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Most Common Betawi Words
Bahasa Betawi
Essential Betawi vocabulary with pronunciation guides. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Nouns
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| orang | person | O-rang |
| rumah | house | ROO-mah |
| aer | water | A-er |
| makanan | food | ma-KA-nan |
| kerja | work | KER-ja |
| jalan | road | JA-lan |
| nama | name | NA-ma |
| anak | child | A-nak |
| bokap | father | BO-kap |
| nyokap | mother | NYO-kap |
| tanah | land | TA-nah |
| pohon | tree | PO-hon |
| kali | river | KA-li |
| laut | sea | LA-ut |
| api | fire | A-pi |
| ari | day | A-ri |
| malem | night | MA-lem |
| teman | friend | TE-man |
| buku | book | BOO-ku |
| duit | money | DU-it |
Verbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| pergi | to go | PER-gi |
| dateng | to come | DA-teng |
| makan | to eat | MA-kan |
| minum | to drink | MI-num |
| bobo | to sleep | BO-bo |
| liat | to see / look | li-AT |
| ngomong | to speak / say | NGO-mong |
| tau | to know | tau |
| kerja | to work | KER-ja |
| beli | to buy | BE-li |
| belajar | to learn | be-LA-jar |
| bawa | to bring | BA-wa |
| cari | to search | CA-ri |
| lari | to run | LA-ri |
| duduk | to sit | DOO-duk |
| berdiri | to stand | ber-DI-ri |
| bantu | to help | BAN-tu |
| tanya | to ask | TA-nya |
| kasih | to give | KA-sih |
| bikin | to make / do | BI-kin |
Adjectives
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| gede | big | GE-de |
| kecil | small | KE-cil |
| bagus | good / nice | BA-gus |
| jelek | bad / ugly | JE-lek |
| baru | new | BA-ru |
| lama | old / long | LA-ma |
| putih | white | POO-tih |
| item | black | I-tem |
| merah | red | ME-rah |
| kuning | yellow | KOO-ning |
| dingin | cold | DIN-gin |
| panas | hot | PA-nas |
| keras | hard | KE-ras |
| lembut | soft | LEM-but |
| banyak | many | BA-nyak |
| dikit | few / a little | DI-kit |
| tinggi | tall | TING-gi |
| pendek | short | PEN-dek |
| kuat | strong | KU-at |
| lemah | weak | LE-mah |
Adverbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| sekarang | now | se-KA-rang |
| besok | tomorrow | BE-sok |
| kemaren | yesterday | ke-MA-ren |
| sini | here | SI-ni |
| sono | there | SO-no |
| udah | already | OO-dah |
| belom | not yet | BE-lom |
| masih | still | MA-sih |
| banget | very | BA-nget |
| doang | only / just | DO-ang |
| juga | also / too | JOO-ga |
| cepet | quickly | CE-pet |
| pelan-pelan | slowly | PE-lan PE-lan |
| bareng | together | BA-reng |
| terus | always / continuously | TE-rus |
| soalnya | because | so-AL-nya |
| kalo | if / when | KA-lo |
| tapi | but | TA-pi |
| lagi | again / more | LA-gi |
| emang | indeed / truly | E-mang |