English to Indonesian Translator

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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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English and Indonesian: key differences

Writing system and sentence structure affect how English text is rebuilt in Indonesian.

Feature	English	Indonesian
Writing system	the Latin alphabet	the Latin alphabet
Typical word order	subject–verb–object	subject–verb–object

How to translate English to Indonesian

Type or paste your English text into the translator above, up to 2,000 characters at a time.
Check the language selectors: English is the source and Indonesian is the target. Use the swap button to reverse the direction.
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Common English to Indonesian phrases

Everyday expressions translated from English to Indonesian:

English	Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia)
Hello	Halo
Good night	Selamat tidur
Thank you	Terima kasih
Please	Tolong
How are you?	Apa kabar?
What is your name?	Siapa nama Anda?
I love you	Aku cinta kamu
Excuse me	Permisi
Where is the bathroom?	Di mana kamar kecil?
Goodbye	Selamat tinggal

English to Indonesian example sentences

Full sentences translated from English to Indonesian:

English	Indonesian
Could you please send the updated schedule this afternoon?	Bisakah Anda mengirimkan jadwal terbaru sore ini? Professional request · formal — Formal Anda is capitalized, while the meN-kan verb marks a transitive sending action · Standard Indonesian
I left my keys at the office.	Kunci saya tertinggal di kantor. Explanation after noticing something is missing · neutral — The natural construction makes the keys the subject and uses tertinggal for being inadvertently left behind · Standard Indonesian
We have been waiting for you since eight o'clock.	Kami sudah menunggu Anda sejak pukul delapan. Status update to the person being awaited · neutral — Kami excludes the addressee, and sudah plus sejak supplies aspect and starting time without tense inflection · Standard Indonesian
Please don't open the door yet.	Tolong jangan buka pintunya dulu. Spoken instruction · neutral — Jangan forms a negative command; -nya identifies the door and dulu gives yet a natural pragmatic rendering · Standard Indonesian
Have you had lunch yet?	Sudah makan siang? Casual lunchtime check-in between people who know each other · informal — The understood subject is omitted and the aspect marker sudah carries the completed-event question · Standard Indonesian
The application must be submitted no later than Friday.	Permohonan harus diajukan paling lambat hari Jumat. Administrative instruction · formal — The attached di- prefix forms the passive verb diajukan, unlike the separately written preposition di · Standard Indonesian
Whether the trip goes ahead depends on the weather.	Jadi atau tidaknya perjalanan itu bergantung pada cuaca. Discussing travel plans · neutral — Jadi atau tidaknya packages the whether-or-not choice, and bergantung pada avoids a literal copy of English syntax · Standard Indonesian

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 inflect for tense or person. Time expressions and aspect words such as sudah, sedang and akan establish timing, so add only the distinctions required by context.
Choose pronouns deliberately: saya is a neutral or polite I; aku is intimate; kami excludes the addressee; kita includes the addressee; and capitalized Anda is a formal or respectful you.
The passive di- prefix is attached to its verb, as in diajukan. The preposition di is written separately from a place expression, as in di kantor.
This bundle uses Standard Indonesian as used in Indonesia. Everyday speech varies by region and commonly shortens or replaces standard affixes and pronouns.

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.

How does Indonesian express English verb tenses?

The verb itself usually does not change. Preserve relevant time expressions and choose aspect words such as sudah, sedang or akan only when the context calls for them.

What is the difference between kami and kita?

Both can translate we, but kami excludes the person addressed and kita includes them. English does not mark that distinction, so infer it from context or ask the writer.

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