Sementara meaning in English

sementara means while / temporarily in Indonesian. Pronounced seh-mehn-TAH-rah.

Hear sementara

Example sentence

Sementara dia masak, saya baca buku.
While she cooks, I read a book.

More sentences using sementara

• Saya tinggal di sini sementara saja.
  I'm only living here temporarily.

sementara in real dialogue

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

• Sebagian pengunjung masuk sekarang, sementara yang lain menunggu.
  Some visitors enter now, while the others wait.
  From Antrean Khusus Hari Ini B1
• Harimau tidur, sementara kura-kura berjalan pelan.
  The tiger slept while a turtle walked slowly.
  From Hujan di Kebun Binatang B1

Related grammar words

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

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