100 essential Indonesian verbs
100 Indonesian words worth knowing, picked from the topics Core verbs and translated into English.
Core verbs 100 words
| Indonesian | English |
|---|---|
| mengatakan | to say |
| membaca | to read |
| tertawa | to laugh |
| membunuh | to kill |
| melihat | to see |
| adalah | to be |
| membantu | to help |
| pergi | to go |
| memiliki | to have |
| menciptakan | to create |
| melakukan | to do |
| menyelesaikan | to finish |
| bermain | to play |
| membayar | to pay |
| memegang | to hold |
| menarik | to pull |
| datang | to come |
| hidup | to live |
| percaya | to believe |
| harus | to have to |
| memberi | to give |
| masuk | to enter |
| menang | to win |
| menyimpan | to keep |
| makan | to eat |
| meletakkan | to put |
| naik | to go up |
| meninggal | to die |
| membuka | to open |
| berbicara | to speak |
| berangkat | to leave |
| melewati | to pass |
| berpikir | to think |
| kehilangan | to lose |
| membawa | to carryHave on you, carry around |
| mengembalikan | to give back |
| tetap | to stayNot change place or state |
| tahu | to knowHave a piece of information or a skill |
| melayani | to serve |
| keluar | to go out |
| mengikuti | to follow |
| jatuh | to fall |
| menjual | to sell |
| menulis | to write |
| menghindari | to avoid |
| membeli | to buy |
| menambah | to add |
| memanggil | to call |
| tiba | to arrive |
| menghentikan | to stop |
| mengubah | to change |
| memilih | to choose |
| menghitung | to countWork out how many there are |
| menjadi | to becomeChange from one state to another |
| mengirim | to send |
| mencoba | to try |
| meninggalkan | to leave behind |
| menunjukkan | to show |
| memperoleh | to obtain |
| lupa | to forget |
| bisa | to be able to |
| mengambil | to take |
| pulang | to go home |
| kembali | to come back |
| tersenyum | to smile |
| menemukan | to find |
| ingin | to want |
| mendengarkan | to listen |
| menunggu | to waitBe patient, let time pass |
| mencari | to look for |
| bertanya | to ask |
| membela | to defend |
| mencegah | to prevent |
| mendengar | to hear |
| berbagi | to share |
| melindungi | to protect |
| menyiapkan | to prepare |
| mendapat | to receive |
| memandang | to watch |
| menjawab | to answer |
| menggunakan | to use |
| belajar | to learn |
| mencapai | to reach |
| memulai | to start |
| mengenal | to be familiar withBe familiar with someone or something |
| melanjutkan | to continue |
| menjelaskan | to explain |
| mengizinkan | to allow |
| bergabung | to join |
| menemukan kembali | to find again |
| mengerti | to understand |
| menasihati | to advise |
| membangun | to build |
| bertemu | to meet |
| bekerja | to work |
| bertanya-tanya | to wonder |
| mengingat | to recall |
| ingat | to remember |
| mencintai | to love |
| minum | to drink |
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