How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Indonesian words on “Weather and landscapes”. The full topic holds 152 in the KoKo app: 60 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 38 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.

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.

Indonesian vocabulary: weather and nature

Sun, rain, snow, wind, but also the sea, the mountains and the forest: weather and landscapes in Indonesian.

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

Level 1: easy 39 words

Indonesian	English
ketinggian	altitude
pantai	beach
angin sepoi	breeze
pesisir	coast
sejuk	cool
derajat	degree
timur	east
ladang	field
hutan	forest
ngarai	gorge
teluk	gulfLarge inlet of the coast where the sea reaches inland
bukit	hill
danau	lake
pemandangan	landscape
daerah tekanan rendah	low pressure area
hangat	mild
celah gunung	mountain pass
alam	nature
utara	north
samudra	ocean
dataran tinggi	plateau
tekanan udara	pressure
hujan	rain
pelangi	rainbow
batu besar	rock
pasir	sand
laut	sea
tepi sungai	shoreEdge of a river or lake
langit	sky
selatan	south
mata air	spring
badai	storm
matahari	sun
menjadi mendung	to cloud over
ombak	waveRising and falling movement of the water surface
cuaca	weather
barat	west
angin	wind
hutan kecil	wood

Level 2: medium 36 words

Indonesian	English
longsoran salju	avalanche
barometer	barometer
ngarai dalam	canyon
gua	cave
awan	cloud
siklon	cyclone
kekeringan	drought
bukit pasir	dune
letusan	eruption
banjir	flood
kabut tebal	fog
sangat dingin	freezing
cuaca beku	frost
embusan angin	gust
hujan es	hail
gelombang panas	heatwave
lereng gunung	hillside
angin topan	hurricane
rimba	jungle
kilat	lightning
petir	lightning strike
padang rumput	meadow
kabut tipis	mist
jurang	ravine
selat	strait
anak sungai	stream
badai petir	thunderstorm
pasang surut	tide
bertiup	to blow
menjadi cerah	to brighten up
menjadi sejuk	to cool down
mencair	to melt
turun hujan	to rain
menjadi hangat	to warm up
tornado	tornado
iklim tropis	tropical climate

Level 3: hard 25 words

Indonesian	English
antisiklon	anticyclone
iklim gersang	arid climate
berawan	cloudy
kawah	crater
muara	estuary
embun beku	frost coating
tanah lapang di hutan	glade
hamparan es laut	ice floe
gunung es	iceberg
laguna	lagoon
aurora borealis	northern lights
semenanjung	peninsula
sering hujan	rainy
terumbu karang	reef
tanggul sungai	riverbankSlope along the side of a river
tumpukan salju	snowdrift
serpihan salju	snowflake
stepa	steppe
hujan tiba-tiba	sudden shower
jeda cerah	sunny spell
rawa-rawa	swamp
turun hujan es	to hail
turun salju	to snowVerb, the falling of flakes
ultraviolet	ultraviolet
berangin	windy

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Indonesian words on “Weather and landscapes”. The full topic holds 152 in the KoKo app: 60 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 38 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.
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.