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

Lesson Study Guide

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)