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40 must-know Indonesian words

40 Indonesian words worth knowing, picked from the topics Politeness and small talk, Adverbs, Function words, Connectors and prepositions and translated into English.

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Must-know 40 words

Indonesian	English
ya	yes
tidak	no
terima kasih	thank you
terima kasih banyak	thank you very much
selamat siang	helloGreeting on arrival, during the day
hai	hiInformal greeting
sampai jumpa	goodbye
sampai jumpa lagi	see you soon
sampai besok	see you tomorrow
sama-sama	you are welcomeEveryday use
maaf	sorryApology
baiklah	okay
mungkin	perhaps
tidak masalah	no problem
saya tidak mengerti	I do not understand
saya tidak tahu	I do not know
nama saya	my name is
saya baik-baik saja	I am fine
semoga harimu menyenangkan	have a good day
selamat tidur	good nightWhen parting to go to sleep
hari ini	today
besok	tomorrow
kemarin	yesterday
sekarang	now
di sini	here
banyak	muchQuantity, with a verb or a noun
sangat	veryIntensity, with an adjective or an adverb
juga	also
selalu	always
tidak pernah	never
di mana	where
kapan	when
siapa	who
dan	and
atau	or
tetapi	but
dengan	with
tanpa	withoutPreposition, followed by a noun or an infinitive
untuk	forPreposition, purpose or recipient
di dalam	in

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What comes after these 40 words?: Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 40 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 40 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 40 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

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