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Tapi meaning in English
tapi means but in Indonesian. Pronounced TAH-pee.
Hear tapi
Example sentence
Enak tapi mahal.
Delicious but expensive.
How tapi is used
The common conversational word for 'but'. Tetapi is more frequent in careful and formal language, though either can occur in speech or writing.
More sentences using tapi
- Rasanya enak, tapi porsinya terlalu besar buat saya.
It tastes good, but the portion is too big for me.
tapi in real dialogue
These lines show how the word is used naturally inside complete Indonesian conversations:
- Tapi cerita lama tetap penting.
But the old stories remain important.
From Cerita Nenek - 'Tapi aku harus menghitung dulu berapa banyak kalian.'
'But I must first count how many of you there are.'
From Si Kancil dan Buaya - Baik, tapi bayar tunai, ya.
Okay, but please pay in cash.
From Harga Kemeja Batik