English→Indonesian

Translate English to Indonesian like a local.

Everyday Bahasa Indonesia with the colloquial forms people actually text and speak, not stiff formal prose.

Going the other way? Indonesian to English

474 local dialects

AIRTranslate on iPhone choosing between Indonesian varieties

What locals actually say

No problem.

Nggak apa-apa.

“Nggak” is how people actually say “tidak” in conversation; formal writing keeps “tidak”. The app matches the register you ask for.

This is delicious!

Enak banget!

“Banget” is the colloquial intensifier of Jakarta and beyond. “Sangat enak” is grammatical and sounds like a textbook.

Where are you?

Kamu di mana?

“Kamu” is the friendly you; “Anda” is for signage and customer service. Everyday Indonesian rarely uses “Anda” face to face.

How much is this?

Berapa harganya?

Akhiran -nya pada harganya makes the noun definite and sounds natural when asking the price of a specific item.

I’ll send the report this afternoon.

Saya akan mengirim laporan itu sore ini.

Akan marks a future action, while mengirim is the standard formal verb for sending.

It’s raining again.

Hujan lagi.

Lagi after the weather phrase signals that the rain has started again in concise everyday Indonesian.

I feel nervous about tomorrow.

Aku deg-degan soal besok.

Deg-degan is colloquial reduplication for feeling nervous or having an excited, fluttery feeling.

Are you free this weekend?

Kamu ada waktu akhir pekan ini?

Ada waktu literally means have time and is the natural Indonesian construction for asking about someone’s availability.

Notes like these come with every AIRTranslate translation, so you learn why locals phrase it that way as you go.

How Indonesian differs

Indonesian. Formal register uses Anda and baku forms; casual register is colloquial Jakarta Indonesian (aku/kamu or gue/lu only if clearly very casual, nggak, banget, dong/sih particles). Match the source's formality faithfully.

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