Awas meaning in English

awas means watch out! in Indonesian. Pronounced AH-wahs.

Hear awas

Example sentence

Awas, mobil!
Watch out, a car!

How awas is used

Shouted when something's about to go wrong.

More sentences using awas

• Awas, ada bahaya!
  Watch out, there's danger!

awas in real dialogue

These lines show how the word is used naturally inside complete Indonesian conversations:

• Awas, jalan di depan sekolah ramai.
  Watch out, the road in front of the school is busy.
  From Kabar untuk Besok A1
• Awas, ada cicak di dinding.
  Careful, there is a gecko on the wall.
  From Malam di Desa B1

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• bahaya, danger
• hati-hati, careful
• kebakaran, fire (disaster)
• kecelakaan, accident
• ambulans, ambulance
• pemadam kebakaran, fire department

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