This is the list of standard Indonesian words (standard means that these words are the REAL Indonesian words with correct writing) and nonstandard Indonesian ones. However, there are still many many Indonesian people who can't differentiate it. So, it is worth to learn as you will find nonstandard words commonly used in Indonesian daily/formal conversation.
Standard word : Kata Baku
Nonstandard word : Kata Tidak Baku
Kata Baku ========Kata Tidak Baku ========English
aktivitas ========aktifitas ========activity
analisis ========analisa ========analysisapotek ========apotik ========pharmacyarkais ========arkhais ========archaic
atlet ========atlit ========athlete
asas ========azas ========principle
bus ========bis ========buscabai ========cabe ========chilli
desain ========disain ========design
ekstrem ========ekstrim ========extreme
Februari ========Pebruari========February
foto ========photo, poto ========photo
fotokopi ========photo copy, poto kopi ========photo copy
izin ========ijin ========permissionjadwal ========jadual ========schedule
Jumat ========Jum'at ========Friday
karisma ========kharisma ========charisma
khawatir ========kuatir ========worrykreativitas ========kreatifitas ========creativity
kredit ========kridit ========credit
kualitas ========kwalitas ========qualitykuantitas ========kwantitas ========quantitykuitansi ========kwitansi ========receiptlembap ========lembab ========humidlubang ========lobang ========hole
makhluk ========mahluk ========creature
menteri ========mentri ========minister
museum ========musium ========museum
napas ========nafas ========breathnasihat ========nasehat ========advicenegeri ========negri ========country
November ========Nopember ========November
objek ========obyek ========object
pikir ========fikir ========thinkproyek ========projek, porject ========project
ramai ========rame ========crowded
rapi ========rapih ========tidy
risiko ========resiko ========riskrizki ========rezeki, rejeki ========luck, fortune, livelihoodsilakan ========silahkan ========pleasesintesis ========sintesa ========synthesissistem ========sistim ========system
stroberi ========strawberry, stroberry, strawberi ========strawberry
subjek ========subyek ========subject
telepon ========telpon ========telephone
telur ========telor ========egg
terampil ========trampil ========skilled
ubah ========rubah ========changeutang ========hutang ========debtzaman ========jaman ========erabold words : the nonstandard words are
VERY commonly mistaken as the standard ones
underlined words : the nonstandard words are commonly mistaken as the standard ones (not as often as the bold ones)
For learning
Indonesian | Category
Grammar | Level
A2: Elementary |
Second language
English | Created
Aug 17, 2010 12:29 | Views
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