Lesson 6 of 610 min · 100 XP

Family Members

Anggota Keluarga

Learn how to talk about your family in Indonesian.

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Introduction

Family is central to Indonesian culture. Indonesians often use family terms even for non-relatives as a form of respect!

Keluarga/keh-loo-ar-gah/

Family

Ayah / Bapak/ah-yah / bah-pak/

Father

Ayah saya dokter. — My father is a doctor.

Ibu / Mama/ee-boo / mah-mah/

Mother

Ibu saya guru. — My mother is a teacher.

Kakak/kah-kak/

Older sibling (brother or sister)

Kakak saya tinggal di Bali. — My older sibling lives in Bali.

Adik/ah-dik/

Younger sibling

Adik saya berumur 10 tahun. — My younger sibling is 10 years old.

Kakek/kah-kek/

Grandfather

Nenek/neh-nek/

Grandmother

Paman/pah-mahn/

Uncle

Bibi/bee-bee/

Aunt

Sepupu/seh-poo-poo/

Cousin

Suami/soo-ah-mee/

Husband

Istri/is-tree/

Wife

Anak/ah-nak/

Child / Son / Daughter

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