Indonesian Nouns

Welcome to the third Indonesian lesson about nouns. This time we will first learn about fruits and vegetables, followed by grammar rules, then food items, finally a conversation in Indonesian to help you practice your daily phrases.

potatoes kentang

tomatoes tomat

onions bawang

carrots wortel

fruits buah

apples apel

bananas pisang

oranges jeruk

Nouns Grammar Rules

In general nouns refer to a person, an object, or abstract ideas. For example: a fast runner the noun is [runner] because it refers to a person. The examples below use nouns in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar + Rules - Indonesian
do you have milk? [verb + noun] anda punya susu?
I have milk and coffee [preposition + noun] saya memiliki susu dan kopi
he has three apples [number + plural noun] ia memiliki tiga apel
she only has one apple [number + singular noun] dia hanya memiliki satu apel
we live in a small house [adjective + noun] kita hidup di sebuah rumah kecil
I like our breakfast [pronoun + noun] aku suka sarapan kami

The following are nouns of food items that you might be interested in learning and memorizing.

bread roti

milk susu

butter mentega

cheese keju

coffee kopi

sandwich sandwich

meat daging

chicken ayam

fish ikan

breakfast sarapan

lunch makan siang

dinner makan malam

Conversation in Indonesian

Now we finally reach the fun part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.

English - Indonesian
Do you speak (English/ Indonesian)? apakah anda bisa berbahasa (inggris/indonesia)?
Just a little sedikit saja
I like Indonesian saya suka bahasa indonesia
Can I practice with you? bolehkah saya berlatih dengan anda?
How old are you? umur berapakah anda?
I'm thirty three years old aku tiga puluh tiga tahun
It was nice talking to you senang berbicara dengan anda!

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