Word Order and Vocabulary Practice (Keren! 1, Topics 1 & 2)

Here are PHRASES to practice word order; use the Bahasa Inggeris column to make sure you understand the Bahasa Indonesia phrase, then cover the Bahasa Indonesia column and see if you can remember it by looking at the Bahasa Inggeris column. Remember, adjectives and possessives come AFTER the nouns they modify.

Bahasa Indonesia

Bahasa Inggeris

ayah saya orang tua kamu Monumen Nasional rumah kecil paman ibu saya Jalan Normal rumah keluarga Mursidi teman bibi Zainal kamar mandi kamar makan bus kota sekolah mereka burungnya anjing nakal kucing gemuk nama nenek saya kantor bapak Kustiani kabar baik orang Jepang orang hutan bahasa Inggeris mobil itu ikan emas ini

my father your parents (lit. "your old people") National Monument little house my mother’s uncle Normal Street Mursidi family’s house Zainal’s aunt’s friend bath room dining (lit. "eating") room city bus their school his/her/their bird naughty dog fat cat my grandmother’s name Kustiani’s father’s office good news Japanese person orangutang (lit. "forest person") English language that car this gold fish

Now, here are some sentences making use of these phrases:

And as long as we’re at it, here are some numbers.

NOTE: Unlike adjectives (baik, nakal), possessives, and words like "ini" & "itu", NUMBERS come BEFORE the noun they modify IF THEY ARE COUNTING HOW MANY NOUNS there are: enam kelas = six classes. But if they are acting like adjectives (describing a noun), they come after the noun like other adjectives: kelas enam = grade six.