Javanese — top 667 words
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| # | Javanese | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | hello (general greeting) | |
| 2 | good morning (krama) | |
| 3 | good day, good afternoon (krama) | |
| 4 | good evening (krama) | |
| 5 | good night (krama) | |
| 6 | welcome (krama) | |
| 7 | how are you? (ngoko) | |
| 8 | how are you? (krama) | |
| 9 | good, fine, nice (ngoko) | |
| 10 | thank you (krama) | |
| 11 | thanks (colloquial short form) | |
| 12 | you're welcome | |
| 13 | excuse me, I beg your pardon (krama) | |
| 14 | sorry, forgive me (krama) | |
| 15 | yes (ngoko) | |
| 16 | yes (krama) | |
| 17 | no, not (ngoko) | |
| 18 | no, not (krama) | |
| 19 | goodbye (said to the person leaving; krama) | |
| 20 | what is your name? (ngoko) | |
| 21 | I, me (ngoko) | |
| 22 | I, me (krama) | |
| 23 | you, singular (ngoko) | |
| 24 | you, polite (krama) | |
| 25 | you, honorific (krama inggil) | |
| 26 | he, she (ngoko) | |
| 27 | he, she (krama) | |
| 28 | we, us (ngoko) | |
| 29 | we (inclusive) | |
| 30 | here (ngoko) | |
| 31 | there, distant (ngoko) | |
| 32 | one (ngoko) | |
| 33 | two (ngoko) | |
| 34 | three (ngoko) | |
| 35 | four (ngoko) | |
| 36 | five (ngoko) | |
| 37 | six | |
| 38 | seven | |
| 39 | eight | |
| 40 | nine | |
| 41 | ten (ngoko) | |
| 42 | eleven (ngoko) | |
| 43 | twenty (ngoko) | |
| 44 | one hundred (ngoko) | |
| 45 | one thousand (ngoko) | |
| 46 | zero | |
| 47 | the first | |
| 48 | half | |
| 49 | family | |
| 50 | father | |
| 51 | mother (krama) | |
| 52 | parents | |
| 53 | child (of someone) | |
| 54 | son | |
| 55 | daughter | |
| 56 | older brother | |
| 57 | older sister | |
| 58 | younger brother or sister | |
| 59 | spouse, husband or wife | |
| 60 | friend | |
| 61 | grandparent | |
| 62 | time | |
| 63 | day (ngoko) | |
| 64 | today | |
| 65 | tomorrow | |
| 66 | yesterday | |
| 67 | now | |
| 68 | morning | |
| 69 | daytime, midday | |
| 70 | late afternoon, early evening | |
| 71 | night, evening | |
| 72 | week | |
| 73 | month | |
| 74 | year | |
| 75 | hour, o'clock | |
| 76 | minute | |
| 77 | Monday | |
| 78 | what (ngoko) | |
| 79 | who (ngoko) | |
| 80 | where (ngoko) | |
| 81 | when (ngoko) | |
| 82 | why (ngoko) | |
| 83 | how (ngoko) | |
| 84 | how much, how many (ngoko) | |
| 85 | which (ngoko) | |
| 86 | there is, to exist (ngoko) | |
| 87 | to eat (ngoko) | |
| 88 | to eat (krama) | |
| 89 | to drink | |
| 90 | to go away, to leave (ngoko) | |
| 91 | to come (ngoko) | |
| 92 | to sleep (ngoko) | |
| 93 | to speak, to talk (ngoko) | |
| 94 | to say, to tell (ngoko) | |
| 95 | to hear (something) | |
| 96 | to listen to | |
| 97 | to read (ngoko) | |
| 98 | to write | |
| 99 | to see, to look at (ngoko) | |
| 100 | to understand, to know | |
| 101 | to study, to learn | |
| 102 | to teach | |
| 103 | to work (verb) | |
| 104 | to buy | |
| 105 | to sell | |
| 106 | to pay | |
| 107 | to like; to be pleased | |
| 108 | to love (verb) | |
| 109 | to want; will (future marker) | |
| 110 | to need | |
| 111 | to help | |
| 112 | to give (ngoko) | |
| 113 | to take, to fetch | |
| 114 | to open | |
| 115 | to close | |
| 116 | to sit (ngoko) | |
| 117 | to stand | |
| 118 | to walk (ngoko) | |
| 119 | to run | |
| 120 | to ask | |
| 121 | to answer | |
| 122 | to wait for | |
| 123 | to look for | |
| 124 | to go out and enjoy oneself (ngoko) | |
| 125 | to go home | |
| 126 | to laugh (ngoko) | |
| 127 | to cry, to weep | |
| 128 | and (ngoko) | |
| 129 | but | |
| 130 | or | |
| 131 | because (ngoko) | |
| 132 | if, when | |
| 133 | very (placed after the adjective) | |
| 134 | many, much (ngoko) | |
| 135 | a little, a few | |
| 136 | more | |
| 137 | most (superlative) | |
| 138 | also, too | |
| 139 | with (ngoko) | |
| 140 | for, for the sake of | |
| 141 | at, in, on | |
| 142 | this (ngoko) | |
| 143 | that, near (ngoko) | |
| 144 | food | |
| 145 | cooked rice | |
| 146 | water (ngoko) | |
| 147 | fish; the dish eaten with rice | |
| 148 | meat | |
| 149 | chicken | |
| 150 | egg (ngoko) | |
| 151 | vegetable | |
| 152 | fruit (collective) | |
| 153 | coffee | |
| 154 | tea | |
| 155 | milk; breast | |
| 156 | sugar | |
| 157 | salt (ngoko) | |
| 158 | bread | |
| 159 | tasty, delicious | |
| 160 | hungry | |
| 161 | thirsty | |
| 162 | small eatery, food stall | |
| 163 | market | |
| 164 | body | |
| 165 | head (krama; ngoko is endhas) | |
| 166 | eye (ngoko) | |
| 167 | nose | |
| 168 | ear | |
| 169 | mouth | |
| 170 | tooth | |
| 171 | hand | |
| 172 | foot, leg (ngoko) | |
| 173 | liver; the heart as seat of feeling | |
| 174 | hair (of the head) | |
| 175 | blood (ngoko) | |
| 176 | ill, sick; painful | |
| 177 | tired | |
| 178 | healthy | |
| 179 | doctor | |
| 180 | hospital | |
| 181 | medicine | |
| 182 | house, home (ngoko) | |
| 183 | door | |
| 184 | room | |
| 185 | table | |
| 186 | chair | |
| 187 | bed | |
| 188 | window | |
| 189 | lamp, light | |
| 190 | telephone | |
| 191 | computer | |
| 192 | book | |
| 193 | pen | |
| 194 | paper | |
| 195 | money (ngoko) | |
| 196 | key | |
| 197 | clothes, shirt | |
| 198 | shoe | |
| 199 | city, town | |
| 200 | village | |
| 201 | road, street (ngoko) | |
| 202 | school | |
| 203 | university | |
| 204 | bank (financial) | |
| 205 | park, garden | |
| 206 | airport | |
| 207 | station | |
| 208 | hotel | |
| 209 | mosque | |
| 210 | sea (ngoko; also spelled sagara) | |
| 211 | mountain (ngoko) | |
| 212 | river (ngoko) | |
| 213 | forest (ngoko) | |
| 214 | car | |
| 215 | bus | |
| 216 | train (from Dutch spoor) | |
| 217 | motor, motorbike | |
| 218 | left (side) | |
| 219 | right (side) | |
| 220 | near (ngoko) | |
| 221 | far (ngoko) | |
| 222 | sky | |
| 223 | sun | |
| 224 | moon | |
| 225 | star | |
| 226 | rain (ngoko) | |
| 227 | wind | |
| 228 | rain cloud, overcast sky | |
| 229 | tree | |
| 230 | flower (ngoko) | |
| 231 | ground, soil, land | |
| 232 | fire (ngoko) | |
| 233 | stone (ngoko) | |
| 234 | dog (ngoko) | |
| 235 | cat | |
| 236 | bird (ngoko) | |
| 237 | horse | |
| 238 | cow, cattle | |
| 239 | pig | |
| 240 | goat, sheep | |
| 241 | big (ngoko) | |
| 242 | small (ngoko) | |
| 243 | high, tall | |
| 244 | low, short in height (ngoko) | |
| 245 | long (ngoko) | |
| 246 | short in length | |
| 247 | new (ngoko) | |
| 248 | old, of things (ngoko) | |
| 249 | bad (ngoko) | |
| 250 | beautiful (of a woman) | |
| 251 | handsome; splendid | |
| 252 | fast, quick | |
| 253 | slow | |
| 254 | easy | |
| 255 | difficult | |
| 256 | correct, true (ngoko) | |
| 257 | wrong, mistaken | |
| 258 | glad, cheerful | |
| 259 | sad | |
| 260 | rich | |
| 261 | poor, destitute | |
| 262 | clean | |
| 263 | dirty | |
| 264 | strong | |
| 265 | hot | |
| 266 | cold, cool (ngoko) | |
| 267 | full | |
| 268 | empty | |
| 269 | important | |
| 270 | colour | |
| 271 | red (ngoko) | |
| 272 | blue | |
| 273 | green (ngoko) | |
| 274 | yellow (ngoko) | |
| 275 | white (ngoko) | |
| 276 | black (ngoko) | |
| 277 | name (ngoko) | |
| 278 | age | |
| 279 | work, job (noun) | |
| 280 | language | |
| 281 | word | |
| 282 | love (noun) | |
| 283 | peace, tranquillity | |
| 284 | free, independent | |
| 285 | culture | |
| 286 | history | |
| 287 | country, state | |
| 288 | the people, the populace | |
| 289 | government | |
| 290 | economy | |
| 291 | education | |
| 292 | knowledge, science | |
| 293 | gamelan, Javanese percussion orchestra | |
| 294 | music | |
| 295 | sport, exercise | |
| 296 | shadow-puppet theatre | |
| 297 | person, human being (ngoko) | |
| 298 | male (ngoko) | |
| 299 | female (ngoko) | |
| 300 | world | |
| 301 | story | |
| 302 | voice, sound | |
| 303 | price | |
| 304 | shop | |
| 305 | guest | |
| 306 | front, in front of | |
| 307 | back, behind | |
| 308 | above, on top of | |
| 309 | below, under | |
| 310 | inside; deep | |
| 311 | outside | |
| 312 | Saturday | |
| 313 | Friday | |
| 314 | what is this? (ngoko) | |
| 315 | how much does it cost? (ngoko) | |
| 316 | I don't understand (ngoko) | |
| 317 | where is it? (ngoko) | |
| 318 | help! / please (as a request marker) | |
| 319 | you, plural (ngoko) | |
| 320 | they (ngoko) | |
| 321 | all; you/they, plural marker (krama) | |
| 322 | this, that (krama) | |
| 323 | that, near (ngoko) | |
| 324 | that, distant (ngoko) | |
| 325 | there, near (ngoko) | |
| 326 | here (krama) | |
| 327 | who (krama) | |
| 328 | what (krama) | |
| 329 | where (krama) | |
| 330 | how (krama) | |
| 331 | is not, not the one (ngoko, nominal negator) | |
| 332 | no, not (krama; also written mboten) | |
| 333 | all (ngoko) | |
| 334 | many, much (krama) | |
| 335 | some, several (ngoko) | |
| 336 | a little, a few (ngoko) | |
| 337 | a little, a few (krama) | |
| 338 | other (ngoko) | |
| 339 | other; not (krama) | |
| 340 | one (krama; also spelled satunggal) | |
| 341 | two (krama); with (krama) | |
| 342 | three (krama) | |
| 343 | four (krama; also spelled sakawan) | |
| 344 | five (krama) | |
| 345 | big (krama) | |
| 346 | long (krama) | |
| 347 | wide, broad (ngoko) | |
| 348 | wide, broad (krama) | |
| 349 | thick | |
| 350 | heavy (ngoko) | |
| 351 | heavy (krama) | |
| 352 | small (krama) | |
| 353 | low, short (krama) | |
| 354 | narrow | |
| 355 | thin | |
| 356 | woman, female (krama) | |
| 357 | woman, daughter (krama inggil) | |
| 358 | man, male (krama) | |
| 359 | man, male (krama inggil) | |
| 360 | person (krama) | |
| 361 | human being, mankind | |
| 362 | child, son (krama inggil) | |
| 363 | wife; to marry | |
| 364 | husband | |
| 365 | spouse (krama inggil) | |
| 366 | mother (colloquial) | |
| 367 | mother (colloquial) | |
| 368 | father (krama inggil) | |
| 369 | animal | |
| 370 | fish (krama) | |
| 371 | bird (krama) | |
| 372 | dog (krama) | |
| 373 | louse | |
| 374 | snake (ngoko) | |
| 375 | snake (krama) | |
| 376 | worm | |
| 377 | forest (krama) | |
| 378 | fruit | |
| 379 | seed | |
| 380 | leaf (ngoko) | |
| 381 | leaf (krama) | |
| 382 | root | |
| 383 | bark of a tree | |
| 384 | flower (krama) | |
| 385 | grass (ngoko) | |
| 386 | grass (krama) | |
| 387 | rope (ngoko) | |
| 388 | skin | |
| 389 | bone | |
| 390 | fat, grease (noun) | |
| 391 | egg (krama) | |
| 392 | horn of an animal (ngoko) | |
| 393 | tail | |
| 394 | feather, body hair | |
| 395 | head (ngoko) | |
| 396 | head (krama inggil) | |
| 397 | eye (krama) | |
| 398 | tongue | |
| 399 | fingernail, claw | |
| 400 | leg | |
| 401 | knee | |
| 402 | hand, arm (krama inggil) | |
| 403 | wing | |
| 404 | belly, stomach | |
| 405 | intestines, guts | |
| 406 | neck | |
| 407 | back (of the body) | |
| 408 | heart (the organ) | |
| 409 | to bite | |
| 410 | to suck | |
| 411 | to spit | |
| 412 | to vomit (ngoko) | |
| 413 | to blow | |
| 414 | to breathe | |
| 415 | to laugh (krama) | |
| 416 | to see (krama) | |
| 417 | to see, to inspect (krama inggil) | |
| 418 | to hear (ngoko) | |
| 419 | to hear (krama) | |
| 420 | to know, to catch sight of (ngoko) | |
| 421 | to know (krama) | |
| 422 | to think (ngoko) | |
| 423 | to think; heart, mind (krama) | |
| 424 | to smell something (ngoko) | |
| 425 | to be afraid (ngoko) | |
| 426 | to be afraid (krama) | |
| 427 | to sleep (krama) | |
| 428 | to sleep (krama inggil) | |
| 429 | to live; alive; life (ngoko) | |
| 430 | to live; alive (krama) | |
| 431 | well, in good health (krama inggil; the greeting word) | |
| 432 | to die (ngoko) | |
| 433 | to die (krama) | |
| 434 | to pass away (krama inggil) | |
| 435 | to kill (ngoko) | |
| 436 | to fight, to wrestle | |
| 437 | to hunt, to chase (ngoko) | |
| 438 | to hit, to strike (ngoko) | |
| 439 | to cut, to chop | |
| 440 | to split | |
| 441 | to stab | |
| 442 | to scratch | |
| 443 | to dig | |
| 444 | to swim | |
| 445 | to fly | |
| 446 | to walk (krama) | |
| 447 | to come (krama) | |
| 448 | to arrive, to come (krama inggil) | |
| 449 | to lie down (ngoko) | |
| 450 | to sit (krama) | |
| 451 | to stand (krama inggil) | |
| 452 | to turn, to turn off | |
| 453 | to fall (ngoko) | |
| 454 | to fall (krama) | |
| 455 | to give (krama) | |
| 456 | to give (krama inggil) | |
| 457 | to hold, to grasp (ngoko) | |
| 458 | to hold, to grasp (krama) | |
| 459 | to squeeze, to press | |
| 460 | to rub, to scrub | |
| 461 | to wash (things) | |
| 462 | to wipe | |
| 463 | to pull | |
| 464 | to push | |
| 465 | to throw | |
| 466 | to tie (ngoko) | |
| 467 | to sew | |
| 468 | to count (ngoko) | |
| 469 | to count (krama) | |
| 470 | to say; a story (krama) | |
| 471 | to say, to speak (krama inggil) | |
| 472 | to sing (ngoko) | |
| 473 | to sing (krama) | |
| 474 | to play; a toy, a game | |
| 475 | to float | |
| 476 | to flow | |
| 477 | to congeal, to set solid | |
| 478 | swollen, to swell | |
| 479 | water (krama) | |
| 480 | rain (krama) | |
| 481 | river (krama) | |
| 482 | lake | |
| 483 | sea (krama) | |
| 484 | salt (krama) | |
| 485 | stone (krama) | |
| 486 | sand | |
| 487 | dust | |
| 488 | earth, the ground | |
| 489 | cloud | |
| 490 | fog, mist | |
| 491 | snow | |
| 492 | ice | |
| 493 | smoke | |
| 494 | fire (krama) | |
| 495 | ash | |
| 496 | to burn something (ngoko) | |
| 497 | to burn something (krama) | |
| 498 | road, way (krama) | |
| 499 | mountain (krama) | |
| 500 | red (krama) | |
| 501 | green (krama) | |
| 502 | yellow (krama) | |
| 503 | white (krama) | |
| 504 | black (krama) | |
| 505 | night (ngoko) | |
| 506 | night (krama) | |
| 507 | day (krama) | |
| 508 | warm | |
| 509 | cold (krama) | |
| 510 | good (ngoko) | |
| 511 | good (krama) | |
| 512 | bad (krama) | |
| 513 | rotten | |
| 514 | straight | |
| 515 | round | |
| 516 | sharp (of a blade) | |
| 517 | blunt, dull (of a blade) | |
| 518 | smooth, fine, refined | |
| 519 | wet | |
| 520 | dry | |
| 521 | correct, true (krama) | |
| 522 | near (krama) | |
| 523 | far (krama) | |
| 524 | and, with (krama) | |
| 525 | if, supposing (ngoko) | |
| 526 | because (krama) | |
| 527 | name; to be called (ngoko) | |
| 528 | name (krama) | |
| 529 | name (krama inggil) | |
| 530 | old, of people (ngoko) | |
| 531 | old, elderly (krama) | |
| 532 | old, long-standing (krama) | |
| 533 | new (krama) | |
| 534 | ten (ngoko; also sepuluh) | |
| 535 | ten (krama) | |
| 536 | twenty-one (ngoko) | |
| 537 | twenty-two (ngoko) | |
| 538 | twenty-three (ngoko) | |
| 539 | twenty-four (ngoko) | |
| 540 | twenty-five (ngoko) | |
| 541 | twenty-six (ngoko) | |
| 542 | thirty (ngoko) | |
| 543 | forty (ngoko) | |
| 544 | fifty | |
| 545 | sixty (ngoko) | |
| 546 | seventy (ngoko) | |
| 547 | eighty (ngoko) | |
| 548 | ninety (ngoko) | |
| 549 | two hundred (ngoko) | |
| 550 | one million (ngoko) | |
| 551 | hundreds | |
| 552 | thousands | |
| 553 | twenty (krama) | |
| 554 | thirty (krama) | |
| 555 | two hundred (krama) | |
| 556 | two thousand (krama) | |
| 557 | this (madya, middle register) | |
| 558 | that, near (madya, middle register) | |
| 559 | this (ngoko, colloquial) | |
| 560 | that, near (ngoko, colloquial) | |
| 561 | to here, this way (ngoko) | |
| 562 | to there, that way (ngoko) | |
| 563 | over there, that way, distant (ngoko) | |
| 564 | like this (ngoko) | |
| 565 | like that (ngoko) | |
| 566 | this much (ngoko) | |
| 567 | that much (ngoko) | |
| 568 | here, to here (krama) | |
| 569 | there, to there (krama) | |
| 570 | there is, to exist (krama) | |
| 571 | why (ngoko) | |
| 572 | how (krama, colloquial) | |
| 573 | to read (krama) | |
| 574 | to eat (krama inggil) | |
| 575 | to drink (krama inggil) | |
| 576 | not want, refuse (ngoko) | |
| 577 | not want, be unwilling (krama) | |
| 578 | to go out for pleasure (krama) | |
| 579 | to want, to be willing (krama inggil) | |
| 580 | will, be about to (krama) | |
| 581 | already (ngoko, perfective marker) | |
| 582 | currently, in the middle of (ngoko) | |
| 583 | will, going to (ngoko) | |
| 584 | not yet (ngoko) | |
| 585 | don't (ngoko, negative imperative) | |
| 586 | must, have to (ngoko) | |
| 587 | can, be able to (ngoko) | |
| 588 | can, be able to (krama) | |
| 589 | to, towards (ngoko) | |
| 590 | from (ngoko) | |
| 591 | from (krama) | |
| 592 | to, toward (ngoko) | |
| 593 | each, every | |
| 594 | then, next (ngoko) | |
| 595 | so, therefore (ngoko) | |
| 596 | still (ngoko) | |
| 597 | always, constantly | |
| 598 | together (ngoko) | |
| 599 | self; alone (ngoko) | |
| 600 | the same; alike; plural marker (ngoko) | |
| 601 | earlier, aforementioned (ngoko) | |
| 602 | bicycle (from Dutch fiets) | |
| 603 | motorcycle (from Dutch motorfiets) | |
| 604 | pencil (from Dutch potlood) | |
| 605 | ballpoint pen (from Dutch balpen) | |
| 606 | drinking glass | |
| 607 | temple, Hindu-Buddhist stone shrine | |
| 608 | royal palace, court | |
| 609 | nation, people | |
| 610 | student of a religious school; devout Muslim | |
| 611 | bridge | |
| 612 | board, plank | |
| 613 | bitter | |
| 614 | west | |
| 615 | east | |
| 616 | well (for water) | |
| 617 | to plant (root form) | |
| 618 | to take (root form) | |
| 619 | to enter, to go in (ngoko) | |
| 620 | to go out, to exit (ngoko) | |
| 621 | to fry | |
| 622 | reason, wit, an idea | |
| 623 | knowledge, learning | |
| 624 | learning, scholarship | |
| 625 | free, independent (as in the UDHR text) | |
| 626 | dignity | |
| 627 | conscience, inner heart | |
| 628 | sibling, relative | |
| 629 | mango | |
| 630 | thin, skinny | |
| 631 | only, just (ngoko) | |
| 632 | satay, grilled skewers | |
| 633 | ditch, gutter | |
| 634 | oil | |
| 635 | the nickname for the western (Banyumas/Tegal) dialects | |
| 636 | long time no see (ngoko) | |
| 637 | I don't get it, I don't follow (ngoko) | |
| 638 | I do not understand (krama) | |
| 639 | my name is ... (ngoko) | |
| 640 | my name is ... (krama) | |
| 641 | what is your name? (krama) | |
| 642 | where are you from? (ngoko) | |
| 643 | I am from ... (ngoko) | |
| 644 | pleased to meet you (ngoko) | |
| 645 | how much is it? (krama) | |
| 646 | please speak slowly (ngoko) | |
| 647 | I'm fine (reply to 'how are you?', ngoko) | |
| 648 | sorry, I apologise (ngoko) | |
| 649 | you're welcome (ngoko) | |
| 650 | enjoy your meal (krama) | |
| 651 | Merry Christmas and Happy New Year (ngoko) | |
| 652 | happy birthday (krama) | |
| 653 | happy birthday (ngoko) | |
| 654 | get well soon (krama) | |
| 655 | get well soon (ngoko) | |
| 656 | fire! (emergency call) | |
| 657 | to meet (ngoko) | |
| 658 | to understand, to follow (ngoko, colloquial) | |
| 659 | to understand (krama) | |
| 660 | toilet, lavatory | |
| 661 | safe, well; congratulations (ngoko) | |
| 662 | long, a long time (krama) | |
| 663 | to meet (krama) | |
| 664 | year (krama) | |
| 665 | festival, religious holiday | |
| 666 | forgiveness, pardon (ngoko) | |
| 667 | forgiveness, pardon (krama) |