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Indonesian:English:
babi hog
babi pig
babi swine
babi-hutan boar
babu, pelayan maid
babu, pelayan, jongos, pelayan servant
badai storm
badan body
badut buffoon
badut clown
badut jester
bagi, membagi divide
bagi, membagi, bagian share
bagian section
bagus, baik pretty
bahasa language
bahaya danger
bahaya peril
bahu shoulder
baik, baik-haiti affable
baik, baik-haiti friendly
baik, baik-haiti good-natured
baik, baik-haiti, jenis, macam kind
bajing squirrel
bakar, membakar, membakar burn
ban tire
ban tyre
bangga proud
bangkit get up
bangkit rise
bangkit stand
bangkit stand up
bangku bench
bangsa nation
bangunan building
bantal pillow
bantu, membantu abet
bantu, membantu accomodate
bantu, membantu co-operate
bantu, membantu cooperate
bantu, membantu, bantuan, membantu help
bantu, membantu, membantu assist
banyak a lot of
banyak many
banyak much
banyak plenty of
bapak father
barat West
baring, berbaring recline
baring, berbaring, mendusta, dusta lie
baris file
baris line
baris row
baris turn
basah, membasahkan wet
batalkan, membatalkan abjure
batalkan, membatalkan abolish
batalkan, membatalkan abrogate
batalkan, membatalkan annul
batalkan, membatalkan cancel
batalkan, membatalkan remit
batu stone
bawang onion
bayar, membayar pay
bayaran, pembayaran, upah payment
bayarkan, muatan charge
baybi baby
bedil gun
bedil rifle
begini, begitu like that
begini, begitu so
begini, begitu such
begini, begitu that way
begini, begitu thus
bekas ex-
bekas former
belajar learn
Belanda Dutch
benang thread
benar, betul correct
benar, betul right
benda article
benda object
benda thing
bensin gasolene
bensin gasoline
bensin petrol
bepergian travel
berakhir come to an end
berakhir end up
berakhir expire
berakhir, akhir end
berani brave
berani courageous
berani valiant
berarti imply
berarti signify
beras rice
berat burdensome
berat heavy
berat onerous
berbahaya dangerous
berbantah quarrel
berbantah wrangle
berenang float
berenang swim
berguna of use
berguna suitable
beri, memberi give
berisi comprise
berisi contain
berisi include
berkeringat, keringat sweat
bermaksud intend
bermaksud, tengah, berarti mean
bernafas breathe
berpikir, fikir think
bersalah guilty
bersembahyang pray
bersih pure
bersih, membersihkan clean
besar, raya big
besar, raya great
besar, raya large
besi, menyeterika, seterika, seterika iron
biasa accustomed
biasa common
biasa customary
biasa ordinary
biasa used to
biasa usual
biasa wonted
biasanya ordinarily
biasanya usually
bibir lip
bimbang doubt
bimbang doubtful
bingung dazed
bingung perplexed
bingung upset
bioskop cinema
bioskop movie theatre
biru blue
bisik, berbisik-bisik whisper
bocor lick
boleh jadi, mungkin maybe
boleh jadi, mungkin mayhap
boleh jadi, mungkin perchance
boleh jadi, mungkin perhaps
boleh jadi, mungkin possibly
boros extravagant
boros high-flown
botol bottle
buah fruit
buang, membuang throw away
bujuk, membujuk persuade
buka open
bukti proof
bukti, tanda token
bukti, tanda, menandatangani sign
buku, kitab book
bumi district
bunga bloom
bunga flower
bungkusan packet
bungkusan parcel
bunuh, membunuh kill
bunuh, membunuh liquidate
bunuh, membunuh slay
bunyi, suara sound
buruk addled
buruk bad
buruk rotten
buruk, jelek nasty
buruk, jelek ugly
Island Languages
There are many dialects of Indonesian that are spoken in the islands. So it is very common for people to learn their home dialect first and then learn Bahasa Indonesia once they start school.
Easy for English Speakers
English speakers who are not exposed to speaking another language until later in life find it harder to learn. But Indonesian is actually easier on English speakers compared to another language. The pronunciation of words is not as difficult, it employs Latin or Roman scripts, and Indonesian doesn’t have a lot of complex verb conjugations.
Foreign Influences
Indonesian has many loan words in it. A standard Malay Language was developed in an effort to separate the country from Dutch Colonialism. But the language still has many Dutch loanwords in it. Other languages that influence Indonesian include Sanskrit, Portuguese, Arabic, and Chinese.