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.
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This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia)“.
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Basic Food & Spices
English | Indonesian | Pronunciation (Audio) |
---|---|---|
bread [Sg] | roti roti tawar | breads [Pl] | roti-roti |
roll [Sg] | rol | rolls [Pl] | rol-rol |
butter | mentega | |
cheese | keju | |
honey | madu | |
jam [Sg] | selai | jams [Pl] | selai-selai |
egg [Sg] | telur | eggs [Pl] | telur-telur |
noodles | mi | |
rice | nasi | |
yoghurt [Sg] | yoghurt | yoghurts [Pl] | yoghurt-yoghurt |
sugar | gula | |
salt | garam | |
pepper | lada merica | |
spice [Sg] | bumbu | spices [Pl] | bumbu-bumbu |
oil | minyak |
Basic Words & Phrases
English | Indonesian | Pronunciation (Audio) |
---|---|---|
(to) eat | makan | |
food | makanan | |
(to) drink | minum | |
drink [Sg] | minuman | drinks [Pl] | minuman-minuman |
hungry | lapar | |
hunger | rasa lapar | |
thirsty | haus | |
thirst | rasa haus | |
(to) cook | memasak | |
(to) taste | merasakan | |
tasty | enak | |
delicious | enak | |
Bon appetit! / Enjoy your meal! | Selamat makan! Selamat menikmati! | |
Cheers! / To your health! | Tos! Untuk kesehatanmu! | |
breakfast | makan pagi sarapan | |
lunch | makan siang | |
dinner | makan malam | |
restaurant [Sg] | restoran rumah makan | restaurants [Pl] | restoran-restoran |
bar [Sg] | bar | bars [Pl] | bar-bar |
café | kafe |
Dishes
English | Indonesian | Pronunciation (Audio) |
---|---|---|
soup [Sg] | sup | soups [Pl] | sup-sup |
salad [Sg] | salad | salads [Pl] | salad-salad |
french fries / chips | kentang goreng |
Dishes & Cutlery
English | Indonesian | Pronunciation (Audio) |
---|---|---|
cutlery | alat makan | |
fork | garpu | |
spoon | sendok | |
knife | pisau | |
plate | piring | |
glass | gelas | |
cup | gelas cangkir | |
mug | cangkir |
Drinks
English | Indonesian | Pronunciation (Audio) |
---|---|---|
water | air | |
mineral water | air mineral | |
soda water / sparkling water | air soda | |
still water | air suling | |
juice [Sg] | jus | juices [Pl] | jus-jus |
beer | bir | |
wine | anggur | |
champagne | sampanye | |
cocktail | koktil | |
milk | susu | |
cocoa | kokoa | |
coffee | kopi | |
tea | the |
Flavors
English | Indonesian | Pronunciation (Audio) |
---|---|---|
sweet | manis | |
sour | asam | |
spicy | pedas | |
salty | asin | |
bitter | pahit |
Fruit & Vegetables
English | Indonesian | Pronunciation (Audio) |
---|---|---|
fruit | buah | |
vegetables | sayur | |
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
English | Indonesian | Pronunciation (Audio) |
---|---|---|
meat | daging | |
sausage [Sg] | sosis | sausages [Pl] | sosis-sosis |
small sausage [Sg] | sosis kecil | small sausages [Pl] | sosis-sosis kecil |
ham | ham | |
chicken | ayam | |
fish | ikan | |
beef | sapi | |
lamb | kambing |
Sweets
English | Indonesian | Pronunciation (Audio) |
---|---|---|
chocolate | coklat | |
pie [Sg] | pai | pies [Pl] | pai-pai |
cake [Sg] | kue | cakes [Pl] | kue-kue |
biscuit [Sg] | biskuit | biscuits [Pl] | biskuit-biskuit |
icecream | es krim |
Vocabulary trainer: Food & Drinks in Indonesian
How do you say
lamb
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