English to Indonesian Translator

Free AI translation from English to Indonesian, built to carry grammar and register across, not just words.

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What changes when you translate English to Indonesian

Translating English into Indonesian changes more than the words. 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. 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. A word-for-word tool gets the vocabulary right and these things wrong, which is why the translator above reads the whole sentence before it writes anything.

English and Indonesian: key differences

English and Indonesian diverge on formality, subject pronouns, and articles. Each row below is a place where swapping words one for one produces the wrong Indonesian sentence.

Feature	English	Indonesian
Formality	no formal/informal distinction	informal and formal second person (kamu / Anda)
Subject pronouns	required	dropped when context is clear
Articles	definite and indefinite	no articles

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

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

About the Indonesian language

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.

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 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

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. 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).

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.

Sources

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