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SImple Phrases in
Indonesian Language:
Bahasa Indonesia
Indonesian (Indonesian: Bahasa Indonesia) is the
official language and lingua franca of Indonesia, and
also widely spoken in East Timor. With over 230 million
speakers, there are a lot of people to talk to in
Indonesian.
Indonesian is closely related to Malay, but the main
difference is the vocabulary: Indonesian has been
heavily influenced by Dutch and Javanese (and also
Sanskrit), while Malay has been heavily influenced by
English and Arabic.
Indonesian is very easy to pronounce: it has one
of the most phonetic writing systems in the world, with
only a small number of simple consonants and relatively
few vowel sounds. One peculiarity of the spelling is the
lack for a separate sign to denote the schwa. It is
written as an 'e', which can sometimes be confusing.
Vowels
a
like 'a' in "father"
e
like 'e' in "vowel" (schwa)
é
like 'e' in "bed", usually the difference between a
schwa and an e is not indicated in writing
i (ie, j)
like 'i' in "thin"
o
like 'ow' in "low", in open positions or like 'o' in
"top" in close positions
u (oe)
like 'oo' in "hoop", in open positions or like 'o' in
“hope” in close positions
Consonants
b
like 'b' in "bed"
bh
like 'b' in "bed", only in Sanskrit borrowings
c (ch, tj)
like 'ch' in "China"
d
like 'd' in "dog"
dh
like 'd' in "dog", only in Sanskrit borrowings
f
like 'ph' in "phone"
g
like 'g' in "go"
h
like 'h' in "help"
j (dj)
like 'dg' in "edge"
k
like 'c' in "cat", often silent at the end of a word
kh (ch)
like 'ch' in "loch"
l
like 'l' in "love"
m
like 'm' in "mother"
n
like 'n' in "nice"
ng
like 'ng' in "sing" (no hard 'g' sound)
ngg
like 'ng' in "finger" ('ng' plus a hard 'g')
ny
like 'ny' in "canyon"
p
like 'p' in "pig"
q
like 'q' in "quest" (with "u", almost always, only in
Arabic borrowings)
r
like 'rr' in Spanish "perro"
s
like 'ss' in "hiss"
sy (sj)
like 'sh' in "sheep"
t
like 't' in "top"
v
like 'ph' in "phone"
w
like 'w' in "weight"
x
like 'cks' in "kicks"
y (j)
like 'y' in "yes"
z
like 's' in "hiss", like 'z' in "haze", like 'dg' in
"edge"
Common diphthongs
ai
like 'ay' in "say"
au
like 'ow' in "cow"
oi
like 'oy' in "boy"
Phrase list
Unless noted as (informal), phrases use the formal, polite Anda and
saya forms for "you" and "I" respectively.
Basics
Hello.
Halo. (HUH-lo)
Hello. (informal)
He. (Hey)
How are you?
Apa kabar? (AH-pAh KAH-bar?)
Fine, thank you.
Baik, terima kasih. (BAYK, TREE-muh KUS-see)
What is your name?
Namanya siapa? (NUM-muh-nyuh shah-puh?)
My name is ______ .
Nama saya ______ . (NUM-MUH suh-yuh _____ .)
Nice to meet you.
Senang bertemu anda. (SNUNG burr-tuh-moo UN-duh)
Please.
Silakan. (see-LUH-kunn)
Please. (request)
Tolong. (TOH-long)
Thank you.
Terima kasih.
You're welcome.
Terima kasih kembali. (…)
Yes.
Ya. (EEYUH)
No.
Tidak. (TEE-duh), Tak (TAH)
Excuse me. (getting attention)
Maaf. (MUH-UFF)
Excuse me. (begging pardon)
Maaf, permisi. (…)
I'm sorry.
Maaf. (…)
Goodbye
Selamat tinggal. (…)
Goodbye (informal)
Dadah. (DUH-DUH)
I can't speak Indonesian [well].
Saya tidak bisa bicara bahasa Indonesia [dengan baik]. (…)
Do you speak English?
Bisa bicara bahasa Inggris? (…)
Is there someone here who speaks English?
Ada orang yang bisa bahasa Inggris? (…)
Help!
Tolong! (…)
Look out!
Hati-hati! (…)
Good morning.
Selamat pagi. (slum-mut PUH-GUEE)
Good afternoon.
Selamat siang.
Good evening.
Selamat sore. (…)
Good night.
Selamat malam. (…)
Good night (to sleep)
Selamat tidur. (…)
I don't understand.
Saya tidak mengerti. (…)
Where is the toilet?
Di mana toiletnya? (DEE muh-nuh TOY-leht-nyuh?)
Problems
Leave me alone.
Jangan ganggu saya. (...)
Don't touch me!
Jangan pegang saya! (...)
I'll call the police.
Saya panggil polisi. (...)
Police!
Polisi! (...)
Stop! Thief!
Stop! Maling! (...)
I need your help.
Saya minta tolong. (...)
It's an emergency.
Ini darurat. (...)
I'm lost.
Saya tersesat. (...)
I lost my bag.
Saya kehilangan tas saya. (...)
I lost my wallet.
Saya kehilangan dompet saya. (...)
I'm sick.
Saya sakit. (...)
I've been injured.
Saya terluka. (...)
I need a doctor.
Saya perlu dokter. (...)
Can I use your phone?
Bisa saya pakai telepon anda? (...)
Numbers
0
nol / kosong (COSS-song)
1
satu (...)
2
dua (...)
3
tiga (...)
4
empat (...)
5
lima (LEE-ma)
6
enam (...)
7
tujuh (...)
8
delapan (...)
9
sembilan (...)
10
sepuluh (...)
11
sebelas (...)
12
duabelas (...)
13
tigabelas (...)
14
empatbelas (...)
20
duapuluh (...)
21
duapuluh satu (...)
22
duapuluh dua (...)
23
duapuluh tiga (...)
30
tiga puluh (...)
40
empat puluh (...)
50
lima puluh (...)
100
seratus (...)
200
dua ratus (...)
300
tiga ratus (...)
1000
seribu (...)
1100
seribu seratus (...)
1152
seribu seratus lima puluh dua (...)
1200
seribu duaratus (...)
1500
seribu limaratus (...)
2000
dua ribu (...)
2100
dua ribu seratus (...)
10,000
sepuluh ribu (...)
20,000
duapuluh ribu (...)
100,000
seratus ribu (...)
150,000
seratus limapuluh ribu (...)
156,125
seratus limapuluh enam ribu seratus duapuluh lima (...)
250,000
duaratus limapuluh ribu / seperempat juta (quarter of a
million) (...)
500,000
limaratus ribu / setengah juta (half a million) (...)
1,000,000
satu juta (...)
1,150,000
satu juta seratus limapuluh ribu (...)
1,250,000
satu seperempat juta (...)
1,500,000
satu setengah juta (...)
1,750,000
satu juta tujuh ratus limapuluh ribu (...)
1,000,000,000
satu milyar
1,000,000,000,000
satu trilyun
number _____ (train, bus, etc.)
nomor _____ (NO-more)
half
setengah (...)
quarter
seperempat (...)
three quarter
tiga perempat (...)
less
kurang (...)
more
lebih (...)
Time
now
sekarang (...)
later
nanti (NUN-tee)
before
sebelum (...)
morning
pagi (0.00 – 10.30) (...)
afternoon
siang (10.30 – 15.00) (see-YOUNG)
evening
sore (15.00 – 19.00) (sore-RAY)
night
malam (19.00 – 0.00) (...)
Clock time
one o'clock AM
jam satu pagi (...)
two o'clock AM
jam dua pagi (...)
noon
jam duabelas siang (...)
one o'clock PM
jam satu siang (...)
two o'clock PM
jam dua siang (...)
midnight
jam duabelas malam (...)
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