Batak Toba–English Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
au	pronoun	I	Au adong di godang on. I am here now.
ho	pronoun	you	Ho alealengku. You are my friend.
hita	pronoun	we	Hita lao tu sikola. We go to school.
halak i	pronoun	they	Halak i ro di botari on. They come this evening.
aha	pronoun	what	Aha na nihalom? What do you want?
dia	adverb	where	Dia jabu niho? Where is your house?
andigan	adverb	when	Andigan do ro ho? When will you come?
ise	pronoun	who	Ise do halak i? Who is that person?
boasa	adverb	why	Boasa ho marsak? Why are you sad?
songon dia	adverb	how	Songon dia do ho umbotosa? How do you know?
adong	verb	to be	Adong aek di son. There is water here.
mambahen	verb	to do	Au mambahen ulaonku ganup ari. I do my work daily.
lao	verb	to go	Halak i lao tu onan. They go to the market.
ro	verb	to come	Ro ma tu jabungku. Please come to my house.
mamereng	verb	to see	Au mamereng bulan sadarion. I see the moon tonight.
umboto	verb	to know	Au umboto goarna. I know his name.
marpingkir	verb	to think	Hita marpingkir taringot tu masalah i. We think about the problem.
manghalomohon	verb	to want	Au manghalomohon aek. I want some water.
mambahen	verb	to make
mamorsan	verb	to take	Mamorsan buku i tu jabu. Take the book home.
mangalehon	verb	to give	Lehon ma buku i tu au. Give me the book.
mandok	verb	to say
mandok	verb	to tell	Dok ma goarmu tu au. Tell me your name.
manungkun	verb	to ask	Au manungkun sada sungkun-sungkun. I ask a question.
marnida	verb	to find
mamereng	verb	to look	Mamereng ma tu langit. Look at the sky.
mamakke	verb	to use	Au mamakke piso on. I use this knife.
marulaon	verb	to work	Halak i marulaon ganup ari. They work every day.
mangan	verb	to eat	Dakdanak i mangan boras. The child eats rice.
minum	verb	to drink	Au minum teh na mokmok. I drink hot tea.
modom	verb	to sleep	Dakdanak i modom denggan. The baby sleeps well.
mardalan	verb	to walk	Hita mardalan tu sikola. We walk to school.
marlojong	verb	to run	Anak baoa i marlojong marhatop. The boy runs fast.
mangmaca	verb	to read	Au mangmaca buku on. I read this book.
manurat	verb	to write
marhata	verb	to speak	Halak i marhata Batak Toba. They speak Batak Toba.
manangihon	verb	to listen	Tangihon ma guru i. Listen to the teacher.
manangihon	verb	to hear	Au manangihon udan. I hear the rain.
manuhor	verb	to buy	Hita manuhor dekke na imbaru. We buy fresh fish.
manggadis	verb	to sell	Halak i manggadis bua di son. They sell fruit here.
mambayar	verb	to pay	Au mambayar hepeng i. I pay the money.
mangurupi	verb	to help	Urupi ma inangku. Please help my mother.
holong	verb	to love	Au holong tu pamilya. I love my family.
mate	verb	to die
marsiajar	verb	to learn	Dakdanak marsiajar di sikola. Children learn at school.
mangajar	verb	to teach	Halak i mangajar dakdanak i. They teach the children.
mamboan	verb	to open	Boan ma pintu i saonari. Open the door now.
manutup	verb	to close
halak	noun	person	Halak i denggan roha. That person is kind.
baoa	noun	man	Baoa i timbo. The man is tall.
boru	noun	woman	Boru i gogo. The woman is strong.
dakdanak	noun	child	Dakdanak i modom. The child is sleeping.
anak baoa	noun	boy	Anak baoa i mangmaca hita-hita. The boy reads quietly.
anak boru	noun	girl
pangkela	noun	family
inang	noun	mother
amang	noun	father
dongan	noun	friend
jabu	noun	house	Jabu nami godang. Our house is big.
jabu	noun	home	Au lao tu jabu. I am going home.
sikola	noun	school	Sikola i jonok. The school is nearby.
kota	noun	city	Kota on rame. This city is busy.
nagara	noun	country	Nagara nami uli. Our country is beautiful.
portibi	noun	world	Portibi i balga. The world is large.
dalan	noun	street	Dalan i ganjang. The street is long.
rungan	noun	room
tingki	noun	time
ari	noun	day	Ari on ari na denggan. Today is a good day.
borngin	noun	night	Borngin i ngali. The night is cold.
manogot	noun	morning
botari	noun	evening	Hita ro di botari on. We come this evening.
minggu	noun	week
bulan	noun	month
taon	noun	year
sadari on	adverb	today	Au marulaon sadari on. I work today.
annon	adverb	tomorrow	Hita lao annon. We will go tomorrow.
natuari	adverb	yesterday
saonari	adverb	now	Ro ma tu son saonari. Come here now.
mata ni ari	noun	sun	Mata ni ari mokmok. The sun is hot.
bulan	noun	moon	Bulan torang sadarion. The moon is bright tonight.
bintang	noun	star
langit	noun	sky	Langit birong. The sky is blue.
portibi	noun	earth	Portibi do jabunta. The earth is our home.
api	noun	fire	Api i mokmok. The fire is hot.
aek	noun	water	Aek i ngali. The water is cold.
udan	noun	rain
anggo	noun	wind
hau	noun	tree	Hau i timbo. That tree is tall.
bunga	noun	flower	Bunga on uli. This flower is beautiful.
dolok	noun	mountain	Dolok i timbo. The mountain is high.
aek	noun	river
laut	noun	sea	Laut birong. The sea is blue.
sipanganon	noun	food	Sipanganon i denggan. The food is good.
roti	noun	bread	Au mangan roti ganup ari. I eat bread daily.
boras	noun	rice	Hita mangan boras sadari on. We eat rice today.
jagal	noun	meat
dekke	noun	fish	Dekke i imbaru. The fish is fresh.
tottor	noun	egg
susu	noun	milk	Dakdanak i minum susu. The child drinks milk.
bua	noun	fruit
teh	noun	tea	Au minum teh na mokmok. I drink hot tea.
kopi	noun	coffee
ulu	noun	head
mata	noun	eye
pinggol	noun	ear
pamangan	noun	mouth
igung	noun	nose
lima	noun	hand
pat	noun	foot
roha	noun	heart
goar	noun	name	Goarku Daniel. My name is Daniel.
buku	noun	book	Buku on imbaru. This book is new.
hata	noun	word	Hata i arga. That word is important.
hata	noun	language	Hata on uli. This language is beautiful.
hepeng	noun	money
ulaon	noun	work	Ulaonku borat. My work is hard.
holong	noun	love	Holong tung arga. Love is very important.
musik	noun	music
turiturian	noun	story
dalan	noun	way
barang	noun	thing	Aha do barang i? What is that thing?
hangoluan	noun	life	Hangoluan uli. Life is beautiful.
pintu	noun	door	Boan ma pintu i maringan. Open the door slowly.
meja	noun	table
hursi	noun	chair
oto	noun	car	Oto i imbaru. The car is new.
denggan	adjective	good	Sipanganon on denggan. This food is good.
roa	adjective	bad
godang	adjective	big	Hita mamereng jabu na godang. We saw a big house.
otik	adjective	small	Dakdanak i otik. The child is small.
imbaru	adjective	new	Au manuhor buku na imbaru. I bought a new book.
naung matua	adjective	old
ganjang	adjective	long	Dalan on ganjang. This road is long.
jobit	adjective	short
timbo	adjective	high	Dolok i timbo. That mountain is high.
rendah	adjective	low
mokmok	adjective	hot	Teh i mokmok. The tea is hot.
ngali	adjective	cold	Aek i ngali. The water is cold.
sonang	adjective	happy	Au sonang sadari on. I am happy today.
marsak	adjective	sad
uli	adjective	beautiful	Bunga i uli. The flower is beautiful.
gampang	adjective	easy	Ulaon on gampang. This work is easy.
borat	adjective	hard
marhatop	adjective	fast	Oto i marhatop. That car is fast.
maringan	adjective	slow
tutu	adjective	right
sala	adjective	wrong	Alusi i sala. That answer is wrong.
arga	adjective	important	Buku on arga. This book is important.
tutu	adjective	true
gok	adjective	full
holom	adjective	empty
poso	adjective	young
gogo	adjective	strong	Baoa i gogo. That man is strong.
lemah	adjective	weak
rara	adjective	red	Bunga i rara. The flower is red.
birong	adjective	blue	Langit birong. The sky is blue.
rata	adjective	green
gorsing	adjective	yellow
lomom	adjective	black
bontar	adjective	white
olo	interjection	yes	Olo, au umboto. Yes, I understand.
dang	interjection	no	Dang, au dang umboto. No, I do not know.
dang	adverb	not	Au dang umboto. I do not understand.
dohot	conjunction	and	Inang dohot amang adong di son. Mother and father are here.
manang	conjunction	or	Teh manang kopi, denggan do. Tea or coffee is fine.
alai	conjunction	but
molo	conjunction	if
ai	conjunction	because
rap dohot	preposition	with
ndang mar	preposition	without
bahen	preposition	for
sian	preposition	from	Au ro sian kota. I came from the city.
tu	preposition	to	Hita lao tu sikola. We go to school.