We’ve gone over lots of useful Indonesian vocabulary when it comes to food – vegetables, fruit, and meat & seafood. That will satisfy your hunger when traveling in Indonesia, but you’re bound to get thirsty at some point. Today we’ll learn some Indonesian drink vocabulary so you can order up a coffee, juice, or cold beer in Indonesia.

Water/Soda

• air putih = water

• air soda = soda

Coffee & Tea

Coffee and tea sampler in Bali.

• kopi = coffee

• kopi luwak = civet coffee

• kopi susu = coffee w/ milk

• es kopi = ice coffee

• teh = tea

• Teh Botol = sweet iced tea

• es teh = ice tea

• teh hijau = green tea

• teh hitam = black tea

• teh manis = sweet tea

• teh tanpa gula = tea without sugar

Juice

Mmmm… jus alpukat.

• jus = juice

• jus alpukat = avocado juice

• jus apel = apple juice

• jus jeruk = orange juice

• jus kelapa muda = young coconut juice

• jus nanas = pineapple juice

Milk

• susu = milk

• susu coklat = chocolate milk

• susu kocok = milkshake

Alcohol

It’s Bintang Time!

• anggur = wine

• anggur merah = red wine

• anggur putih = white wine

• arak = Indonesian liquor

• bir = beer

• bir Bintang = Bintang beer

• brem = sweet alcoholic beverage (Bali)

• koktil = cocktail

• tuak = palm wine

• wiski = whiskey

Temperature

• dingin = cold

• panas = hot

Containers

• botol = bottle

• cangkir = cup

• gelas = glass

• kaleng = can

Now you’re ready to answer the question:

Mau minum apa?

(What do you want to drink)

Saya mau minum…

(I want to drink…)