Indonesian verbs

139 curated verbs words at A1 / A2 / B1 levels. Pronunciation, example sentence, and teacher's notes on the trickier ones.

• makan — to eat /MAH-kahn/
• minum — to drink /MEE-noom/
• tidur — to sleep /TEE-door/
• pergi — to go /PEHR-gee/
• datang — to come /DAH-tahng/
• pulang — to go home /POO-lahng/
• bicara — to speak /bee-CHAH-rah/
• melihat — to see /meh-LEE-haht/
• mendengar — to hear /mehn-DEH-ngahr/
• duduk — to sit /DOO-dook/
• berdiri — to stand /behr-DEE-ree/
• berjalan — to walk /behr-JAH-lahn/
• suka — to like /SOO-kah/
• cinta — love /CHEEN-tah/
• mau — want (informal) /mow/
• ingin — want (formal) /EE-ngeen/
• bisa — can /BEE-sah/
• tahu — to know (a fact) /TAH-hoo/
• mengerti — to understand /meh-ngehr-TEE/
• belajar — to study /beh-LAH-jahr/
• bekerja — to work /beh-KEHR-jah/
• ada — there is /AH-dah/
• punya — to have /POON-yah/
• beli — to buy /BEH-lee/
• jual — to sell /JOO-ahl/
• baca — to read /BAH-chah/
• tulis — to write /TOO-lees/
• membaca — to read (formal) /mehm-BAH-chah/
• menulis — to write (formal) /meh-NOO-lees/
• mendengarkan — to listen to /mehn-deh-NGAHR-kahn/
• berbicara — to speak /behr-bee-CHAH-rah/
• membantu — to help /mehm-BAHN-too/
• mengajar — to teach /meh-NGAH-jahr/
• bertanya — to ask /behr-TAHN-yah/
• menjawab — to answer /mehn-JAH-wahb/
• mencari — to search for /mehn-CHAH-ree/
• menemukan — to find /meh-neh-MOO-kahn/
• memasak — to cook /meh-MAH-sahk/
• mencuci — to wash /mehn-CHOO-chee/
• membersihkan — to clean /mehm-behr-SEEH-kahn/
• mengingat — to remember /meh-NGEE-ngaht/
• melupakan — to forget /meh-loo-PAH-kahn/
• mengundang — to invite /meh-ngoon-DAHNG/
• menjelaskan — to explain /mehn-jeh-LAHS-kahn/
• memutuskan — to decide /meh-moo-TOOS-kahn/
• mencoba — to try /mehn-CHOH-bah/
• berharap — to hope /behr-HAH-rahp/
• percaya — to believe /pehr-CHAH-yah/
• menjadi — to become /mehn-JAH-dee/
• mengubah — to change /meh-NGOO-bah/
• menyelesaikan — to finish /meh-nyeh-leh-SAI-kahn/
• memulai — to begin /meh-moo-LAH-ee/
• masuk — to enter /MAH-sook/
• keluar — to exit /keh-LOO-ahr/
• membuka — to open /mehm-BOO-kah/
• menutup — to close /meh-NOO-toop/
• membawa — to bring /mehm-BAH-wah/
• menunggu — to wait /meh-NOONG-goo/
• bertemu — to meet /behr-TEH-moo/
• menerjemahkan — to translate /meh-nehr-jeh-MAH-kahn/
• memperhatikan — to pay attention /mehm-pehr-hah-TEE-kahn/
• merasakan — to feel /meh-rah-SAH-kahn/
• menyukai — to like (formal) /meh-nyoo-KAH-ee/
• mengikuti — to follow /meh-ngee-KOO-tee/
• berpikir — to think /behr-PEE-keer/
• menceritakan — to tell a story /mehn-cheh-ree-TAH-kahn/
• menelepon — to phone /meh-neh-leh-POHN/
• mengajak — to invite /meh-NGAH-jahk/
• menawarkan — to offer /meh-nah-WAHR-kahn/
• menolak — to refuse /meh-NOH-lahk/
• memilih — to choose /meh-MEE-leeh/
• menghabiskan — to spend /meh-ngah-BEES-kahn/
• menghadiri — to attend /meh-ngah-DEE-ree/
• memesan — to order /meh-meh-SAHN/
• menyewa — to rent /meh-nyeh-WAH/
• kehilangan — to lose /keh-hee-LAH-ngahn/
• mengembalikan — to return (something) /meh-ngehm-bah-LEE-kahn/
• meminjam — to borrow /meh-MEEN-jahm/
• meminjamkan — to lend /meh-meen-JAHM-kahn/
• melindungi — to protect /meh-leen-DOO-ngee/
• menghormati — to respect /meh-ngohr-MAH-tee/
• berlatih — to practice /behr-LAH-teeh/
• berusaha — to try /behr-oo-SAH-hah/
• menghindari — to avoid /meh-ngheen-DAH-ree/
• bergantung — to depend on /behr-gahn-TOONG/
• tergantung — depends (on) /tehr-gahn-TOONG/
• berbeda — to be different /behr-BEH-dah/
• bertahan — to last /behr-TAH-hahn/
• menjaga — to guard /mehn-JAH-gah/
• merasa — to feel /meh-RAH-sah/
• menyadari — to realize /meh-nyah-DAH-ree/
• memperbaiki — to fix /mehm-pehr-BAI-kee/
• merusak — to break /meh-ROO-sahk/
• menghitung — to count /meh-nghee-TOONG/
• mengukur — to measure /meh-ngoo-KOOR/
• mengizinkan — to permit /meh-ngheez-EEN-kahn/
• melarang — to forbid /meh-LAH-rahng/
• menyerah — to give up /meh-nyeh-RAH/
• mengatur — to arrange /meh-ngah-TOOR/
• mengerjakan — to work on /meh-ngehr-JAH-kahn/
• menyiapkan — to prepare /meh-nyee-AHP-kahn/
• membayar — to pay /mehm-BAH-yahr/
• membagi — to divide /mehm-BAH-gee/
• berbagi — to share (with) /behr-BAH-gee/
• menyimpan — to save /meh-nyeem-PAHN/
• membuang — to throw away /mehm-BOO-ahng/
• mengganti — to change /meh-ngahn-TEE/
• memindahkan — to move (something) /meh-meen-DAH-kahn/
• pindah — to move (self) /PEEN-dah/
• menginap — to stay overnight /meh-nginap/
• melewati — to pass /meh-leh-WAH-tee/
• lewat — pass /LEH-waht/
• mendaftar — to register /mehn-DAHF-tahr/
• mencari tahu — to find out /mehn-CHAH-ree TAH-hoo/
• bermimpi — to dream /behr-MEEM-pee/
• berkunjung — to visit /behr-KOON-joong/
• mengunjungi — to visit (formal) /meh-ngoon-JOO-ngee/
• menunjukkan — to show /meh-noon-JOOK-kahn/
• bertanggung jawab — to be responsible /behr-tahng-GOONG JAH-wahb/
• berterima kasih — to thank /behr-teh-REE-mah KAH-see/
• memohon — to beg /meh-MOH-hohn/
• menyesal — to regret /meh-nyeh-SAHL/
• berencana — to plan /behr-ehn-CHAH-nah/
• merencanakan — to plan (something) /meh-rehn-chah-NAH-kahn/
• melatih — to train (someone) /meh-LAH-teeh/
• memasang — to install /meh-MAH-sahng/
• mengangkat — to lift /meh-NGAHNG-kaht/
• menjatuhkan — to drop /mehn-jah-TOOH-kahn/
• jatuh — to fall /JAH-tooh/
• temukan — find (imperative) /teh-MOO-kahn/
• ketemu — meet (casual) /keh-TEH-moo/
• membeli — to buy (formal) /mehm-BEH-lee/
• menjual — to sell (formal) /mehn-JOO-ahl/
• tunggu — wait /TOONG-goo/
• memotong — to cut /meh-MOH-tohng/
• mengaduk — to stir /meh-NGAH-dook/
• merebus — to boil /meh-REH-boos/
• menggoreng — to fry /meh-ngoh-REHNG/
• memanggang — to grill /meh-mahng-GAHNG/