Kamu meaning in English

kamu means you (familiar) in Indonesian. Pronounced KAH-moo.

Hear kamu

Example sentence

Kamu di mana?
Where are you?

How kamu is used

Familiar 'you', natural with friends and many peers. With an elder or stranger, a title such as Pak, Bu, Kak, Mas, or Mbak, the person's name, or no pronoun is often more natural than either kamu or Anda.

More sentences using kamu

• Kenapa kamu terlambat?
  Why are you late?
• Apa yang kamu lakukan kemarin?
  What did you do yesterday?
• Saya setuju dengan kamu.
  I agree with you.

kamu in real dialogue

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

• Bahasa Indonesia kamu bagus!
  Your Indonesian is good!
  From Teman Baru A2
• Kalau aku menang, kamu nyanyi.
  If I win, you sing.
  From Bola di Dekat Jalan A1
• Terima kasih. Kamu tidak perlu repot.
  Thank you. You did not need to go to the trouble.
  From Makan Malam dengan Keluarga Nina B1

Related pronouns

• saya, I
• aku, I
• anda, you (formal or impersonal)
• dia, he
• kami, we (excluding you)
• kita, we (including you)

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