Food and drinks are a recurring talking point, not only while eating out on vacation. So let’s learn the most common words and phrases related to this topic.

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

Food & Drinks in Indonesian

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Basic Food & Spices

EnglishIndonesianPronunciation
(Audio)
bread [Sg]roti
roti tawar

breads [Pl]roti-roti
roll [Sg]rol
rolls [Pl]rol-rol
buttermentega
cheesekeju
honeymadu
jam [Sg]selai
jams [Pl]selai-selai
egg [Sg]telur
eggs [Pl]telur-telur
noodlesmi
ricenasi
yoghurt [Sg]yoghurt
yoghurts [Pl]yoghurt-yoghurt
sugargula
saltgaram
pepperlada
merica

spice [Sg]bumbu
spices [Pl]bumbu-bumbu
oilminyak

Basic Words & Phrases

EnglishIndonesianPronunciation
(Audio)
(to) eatmakan
foodmakanan
(to) drinkminum
drink [Sg]minuman
drinks [Pl]minuman-minuman
hungrylapar
hungerrasa lapar
thirstyhaus
thirstrasa haus
(to) cookmemasak
(to) tastemerasakan
tastyenak
deliciousenak
Bon appetit! / Enjoy your meal!Selamat makan!
Selamat menikmati!

Cheers! / To your health!Tos!
Untuk kesehatanmu!

breakfastmakan pagi
sarapan

lunchmakan siang
dinnermakan malam
restaurant [Sg]restoran
rumah makan

restaurants [Pl]restoran-restoran
bar [Sg]bar
bars [Pl]bar-bar
cafékafe

Dishes

EnglishIndonesianPronunciation
(Audio)
soup [Sg]sup
soups [Pl]sup-sup
salad [Sg]salad
salads [Pl]salad-salad
french fries / chipskentang goreng

Dishes & Cutlery

EnglishIndonesianPronunciation
(Audio)
cutleryalat makan
forkgarpu
spoonsendok
knifepisau
platepiring
glassgelas
cupgelas
cangkir

mugcangkir

Drinks

EnglishIndonesianPronunciation
(Audio)
waterair
mineral waterair mineral
soda water / sparkling waterair soda
still waterair suling
juice [Sg]jus
juices [Pl]jus-jus
beerbir
wineanggur
champagnesampanye
cocktailkoktil
milksusu
cocoakokoa
coffeekopi
teathe

Flavors

EnglishIndonesianPronunciation
(Audio)
sweetmanis
sourasam
spicypedas
saltyasin
bitterpahit

Fruit & Vegetables

EnglishIndonesianPronunciation
(Audio)
fruitbuah
vegetablessayur
apple [Sg]apel
apples [Pl]apel-apel
orange [Sg]jeruk
oranges [Pl]jeruk-jeruk
strawberry [Sg]stroberi
strawberries [Pl]stroberi-stroberi
banana [Sg]pisang
bananas [Pl]pisang-pisang
potato [Sg]kentang
potatoes [Pl]kentang-kentang
cucumber [Sg]mentimun
cucumbers [Pl]mentimun-mentimun

Meat & Sausages

EnglishIndonesianPronunciation
(Audio)
meatdaging
sausage [Sg]sosis
sausages [Pl]sosis-sosis
small sausage [Sg]sosis kecil
small sausages [Pl]sosis-sosis kecil
hamham
chickenayam
fishikan
beefsapi
lambkambing

Sweets

EnglishIndonesianPronunciation
(Audio)
chocolatecoklat
pie [Sg]pai
pies [Pl]pai-pai
cake [Sg]kue
cakes [Pl]kue-kue
biscuit [Sg]biskuit
biscuits [Pl]biskuit-biskuit
icecreames krim

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