Vehicles

1. Oto

   Car

   Usage

   The everyday word for car, used instead of Indonesian mobil

   Grammar Note

   "Oto" is defined as a vehicle with four or more wheels; the Indonesian form is mobil

2. Kareta api

   Train

   Usage

   The word for train; railways run in and around Padang

   Grammar Note

   The Indonesian form is kereta api. "Kareta" alone is not a dictionary word

3. Oplet

   Angkot (shared minibus)

   Usage

   A small shared vehicle on fixed routes, used for getting around town

   Grammar Note

   "Oplet" means angkutan kota (angkot)

4. Ojek

   Ojek (motorbike taxi)

   Usage

   A motorbike taxi; agree on the fare before you ride

   Grammar Note

   "Ojek" means a bicycle or motorbike that carries paying passengers; its example is "lah banyak tukang ojek kini ko"

5. Taksi

   Taxi

   Usage

   The word for taxi, a loanword in the same form as Indonesian

   Grammar Note

   "Taksi" is a loanword that is not in the dictionary

6. Onda

   Motorbike

   Usage

   The word for motorbike; it corresponds to Indonesian sepeda motor

   Grammar Note

   "Onda" means sepeda motor

7. Sapeda

   Bicycle

   Usage

   The word for bicycle; a variant is "kareta angin"

   Grammar Note

   Example: "Kau ka pai kama jo sapeda tu?"

8. Kapa tabang

   Airplane

   Usage

   The word for airplane, literally a ship that flies

   Grammar Note

   "Kapa" is ship and "kapa tabang" is an aeroplane (Indonesian pesawat). The spelling matches the other cards

9. Kapa

   Ship

   Usage

   The word for a ship; it corresponds to Indonesian kapal

   Grammar Note

   The Indonesian form is kapal

10. Biduak

    Small boat

    Usage

    A small wooden boat without a sail, used on rivers and lakes

    Grammar Note

    "Biduak" means a small wooden boat without a sail

11. Ambulans

    Ambulance

    Usage

    The word for ambulance, a loanword

    Grammar Note

    "Ambulans" is a loanword that is not in the dictionary

12. Truk

    Truck

    Usage

    The word for a large vehicle that carries goods

    Grammar Note

    "Truk" means a large vehicle that carries goods

13. Bendi

    Delman (horse cart)

    Usage

    A two-wheeled horse-drawn cart, sometimes available at tourist spots

    Grammar Note

    "Bendi" means a two-wheeled cart drawn by one horse (delman)

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