Istimewa meaning in English

istimewa means special (exceptional) in Indonesian. Pronounced ees-tee-MEH-wah.

Hear istimewa

Example sentence

Hari ini istimewa.
Today is special.

istimewa in real dialogue

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

• Sekarang saya mengerti kenapa kopinya istimewa.
  Now I understand why her coffee is special.
  From Kopi di Ubud B1
• Hari ini ada acara istimewa, lho.
  There is a special event today, you know.
  From Antrean Khusus Hari Ini B1

Related grammar words

• di, at
• ke, to (direction)
• dari, from
• dengan, with
• untuk, for
• dan, and

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