| Back Some words & Phrases you might find useful when traveling in Indonesia: |
| . Almost all of the Balinese I met spoke fairly fluent English however in some small villages or other parts of Indonesia you may be able to use this page. I do however recommend that you buy a English to Indonesian translator. |
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| Greetings: |
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| Good morning - "Selamat Pagi" (sa la mut pa gee) |
| Good afternoon - (early) "Selamat siang" (see ang) |
| Good afternoon - (late) "Selamat Sore" (Sore-aa) |
| Good evening - "Selamat Malam" |
| Good night - Same as above |
| Good bye - if you are the one staying - "Selamat jalan" |
| Good bye - if you are the one leaving - "Selamat tinggal" |
| Welcome - Selamat datang (da tang) |
| Your welcome - "Kembali"/ (Come bali) or "Sama-Sama" |
| How are you? - "Apa kabar" (Ka bar) |
| I'm fine/O. K. - Baik/ Bagus and you? "dan tuan" I've been using this & just learned that Tuan is (you to a male) so to a girl/woman use "dan saudara" |
| Thank you - "Treima Kasih" |
| Excuse me - "Ma'af" (My off) Sorry - "Ma'af" |
| Watch out! / be careful - "hati hati" |
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| Indispensable: |
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| Where is the bathroom/restroom - "Dimana kamar kecil?" (de mana ka mar Ka chill) |
| Toilet- "Kakus/W.C./Kamar Kecil" Restroom "kamar kecil" |
| Where is the pharmacy? "Dimana apotek" Hospital? - "rumah sakit" |
| Doctor - "Dokter" |
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| Basic: |
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| Yes - "Ya / Tentu" No / not - "Tidak (before verbs) / bukan" (before nouns) |
| This - "Ini" That - "Itu" What - "Apa" Who - "Siapa" Clean - "Bersih" |
| Good - "Bagus" Bad - "Jelek" Little/small "Sedikit" Large/big - "Besar" |
| .O. K. - "beres" Wrong - "Salah" Money - "Uang" |
| I/me - "Saya" You - "Saudara" - You (plural) "Saudara Saudara" Child - "Anak" |
| Children - "Anak anak" Person - "Orang" Thus "Orang Amerika" an American |
| or "Orang-utan" - Person of the forest (I had lunch with one in the Singapore Zoo.) Nice guy. |
| Numbers: |
| O - Nol 1 - Satu 2 - Dua 3 - Tiga 4 - Empat 5 - Lima 6 - Enam 7 - Tujuh |
| 8 - Delapan 9 - Sembilan 10 - Sepulah 11 - Sebalas |
| 12 - 19 add suffix "belas" (teens) dua belas 12 lima balas 15 etc. |
| 20 - Dua puluh (Puluh - tens) so numbers to 100 in tens would be: |
| 30 - Tiga puluh 60 - Enam puluh 80 - Delapan puluh etc. |
| Numbers between the tens would be: 24 - Dua puluh empet 35 - Tiga pulih lima |
| 41 - Empat puluh satu etc. 100 - Seratus (the same goes only with Ratus) |
| 200 - dua Ratus etc. 1000 Seribu 10,000 Sepuluh 1,000,000 Sejuta |
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| Directions |
| Where (is) "Di mana" Where is the airport "Bandara dimana" |
| Where is the bus station "Stasiun bis dimana" Near "Dekat" Far "Jauh" |
| Back (to go) "Kembali" Back (to go) as in go back to. "Di belakang" |
| Behind "Belakang" Back (in/the) "Belakang" Next to "Di dekat"/"sebelah" |
| Right - "Kiri" Left - "Kanan" Stright ahead - "Terus" Front - "Depan" |
| North "Utara" East "Timur" South "Selatan" West "Barat" |
| What street is this? "Apa nama jalan ini?" Street - "Jalan" |
| Market - "Pasar" Village - "Desa" |
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| Time / Date |
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| What time is it? - "Jam berapa?" |
| Day "Hari" Week "Minggu" Month "Bulan" Year "Tahun" |
| Today "Hari ini" Tonight "Malam ini" Yesterday "Kemarin" Tomorrow "Besok" |
| Last night "Tadi malam" Last time "Yang lalu" Last "Lalu/Lewat" before week, |
| month, Year, etc. Next time "Lain kali" |
| Next "Depan" used after/as in next week (Minggu depan) |
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| Days of the week |
| Monday "Senin" Tuesday "Selasa" Wednesday "Rabu Thursday "Kamis" Friday "Jumat" Saturday "Sabtu" Sunday "Minggu" |
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| Months |
| January "Januari" February "Februari" March "Maret" April "April" |
| May "Mei" June "Juni" July "Juli" August "Agustus" |
| September "September" October "October" November "November" |
| December "Desember" |
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| Food |
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| Spices / Condiments |
| Salt - "Garam" Pepper - "Merica" Sugar - "Gula" Vinegar - "Cuka" |
| Garlic - "Adas pulasari" Soy sauce - "Kecap" Salad oil - "Minyak seleda" |
| Honey - "Madu" Jam/Jelly "Jem/Sele" Butter -"Mentega" Margarine - "Mentega" |
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| Meats "Dagin" |
| Beef - "Daging sapi" Lamb - "daging Kambing" Pork - "daging babi" |
| Roast Pork - "Babi panggang" Steak - "Bistik" Rib - "Iga" |
| Chicken - "ayam" Easy to remember just say to your self when a wave |
| is to big, etc. (I am) chicken. (I am - is the correct pronunciation) |
| Fried Chicken - "Ayam goreng" Roast Chicken - "Ayam panggang" |
| Duck - "bebek" Goose - "Angsa / or Gangsa |
| Turkey (what you may be if you think you can find one in Indonesia.) |
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| Fish "Ikan" |
| Crab - "Kepiting" Shrimp - "Udang" Lobster - "Udang raja" Oyster - "Karang" |
| Frog legs - "Kaki kodok" Tuna - "Ikan Tongkol" Dried fish - ""Ikan asin" |
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| Breakfast Meats/ Breakfast |
| Bacon - "Babi asap Ham - "Ham" Sausage - "Sosis" |
| Eggs - "Telor" Toast - "Roti panggang" |
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| Starches: |
| Rice - "Beras" Rice (cooked) "Nasi" (Boiled) "Nasi putih" (Fried) "Nasi goreng" |
| Potatoes - "Kentang" Sweet patotoes - "Ubi" Noodles (fried) "Bakmi goreng" |
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| Vegetables: "Sayuran" |
| Beans (green) - "Buncis" Beets - "Biet" Peas - "Ercis" Lettuce - "Selada" |
| Carrots - "Wortel" Asparagus - "Asperjis" Cabbage - "Kol" Spinach - "Bayam" |
| Onion - "Bawang" Cauliflower - "Blumkol" Peas - "Ercis" Mushroom - "Jamur" |
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| Fruits: - Buah-Buahan |
| Coconut - "Kelapa" Banana - "pisang" Pineapple - "Nanas" Mango - "Mangga" |
| Lemon - "Jeruk Sitrun" Lime - "Jeruk nipis" Orange - "Jeruk peras" |
| Papaya - "Papaya" Jack fruit - "nangka" Guava - "Jambu lambo" Raisin - "Kismis" |
| Watermelon - "Semangka" Apple - "Apel" Grapefruit - "Gripfut" Tangerine - Jeruk Garut" |
| Durian - "Durian" I've heard this fruit taste heavenly, in fact one tourist that had a lot more |
| nerve then I did, told me it was "God like!" I just can't get it past my nose, maybe you can. |
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| Deserts / Snacks etc. |
| Candy - "Gula-gula" Chocolate - "Coklat" Peanuts - "Kacang" |
| Cookies - "Kue Kecil Nuts - "Kacang-kacangan" Cheeze - "Keju" |
| Liquids: |
| Water - "Air" Drinking water - "Air minum" Tea - "Teh" Coffee - "Kopi" |
| Soft drink - "Minuman ringan" Orange juice - "Air jeruk" Fruit juice - "Sari buah" |
| Pineapple juice - "Sari nanas" Beer - "Bir" Wine - "anggur" Milk - "Susu" |
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| Other: |
| Soup - "Sup" Vegetables with a spicy peanut sauce. "Gado-Gado" |
| At the hotel / homestay |
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| Bed sheet - "Sprei" Shower/bath - "Pancuran" Toilet paper - Kertas Kloset" |
| Soap - "Sabun" Towel - "Handuk" Hot water - "Air panas" Fan - "Peminat" |
| Room - "Kamar" Air conditioning - "A. C." (Pendingin jumlah) |
| Weather: "Udara/Cauca |
| Cold - "Dingin" Cool - "Sejuk" Hot/Warm - "Panas/hangat Hot (Stifling) "Panas Terik" |
| When it's Hot - "Panas-Panas" Rain - "Hujan" Rain heavy - "Hujan lebat" Clear -"Terang" |
| Humid - "Lembab" Windy - "Angin" Season - "Musim" Thus: Hot season - "Musim Panas" |
| Dry season - "Musim Kamaran" Rainy season - "Musim hujan" Nice day - Hari bagus |
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