Meaning Hari ini cuacanya bagus The weather is good today Cuaca hari ini bagus It’s a good day today Hari ini cuacanya jelek The weather…
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Contributed and posted by ‘The Indonesian Way’, a textbook for the Indonesian language by George Quinn and Uli Kozok. A guling is a cylindrical pillow…
Kena Another important word when it comes to diseases is kena which means ‘to be adversely affected by something’ or ‘to be struck by something’.…
Most Indonesians are Muslims. Many follow the orthodox requirement to pray to God five times a day. Before praying you must prepare yourself physically and…
Yang Meaning: nominalizing particle: the o. who, the thing which, etc. particle forming a specific adjective clause : “which is, who are,” etc. Application: Sometimes…
Waktu Meaning: time, when, while, time zone Synonym: kala, ketika, masa, saat, tempo Application: waktu, sewaktu, sewaktu-waktu Waktu itu saya belum punya mobil. Kalau ada…
Uang Meaning: money Synonym: duit Application: uang, keuangan, menguangkan. uang jaminan uang kas uang kembali uang tunai(kontan) uang kertas uang sekolah(kuliah) uang logam menguangkan cek…
Tadi Meaning: a while ago, Just before, originally Application: tadi, tadinya Dia menunggu dari tadi Dia menunggu dari tadi pagi Saya sampai di Jakarta tadi…
Saja Meaning: just, only, all the time Application: saja, aja(colloquial) Corresponding to English indefinite pronouns begnning with ‘any’ are forms consisting of a question words(siapa,…
Rapat Meaning: 1) gathering, meeting, assembly; 2) tight, close, dense, intimate Application: 1) rapat; 2) merapatkan, dirapatkan Jangan duduk terlalu rapat. Hari ini saya ada…
Pada* Meaning: at or to Synonym: para(correspond to ‘pada’ in colloquial) Application: In formal Indonesian the word ‘pada‘ is usually used instead of ‘di‘ when…
Obrol Meaning: talk, gossip, chat Synonym: berbincang, bercakap, bicara, omong Application: obrol, obrolan, ngobrol Obrolan pagi Dia suka mengobrol(ngobrol). Ngobrol apa aja sama teman kamu.…