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Indonesian Vocabulary - Animals

In today's lesson, we will learn some Indonesian words related to animals.

Main Terms

Below is a table with some Indonesian words related to animals, their pronunciation and translation in English.

Indonesian	Pronunciation	English
anjing	ˈandʒiŋ	dog
kucing	kuˈtʃiŋ	cat
burung	buˈruŋ	bird
kelinci	keˈlintʃi	rabbit
ular	uˈlar	snake
singa	ˈsiŋa	lion
harimau	haˈrimau	tiger
kuda	ˈkuda	horse
bebek	beˈbek	duck
ayam	aˈjam	chicken
monyet	moˈnej	monkey
tikus	tiˈkus	mouse
kambing	ˈkambiŋ	goat
sapi	ˈsapi	cow

Useful phrases

Here are some useful phrases using some of the words above:

• Anjing itu berbunyi (ˈandʒiŋ iˈtu beɾbuˈni) – The dog is barking.
• Kucing itu lucu (kuˈtʃiŋ iˈtu luˈtu) – The cat is cute.
• Burung itu bisa terbang (buˈruŋ iˈtu biˈsa teɾbaŋ) – The bird can fly.
• Kelinci itu berlari (keˈlintʃi iˈtu beɾlaˈri) – The rabbit is running.
• Ulat itu beracun (uˈlat iˈtu beˈratʃuŋ) – The snake is poisonous.
• Singa itu besar (ˈsiŋa iˈtu beˈsaɾ) – The lion is big.
• Harimau itu marah (haˈrimau iˈtu maˈrah) – The tiger is angry.
• Kuda itu cepat (ˈkuda iˈtu tʃeˈpat) – The horse is fast.
• Bebek itu bisa berenang (beˈbek iˈtu biˈsa beˈreŋaŋ) – The duck can swim.
• Ayam itu berkokok (aˈjam iˈtu beɾkoˈkok) – The chicken is crowing.
• Monyet itu bermain (moˈnej iˈtu beɾmaˈin) – The monkey is playing.
• Tikus itu bersembunyi (tiˈkus iˈtu beɾsembuˈnji) – The mouse is hiding.
• Kambing itu makan (ˈkambiŋ iˈtu maˈkan) – The goat is eating.
• Sapi itu minum (ˈsapi iˈtu miˈnum) – The cow is drinking.

Related lessons

Here are some other lessons related to Indonesian vocabulary:

• Colors
• Food
• Family
• Numbers
• Time