Welcome to our Javanese list of the most popular words and expressions. If you memorize the whole vocabulary below, you will be able to communicate with most people in Afrikaas without many issues. Make sure you add this list to your must read pages so that you don't forget the words.
Coffee kopi |
Milk susu |
Breakfast sarapan |
Lunch mangan awan |
Dinner mangan bengi |
Bread roti |
Cheese keju |
Chicken pitik |
Eggs Ndog |
Fish iwak banyu |
Food panganan |
Fruit buah/woh |
Meat daging |
Sandwich sandwich |
Sugar gula |
Tea Teh |
Tomatoes tomat |
Vegetables Sayuran |
Water banyu |
Belt sabuk |
Clothes klambi |
Coat Jubah |
Dress rok |
Glasses Kaca tingal |
Gloves Sarung tangan |
Hat topi |
Jacket jaket |
Pants (Trousers) kathok dowo |
Ring Ali-ali |
Shirt kaos |
Shoes sepatu |
Socks kaos kaki |
Suit Jas |
Sweater sweater |
Tie Dasi |
Umbrella payung |
Underwear klambi njero |
Wallet dompet |
Watch Jam |
Do you like my dress? Gaun ku apik ora? |
Book buku |
Books buku |
Chair kursi |
Desk meja |
Dictionary kamus |
Languages |
Library perpustakaan |
Laptop Laptop |
Page kaca |
Paper kertas |
Pen polpen |
Question pitakonan |
School Sekolahan |
Student murid |
Teacher guru |
University universitas |
I have a question Aku pengen takon |
What's the name of that book? Buku kuwi judul e apa? |
Arm tangan |
Back punggung |
Ear kuping |
Eye mripat |
Face rai |
Feet sikil |
Fingers driji-driji |
Hair rambut |
Hand tangan |
Head sirah |
Heart ati |
Leg sikil |
Mouth cangkem |
Neck gulu |
Nose irung |
Teeth untu |
She has beautiful eyes mripat e mbak e apik |
Airplane pesawat |
Airport bandara |
Bus bus |
Bus station Terminal |
Car montor |
Flight Penerbangan |
Help Desk Pusat informasi |
Hotel hotel |
Passport paspor |
Taxi taksi |
Ticket tiket |
Tourism Pariwisata |
Train (noun) sepur |
Train station Setasiun |
By train |
By car |
By bus |
By taxi |
By airplane |
Do you accept credit cards? Bisa nganggo kartu kredit? |
How much will it cost? Piro le bayar? |
I have a reservation Aku uwis pesen panggonan |
I'd like to rent a car Aku arep nyewa mobil |
I'm here on business /on vacation. Aku neng kene karna kerjaan/ lagi liburan |
Is this seat taken? Kursi iki wis ana sing nganggoni? |
Good luck! |
Happy birthday! |
Happy new year! |
Merry Christmas! |
Baby Bayi |
Boy anak lanang |
Brother sedulur lanang |
Child (female) Gendhuk |
Child (male) Thole |
Cousin (female) Sepupu wadon |
Cousin (male) Sepupu lanang |
Daughter anak wadon |
Father bapak |
Girl anak wadon |
Grandfather simbah kakung |
Grandmother simbah putri |
Husband bojo lanang |
Man wong lanang |
Mother ibu |
People Uwong |
Sister sedulur wadon |
Son anak lanang |
Wife bojo wadon |
Woman wong wadon |
How old is your sister? Piro umur mbak mu? |
What's your brother called? Sopo jeneng kamas mu? |
Actor |
Actress |
Artist Seniman |
Businessman Wirausahawan |
Doctor dokter |
Nurse Suster |
Policeman Pulisi |
Singer Penyanyi |
Student murid |
Teacher guru |
Translator Penerjemah |
He is a policeman Wong kuwi (lanang) kuwi pak Pulisi |
I'm an artist Aku ki seniman |
I'm looking for a job Aku lagi golet pegawean |
Days Arane dina |
Monday Senin |
Tuesday Selasa |
Wednesday Rebo |
Thursday Kemis |
Friday Jemuah |
Saturday Setu |
Sunday Minggu |
January Januari |
February Februari |
March Maret |
April April |
May Mei |
June Juni |
July Juli |
August Agustus |
September September |
October Oktober |
November November |
December Desember |
Autumn Mangsa gugur |
Winter Mangsa adem |
Spring Mangsa woh |
Summer Mangsa kemaro |
Time Wektu |
Hour Jam |
Minute Menit |
Second nomer loro |
I was born in July Aku lair wulan Juli |
I will visit you in August Aku arep nekani koe wulan Agustus. |
Cold adem |
Hot panas |
Rain Udan |
Snow Salju |
Spring Mangsa woh |
Summer Kemaro |
Sun Srengenge, Bagaskara, Surya |
Sunny panas kenthar-kenthar |
Warm anget |
Wind Angin, barat |
Windy angin |
Winter Mangsa adhem |
It is raining Udan |
It is sunny Terang |
It is windy Angin |
It's cold Adem |
It's hot Sumuk |
Bed ranjang |
Bedroom kamar turu |
Computer Komputer |
Door Lawang |
Furniture perabotan omah |
House omah |
Kitchen pawon |
Refrigerator kulkas |
Room ruangan |
Television tivi |
Toilet wc |
Window jendela |
Can you open the window? Bisa tulung bukakna jendela ne? |
I need to use the computer Aku pengen komputeran |
Arabic Arab |
Moroccan wong Maroko |
Morocco Maroko |
Chinese (language) Cina |
Chinese (nationality) wong Cino |
China Cina |
English Inggris |
British Wong Inggris |
Britain Inggris |
American Wong Amerika |
America Amerika |
French (language) Prancis |
French (nationality) Wong Prancis |
France Prancis |
Italian (language) Italia |
Italian (nationality) Wong Italia |
Italy Italia |
Japanese (language) Jepang |
Japanese (nationality) Wong Jepang |
Japan Jepang |
Russian (language) Rusia |
Russian (nationality) Wong Rusia |
Russia Rusia |
Spanish (language) Spanyol |
Spanish (nationality) Wong Spanyol |
Spain Spanyol |
I don't speak Korean Aku ora bisa bahasa Korea |
I speak Italian Aku isa ngomong bahasa Itali |
I want to go to Germany Aku pengen meng Amerika |
I was born in Italy Aku teka sekang Itali |
Black ireng |
Blue biru |
Brown coklat |
Colors Werno-werno |
Green ijo |
Orange kuning telo |
Red abang |
White putih |
Yellow kuning |
I have black hair Aku duwe rambut ireng |
Your cat is white Kucingmu putih |
Far Adhoh |
Here ning kene |
Left Kiwa |
Right Tengen |
Near cedhek |
Straight Lurus |
There ning kono |
Can I help you? Arep tek rewangi? |
Can you help me? Tulungi aku |
Can you show me? Isa ngeterke ora? |
Come with me! Ayo, milu aku! |
I'm lost Aku kesasar |
I'm not from here Aku dudu wong kene |
Turn left Belok kiwa |
Turn right Belok tengen |
Can you take less? Bisa kurang ora? |
Do you accept credit cards? Bisa nganggo kartu kredit? |
How much is this? Iki regane pira? |
I'm just looking Aku mung ndeleng-ndeleng |
Only cash please! Cash bae |
This is very expensive Iki larang banget |
I'm vegetarian Aku vegetarian |
It is very delicious! Iki enak tenan! |
May we have the check please? Nuwun sewu, check ipun? |
The bill please! |
Waiter / waitress! Mas/ mbak! |
What do you recommend? (to eat) Ana usulan panganan? |
What's the name of this dish? Panganan iki jeneng e apa? |
Menu Menu |
Spoon cendhok |
No problem! Ora masalah! |
Accident kecelakaan |
Ambulance ambulans |
Doctor dokter |
Headache ngelu |
Heart attack Jantungen |
Help me bantu aku |
Hospital rumah sakit |
Medicines obat |
Pharmacy apotek |
Poison racun |
Police polisi |
Stomach ache lara weteng |
Are you okay? Kowe ora papa? |
Call a doctor! Telpon rumah sakit! |
Call the ambulance! Telpon ambulan |
Call the police! Tepon polisi |
Calm down! Sing aso! |
I feel sick AKu pengen muntah |
It hurts here Lara ne neng kene |
It's urgent! Penting! |
Stop! Mandheg! |
Thief! Maling! |
Animal Kewan |
Cat kucing |
Dog asu |
Horse jaran |
Do you have any animals? kowe dhuwe kewan? |
I have a dog Aku dhuwe kirik |
Small cilik |
Big gedhe |
Tall dhuwur |
Short cendak/cekak |
Cheap Murah |
Expensive larang |
Good sae |
Bad elek |
Wrong salah |
Right (correct) bener |
New berita |
Old (opposite of new) |
Young nom |
Old (opposite of young) |
Difficult angel |
Easy gampang |
This is too expensive Kelarangen |
Am I right or wrong? aku salah opo bener? |
Here ning kene |
There ning kono |
Quickly Cepet |
Really bener-bener |
Slowly Alon-alon |
Always mesti |
Never ora tau/ora pernah |
Sometimes kadang-kadang |
Next week minggu ngarep |
Now saiki |
Soon |
Today dina ini |
Tomorrow sesuk |
Tonight mbengi iki |
Yesterday wingi |
Do you like it here? Seneng ora neng kene? |
See you later! Wis ya! |
Thank you very much! matur nuwun sing akeh |
Woman wong wadon |
Women wong wadon |
Man wong lanang |
Men wong lanang |
Boy anak lanang |
Boys |
Girl anak wadon |
Girls |
Country |
Countries negoro-negoro |
We speak two languages |
Cat kucing |
Dog asu |
Woman wong wadon |
Women wong wadon |
Mother ibu |
Sister sedulur wadon |
I have a dog Aku dhuwe kirik |
I speak Italian Aku isa ngomong bahasa Itali |
A French teacher is here |
The French teacher is here |
Some languages are hard |
Many languages are easy |
The student speaks Korean |
A student speaks Korean |
Some students speak Korean |
In front of ing ngarepe |
Behind ing sisihe |
Before sak durunge |
After sak uwise |
Inside ing jerone |
With kanthi |
Without tanpa |
Outside ing jabane |
On top of |
Under ing ngisor |
And lan |
Between antarane |
But ananging |
For kanggo |
From saka |
In ing |
Near Cerak |
Or |
Can I practice Italian with you? |
I speak French but with an accent |
Boy anak lanang |
Girl anak wadon |
Man wong lanang |
Woman wong wadon |
Father bapak |
Mother ibu |
Brother sedulur lanang |
Sister sedulur wadon |
Cat (Masc.) |
Cat (Fem.) |
He is tall |
She is tall |
He is a short man |
She is a short woman |
One siji |
Two loro |
Three telu |
Four papat |
Five lima |
Six enem |
Seven pitu |
Eight wolu |
Nine sanga |
Ten sepuluh |
I aku |
You kowe/awakmu |
He dheweke |
She dheweke |
We kita |
You (plural) |
They dheweke |
I love you Aku tresna karo koe |
Me aku |
You kowe |
Him dheweke |
Her dheweke |
Us kita |
You (plural) |
Them dheweke |
Give me your phone number |
I can give you my email |
My ku (mobilku) |
Your mu |
His gone dheweke |
Her gone dheweke |
Our gone dewe |
Your (plural) |
Their gone dheweke |
His email is … |
My phone number is … |
How? Kepriwe? |
What? Apa? |
When? Kapan? |
Where? Neng endi? |
Who? Sapa? |
Why? Kenangapa? |
Can I help you? Arep tek rewangi? |
Can you help me? Tulungi aku |
Do you speak English? Koe isa ngomong Inggris? |
How much is this? Iki regane pira? |
What is your name? |
What time is it? Siki jam pira? |
When can we meet? |
Where do you live? Koe umah e neng endi? |
Who is knocking at the door? |
Why is it expensive? |
No |
Nothing |
Not yet |
No one |
No longer |
Never ora tau/ora pernah |
Cannot |
Should not |
Don't worry! Ora usah kuwatir! |
I cannot remember the word |
I do not speak Japanese |
I don't know! Aku ora ngerti! |
I'm not fluent in Italian yet |
No one here speaks Greek |
No problem! Ora masalah! |
To drive Nyetir |
To drive |
To give |
To have |
To know |
To understand |
To work |
To write |
He understands me |
He understood me |
He will understand me |
I see you |
He reads a book |
He understands me |
She has a cat |
She knows my friend |
We want to learn |
We think Spanish is easy |
They drive a car |
They smile |
I saw you |
I wrote with a pen |
You loved apples |
You gave money |
You played tennis |
He understood me |
She had a cat |
She knew my friend |
We wanted to learn |
They smiled |
I will see you |
I will write with a pen |
He will read a book dheweke arep moco buku |
He will understand me |
We will think about you |
Go! |
Stop! Mandheg! |
Don't Go! |
Stay! |
Come here! |
Be quiet! |
Go straight Lurus bae |
Wait! |
Let's go! |
Sit down! |
Good apik |
Better luwih apik |
Best paling apik |
Bad elek |
Worse luwih elek |
Worst paling elek |
Taller luwih duwur |
Shorter luwih cendek |
Younger luwih enom |
Older luwih tua |
As tall as pada duwure |
Taller than luwih dhuwur tinimbang |
Shorter than luwih cendek tinimbang |
More beautiful luwih ayu |
Less beautiful kurang ayu |
Most beautiful paling ayu |
Happy seneng |
Happier luwih seneng |
Happiest paling seneng |
You are happy Kowe seneng |
You are as happy as Maya Kowe pada senenge karo Maya |
You are happier than Maya Kowe luwih seneng tinimbang Maya |
You are the happiest Kowe sing paling seneng |
Hi! Woi! |
Good morning! sugeng enjang |
Good afternoon! sugeng siang |
Good evening! sugeng dalu |
How are you? (polite) Pripun pawartose? |
How are you? (friendly) Piye kabare? |
What's up? (colloquial) Ana apa? |
I'm fine, thank you! Kulo sae, matur nembah nuwun. |
And you? (polite) Panjenengan pripun? |
And you? (friendly) Kowe piye? |
Good sae |
Do you speak English? Koe isa ngomong Inggris? |
Just a little Mung sithik |
What's your name? Jeneng mu sapa? |
My name is (John Doe) jeneng ku (John Doe) |
Mr.../ Mrs. .../ Miss... Pak.../ Bu.../ Mba... |
Nice to meet you! |
You're very kind! Eman banget e koe! |
Where are you from? Koe asal e sekang endi? |
I'm from the U.S Aku sekang Amerika |
I'm American Aku wong Amerika |
Where do you live? Koe umah e neng endi? |
I live in the U.S Aku urip neng Amaerika |
Do you like it here? Seneng ora neng kene? |
How old are you? Umur mu pira? |
I'm (twenty, thirty...) Years old Aku (rongpuluh, teling puluh...) taun |
Are you married? Koe wis duwe bojo? |
Do you have children? Koe wis duwe anak? |
I have to go Aku arep lungo |
I will be right back! Engko aku balik meneh |
Nice to meet you! |
Can I practice Italian with you? |
My French is bad Aku ora pinter bahasa Prancis |
I need to practice my French Aku kudu latian bahasa Prancis |
Would you like to go for a walk? Koe pengen mlaku-mlaku |
Can I have your phone number? Njaluk nomer hapene ulih? |
Can I have your email? Njaluk alamat e-mail mu ulih? |
Are you married? Koe wis duwe bojo? |
I'm single Aku isih dhewek |
Are you free tomorrow evening? Koe ana wektu ra ngesuk sore? |
I would like to invite you for dinner Aku pengen maem bareng karo koe |
Where do you live? Koe umah e neng endi? |
When can we meet? |
Do you like it? Seneng ora? |
I really like it! Aku seneng banget! |
I love you Aku tresna karo koe |
Would you marry me? Gelem ora mbojo karo aku? |
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