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Indonesian Vocabulary - Food

In today's lesson, we will learn some Indonesian words related to food. We will also learn some phrases using these words. Please feel free to edit this wiki page if you think it can be improved. 😎

Finish this lesson and explore these related pages: Parts of the Body, Fruits, Birthday & Basic Shopping Phrases.

Main Words

Indonesian	Pronunciation	English Translation
makanan	mɑkɑnɑn	food
nasi	nɑsi	rice
roti	rɔti	bread
sayur	sɑjur	vegetables
buah	buɑh	fruit
ikan	ikɑn	fish
daging	dɑging	meat
telur	tɛlur	egg
susu	susu	milk
kopi	kɔpi	coffee
teh	tɛh	tea
minum	minum	drink
es	ɛs	ice
air	ɑir	water

Phrases

• Saya mau makan nasi. (sɑjɑ mɑu mɑkɑn nɑsi) – I want to eat rice.
• Apa yang Anda mau minum? (ɑpɑ jɑng ɑndɑ mɑu minum?) – What do you want to drink?
• Saya mau minum susu. (sɑjɑ mɑu minum susu) – I want to drink milk.
• Saya mau makan roti dan telur. (sɑjɑ mɑu mɑkɑn rɔti dɑn tɛlur) – I want to eat bread and eggs.
• Saya mau minum teh. (sɑjɑ mɑu minum tɛh) – I want to drink tea.
• Apa yang Anda mau makan? (ɑpɑ jɑng ɑndɑ mɑu mɑkɑn?) – What do you want to eat?
• Saya mau makan buah. (sɑjɑ mɑu mɑkɑn buɑh) – I want to eat fruit.
• Saya mau minum air. (sɑjɑ mɑu minum ɑir) – I want to drink water.
• Saya mau makan ikan dan sayur. (sɑjɑ mɑu mɑkɑn ikɑn dɑn sɑjur) – I want to eat fish and vegetables.
• Saya mau minum kopi. (sɑjɑ mɑu minum kɔpi) – I want to drink coffee.
• Saya mau makan daging dan es. (sɑjɑ mɑu mɑkɑn dɑging dɑn ɛs) – I want to eat meat and ice.

Other Lessons

• Geography
• Fruits
• Dinner Table
• Greetings
• Feelings and Emotions
• Body
• Environment
• Animal Sounds
• Problems in Indonesian
• Birthday

Sources

• 100+ Indonesian Words for Food and Examples - MasteringBahasa ...
• Indonesian Food and Drink Vocab | Indonesian Language Blog
• 14 Words for Food in Indonesian.