Indonesian Traffic Terms and Expressions Posted by asimonoff on Jun 27, 2017 in Uncategorized
Understanding the Indonesian’s traffic and commute terms and expressions might be useful when you travel across Indonesia.
| TRAFFIC MOVEMENT AND TRAFFIC JAM | |
| Bahasa Indonesia | English |
| Lalin (lalu lintas) | Traffic |
| Pantauan lalu lintas | Traffic monitoring |
| Jalur lambat | Slow lane |
| Jalur cepat | Fast lane |
| Pembatas jalan | Divider island |
| Kendaraan roda dua | Two -wheel vehicle; usually motorcycle |
| Kendaraan roda empat | Four- wheel vehicle (cars |
| Kemacetan lalu lintas | Traffic jam |
| Macet total | Grid-lock traffic jam; bumper to bumper |
| Batas kecepatan | Speed limit |
| Macet parah | Bumper-to-bumper |
| Laporan pantuan arus lalu lintas | Traffic reporting |
| Arus lalu lintas terlihat ramai lancar | The traffic is nose to tail |
| Perhatikan laju kecepatan | Watch for the speed limit |
| Antrian panjang kendaraan | Long line of cars |
| Jalan memutar | detour |
| Marka Jalan | Road markings |
| Rambu-rambu lalu lintas | Traffic signs |
| Marka jalan | Road signs |
| Arus lalu lintas padat merayap | The traffic is crawling |
| berlawanan arah | Traffic from opposite directions |
| ACCIDENT | |
| Bahasa Indonesia | English |
| Kecelakaan mobil | Auto accident |
| Kecelakaan lalu lintas | Traffic accident |
| Terjadi tabrakan | Traffic collision |
| Tabrakan beruntun | Chain reaction accidents |
| Mobilnya terbalik | The car flipped over |
| Menambrak | To hit |
| Tertabrak | Hit by |
| Korban kecelakaan (mobil) | Road traffic accident casualty |
| Korban meninggal (dunia); tewas | Victim of car accident |
| Korban mengalami luka-luka | victim of car accident Suffers an injury |
| Mengalami/menderita luka ringan | Suffered minor injury |
| Mengalami luka parah | Suffered serious injury |
| Mobilnya ditabrak dari samping | T-bone collision; side-impact collision |
| Mobilnya ditabrak dari belakang | Rear-end collision |
| Tabrakan mobil berhadapan | Head-on collision |
| tergencet | Pinned down |
| Remuk/hancur | Crushed |
| Motor/mobil terseret truk/kereta | A motorcycle/car |
| dragged by a car/train | |
| CAUSES OF ROAD ACCIDENTS | |
| Bahasa Indonesia | English |
| Truk membawa muatan berlebihan | Overloaded truck |
| Tidak pakai helm | Not wearing helmet |
| Terserempet bus | Grazed by bus |
| berbicara di telepon | Talking on the phone |
| Ngebut (mengebut) | Speeding |
| Ban meletus | Tire blowout |
|
TO ASK SOMEONE FOR ASSISTANCE |
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| Bahasa Indonesia | English |
| Tolong isi Premium 10 liter, Pak/Bu. | Please fill the gas tank with Premium for 10 liter |
| (There are three different kind of fuel in Indonesia: Premium, Petralite, Petramax, Petramax Plus) | |
| Tolong isi penuh ya, Pak/Bu! | Please fill up the tank, Sir/Mam. |
| Saya mau isi angin, Pak (formal) | I want to fill my car tires with air |
| Mau isi angin Pak! (informal) | |
| Ban saya kempes | I have flat tire |
| Saya mau tambal ban | I want to patch my tire |
| Saya perlu mobil derek | I need a tow truck |
| Saya salah jalan. Bisa tolong kasih tahu arah ke … | I took a wrong turn. Can you tell me how to get to … |
| Di mana pompa bensin terdekat? | Where is the nearest gas station? |
Let’s Practice:
Watch the video about traffic monitoring during “mudik” (homecoming of people from a big city to their hometown to celebrate Eid-al-Fitr).
What do you understand of the following:
- 0:47 to 0:52. How is the traffic situation?
- 0:53 to 01:02. What should the travelers be aware of about the activity by the tollgate?
- 01:17 to 01:34. How does the police officer describe the traffic situation in this area?
- 01:35 to 01:50. Why did the police officer ask the travelers to be cautious?
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About the Author: asimonoff
I’m an Indonesian language instructor, instructional material developer, reading test developer, and interpreter. I have been teaching Indonesian to adult students for 15 years, and have been teaching students from many backgrounds, such as private, military and diplomatic service employees. I’m Indonesian, but am living in the US now; my exposure to different cultures in my home country and in the US has enriched my knowledge in teaching Indonesian as a second language. I approach the teaching of the Indonesian language by developing students’ critical cultural awareness and competence. This method of teaching has been proven to be a key to the success of my students. Students become conscious of the essential role culture plays in the language.