Learn Indonesian, starting with the words that matter
4 937 Indonesian words ranked by how often they actually appear — taught in that order, with spaced repetition so they stick.
4 937words
A1–C2CEFR levels
The first Indonesian words you should know
Ranked by real usage frequency — number one is the single most common word in the language.
| # | Word | Значение | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | aku
//ˈa.ku// |
I | pronoun |
| 2 | kau
//kau// |
you | pronoun |
| 3 | yang
//jaŋ// |
which | conjunction |
| 4 | tidak
//ˈti.daʔ// |
not | adverb |
| 5 | ini
//ˈini// |
this | determiner |
| 6 | itu
/[ˈi.tu]/ |
that | determiner |
| 7 | dan
/dan/ |
and | conjunction |
| 8 | dia
//ˈdi.ɐ// |
he/she | pronoun |
| 9 | di
//di// |
in, on, at | preposition |
| 10 | akan
//ˈa.kan// |
will | verb |
| 11 | apa
//apa// |
what | pronoun |
| 12 | kita
//ˈki.ta// |
we | pronoun |
How you'll actually learn Indonesian
Frequency-first flashcards
Spaced repetition schedules each word for the moment you're about to forget it — so review time goes to what's actually slipping.
Read and watch real material
Graded readers, imported books, and YouTube with tap-to-translate. Every unknown word becomes a card.
An AI tutor that answers back
Chat, role-play a scene, or ask why a sentence works the way it does — at your level, any hour.