Indonesian Travel Vocabulary

Here are Indonesian words for travel to start with: bandara (airport), datang (come), pergi (go), hotel (hotel). Below are 64 words (A1–C1) with their English translations and part of speech, across 8 themed lists.

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Travel Basics

A1–A2
EnglishIndonesianTypeLevel
airportbandaranounA1
comedatangverbA1
gopergiverbA1
hotelhotelnounA1
shoptokonounA1
taxitaksinounA1
tickettiketnounA1
tourturnounA2

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Travel Intermediate

A1–A2
EnglishIndonesianTypeLevel
beachpantainounA1
bridgejembatannounA1
islandpulaunounA1
streetjalannounA1
guidebookbuku panduannounA2
journeyperjalanannounA2
passagejalurnounA2
roadjalannounA2

Travel Advanced

A1–B1
EnglishIndonesianTypeLevel
citykotanounA1
adventurepetualangannounA2
parktamannounA2
stadiumstadionnounA2
arrivalkedatangannounB1
backpackranselnounB1
check-incheck-innounB1
explorationeksplorasinounB1

Landmarks & Sites

A1–B1
EnglishIndonesianTypeLevel
palaceistananounA1
castlekastilnounA2
pyramidpiramidanounA2
chapelkapelnounB1
colosseumKoloseumnounB1
fortressbentengnounB1
monumentmonumennounB1
ruinsreruntuhannounB1

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Accommodation Types

A2–B2
EnglishIndonesianTypeLevel
apartmentapartemennounA2
bungalowbungalonounB1
campsitetempat perkemahannounB1
guesthousewismanounB1
innlosmennounB1
lodgepondoknounB1
resortresornounB1
villavilanounB2

Travel Verbs

A2
EnglishIndonesianTypeLevel
to arrivetibaverbA2
to boardmenaikiverbA2
to bookmemesanverbA2
to cancelmembatalkanverbA2
to check incheck-inverbA2
to check outcheck-outverbA2
to landmendaratverbA2
to reservemereservasiverbA2

Visas & Immigration

B2–C1
EnglishIndonesianTypeLevel
checkpointpos pemeriksaannounB2
deportationdeportasinounB2
frontierperbatasannounB2
residencehak tinggalnounB2
transit visavisa transitnounB2
vaccination certificatesertifikat vaksinasinounB2
work permitizin kerjanounB2
naturalizationnaturalisasinounC1

Cultural Etiquette

A2–B2
EnglishIndonesianTypeLevel
customadatnounA2
traditiontradisinounA2
bowmembungkuknounB1
handshakejabat tangannounB1
respectrasa hormatnounB1
tippingmemberi tipnounB1
bargainingtawar-menawarnounB2
etiquettetata kramanounB2

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A sample of the A1–C1 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–C1 words for travel. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Indonesian words should I learn for travel?

You could start with words like bandara (airport), datang (come), pergi (go), hotel (hotel). This page lists 64 Indonesian words for travel (A1–C1), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Indonesian words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Indonesian words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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