Indonesian Word of the Day
rumah
/RU-mah/ • noun — 24th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: house; home (a place where someone lives)
Examples
- Saya pulang ke rumah setelah kerja.
(I went home after work.) - Rumah itu besar dan nyaman untuk keluarga.
(That house is big and comfortable for a family.) - Kamu mau datang ke rumah saya besok?
(Do you want to come to my house tomorrow?)
Synonyms
- tempat tinggal
- hunian
Rumah is the everyday word for house or home. Use di rumah to say 'at home' and ke rumah to say 'to someone's house.' It can refer to a physical building or the idea of home (e.g., rumah saya = my home). It also appears in compounds like rumah sakit (hospital) and rumah makan (restaurant).
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