A Surfers Travel vocabulary for indonesia. Surfers talk and useful phrases for Bali
Indonesian Language and vocabulary
Indonesia is the 4th most populous country in the world and 140 Million people in the world speak Bahasa Indonesia. Even though many people in Bali are comfortable with basic English, the language barrier can be a hassle sometimes. Indonesian is a artificial language, so it is easy to built simple sentences, without having much knowledge of the grammar. In addition there are a lot of loan words (fe. 10000 from dutch).
Bahasa Indonesia for Surfers
No matter if you're from Australia, South America, Europe or any other place in the world, if you are interestes in languages in general, you can generally adapt some Indonesian language skills pretty fast. A few words in the mother tongue may help you with your daily life or at least earn you a friendly smile and a gesture of respect here in Bali. If you travel on to Java, Sumatra, Lombok or other parts of Indonesia, it might also help a lot, when you ask the local surfers about for the conditions at their local break.
Basic indonesian words and phrases
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English |
Bahasa Indoesia |
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Good |
Bagus |
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Rice |
Nasi |
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Take away |
Bungkus |
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Good morning |
Selamat pagi |
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Good day |
Selamat siang |
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Good Afternoon |
Selamat Sore |
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Goodbye |
Selamat Tingal |
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Good evening |
Selamat malam |
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Thank you… |
Terima kasih… |
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…Very much |
…banyak |
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Your welcome |
Sama Sama |
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Please (requesting) |
Tolong |
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Please (offering) |
Silakan |
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Excuse me |
Ma’af |
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How are you? |
Apa kabar |
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I’m fine |
Baik Baik |
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My name is |
Nama saya |
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What’s your name? |
Siapa nama Anda? |
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Where are you from? |
Dari mana? |
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I am from… |
Saya orang… |
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Where do you live |
Anda tinggal di mana |
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I don’t understand |
Saya tidak mengerti |
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Sorry |
Maaf |
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The menu please |
Tolong daftar makanannya |
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I would like to eat. |
Saya mau makan. |
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Can I have a…? |
Boleh saya minta…? |
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Enjoy your meal. |
Selamat makan. |
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Cheers |
Selamat minum |
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I would like to pay |
Saya mau bayar |
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Was does it cost? |
Berapa harganya? |
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Where is …? |
Di mana …? |
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Wave |
Ombak |
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Swell |
Gelombang |
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Left |
Kiri |
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Right |
Kanan |
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Rock |
Batu |
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Reef |
Batu karang |
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Water |
Air |
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Is this the road to…? |
Apa ini jalan ke…? |
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I wanna buy… |
Saya mau membeli… |
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Too expensive for me |
Ini terlalu mahal |
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See you later |
Sampai jumpa lagi |
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Have a good trip |
Selamat jalan |
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No worries |
Tidak apa apa |
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Yes |
Ya |
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No |
Bukan / Tidak (with verb) |
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Do you have? |
Ada? |
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No thanks. |
Tidak mau. |
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Make a better price Doctor |
Apa boleh kurang Dokter |
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What is this? |
Apa ini? |
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One |
Satu |
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Two Three Four |
Dua Tiga Empat |
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Fünf |
Lima |
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Six |
Enam |
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Seven |
Tujuh |
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Eight |
Delapan |
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Nine |
Sembilan |
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Ten |
Se-puluh |
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Eleven |
Se-belas |
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Twelve |
Dua-belas |
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Twenty |
Dua-puluh |
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Thirty |
Tiga belas |
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Hundred |
Se-ratus |
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Two Hundred |
Dua-ratus |
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Thousand |
Se-ribu |
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Two Thousand |
Dua-ribu |
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Monday |
Senin |
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Dienstag |
Selasa |
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Mittwoch |
Rabu |
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Donnerstag |
Kamis |
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Freitag |
Jumat |
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Samstag |
Sabtu |
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Sonntag |
Minggu |
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When? |
Kapa? |
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Where? |
Dimana? |
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Boyfriend/Girlfriend |
Kapar |
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Foreigner |
Touris |
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Friend |
Teman |
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Man/Women Second minute Boat |
Laki-Laki/Wanita detik menit perahu |
Our Staff tries to teach our guests some words here and there (if you’re interested), but if you really wanna learn some Indonesian, let us know, so we can arrange your surf sessions around your lessons, for example at Cinta Bahasa , right around the corner in Canggu.
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