Soon you will realize everyone is that much friendlier and you will bear well in mind that it is not the place that is foreign, it is you. Here are the few common phrases I found important in anywhere that you are traveling, and their equivalent Indonesian phrases for my travels here right now:.
Hello — halo How are you — Apa Khabar? Turns out there are various greetings in the day but once you get the hang of it, it should come naturally: Expensive — Mahal Cheaper? These are just the few common phrases in Indonesian that I find useful while doing simple interactions with the locals.
Meanwhile, prick your eyes to catch on the local slang and phrases and you may well pick up more useful ones that suit your needs, just remember you are the one on the lookout to learn, to blend in and to have a good time in a place you have yet to know. Here are some short sentences to start a conversation with locals.
Once you can say some of these sentences, they will make friend with you right away. If you wish to learn more details about Indonesian language, click here.
Good luck and be ready to have many local friends and speak Indonesian fluently! So, did you find this article helpful for you? Your email address will not be published. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. Bali Travel Blog Discover Bali cultural insights, Bali travel tips, happenings, inside stories and any great experiences worth sharing from Astadala Bali hotels and villas.
Relax Behind The Scene. To start with, here are some basic words and phrases you can learn to be able to communicate with the locals: You acknowledge and agree that the Third Party Content is not created or endorsed by Travel Blog Astadala nor are any products or services offered through it. I had some lessons in Bali earlier this year. My vocab is terrible. My vocabulary is still very limited…. Theodora, this is fantastic. I think you have really nicely summed up the kata-kata yang penting!
I hope we bump into you in Bali this September. I am indonesian people. Its nice to see you learn bahasa. I like to invite you to come my village in Derawan Island in East Kalimantan. There is like Raja Ampat in Papua.
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We loved Pulau Derawan when we visited! What w a wonderful place to live! I do agree with needing belum and mau. Only because words like ada, mau, boleh can be used as a question or an answer for so many things. The first words I teach my friends at usually ini, itu, disini, Di sana, Ada, tak Ada, mau, tak mau,Sudah, belum, bisa, tak bisa, boleh….. Because they are easy to answer and ask questions with in conversation.
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Yay selamat belajar semua- happy studying everyone! English still being the must learn language for all Indonesian. In Indonesia English is like third language beside their local and national language. But, in some big city people talk only with Bahasa Indonesia and English. What you need to learn are number, basic question and answer, words for help, words for direction like perempatan and pertigaan.
You need to learn this: It has two meaning first meaning is for asking an emergency help. Like, when you fall or got accident and speak louder as possible. And second meaning, actually is not really important but have a deep meaning for people who talk to. The word [kamar kecil] is not really popular because its kinda old word and a bit Melayu.
Just say [Toilet] and they will recognise it. Bahasa Indonesia is much easier than Chinese or even English. Almost all of them use American accent because they said American accent is more simple and easy to listen. I found less and less English the further east I went through Indonesia, and in parts of east Indonesia notably Halmahera people will only speak their local language, without even Indonesian, let alone English. It would really give a big hand to foreigners. Was trying to remember my Indonesian and stumbled on this again! No proper grammar of course, but it is just understandable, and allows me to pick up on key words in what people are saying to understand…It was very useful especially when traveling in Java, as no one speaks English at all!!
I would add to the list Minum for drink, and also the directions: I really like your blog, the way your explain your content, the way you think.. I cud share it to my foreign bf incase he wud visit me, lols.. I put a link on my brand new blog, hope it is OK? Hi Deborah, Thank you for asking. Links are good, because they send your reader over to my blog to read my work; taking the content just sends readers to your blog where they could be reading my content on mine.
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Sorry I just saw your reply!! Sorry for taking so long I literally just saw what you had written!! I found your post looking for a good link to add to my latest post. You know that Indonesia People are friendly If you speak Bahasa with them. They will be very happy although your bahasa is bad. There are some inportant words to all of you if you wonna visit Indonesia. So, I am looking for some friends to ptactice english. In this question, your translation is not perfectly correct. Indonesian people, very rare to say this sentence question.
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Ada makan is a kind of slang question. Do you have food? Just add the suffix an, the meaning will tottaly change if you add suffix an. Addition, in indonesia question word ussually add by wor KAH, just googling it, i can explained it by writing here, yoo long to explain. Thanks for the explanation! Yes — many times. I found this type of pidgin very helpful during my first visit, which is why this post stays live even though my Indonesian has improved considerably.
Mungkin, jika aku berbahasa inggris, tentunya aku akan banyak salah. But when I travel the first thing sometime the only thing I learn in the local language is how to say thank you. It makes a huge difference. In Bahasa Indonesia it is Terimah kassih, usually with an upwards inflection at the end, and sometimes just shortened to Kassih.
Thanks for yr time and sharing this. Hi Theodora, Thank you to provide the Useful article. I am a beginner to learn to the bahasa Indonesia, wish to continue learning from you. You might also enjoy the Moiwalkabout guide to Indonesian street food, which has useful Indonesian food words or Indonesian food vocabulary, particularly useful if you want to try the warungs food stalls , or just enjoy delicious Indonesian cuisine. There are many sites that offer lists of common Indonesian words. Look through their word lists and see if you agree that they are in fact […]. The Unspeakable Horror of Chinese Bathrooms.
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