Indonesian words 301–800: the “Getting by” band
The 301–800 band — Beeblio calls it "Getting by" — covers the second tier of the most common Indonesian words, ranked by real-world usage data from the wordfreq corpus. If you already know the top 300, you have the skeleton of the language; these next 500 words put flesh on it. You'll meet everyday verbs like duduk (sit) and bertanya (ask), common adjectives, and the connective tissue that holds longer sentences together.
Together, the first 800 words give you a strong foundation for understanding simple conversations, short news items, and graded readers pitched at beginner-to-intermediate level. On Beeblio, any word inside this band is highlighted in its own colour, so you can see at a glance which words are within reach and which still need work.
Texts pinned to the "Getting by" band are chosen or filtered so that the vast majority of their vocabulary falls within the top 800 words. That means you spend more time reading and less time reaching for a dictionary — exactly the kind of comprehensible input that builds fluency steadily.
500 Indonesian words ranked 301–800 by frequency — the “Getting by” band. A learner who knows them can read texts pinned to this band with about 95% of the words already familiar.
- sementara
- terakhir
- termasuk
- acara
- coba
- perempuan
- tiba
- anggota
- berbeda
- film
- kehidupan
- mu
- semakin
- semuanya
- video
- daftar
- keluar
- minta
- nah
- yah
- harga
- nomor
- ruang
- sebagian
- semoga
- sulit
- tadi
- tua
- berubah
- dasar
- hubungan
- islam
- masing
- menit
- muda
- program
- proses
- soal
- ternyata
- utama
- al
- alasan
- aman
- cari
- jenis
- jumlah
- kesempatan
- kurang
- makanan
- mati
- mencoba
- mengambil
- tanah
- bentuk
- bila
- dapatkan
- jawa
- meningkatkan
- on
- panjang
- resmi
- suara
- umum
- desa
- foto
- kabupaten
- mendapat
- minggu
- no
- pendidikan
- penuh
- 8
- cerita
- indah
- jelas
- memilih
- posisi
- pula
- warga
- badan
- belakang
- disebut
- itulah
- mampu
- membawa
- pak
- rp
- satunya
- berjalan
- cantik
- hai
- hampir
- hukum
- juta
- km
- menarik
- menerima
- menuju
- menunjukkan
- meskipun
- naik
- amerika
- berapa
- kaki
- kapan
- kesehatan
- muncul
- negeri
- pekerjaan
- presiden
- pulang
- t
- berusaha
- demi
- jatuh
- lewat
- mempunyai
- menang
- mengenai
- menunggu
- raja
- 9
- berharap
- guru
- memberi
- mesin
- permainan
- dirimu
- kehilangan
- lupa
- putih
- surat
- terdapat
- ah
- api
- asal
- barang
- dr
- ingat
- lima
- murah
- musim
- perjalanan
- sang
- segala
- b
- barat
- batu
- berikut
- boleh
- dirinya
- empat
- ilmu
- jepang
- kapal
- keras
- khusus
- namanya
- nasional
- selesai
- silahkan
- tingkat
- tubuh
- warna
- adanya
- april
- bahan
- data
- kasus
- oh
- peduli
- pilihan
- sana
- bandung
- besok
- diam
- kekuatan
- perang
- polisi
- sedangkan
- sumber
- tau
- yakin
- agama
- bangun
- berasal
- darah
- dibuat
- gak
- jasa
- jawab
- kabar
- kamar
- media
- mencapai
- musik
- pulau
- sehat
- sesuai
- to
- tugas
- tujuan
- asli
- bumi
- buruk
- informasi
- kadang
- ketua
- mengalami
- nilai
- produk
- pt
- tanda
- wilayah
- berhenti
- berita
- ekonomi
- iya
- kantor
- kelompok
- laut
- maupun
- meninggal
- nyaman
- panas
- pasangan
- pesan
- pribadi
- alam
- aplikasi
- ayo
- berat
- biar
- in
- main
- melawan
- menulis
- merah
- pertandingan
- pusat
- rata
- senang
- sepanjang
- sosial
- terbaru
- timur
- usaha
- berikan
- bidang
- dokter
- inilah
- lokasi
- m
- mengapa
- nggak
- of
- pertanyaan
- rasanya
- sebanyak
- sma
- ulang
- you
- artinya
- bank
- berdasarkan
- buka
- hilang
- kini
- macam
- mengikuti
- menyebabkan
- obat
- tunggu
- walaupun
- bisnis
- dikenal
- g
- hitam
- meminta
- meski
- minum
- pasar
- s
- alat
- ayah
- bertahan
- bertemu
- kegiatan
- kesalahan
- menjaga
- oke
- pantai
- saling
- sempurna
- sisi
- and
- arah
- gambar
- gratis
- kebanyakan
- kematian
- la
- mantan
- marah
- pakai
- sebesar
- turun
- udara
- akun
- an
- bangsa
- bantuan
- daripada
- duduk
- jaringan
- mengerti
- menyenangkan
- milik
- perubahan
- pihak
- selatan
- serius
- wajah
- web
- x
- at
- bali
- bergabung
- berkata
- by
- istri
- katanya
- keamanan
- kereta
- kondisi
- operasi
- terkenal
- utara
- aktif
- apalagi
- beli
- berikutnya
- c
- dimulai
- e
- kalah
- keadaan
- liga
- memakai
- membutuhkan
- model
- putri
- rakyat
- teknologi
- terutama
- umumnya
- benda
- berdiri
- berpikir
- burung
- enak
- hak
- luas
- menikah
- meninggalkan
- olahraga
- pembangunan
- saudara
- sebab
- sejarah
- selanjutnya
- sih
- sukses
- terkait
- bawa
- bebas
- bernama
- cocok
- dewasa
- diberikan
- ditemukan
- ikan
- jual
- ketiga
- memutuskan
- online
- pikiran
- sebelah
- tolong
- usia
- ahli
- berani
- buah
- bukti
- bunga
- gaya
- gol
- gunakan
- inginkan
- kenal
- keren
- korban
- memulai
- partai
- perhatian
- sejumlah
- siang
- tenang
- akibat
- ambil
- bahagia
- bintang
- daya
- dianggap
- jiwa
- lingkungan
- lucu
- mimpi
- per
- politik
- sm
- tiap
- tv
- 0
- agen
- as
- bayi
- game
- hadiah
- kartu
- kira
- kulit
- mahasiswa
- merasakan
- pilih
- pintu
- pukul
- rambut
- berakhir
- emas
- gubernur
- gunung
- juara
- karya
- kisah
- lahir
- matahari
- menghasilkan
- motor
- p
- pasukan
- penyakit
- produksi
- rencana
- tampil
- terbuka
- versi
- agak
- agustus
- aneh
- baca
- bergerak
- gagal
- john
- layanan
- mengetahui
- pemimpin
- pohon
- seharusnya
- sempat
- silakan
- sungguh
- surabaya
- tanya
- bantu
- contoh
- de
- kemarin
- keputusan
- komputer
- malah
- mandi
- manis
- me
- membangun
- muslim
- paket
- rendah
- ri
- serangan
- terbesar
- tipe
- baju
- bangunan
- budaya
- calon
- gila
- harapan
- hebat
- internet
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First words (300) · Everyday (1,500) · Confident (3,000) · Fluent reader (5,000) · Advanced (8,000) · Near-native (12,000)
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Graded Indonesian readings for the Getting by band — every text stays inside these words plus a few new ones.
Questions
What does it mean for a text to be 'pinned' to the 301–800 band?
It means Beeblio has selected or filtered the text so that almost all its words rank within the top 800 most frequent Indonesian words. You may still meet the occasional rarer word, but the bulk of the text stays comfortably within this band so reading feels achievable rather than overwhelming.
Do I need to finish the top 300 words before studying this band?
Not strictly — you can dip into the 301–800 band at any time — but knowing the top 300 first makes a real difference. Those core words appear on nearly every page, so having them solid means you can focus your mental energy on the new 'Getting by' vocabulary rather than stumbling over the basics.
How are these Indonesian word ranks determined?
Ranks come from the wordfreq corpus, a large collection of real-world text spanning books, websites, and other sources. Words are ordered by how often they appear across that corpus, so rank 301 is simply the 301st most commonly used Indonesian word in everyday written and spoken material.