Environmental verbs and adjectives

Adj.
bersih - clean
cemar - polluted
kotor - dirty
berlumpur - muddy

Verbs
membuang - to throw
memelihara - to take care of
mencemari - to contaminate
dirusak - to be destroyed
menanam - to plant
memelihara lingkungan - to look after/take care of the environment
membuang sampah - to throw rubbish
mencemari lingkungan - to pollute the environment
melindungi sungai - to protect the river
melingungi udara - to protect the air (udara = air)
melindungi hutan - to protect the forest
mati - die (for animals)
meninggal - die (for people)

Other:
pelestarian - conservation
Sembarangan - just anywhere

Describing the environment

Matahari - sun
Langit - sky
Awan - cloud
Puncak gunung - peak of a mountain
Gunung - mountain
Gunung api - volcano
sawah - rice fields
pohon - tree
hutan - forest/jungle
pantai - beach
kali - creek
sungai - river
laut - ocean
pasir - sand
bunga - flower

Animals
binatang - animal
serangga - insect
kupu-kupu - butterfly
orang utan - orangutan
badak - rhino
harimau - tiger

Other
khatulistiwa - equator

To be over come by ___ (ke-an)

Basically you attach ke to the front of a noun, and an to the end of the noun to mean that you affected or over come by that noun.

For example:

kelaparan: lapar means hunger/hungry. so by attaching ke-an to it, it means to be affected by hunger.

kepanasan: panas means hot. so by attaching ke-an to it, it means to be affected or overcome by the heat.

kesorean: sore is afternoon. so by attaching ke-an to it, it means to be affected or overcome by the afternoon.

Describing the weather

Bagaimana cuaca hari ini? (What is the weather like today?)

Cuaca di Perth hari ini cerah. - The weather in Perth is bright/clear. (cuaca = weather, cerah = bright/clear)

Suhu di Perth hari ini 28 derajat Celsius - the temperature in Perth is 28 degrees Celsius. (Suhu - temperature, derajat - degrees)

Suhu akan mencapai 28 derajat Celsius. - The temperature will reach 28 degrees Celsius. (akan = will, mencapai = to reach).

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Seasons

Seasons in Indonesia (Musim di Indonesia)
Musim hujan - rainy season: december to march. hot and humid, rains daily.
Musim kemarau - dry season: april to november. hot and humid. usually not rainy and the air at night is colder.

Seasons in Australia (Musim di Australia)
Musim panas - summer
Musim gugur - autumn
Musim dingin - winter
Musim semi - spring

Weather words (Ch 2)

Cuaca - weather
Derajat - degrees
Celsius - celsius
Suhu - temperature
Udara - air
prakiraan cuaca - weather forecast
hawa - climate

hujan - rain
lembab - humid
sejuk - cold
salju - snow
angin - wind
angin kencang - strong wind
angin ribut - storm
cerah - bright/clear
hujan turun - rain falling
mendung - cloudy
banjir - flood

mencapai - to reach

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