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Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 100 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Indonesian words and brings each one back at the right moment.

Where do these lists come from?

They are the lists of the KoKo app. Each page gives 100 of their words; the full topics, the reviews and the exercises are in the app.

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Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

100 advanced Indonesian words

100 Indonesian words worth knowing, picked from the topics Grammar, Everyday life, Fields and translated into English.

Grammar 18 words

Indonesian	English
menyangkal	to deny
berani	to dare
bersumpah	to swear
lunak	soft
masak	ripe
usang	worn out
dengan sengaja	on purpose
tiba-tiba	suddenly
seketika	at once
singkatnya	briefly
kecuali	except
semasa	throughoutFormal register, for the whole duration
tak seorang pun	no oneFormal or legal register
diri	oneselfReflexive pronoun, simple form
seperti itu	such
mengenakan	to put on
mengulang pelajaran	to go over
mempertimbangkan	to think of

Everyday life 58 words

Indonesian	English
halo	helloOn the phone, when picking up
silakan masuk	come in
tidak sopan	ill mannered
mil	mile
ons	ounce
volt	volt
memberi tanggal	to date
Paskah	Easter
mendesak	urgent
bulu mata	eyelash
indra pendengaran	hearing
bokong	buttock
radang telinga	ear infection
radang tenggorokan	throat infection
anemia	anaemia
menantu perempuan	daughter in lawWife of one’s son
duda	widower
adik	younger sibling
licik	cunning
keras kepala	stubborn
banyak bicara	talkative
seprai	sheet
pagar tanaman	hedge
penyedot asap dapur	cooker hood
menggergaji	to saw
mur	nut
baut	bolt
tali sepatu	shoelace
parka	parka
sandal jepit	flip flops
kiwi	kiwi
thyme	thyme
kurma	date
parutan	grater
menggoreng	to fry
melumuri tepung roti	to coat in breadcrumbs
perangko	stamp
troli belanja	trolley
kios koran	newsstand
los pasar	market hall
got	sewer
menyusuri	to go along
dongkrak	jack
kap mesin	bonnet
jendela bundar	porthole
pondok liburan	holiday cottage
uang muka	deposit payment
bagasi	luggage
tanggul sungai	riverbankSlope along the side of a river
membeku	to freeze
embun beku	frost coating
rumput laut	seaweed
mengembik	to bleat
burung kuntul	heron
khaki	khaki
cokelat kekuningan	ochre
surel sampah	spam
emoji	emoji

Fields 24 words

Indonesian	English
kapur tulis	chalk
penghapus	eraser
kerja sementara	temporary work
memotivasi	to motivate
operator forklif	forklift driver
penjual anggur	wine merchant
gawang lari	hurdle
judo	judo
bidak	piece
komidi putar	merry go round
pantomim	mime
demam panggung	stage fright
aksioma	axiom
gelas kimia	beaker
kuota	quota
sampah	rubbish
rincian penawaran harga	quote
kejatuhan pasar	market crash
pengakuan	confession
alibi	alibi
kotak suara	ballot box
kelompok penekan	lobby
berita pertama	scoop
viral	viral

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Frequently asked questions

What comes after these 100 words?: Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 100 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Indonesian words and brings each one back at the right moment.
Where do these lists come from?: They are the lists of the KoKo app. Each page gives 100 of their words; the full topics, the reviews and the exercises are in the app.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

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