Indonesian vocabulary
Indonesian transport
23 curated transport words at A1 / A2 / B1 levels. Every entry includes pronunciation and an example sentence, with usage notes where they help.
- mobil, car
- motor, motorbike
- sepeda, bicycle
- bus, bus (formal spelling)
- kereta, train
- pesawat, airplane
- taksi, taxi
- naik, to ride
- turun, to go down
- ojek, motorcycle taxi
- angkot, minibus
- becak, pedicab
- tiket, ticket
- berangkat, to depart
- sampai, to arrive / until
- sepeda motor, motorcycle
- bis, bus
- kapal, ship / boat (large)
- perahu, boat (small)
- bajaj, bajaj (auto-rickshaw)
- truk, truck
- bensin, petrol / gasoline
- macet, traffic jam
Transport in context
Reading a word inside something you can nearly follow is what makes it stick. These stories use the vocabulary above:
- Naik Ojek, Taking a Motorcycle Taxi
- Naik Mobil di Jakarta, A Ride in Jakarta
- Naik Apa ke Sana?, How Do We Get There?
- Sewa Sepeda Motor, Renting a Motorbike
- Ojek Tanpa Sinyal, A Ride Without Signal
- Tas Tertinggal di Bus, A Bag Left on the Bus