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Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia) is spoken by about 270 million people across Indonesia, where it is the national language. It belongs to the Austronesian language family and is written in the Latin alphabet. Indonesian has no verb conjugation, tenses, or grammatical gender, forms plurals by doubling words, and uses a rich system of prefixes and suffixes to build meaning.

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How to translate English to Indonesian

  1. Type or paste your English text into the translator above, up to 2,000 characters at a time.
  2. Check the language selectors: English is the source and Indonesian is the target. Use the swap button to reverse the direction.
  3. Press Translate. Your Indonesian translation appears in seconds, ready to copy anywhere.

Common English to Indonesian phrases

Everyday expressions translated from English to Indonesian:

EnglishIndonesian (Bahasa Indonesia)
HelloHalo
Good nightSelamat tidur
Thank youTerima kasih
PleaseTolong
How are you?Apa kabar?
What is your name?Siapa nama Anda?
I love youAku cinta kamu
Excuse mePermisi
Where is the bathroom?Di mana kamar kecil?
GoodbyeSelamat tinggal

English to Indonesian example sentences

Full sentences translated from English to Indonesian:

EnglishIndonesian
Good morning, how are you today?Selamat pagi, apa kabar hari ini?
Where is the nearest train station?Di mana stasiun kereta terdekat?
I would like a coffee, please.Saya mau kopi, tolong.
Could you help me with this?Bisakah Anda membantu saya dengan ini?
It's raining, so take an umbrella.Sedang hujan, jadi bawa payung.
Thank you very much for everything.Terima kasih banyak untuk semuanya.

About the Indonesian language

People most often translate Indonesian for travel, business, and social media, and the AI engine preserves the tone and context that word-for-word tools miss.

Native name
Bahasa Indonesia
Speakers
270 million
Language family
Austronesian
Writing system
the Latin alphabet
Word order
subject–verb–object

English to Indonesian translation tips

  • Indonesian leaves tense and plurality to context words like sudah and akan, so English tenses must be made explicit when translating out and inferred when translating in. English requires an explicit subject in nearly every sentence and marks questions with word order, so translations into English often need pronouns and auxiliaries that the source language leaves out.
  • Indonesian verbs do not conjugate for tense or person; time is shown with separate words like sudah (already), sedang (currently), or akan (will), and the base verb stays the same.
  • Plurals are usually shown by reduplicating the noun (buku 'book' -> buku-buku 'books') or leaving it to context, not by adding a suffix like English '-s'.
  • Meaning is built heavily through prefixes and suffixes attached to root words (for example ajar 'teach' -> mengajar 'to teach', pelajar 'student', pelajaran 'lesson'), so the same root can produce many related words.
  • Formality is mainly shown through word choice and pronoun choice (Anda for formal 'you' versus kamu for informal) rather than a separate grammatical system, and the translator defaults to a neutral, polite register.

Indonesian false friends to watch for

  • kantor looks like “cantor” but means office.
  • aktual looks like “actual” but means current, up to date (from Dutch 'actueel').
  • kamar looks like “camera” but means room (from Dutch 'kamer').

English to Indonesian translation FAQ

Do I need an account to translate English to Indonesian?

No. Open the page, paste your English text, and translate. AI Translate is free and requires no sign-up.

How accurate is AI English to Indonesian translation?

The translator uses a modern AI language model that understands context, so English to Indonesian results read more naturally than word-for-word tools. Indonesian leaves tense and plurality to context words like sudah and akan, so English tenses must be made explicit when translating out and inferred when translating in. For legal, medical, or other high-stakes text, have a fluent speaker review the output.

How do you say hello in Indonesian?

Hello in Indonesian is Halo. The common-phrases table on this page lists more everyday Indonesian expressions, such as Terima kasih (thank you) and Selamat tinggal (goodbye).

Can I translate Indonesian back to English?

Yes. Use the swap button next to the language selectors, or open the dedicated Indonesian to English translator page.

Is my text kept private?

Your English text is sent securely for translation and is not stored as raw content. There are no ads and no tracking cookies.

How much English text can I translate at once?

You can translate up to 2,000 characters of English per request. For longer documents, translate them in sections.

Why do some Indonesian words look like Dutch rather than English?

Indonesia was a Dutch colony for centuries, so many everyday words such as kantor (office) and kamar (room) come from Dutch rather than English, even when they superficially resemble an English word with a different meaning.

Does the translator distinguish formal and informal Indonesian?

Yes, mainly through pronoun choice: it uses Anda for a formal or unfamiliar audience and can switch to kamu for informal, familiar speech if you mention the relationship in your source text.

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