Last updated on December 8, 2021
Ng
It is pronounced like the English /ng/ in ‘sing’; ‘king’.
Examples
- ngantuk – sleepy
- tangan – hand
- datang – arrive
Ng + g = Ngg
It is pronounced like the English /ng/ in ‘tango’; ‘finger’.
Examples
- panggil – call
- tunggu – wait
- enggak – no (informal)
Ny
It is pronounced like the English ‘ny’ in ‘canyon’.
Examples
- banyak – many
- nyamuk – mosquito
- nyanyi – sing
Sy
It is pronounced like the English ‘sh’ in ‘shark’; ‘she’.
Examples
- syarat – requirement
- syair – verse
- syukur – thank God
Kh
It is pronounced like the Scottish ‘ch’ in ‘loch’. The words are mostly of Arabic origin.
- akhir – end
- khayal – imagination
- khusus – special
