usage notes where they help.
- obat, medicine
- resep, prescription
- sakit kepala, headache
- demam, fever
- batuk, cough
- pilek, cold (illness)
- muntah, to vomit
- istirahat, rest
- sembuh, to recover
- janji temu, appointment
- alergi, allergy
- luka, wound
- periksa, to check
- memeriksa, to examine (formal)
- sehat, healthy
- obat flu, flu medicine
- flu, flu
- mual, nauseous
- klinik, clinic
- suntik, injection / to inject
Health in context
Reading a word inside something you can nearly follow is what makes it stick. These stories use the vocabulary above:
- Di Dokter, At the Doctor's
- Gigi Sakit, A Painful Tooth
- Di Puskesmas Pagi, At the Community Clinic
- Demam Sejak Kemarin, A Fever Since Yesterday
- Periksa di Klinik, A Check-up at the Clinic
- Jatuh di Kebun, A Fall in the Garden