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Indonesian vocabulary: emotions and feelings

Happy, sad, angry, shy, generous: emotions, feelings and personality traits in Indonesian.

Here are 100 Indonesian words on “Emotions and character”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

IndonesianEnglish
kemarahananger
marahangry
kepercayaan diriconfidence
penghinaancontempt
pengecutcowardly
gilacrazy
rasa ingin tahucuriosity
hasratdesire
keraguandoubt
rasa canggungembarrassment
irienvyJealousy of what others have
rasa takutfear
kebahagiaanhappiness
kebencianhatred
jujurhonest
harapanhope
kegembiraanjoy
baik hatikind
cintalove
sederhanamodest
suasana hatimood
gugupnervous
ramahnice
kepanikanpanic
sabarpatient
kesenanganpleasure
kebanggaanpride
rasa hormatrespect
balas dendamrevenge
sedihsad
kepuasansatisfaction
pekasensitive
stresstress
terkejutsurprised
lelahtired
menghargaito appreciate
takutto fearBe afraid of something
menderitato suffer
mudah tersinggungtouchy
bijaksanawise

Level 2: medium 35 words

IndonesianEnglish
kekagumanadmiration
kasih sayangaffection
ambisiusambitious
kegelisahananxiety
keterikatanattachment
beranibrave
hati-haticautious
karismatikcharismatic
keputusasaandespair
kekecewaandisappointment
empatiempathy
kegairahanexcitement
rasa bersalahguilt
rajinhardworking
rendah hatihumble
munafikhypocritical
ketidakpedulianindifference
kebaikan hatikindness
malaslazy
pembohongliar
nostalgianostalgia
realistisrealistic
penyesalanregret
kelegaanrelief
ketenteramanserenity
penyendirisolitary
terorterror
menghiburto console
merasakanto feel
jengkelto get annoyed
menjadi terikatto grow attached
menenangkanto reassure
rasa tidak nyamanunease
kesalupset
kecemasanworry

Level 3: hard 25 words

IndonesianEnglish
dinginaloof
rasa kesalannoyance
kekhawatiranapprehension
angkuharrogant
licikcunning
penurutdocile
pemimpidreamy
euforiaeuphoria
ekstroverextroverted
tidak toleranintolerant
introverintroverted
melankoliamelancholy
patuhobedient
sombongpretentious
cerobohreckless
ketakutanscared
sifat pemalushyness
keras kepalastubborn
banyak bicaratalkative
gentarto dreadFear greatly, be apprehensive about
tersinggungto take offence
tolerantolerant
berantakanuntidy
kejenuhanweariness
rasa takjubwonder

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How many words are in this list?
This page gives 100 Indonesian words on “Emotions and character”. The full topic holds 172 in the KoKo app: 68 at the easy level, 61 at the medium level and 43 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?
With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Indonesian vocabulary?
By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
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