Indonesian problems & emergencies translated into English, with phonetic pronunciation, notes, and able to be downloaded as PDF, CSV or Excel spreadsheet.
| English | Indonesian | Pronunciation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Help! | Tolong! | TOH-long! | |
| Stop! | Stop! / Berhenti! | STOP! / bur-HUN-tee! | |
| Run! | Lari! | LAH-ree! | |
| Police/police station | Polisi / kantor polisi | POH-lee-see / KAN-torr POH-lee-see | |
| Doctor/hospital | Dokter / rumah sakit | DOK-turr / roo-mah SAH-kit | |
| Ambulance | Ambulans | AM-boo-lans | |
| Emergency | Darurat | DAH-roo-rat | |
| Problem/accident | Masalah / kecelakaan | MAH-sah-lah / kuh-cuh-lah-kah-an | |
| Sorry! (for a mistake) | Maaf! | MAH-af! | |
| No problem. | Tidak masalah. | TEE-dak MAH-sah-lah. | |
| I have a problem. | Saya ada masalah. | SAH-yah ah-dah MAH-sah-lah. | |
| Don't worry. | Tenang saja. | TUH-nang sah-jah. | |
| This is an emergency. | Ini darurat. | EE-nee DAH-roo-rat. | |
| Go away! {Leave me alone.} | Pergi! {Jauhi saya} | PUR-gee! {JAW-hee SAH-yah} | |
| Can you help me? | Bisa bantu saya? | BEE-sah ban-too SAH-yah? | |
| Please send help {immediately}. | Tolong kirim bantuan {segera}. | TOH-long kee-rim BAN-too-wan {SUH-guh-rah}. | |
| Be careful. | Hati-hati. | HAH-tee HAH-tee. | |
| Are you okay? | Anda tidak apa-apa? | AN-dah tee-dak Ah-pah Ah-pah? | |
| You will be okay! | Anda akan baik-baik saja! | AN-dah ah-kan bayk bayk SAH-jah! | |
| Fire/smoke | Api / asap | Ah-pee / Ah-sap | |
| sick/ill | sakit / sakit keras | SAH-kit / SAH-kit KUH-ras | |
| I am sick. | Saya sakit. | SAH-yah SAH-kit | |
| My friend is sick. | Teman saya sakit. | TUH-man SAH-yah SAH-kit. | |
| I am dizzy. | Saya pusing. | SAH-yah POO-sing. | |
| I feel {bad}. | Saya sedang {tidak enak badan}. | SAH-yah suh-dang {TEE-dak eh-nak bah-dan} | in context of health condition |
| I am allergic to {. . .} | Saya alergi {. . .} | SAH-yah AH-ler-gee {. . .} | |
| Thief/criminal | Pencuri / penjahat | PUN-cuh-ree / PUN-jaa-hat | |
| I am lost. | Saya tersesat. | SAH-yah TUR-suh-sat | |
| Can I use the telephone? | Saya boleh pakai telponnya? | SAH-yah BOH-leh pah-kay TEL-pon-nyah? | |
| {Please}, could you {. . .}? | {Maaf}, bisa Anda {. . .}? | {MAH-af}, bee-sah AN-dah {. . .}? | |
| {Please}, can you speak more slowly? | {Maaf}, bisa Anda bicara lebih lambat? | {MAH-af}, bee-sah AN-dah BEE-cah-rah luh-bih LAM-bat? | |
| {Please}, can you write it down? | {Maaf}, bisa Anda tulis? | {MAH-af}, bee-sah AN-dah TOO-lis? | |
| Do you speak {English}? | Anda bisa bicara {bahasa Inggris}? | AN-dah bee-sah BEE-cah-rah {bah-hah-sah ING-gris}? | |
| I don't speak Spanish {well}. | Saya tidak bisa bicara bahasa Spanyol {dengan baik}. | SAH-yah tee-dak bee-sah bee-cah-rah bah-hah-sah SPAH-nyol {duh-ngan bayk}. | |
| I understand. | Saya mengerti. | SAH-yah mung-HUR-tee. | |
| I don't understand. | Saya tidak mengerti. | SAH-yah TEE-dak mung-HUR-tee. | |
| Can you repeat that {please}? | {Maaf}, bisa Anda ulang? | {MAH-af}, bee-sah AN-dah oo-LANG? | |
| again/once more | lagi / sekali lagi | LAH-gih / suh-KAH-lee LAH-gih | |
| I was assaulted. | Saya diserang. | SAH-yah dee-SUH-rang. | |
| I was robbed. | Saya dirampok. | SAH-yah dee-RAM-pok. | |
| Where is the hospital? | Dimana rumah sakit? | dee-MAH-nah roo-mah SAH-kit? | |
| Where is the nearest pharmacy? | Dimana apotek terdekat? | dee-MAH-nah ah-POH-tek TUR-duh-kat? | |
| Where is the bathroom? | Dimana kamar mandi? | dee-MAH-nah KAH-mar MAN-dee? | |
| I have lost my {passport/bag}. | Saya kehilangan {paspor/tas}. | SAH-yah kuh-hee-LAH-ngan {PAS-por/TAS}. | |
| I have lost my {money/wallet/credit card}. | Saya kehilangan {uang/dompet/kartu kredit}. | SAH-yah kuh-hee-LAH-ngan {OO-wang/DOM-pet/KAR-too KREH-dit}. | |
| embassy | kedutaan | KUH-doo-tah-an | |
| consulate | konsulat | KON-soo-lat | |
| Where is the embassy/consulate? | Dimana kantor kedutaan/konsulat? | dee-MAH-nah KAN-tor KUH-doo-tah-an / KON-soo-lat? | |
| pharmacy | apotek | Ah-poh-tek | |
| medication | pengobatan | PUH-ngo-bat-tan | |
| It is {not} serious. | Ini {tidak} parah. | EE-nee {tee-dak} PAH-rah. | in context of health condition |
| This is urgent! | Ini harus cepat! | EE-nee hah-roos CUH-pat! | |
| danger | bahaya | BAH-hah-yah | |
| He is burned. | Dia terbakar. | DEE-yah tur-BAH-karr. | |
| She is bleeding. | Dia berdarah. | DEE-yah bur-DA-rah. | |
| Please call the {doctor/ambulance}. | Tolong telpon {dokter/ambulans}. | TOH-long TEL-pon {DOK-turr/AM-boo-lans} | |
| My address is: {street #, house #} | Alamat saya: {jalan #, rumah #} | Ah-lah-mat SAH-yah: {jah-lan #, roo-mah #} | |
| appointment | perjanjian | PUR-jan-jee-yan | |
| dentist | dokter gigi | DOK-turr gee-gee | |
| I am hungry. | Saya lapar. | SAH-yah LAH-parr | |
| I am thirsty. | Saya haus. | SAH-yah HAA-oos | |
| I need to eat/drink. | Saya perlu makan / minum. | SAH-yah pur-loo MAH-kan/MEE-noom | |
| I need to rest. | Saya perlu istirahat. | SAH-yah pur-loo ees-TEE-rah-hat | |
| I am tired. | Saya capek. | SAH-yah CAH-pek | |
| I am cold/hot. | Saya kedinginan / kepanasan. | SAH-yah KUH-dee-ngee-nan/KUH-pah-nah-san | |
| I feel good/better {now}. | Saya sudah sehat/baikan {sekarang} | SAH-yah soo-dah SEH-hat/BAY-kan {SUH-kah-rang} | in context of health condition |
| I haven't done anything wrong. | Saya tidak berbuat salah. | SAH-yah tee-dak BUR-boo-wat SAH-lah | |
| It was a misunderstanding. | Itu salah paham. | EE-too sah-lah PAH-ham. | |
| Where are you taking me? | Saya mau dibawa kemana? | SAH-yah MAH-oo dee-BAH-wah kuh-MAH-nah? | |
| Am I under arrest? | Apa saya ditahan? | Ah-pah SAH-yah dee-TAH-han? | |
| I've been raped! | Saya diperkosa! | SAH-yah dee-pur-KOH-sah! | |
| It hurts here (point). | Sakitnya disini. | SAH-kit-nyah dee-SEE-nee. | |
| Calm down! | Tenang! | TUH-nang! | |
| English | Indonesian | Pronunciation | Notes |
