This is a list of the 1,000 most commonly spoken Javanese words.

Number Javanese in English

1 minangka as

2 aku I

3 kang his

4 sing that

5 piyambakipun he

6 ana was

7 kanggo for

8 ing on

9 sing are

10 karo with

11 padha they

12 dadi be

13 ing at

14 siji one

15 duwe have

16 iki this

17 saka from

18 dening by

19 panas hot

20 tembung word

21 nanging but

22 apa what

23 sawetara some

24 punika is

25 iku it

26 sampeyan you

27 utawa or

28 wis had

29 ing the

30 saka of

31 kanggo to

32 lan and

33 sing a

34 ing in

35 kita we

36 bisa can

37 metu out

38 liyane other

39 padha were

40 kang which

41 apa do

42 sing their

43 wektu time

44 yen if

45 bakal will

46 carane how

47 ngandika said

48 lan an

49 saben each

50 ngomong tell

51 ora does

52 pesawat set

53 telung three

54 pengin want

55 udhara air

56 uga well

57 uga also

58 muter play

59 cilik small

60 mburi end

61 sijine put

62 ngarep home

63 maca read

64 tangan hand

65 port port

66 gedhe large

67 Nulis spell

68 nambah add

69 malah even

70 tanah land

71 kene here

72 kudu must

73 amba big

74 dhuwur high

75 kayata such

76 tindakake follow

77 tumindak act

78 kok why

79 takon ask

80 wong men

81 pangowahan change

82 tindak went

83 cahya light

84 jenis kind

85 mati off

86 kudu need

87 house house

88 gambar picture

89 nyoba try

90 kita us

91 maneh again

92 kewan animal

93 titik point

94 ibune mother

95 donya world

96 cedhak near

97 mbangun build

98 poto self

99 bumi earth

100 rama father

101 sembarang any

102 anyar new

103 karya work

104 part part

105 njupuk take

106 njaluk get

107 Panggonan place

108 digawe made

109 manggon live

110 ngendi where

111 sawise after

112 bali back

113 sethitik little

114 mung only

115 babak round

116 wong man

117 taun year

118 teka came

119 gambar show

120 saben every

121 apik good

122 kula me

123 menehi give

124 kita our

125 ing under

126 jeneng name

127 banget very

128 liwat through

129 mung just

130 wangun form

131 ukara sentence

132 gedhe great

133 mikir think

134 ngomong say

135 bantuan help

136 kurang low

137 baris line

138 beda-beda differ

139 siji turn

140 sabab cause

141 akeh much

142 tegese mean

143 sadurunge before

144 pamindhahan move

145 tengen right

146 cah lanang boy

147 lawas old

148 banget too

149 padha same

150 dheweke she

151 kabeh all

152 ana there

153 nalika when

154 munggah up

155 nggunakake use

156 Panjenengan your

157 cara way

158 babagan about

159 akeh many

160 banjur then

161 wong them

162 nulis write

163 ngatur would

164 kaya like

165 supaya so

166 iki these

167 dheweke her

168 dawa long

169 nggawe make

170 bab thing

171 ndeleng see

172 wong him

173 loro two

174 wis has

175 katon look

176 liyane more

177 dina day

178 bisa could

179 pindhah go

180 teka come

181 iya did

182 nomer number

183 muni sound

184 ora no

185 paling most

186 wong people

187 sandi my

188 liwat over

189 ngerti know

190 banyu water

191 saka than

192 telpon call

193 pisanan first

194 sing who

195 bisa may

196 mudhun down

197 sisih side

198 wis been

199 saiki now

200 nemokake find

201 sirah head

202 ngadeg stand

203 dhewe own

204 kaca page

205 ngirim should

206 negara country

207 ketemu found

208 jawaban answer

209 sekolah school

210 tuwuh grow

211 sinau study

212 isih still

213 sinau learn

214 tanduran plant

215 tutup cover

216 pangan food

217 srengenge sun

218 papat four

219 antarane between

220 negara state

221 tetep keep

222 mripat eye

223 tau never

224 pungkasan last

225 supaya let

226 panginten thought

227 kutha city

228 wit tree

229 nglintasi cross

230 farm farm

231 hard hard

232 wiwitan start

233 bisa uga might

234 crita story

235 saw saw

236 adoh far

237 segara sea

238 tarik draw

239 ngiwa left

240 pungkasan late

241 roto run

242 ora don’t

243 nalika while

244 penet press

245 cedhak close

246 wengi night

247 nyata real

248 urip life

249 sawetara few

250 lor north

251 buku book

252 nindakake carry

253 njupuk took

254 ilmu science

255 mangan eat

256 kamar room

257 kanca friend

258 wiwit began

259 idea idea

260 iwak fish

261 gunung mountain

262 mungkasi stop

263 sapisan once

264 dasar base

265 krungu hear

266 jaran horse

267 Motong cut

268 manawa sure

269 nonton watch

270 werna color

271 pasuryan face

272 kayu wood

273 utama main

274 mbukak open

275 koyone seem

276 bebarengan together

277 sabanjure next

278 putih white

279 anak children

280 miwiti begin

281 tak got

282 lumaku walk

283 tuladha example

284 ease ease

285 kertas paper

286 klompok group

287 tansah always

288 music music

289 sing those

290 loro both

291 tandha mark

292 asring often

293 huruf letter

294 nganti until

295 mil mile

296 kali river

297 montor car

298 kaki feet

299 care care

300 kapindho second

301 cukup enough

302 kosong plain

303 prawan girl

304 biasanipun usual

305 enom young

306 siap ready

307 ndhuwur above

308 tau ever

309 abang red

310 dhaftar list

311 sanadyan though

312 aran feel

313 Dhiskusi talk

314 manuk bird

315 rauh soon

316 awak body

317 asu dog

318 kulawarga family

319 langsung direct

320 nuduhke pose

321 ninggalake leave

322 song song

323 ngukur measure

324 lawang door

325 produk product

326 ireng black

327 short short

328 angka numeral

329 kelas class

330 angin wind

331 Pitakonan question

332 kelakon happen

333 lengkap complete

334 kapal ship

335 area area

336 setengah half

337 watu rock

338 supaya order

339 geni fire

340 kidul south

341 masalah problem

342 Piece piece

343 marang told

344 sumurup knew

345 pass pass

346 wiwit since

347 ndhuwur top

348 kabèh whole

349 king king

350 werna street

351 inch inch

352 Multiply multiply

353 boten nothing

354 mesthi course

355 tetep stay

356 setir wheel

357 lengkap full

358 pasukan force

359 biru blue

360 obyek object

361 arep decide

362 lumahing surface

363 jero deep

364 rembulan moon

365 pulo island

366 mlaku foot

367 sistem system

368 sibuk busy

369 test test

370 rekaman record

371 baita boat

372 umum common

373 emas gold

374 bisa possible

375 bidang plane

376 nggentosi stead

377 garing dry

378 wonder wonder

379 ngguyu laugh

380 ewu thousand

381 ago ago

382 mlayu ran

383 mriksa check

384 permainan game

385 wangun shape

386 equate equate

387 panas hot

388 miss miss

389 nggawa brought

390 panas heat

391 salju snow

392 ban tire

393 nggawa bring

394 ya yes

395 adoh distant

396 isi fill

397 wétan east

398 Paint paint

399 basa language

400 antarane among

401 unit unit

402 daya power

403 kutha town

404 nggoleki fine

405 tartamtu certain

406 fly fly

407 tiba fall

408 mimpin lead

409 mewek cry

410 peteng dark

411 machine machine

412 cathetan note

413 ngenteni wait

414 rencana plan

415 tokoh figure

416 lintang star

417 kothak box

418 tembung noun

419 lapangan field

420 liyane rest

421 bener correct

422 bisa able

423 pound pound

424 wis done

425 kaendahan beauty

426 drive drive

427 jumeneng stood

428 ngemot contain

429 ngarep front

430 mulang teach

431 minggu week

432 pungkasan final

433 marang gave

434 ijo green

435 oh oh

436 cepet quick

437 berkembang develop

438 segara ocean

439 anget warm

440 free free

441 menit minute

442 kuwat strong

443 khusus special

444 atine mind

445 konco behind

446 cetha clear

447 buntut tail

448 gawé produce

449 kasunyatan fact

450 papan space

451 krungu heard

452 paling best

453 jam hour

454 luwih apik better

455 bener true

456 sak during

457 atus hundred

458 limang five

459 elinga remember

460 langkah step

461 awal early

462 terus hold

463 kulon west

464 lemah ground

465 kapentingan interest

466 tekan reach

467 cepet fast

468 kriyo verb

469 sing sing

470 ngrungokake listen

471 enem six

472 Tabel table

473 travel travel

474 kurang less

475 esuk morning

476 sepuluh ten

477 prasaja simple

478 sawetara several

479 aksara vowel

480 menyang toward

481 perang war

482 lay lay

483 marang against

484 pola pattern

485 alon slow

486 tengah center

487 tresna love

488 wong person

489 dhuwit money

490 ngawula serve

491 katon appear

492 dalan road

493 peta map

494 udan rain

495 aturan rule

496 mrentah govern

497 narik pull

498 kadhemen cold

499 kabar notice

500 swara voice

501 energi energy

502 goleki hunt

503 kemungkinan probable

504 amben bed

505 adik brother

506 endhog egg

507 kulo ride

508 sel cell

509 pracaya believe

510 mbok menawa perhaps

511 Pick pick

512 dadakan sudden

513 Count count

514 kothak square

515 alesan reason

516 dawa length

517 makili represent

518 gambar art

519 subyek subject

520 wilayah region

521 ukuran size

522 beda-beda vary

523 dumunung settle

524 nganggo speak

525 bobot weight

526 umum general

527 Ès ice

528 prakara matter

529 bunder circle

530 pasangan pair

531 kalebu include

532 dibagi divide

533 syllable syllable

534 felt felt

535 grand grand

536 werni ball

537 durung yet

538 gelombang wave

539 nyelehake drop

540 jantung heart

541 aku am

542 saiki present

543 heavy heavy

544 tari dance

545 engine engine

546 posisi position

547 lengen arm

548 sudhut wide

549 sail sail

550 materi material

551 sekedhik fraction

552 alas forest

553 njagong sit

554 lomba race

555 jendhela window

556 nyimpen store

557 panas summer

558 Sepur train

559 turu sleep

560 mbuktekaken prove

561 Lone lone

562 wentis leg

563 ngleksanani exercise

564 tembok wall

565 nyekel catch

566 gunung mount

567 pengin wish

568 langit sky

569 Papan board

570 bungah joy

571 mangsa winter

572 agangan sat

573 ditulis written

574 alam bébas wild

575 instrument instrument

576 katahan kept

577 kaca glass

578 suket grass

579 cow cow

580 proyek job

581 pinggiran edge

582 tandha sign

583 riko visit

584 kepungkur past

585 alus soft

586 fun fun

587 padhang bright

588 gas gas

589 cuaca weather

590 sasi month

591 yuta million

592 metokake bear

593 Rampung finish

594 seneng happy

595 Mugi hope

596 kembang flower

597 nglambeni clothe

598 aneh strange

599 ical gone

600 perdagangan trade

601 melodi melody

602 trip trip

603 kantor office

604 nampa receive

605 saurutan row

606 tutuk mouth

607 pas exact

608 simbol symbol

609 mati die

610 paling least

611 alangan trouble

612 bengok shout

613 kajaba except

614 wrote wrote

615 winih seed

616 Nada tone

617 nggabungake join

618 suggest suggest

619 resik clean

620 break break

621 Lady lady

622 yard yard

623 munggah rise

624 ala bad

625 jotosan blow

626 lenga oil

627 getih blood

628 demek touch

629 tansaya grew

630 sen cent

631 nyampur mix

632 tim team

633 kabel wire

634 biaya cost

635 ilang lost

636 coklat brown

637 nyandhang wear

638 Taman garden

639 witjaksono equal

640 dikirim sent

641 milih choose

642 ambruk fell

643 pas fit

644 mili flow

645 padha fair

646 bank bank

647 ngumpulake collect

648 nyimpen save

649 kontrol control

650 desimal decimal

651 kuping ear

652 liya else

653 cukup quite

654 nyuwil broke

655 cilik case

656 tengah middle

657 matèni kill

658 son son

659 lake lake

660 wayahe moment

661 ukuran scale

662 sora loud

663 spring spring

664 mirsani observe

665 anak child

666 sakcara straight

667 consonant consonant

668 bangsa nation

669 kamus dictionary

670 susu milk

671 kacepetan speed

672 cara method

673 organ organ

674 mbayar pay

675 umur age

676 bagean section

677 sugih dress

678 maya cloud

679 surprise surprise

680 sepi quiet

681 watu stone

682 cilik tiny

683 menek climb

684 kelangan cool

685 desain design

686 miskin poor

687 kathah lot

688 eksprimen experiment

689 ngisor bottom

690 tombol key

691 wesi iron

692 single single

693 kelet stick

694 flat flat

695 puluh twenty

696 kulit skin

697 eseman smile

698 crease crease

699 bolongan hole

700 mlumpat jump

701 baby baby

702 wolung eight

703 desa village

704 ketemu meet

705 oyod root

706 tuku buy

707 mundhakaken raise

708 ngatasi solve

709 logam metal

710 apa whether

711 push push

712 pitung seven

713 paragraf paragraph

714 katelu third

715 badhe shall

716 ngawontenaken held

717 rambute hair

718 njlèntrèhaké describe

719 cook cook

720 lantai floor

721 salah siji either

722 asil result

723 diobong burn

724 gunung hill

725 aman safe

726 cat cat

727 abad century

728 nimbang consider

729 Tipe type

730 hukum law

731 dicokot bit

732 pesisir coast

733 salinan copy

734 tembung phrase

735 bisu silent

736 dhuwur tall

737 wedhi sand

738 lemah soil

739 muter roll

740 suhu temperature

741 driji finger

742 industri industry

743 Nilai value

744 perang fight

745 ngapusi lie

746 ngalahake beat

747 nyenengake excite

748 alam natural

749 tampilan view

750 raos sense

751 ibukutha capital

752 bakal ora won’t

753 dhingklik chair

754 bebaya danger

755 woh fruit

756 sugih rich

757 nglukis thick

758 prajurit soldier

759 proses process

760 operate operate

761 laku practice

762 kapisah separate

763 angel difficult

764 dhokter doctor

765 please please

766 nglindhungi protect

767 noon noon

768 potong crop

769 modern modern

770 unsur element

771 mejet hit

772 mahasiswa student

773 sudhut corner

774 katelu party

775 sumber supply

776 kang whose

777 nemokake locate

778 ring ring

779 karakter character

780 serangga insect

781 kejiret caught

782 periode period

783 nunjukaké indicate

784 radio radio

785 ngandika spoke

786 atom atom

787 manungsa human

788 Sajarah history

789 efek effect

790 elektrik electric

791 nyana expect

792 balung bone

793 ril rail

794 mbayangno imagine

795 nyedhiyani provide

796 setuju agree

797 mangkono thus

798 lanang gentle

799 wadon woman

800 kapten captain

801 guess guess

802 perlu necessary

803 cetha sharp

804 swiwi wing

805 nggawe create

806 pepadhamu neighbor

807 wisuh wash

808 bat bat

809 mandan rather

810 akeh crowd

811 jagung corn

812 mbandhingaké compare

813 geguritan poem

814 senar string

815 lonceng bell

816 gumantung depend

817 meat meat

818 samubarang kang angel rub

819 tabung tube

820 misuwur famous

921 dollar dollar

822 stream stream

823 wedi fear

284 ngarsane sight

825 lancip thin

826 triangle triangle

827 planet planet

828 cepet-cepet hurry

829 pangareping chief

830 koloni colony

831 jam clock

832 mine mine

833 dasi tie

834 ketik enter

835 utama major

836 seger fresh

837 search search

838 ngirim send

839 kuning yellow

840 gun gun

841 ngidini allow

842 print print

843 mati dead

844 titik spot

845 ara-ara samun desert

846 miturut suit

847 saiki current

848 angkat lift

840 wungu rose

850 teka arrive

851 master master

852 trek track

853 tiyang sepah parent

854 Shore shore

855 divisi division

856 sheet sheet

857 inti substance

858 sih favor

859 nyambung connect

860 post post

861 nglampahi spend

862 penghubung chord

863 lemak fat

864 bungah glad

865 asli original

866 nuduhake share

867 stasiun station

868 bapak dad

869 roti bread

870 ngisi daya charge

871 suwene proper

872 bar bar

873 nawarake offer

874 babagan segment

875 budhak slave

876 bebek duck

877 cepet instant

878 pasar market

879 sarjana degree

880 populate populate

881 cah ayu chick

882 dear dear

883 mungsuh enemy

884 reply reply

885 ngombe drink

886 kedaden occur

887 support support

888 wicara speech

889 alam nature

890 sawetara range

891 uap steam

892 gerakan motion

893 path path

894 Cairan liquid

895 log log

896 temenan meant

897 Quotient quotient

898 untu teeth

899 Nihan shell

900 gulu neck

901 oksigen oxygen

902 gula sugar

903 pati death

904 cantik pretty

905 skill sing skill

906 wanita women

907 mangsa season

908 solusi solution

909 magnet magnet

910 salaka silver

911 thank thank

912 cabang branch

913 match match

914 seselan suffix

915 utamané especially

916 anjir fig

917 wedi afraid

918 ageng huge

919 adhine sister

920 baja steel

921 ngrembag discuss

922 maju forward

923 padha similar

924 Pandhuan guide

925 pengalaman experience

926 skor score

927 apel apple

928 tuku bought

929 mimpin led

930 Jarak pitch

931 jas coat

932 massa mass

933 kertu card

934 band band

935 tali rope

936 mlebukake slip

937 menang win

938 ngimpi dream

939 sore evening

940 kawontenan condition

941 feed feed

942 alat tool

943 gunggung total

944 dhasar basic

945 mambu smell

946 lembah valley

947 utawa nor

948 pindho double

949 jog seat

950 terus continue

951 pemblokiran block

952 grafik chart

953 kupluk hat

954 ngedol sell

955 sukses success

956 perusahaan company

957 nyuda subtract

958 acara event

959 tartamtu particular

960 menehi hasil deal

961 nglangi swim

962 term term

963 ngelawan opposite

964 bojo wife

965 spatu shoe

966 Pundhak shoulder

967 panyebaran spread

968 ngatur arrange

969 camp camp

970 makna invent

971 katun cotton

972 Mijil born

973 nemtokake determine

974 quart quart

975 sangang nine

976 truk truck

977 gangguan noise

978 tingkat level

979 kasempatan chance

980 klumpukne gather

981 toko shop

982 babagan stretch

983 uncalan throw

984 jenenge sing kawentar shine

985 property property

986 asli column

987 molekul molecule

988 pilih select

989 salah wrong

990 werna abu-abu gray

991 baleni repeat

992 mbutuhake require

993 godhongé amba broad

994 nyiapake prepare

995 uyah salt

996 irung nose

997 jamak plural

998 nesu anger

999 pratelan claim

1000 bawana continent