Indonesian vocabulary
Indonesian food
63 curated food words at A1 / A2 / B1 levels. Pronunciation, example sentence, and teacher's notes on the trickier ones.
- nasi — rice (cooked) /NAH-see/
- air — water /ah-EER/
- kopi — coffee /KOH-pee/
- teh — tea /teh/
- ayam — chicken /AH-yahm/
- ikan — fish /EE-kahn/
- sayur — vegetable /SAH-yoor/
- buah — fruit /BOO-ah/
- roti — bread /ROH-tee/
- telur — egg /teh-LOOR/
- susu — milk /SOO-soo/
- gula — sugar /GOO-lah/
- garam — salt /GAH-rahm/
- pedas — spicy /peh-DAHS/
- manis — sweet /MAH-nees/
- enak — delicious /eh-NAHK/
- bakso — meatball soup /BAHK-soh/
- sate — satay /SAH-teh/
- mie — noodles /mee/
- goreng — fried /goh-REHNG/
- bakar — grilled /BAH-kahr/
- rebus — boiled /REH-boos/
- pisang — banana /PEE-sahng/
- mangga — mango /MAHNG-gah/
- jeruk — orange /JEH-rook/
- apel — apple /AH-pehl/
- semangka — watermelon /seh-MAHNG-kah/
- nanas — pineapple /NAH-nahs/
- kelapa — coconut /keh-LAH-pah/
- pepaya — papaya /peh-PAH-yah/
- daging — meat /DAH-geeng/
- sarapan — breakfast /sah-RAH-pahn/
- makan siang — lunch /MAH-kahn see-AHNG/
- makan malam — dinner /MAH-kahn MAH-lahm/
- sambal — chili sauce /SAHM-bahl/
- kecap — sweet soy sauce /KEH-chahp/
- saos — sauce /SOUS/
- minyak — oil /MEEN-yahk/
- mentega — butter /mehn-TEH-gah/
- keju — cheese /KEH-joo/
- es krim — ice cream /ehs kreem/
- kue — cake /KOO-eh/
- warung — small food stall /WAH-roong/
- pedas sedikit — a little spicy /peh-DAHS seh-DEE-keet/
- lezat — tasty /leh-ZAHT/
- minuman — drink /mee-NOO-mahn/
- makanan — food /mah-KAH-nahn/
- cemilan — snack /cheh-MEE-lahn/
- rasa — taste /RAH-sah/
- asin — salty /AH-seen/
- asam — sour /AH-sahm/
- pahit — bitter /PAH-heet/
- gurih — savory /GOO-reeh/
- segar — fresh /seh-GAHR/
- hangat — warm /hah-NGAHT/
- menu — menu /MEH-noo/
- porsi — portion /POHR-see/
- garpu dan sendok — fork and spoon /GAHR-poo dahn SEHN-dohk/
- makan di sini — eat here /MAH-kahn dee SEE-nee/
- bawa pulang — take away /BAH-wah POO-lahng/
- es teh — iced tea /ehs teh/
- tidak pedas — not spicy /TEE-dahk peh-DAHS/
- bumbu — spices /BOOM-boo/