Indonesian Word of the Day
jalan
/JA-lan/ • noun / verb — 25th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: road; street; (as a verb) to walk
Examples
- Saya tinggal di jalan Merdeka.
(I live on Merdeka Street.) - Kita jalan bersama ke pasar.
(We walk together to the market.) - Jalan ini sering macet pada pagi hari.
(This road is often congested in the morning.)
Synonyms
- berjalan
- gang
- lorong
Use 'jalan' as a noun to refer to a road or street, and as a casual verb to mean 'to walk.' It appears in common phrases and compounds (for example to indicate strolling or walking on foot) and is widely used in everyday conversation.
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