adjectives

Question 1

bad/sucks

Answer 1

jelek

very casual

• Physical appearance: “Fotonya jelek” (The photo is bad)
• “Rasanya jelek” (It tastes bad)
• “HP-nya jelek” (The phone is bad)
• Can be playful: “Ah jelek ah!” (That’s bad!/That sucks!)

Question 2

big

Answer 2

besar

Question 3

small

Answer 3

kecil

Question 4

hot

Answer 4

panas

Question 5

cold

Answer 5

dingin

Question 6

pretty/beautiful (things)

Answer 6

indah

Question 7

boring

Answer 7

bosan / membosankan

Question 8

interesting/cool/fun

Answer 8

seru

SUPER common for activities, events, stories

“Filmnya seru!” (The movie is fun/interesting!)
“Gak seru!” (Not fun!)
“Seru banget!” (So fun!)

Question 9

easy

Answer 9

gampang (casual)
mudah (more formal)

Question 10

difficult

Answer 10

susah (casual)
sulit (formal)

Question 11

important

Answer 11

penting

Question 12

different

Answer 12

beda

Question 13

cheap

Answer 13

murah

Question 14

expensive

Answer 14

mahal

Question 15

near

Answer 15

dekat/deket

“Deket sini” (Near here)

Question 16

far

Answer 16

jauh

“Jauh gak?” (Is it far?)

Question 17

early

Answer 17

awal

more about the beginning/start of smth rather than just being early

For timing:
* “Di awal bulan” (At the start of the month)
* “Awal tahun” (Start of the year)

For being early:
* “Datang awal” (Come early)

As “first” or “beginning”:
* “Awal-awal” (At first/in the beginning)
* “Dari awal” (From the start)

Question 18

spicy

Answer 18

pedas

Question 19

late

Answer 19

telat

“Telat lagi?” (Late again?)
“Gue telat nih” (I’m late)

Question 20

new

Answer 20

baru

Question 21

too

modifer

Answer 21

terlalu

Question 22

very

Answer 22

banget

slightly more formal: sekali
even more formal: sangat

Question 23

somewhat/rather/a bit

Answer 23

agak

Question 24

fast

Answer 24

cepet / cepat

• “Jangan terlalu cepet” (Don’t speak too fast)

Question 25

slow

Answer 25

pelan /pelan-pelan (for volume, intensity or carefulness)

lambat (for speed-related, timing)

• “Bisa bicara pelan-pelan?”
• “Bisa lebih pelan dikit?” (Can you speak a bit slower?)
• Komputer saya lambat

Question 26

long

Answer 26

panjang

Question 27

short

Answer 27

pendek

Question 28

tall/high

Answer 28

tinggi

Question 29

low

Answer 29

rendah

Question 30

wide

Answer 30

luas

Question 31

narrow

Answer 31

sempit

Question 32

old (person)

Answer 32

tua

Question 33

young

Answer 33

muda

Question 34

full

Answer 34

penuh

Question 35

empty

Answer 35

kosong

Question 36

clean

Answer 36

bersih

Question 37

dirty

Answer 37

kotor

Question 38

wet

Answer 38

basah

Question 39

dry

Answer 39

kering

Question 40

handsome

Answer 40

ganteng

Question 41

clear/obvious

Answer 41

jelas

Question 42

noisy/loud

Answer 42

ribut

Question 43

busy

Answer 43

sibuk

Question 44

relaxed; casual; laid-back; chill

Answer 44

santai

• Santai saja! (Just relax!/Take it easy!)
• Suasana di café ini sangat santai. (The atmosphere in this café is very relaxed.)
• Kita bisa bicara santai-santai. (We can talk casually/in a relaxed manner.)
• Akhir pekan ini saya mau santai di rumah. (This weekend I want to relax at home.)
• Dia orangnya santai, tidak mudah stres. (He’s a laid-back person, doesn’t get stressed easily.)
• Santai dulu, jangan terburu-buru. (Relax first, don’t rush.)
• Gaya busananya santai tapi tetap rapi. (His/her clothing style is casual but still neat.)

Question 46

really / actually (as an adjective softener)

Answer 46

Juga

• Nggak mahal juga. (It’s not really expensive.)
• Nggak jauh juga dari sini. (It’s not really far from here.)
• Nggak susah juga kok. (It’s not that difficult, really.)
• Enak juga rasanya. (It actually tastes good.)
• Benar juga sih. (That’s actually right.)