This lesson will teach you to describe the colors and appearance of people and things in Indonesian. Learn to express whether something is big or small, red or green, beautiful of ugly.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia)“.

Basic Words & Phrases: Colors

Colors

EnglishIndonesianPronunciation
(Audio)
light / clearterang
jelas
id-sing_lightclear
id-sing_lightclear-2
darkgelapid-sing_dark
colorcolorwarnaid-sing_color
coloredcoloredberwarnaid-sing_colored
whitewhiteputihid-sing_white
blackblackhitamid-sing_black
yellowyellowkuningid-sing_yellow
orangeorangeoranye
jingga
id-sing_orange
id-sing_orange-2
redredmerahid-sing_red
pinkpinkpink
merah muda
id-sing_pink
id-sing_pink-2
violetvioletvioletid-sing_violet
bluebluebiruid-sing_blue
greengreenhijauid-sing_green
brownbrowncoklatid-sing_brown
greygreyabu-abuid-sing_grey

Appearance & attributes

EnglishIndonesianPronunciation
(Audio)
newbaruid-sing_new
oldtuaid-sing_old
smallkecilid-sing_small
large / bigbesarid-sing_largebig
youngmudaid-sing_young
kind / pleasantbaik
ramah
id-sing_kindpleasant
id-sing_kindpleasant-2
unkind / unpleasantjahat
mengesalkan
id-sing_unkindunpleasant
id-sing_unkindunpleasant-2
patientsabarid-sing_patient
talltinggiid-sing_tall
middle sizedukuran tengahid-sing_middle-sized
smallmungilid-sing_small
fatgemukid-sing_fat
thin / slimtipis
kurus
id-sing_thinslim
id-sing_thinslim-2
nice / prettybaik
ramah
id-sing_nicepretty
id-sing_nicepretty-2
beautifulindahid-sing_beautiful
uglyjelekid-sing_ugly
ill / sicksakitid-sing_illsick
healthysehatid-sing_healthy
happy / cheerfulsenang
bahagia
id-sing_happycheerful
id-sing_happycheerful-2
sadsedihid-sing_sad
sportysportif
sporty
id-sing_sporty
id-sing_sporty-2
ambitionedambisiusid-sing_ambitioned
intelligentpintarid-sing_intelligent
creativekreatifid-sing_creative
activeaktifid-sing_active
sentimentalsentimen
sentimental
id-sing_sentimental
id-sing_sentimental-2
rationalrasionalid-sing_rational
emotionalemosionalid-sing_emotional
naturalalamiid-sing_natural
romanticromantikid-sing_romantic
nice / amiablecantikid-sing_niceamiable
spontaneousspontanid-sing_spontaneous
energeticenergetikid-sing_energetic
stressed (out)stresid-sing_stressed-out
relaxedsantaiid-sing_relaxed
frustratedfrustasiid-sing_frustrated
talentedberbakatid-sing_talented

Questions & phrases

EnglishIndonesianPronunciation
(Audio)
What does he look like?Seperti apa tampang dia?id-sing_what-does-he-look-like
What does she look like?Seperti apa tampang dia?id-sing_what-does-she-look-like
What is he like?Dia orang seperti apa?id-sing_what-is-he-like
What is she like?Dia orang seperti apa?id-sing_what-is-she-like

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