Bahasa Indonesia

Bahasa Indonesia is one of the youngest languages in the world. Developed by Dutch students at the beginning of the 20th century. The language is based on Malay with influence from Sanskrit, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic and Dutch.

Here is a basic list of words that are handy to know. (Word version) (PDF version)

Half (½)	Setengah		Food	Makanan		Room	Rumah
Zero	Kosong, Nol		Eat	Makan		Bed	Tempat tidur
One	Satu		Cook food	Masakan		Pillow	Bantal
Two	Dua		Spicy	Pedas		Pillowcase	Sarung bantal
Three	Tiga		Mild	Tidak Pedas		Blanket	Selimut
Four	Empat		Hot / warm	Panas		Towel	Handuk
Five	Lima		Cold	Dingin		Toilet paper	Kertas kloset
Six	(E)nam		Fork	Garpu		Soap	Sabun
Seven	Tujuh		Spoon	Sendok		Candle	Lilin
Eight	Delapan		Knife	Pisau		Matches	Korek api
Nine	Sembilan		Plate	Piring		Key	Kunci
Ten	Sepuluh		Glass	Gelas		Door	Pintu
			Bowl	Mangkok		Window	Jendela
Monday	Senin		Cup	Cangkir		Light	Lampu
Tuesday	Selasa		Drink (water)	Minum (air)		Broken	Patah , rusak
Wednesday	Rabu					Fan	Kipas angina
Thursday	Kamis		Chicken	Ayam		Air conditioner	AC
Friday	Jumat		Pork	Babi		Clean ( up)	Membersihkan
Saturday	Sabtu		Beef	Sapi		Laundry	Penatu
Sunday	Minggu		Mutton ( goat)	Kambing		Trousers	Pantalon
			Fish	Ikan		Shirt	Kemeja
( Good) Morning	( Selamat) Pagi		Egg	Telur		Luggage	Bagasi
Midday	Siang		Bread	Roti		Left	Kiri
Afternoon	Sore		Vegetables	Sayur		Right	Kanan
Night	Malam		Fried	Goreng		Straight	Terus
Sleep( ing)	Tidur		Boiled	Rebus		Up	Atas
			Sweet	Manis		Down	Bawah
Guest	Tamu		Salt	Asin		Inside	Di dalam
Child (ren)	Anak -( Anak)		Sour	Asam		Outside	Di luar
Daughter	Perempuan		Bitter	Pahit		Upstairs	Di atas
Son	Laki		Vinegar	Cuka		Downstairs	Di bawah
Baby	Bayi		Oil	Minyak		Turn around	Berputar
						Turn	Belok
Sorry	Maaf		Empty	Kosong		North	Utara
Excuse me	Permisi		Full	Penuh		South	Selatan
						East	Timur
						West	Barat