Makan in English

makan means to eat in Indonesian. Pronounced MAH-kahn.

Example

Saya makan nasi goreng.
I eat fried rice.

Usage

'Saya makan nasi' is perfectly good everyday Indonesian. The longer form 'memakan' sounds stiff outside writing.

Related words in "verbs"

• minum, to drink
• tidur, to sleep
• pergi, to go
• datang, to come
• pulang, to go home
• bicara, to speak

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