Indonesian

English

Rumah

House

Rumah makan

Restaurant

Meja

Table

Untuk

For (the receiver of something)

Tolong

Please

Tolong meja untuk dua orang

Table for two please

Daftar makanan

Menu

Pesan

To order

Istimewa/spesial

Special

Yang

Which is (that is)

Makanan apa yang istimewa?

What food is special? (What is the special?)

Tolong

Please

Pedas

Hot (spicy)

Terlalu

Too

Tolong jangan terlalu pedas!

Please don’t make it too hot (spicy)!

Sambal

Red chili sauce (usually made with shrimp paste)

Selamat makan!

Bon Appetit! (Happy eating!)

Lesson 17 • Ordering Food

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English

Ayam

Chicken

Ikan

Fish

Sapi

Beef

Babi

Pork

Bon

Bill

Boleh saya minta bon?

May I have the bill?

Bungkus

Wrap

Sisa makanan

Leftover from a meal

Tolong bungkus sisa makanan ini

Please wrap this leftover food

Berapa

How much (or How many)

Berapa totalnya?

How much is the total?

Lesson 18 • More Food and the Bill

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Bonus Terms

Indonesian

English

Tolong tunggu sebentar

Please wait a little bit

Kepiting

Crab

Udang

Shrimp

Sate

Satay (grilled meat on a stick)

Sayur

Vegetable

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English

Putih

White

Air putih

Drinking Water (Literally, “white water”)

Kopi

Coffee

Gula

Sugar

Teh

Tea

Manis

Sweet

Pahit

Bitter

Teh manis

Sweet tea

Teh pahit

Tea without sugar (literally means bitter tea)

Air jeruk

Orange juice

Soda

Soda

Anggur

Wine/grape

Bir

Beer

Selamat minum!

Cheers or Bottoms Up!

Lesson 19 • More on Drinks

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You can find a wide variety of tropical fruit shakes in Indonesia. Some common
drinks include es kelapa muda (Young coconut water + coconut meat), jus
alpukat (avocado shake), and jus durian (durian shake). If you are adventurous,
you can find some great fruit shakes to help take the edge off of that killer sambal.

Indonesian

English

Hari

Day

Minggu

Week (also mean Sunday)

Senin

Monday

Selasa

Tuesday

Rabu

Wednesday

Kamis

Thursday

Jumat

Friday

Sabtu

Saturday

Hari ini

Today (literally means “This day”)

Kemarin

Yesterday

Besok

Tomorrow

Hari ini hari apa?

What day is today?

Lesson 20 • Days of the Week

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In daily conversations, Indonesians prefer to use “hari” followed by the day of the
week. For example, they would say “hari Minggu” to denote “Sunday.”

Bonus Terms

Indonesian

English

Lusa

The day after tomorrow

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