Indonesian Pronunciation

Lesson 2
Bahasa Indonesia English Example/Notes
A AH Father

B B Ball

C CH Child

D D Doll

E E Open or Egg

F F Fan

Go
G G
Always hard G, never like J
Bahasa Indonesia English Example/Notes
Hat
H H Never silent, event at the end
of the word.
Feet, Indonesia
I EE Usually long, can be short like
in “Indonesia.”
J J Jump or Fudge
K K Key
L L Lamp
M M Map

N N Not
Bahasa Indonesia English Example/Notes

O OH Vote

P P Pay

Q K Quran, Iraq
R RR Rolled R
S S Sun
T T Top

U OO Food
Bahasa Indonesia English Example/Notes
If or Vote
V F, V Usually loanwords, often
pronounced like F

W W We

Taxi
X (KS) X
Usually spelled KS
Y Y Yeah, Yell
Z Z Zebra
A AH Q KEY
B BAY R AIR
C CHAY S ES
D DAY T TAY
E AY U OO
F EF V FAY
G GAY W WAY
H HA X EKS
I EE Y YEY
J JAY Z ZET
K KAH
L EL
M EM Here is how you pronounce the
N EN alphabet in Indonesian.
O OH
P PAY
 Vowels
a like a in father Datang, Nama

e Selamat, senang

e between the e in let and the a in late Es, sore

i like ee in feet Pagi, siang

o between the aw in saw and the oe in toe Kopi, orang

u like oo in boot Buku, duduk

ai like ie in tie Baik, sampai

au like ow in how Mau, saudara

 Consonants pronounced somewhat
different than in English

j like the dy in Goodyear Jumpa, saja

k like the k in skate Kopi, Es Krim

p like the p in spot Pagi, apa

t like the t in stop Tas, itu