Discover the richness of Indonesian vocabulary, from Jakarta's street slang to centuries-old regional dialects, organized alphabetically for your convenience.
“An informal particle or discourse marker expressing acceptance, resignation, or sudden agreement. It serves to conclude a conversation or end a debate by acknowledging an unchangeable situation, derived from the contraction of the phrase ya sudah.”
“A Javanese conjunction expressing condition or supposition, equivalent to “if” or “in the event that” in English.”
“An informal affirmative expression used to casually signal agreement or confirmation, equivalent to the formal iya (yes). Typically delivered in a lighthearted, non-formal register.”
“A filler expression commonly inserted when explaining technical matters, similar to 'kan' or 'gitu' in Indonesian”
“A word in the krama register of Javanese and the lemes register of Sundanese meaning age or years of life, used respectfully to refer to how many years a person has lived.”
“An expression of agreement or affirmation that's more relaxed and cheerful, informal version of 'yes'”