Indonesian vocabulary
Indonesian professions
22 curated professions words at A1 / A2 / B1 levels. Pronunciation, example sentence, and teacher's notes on the trickier ones.
- dokter, doctor /DOHK-tehr/
- perawat, nurse /peh-RAH-waht/
- polisi, police /poh-LEE-see/
- koki, chef /KOH-kee/
- supir, driver /SOO-peer/
- petani, farmer /peh-TAH-nee/
- pedagang, merchant /peh-DAH-gahng/
- pelajar, student (school) /peh-LAH-jahr/
- mahasiswa, university student /mah-hah-SEES-wah/
- insinyur, engineer /een-see-NYOOR/
- seniman, artist /seh-NEE-mahn/
- penulis, writer /peh-NOO-lees/
- tentara, soldier /tehn-TAH-rah/
- arsitek, architect /ar-see-TEK/
- pengacara, lawyer /pehng-ah-CHAH-rah/
- akuntan, accountant /ah-KOON-tahn/
- nelayan, fisherman /neh-LAH-yahn/
- tukang, craftsman / handyman /TOO-kahng/
- tukang masak, cook /TOO-kahng MAH-sahk/
- pelayan, waiter / server /peh-LAH-yahn/
- wartawan, journalist /war-TAH-wahn/
- kapten, captain /KAHP-tehn/