Lesson 41 • Nature
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Indonesians have two words for The Sun:
Matahari
and
Surya
. These both come from Sanskrit, the
ancient language of India.
Matahari
means “Eye of the Day”.
Surya
is even more interesting! Sanskrit is an Indo-European language, which means that it shares a
common history with other languages like Persian, Greek, Latin, German, Russian and English.
Surya
is, in
fact, the same word as Solar! Even after many thousands of years apart, some words are still recognizable!
Some others include:
nama
/ name,
kapala
/ head (cap or capital),
dana
/ donation.
dua
/ two,
tiga
/ three,
Maharaja
/ Prince or King (Maha is Mega or Major, Raja is Rex, Regal, etc).
Bonus Terms
Indonesian
English
Angin
Wind
Petir
Thunder
Pelangi
Rainbow
Pohon
Tree
Bunga
Flower
Sungai
River
Laut
Sea
Danau
Lake
Lesson Study Guide
Indonesian
English
Langit
Sky
Matahari/surya
The Sun
Bulan
Moon
Bintang
Star
Awan
Cloud
Hujan
Rain
Indonesian
English
Supir
Chauffeur/driver
Pandu
To guide
Pemandu
A guide
Pemandu wisata
Tourist guide
Sewa
To rent/hire
Mobil
Car
Per jam
Per hour
Per hari
Per day
Setuju
To agree
Lesson 42 • Hiring People
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Bonus Terms
Indonesian
English
Bantu/membantu
To help
Paket
Package
Setengah hari
Half a day
Ongkos
Cost/charges
Bensin
Gasoline
Termasuk
Included
Harga pas
Fixed price (literally “perfect fit price”)
Harga mati
Fixed price (literally “dead price”)
Uang Tunai
Cash
Lesson Study Guide
Indonesian
English
Se + adjective
A way to say two things are comparable in some way
...as (adjective) as...
Secantik
As beautiful as
Setinggi
As tall as
Sebesar
As big as
Lebih
More
Daripada
Than
Paling
The most
Paling tinggi
The tallest
Lesson 43 • Comparisons
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Bonus Terms
Indonesian
English
Seperti
Like, as
Ter + adjective
Another way to say "the most"
Tertinggi
The tallest
Tidak se + adjective
Not as (adjective) as
Paling tidak + adjective
A way to say "the least" (literally, it means "the most not")
Dunia
The World
Gunung
Mountain
Pulau
Island
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Indonesian
English
Guru
Teacher
Seorang
One person (ex: seorang guru)
Buah
Literally “Fruit”, but is used as a general noun classfier
Sebuah
The general form to say "a noun"
Ekor
Tail - used like “a head or heads of cattle”
Seekor
One animal
Lesson 44 • Noun Classifiers
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Bonus Terms
Indonesian
English
Gelas
Glass
Segelas
One glass
Piring
Plate
Sepiring
One plate
Sebunkus
a wrap of something (wrapped gift, food wrapped in paper, etc)
Helai
To slice
Sehelai
A slice or sheet (ex: a sheet of paper - sehelai kertas)
Potong
To cut
Sepotong
A piece cut off the whole (ex: a cut of meat - sepotong daging)
Lesson Study Guide
Noun Classfiers are used to identify what type of noun that is being talked about. For example, we
might say “a head of cattle” or “a piece of cheese”. This sort of construction is used heavily in
Indonesian. There are actually over 40 noun classifiers, though many are rarely used by everyone.
se + noun
short for 1 of a noun
sebuah
The most common noun classifier. (sebuah mobil, sebuah buku, etc)
seekor
used for all animals. (seekor anjing, seekor harimau, etc)
seorang
used for people (seorang guru, seorang polisi, etc)