Bali - your special islandLanguage Basics The rules for grammar are quite simple. Sentences are usually ordered: Subject, Verb, Object. There are no articles, like "a"' or "the". There are no tenses for verbs, as time is indicated by context rather than an inflected form; for instance, words like yesterday (kemarin) and tomorrow (besok) are placed at the beginning of a sentence to indicate time. Questions are usually indicated by question words, but sometimes by raising the pitch of the voice at the end of the sentence. It's also possible to make a question by adding "Kah" to the end of the word which asks the question. Generally, the last syllable of a word is emphasised. Here are a few Indonesian words and phrases. Do not try to get engrossed in a conversation unless you feel totally comfortable with the language. Although Indonesian is the "official" language in Bali, the Balinese have their own language which is very difficult to learn.The Balinese won't be doing hand stands when you try and speak Indonesian, but they will understand that at least you are making an attempt to learn the language.The Vowels a as in cut e as in set i as in me o as in not u as in you ai as in bike au as in now The consonants are similar to English consonants, but here are a few minor exceptions. c is "ch" as in cheap eg Candi Dasa is pronounced Chundy Dussa k is "c,' as in car g as in give ng as in sing h as in help, but with more breath, and it is silent at the end of a word r is always rolled as "rrr"

Pronouns I / my - saya you - kamu he/she - dia we - kami they - mereka Titles wife - isteri husband - suami Miss-nona Mr - bapak or 'pak Mrs - ibu Sir-tuan Madam - nyonya child-anak girl - perempuan boy - laki - laki family - keluarga   Greetings and Civilities good morning - selamat Pagi good afternoon (llam-3pm) - selamat siang good afternoon (after 3pm) - selamat sore goodnight - selamat malam sleep well - selamat tidur goodbye - selamat tinggal(when you are leaving) goodbye - selamat jalan (when you are staying) please - silahkan thank you - terima kasi welcome - selamat datang you're welcome - sama sama sorry - ma'af excuse me - permisi beautiful or pretty - indah love; to love - cinta   Questions what-apa who - siapa when - kapan where is - dimana ada where to - kemana from where - darimana how - bagaimana why - mengapa may I - boleh How are you - Apa kabar?   Useful Phrases I want it - saya mau I do not want it - saya tidak mau What is your name - siapa nama My name is... nama saya...   Useful Words well - baik baik good/ very agreeable - bagus bad -jahat wrong - salah yes - ya no - tidak (in front of verbs - but interchangeable with bukan) no - bukan (in front of nouns) not yet - belum walk and street/walking - jalan/jalan village - desa   Transport left - kanan right - kiri north - utara south - selatan east - timur west - barat straight ahead - terus(t'roos) tree - pohon stop - berhenti or stop street - jalan car - mobil motor bike - sepeda motor bicycle - sepeda Petrol or fuel station - pompa bensin horse and cart - dokar please wait here - tolong menunggu disini village - desa market - pasar I'll be back in an hour - saya akan kembali satu jam lagi I'll be back in an hour - saya(I or me) akan(will) kembali(return) sepuluh(10)menit(minute)lagi(later)   Quantity all - semua some - lain little - sedikit many - banyak   Time today (this day) - hari ini tonight (this night) - malam ini yesterday - kemarin tomorrow - besok day - hari week - minggu month - bulan year - tahun Monday - hari Senin Tuesday - hari Selasa Wednesday - hari Rebo Thursday - hari Kemis Friday - hari Jumat Saturday - hari Sabtu Sunday - hari Minggu morning - pagi afternoon (11:00am - 3:00pm)- siang evening - sore night - malam seven o'clock - jam tujuh seven thirty - jam (hour) tujuh(7) lewat(past) tigapuluh(30)

Shopping What's this - Apa ini How much - berapa money - rupiah cheap - murah expensive - mahal big - besar small - kecil short - pendek long - panjang table cloth - taplak meja watch, clock - arloji/ jam shoes - sepatu silver - perak gold - mas stone - batu dresses/skirts - rok trousers - celana earrings - anting anting paintings - lukisan leather - kulit wood carvings - ukiran Colours black - hitam white - putih blue - biru red - merah green - hijau brown - coklat yellow - kuning purple - ungu grey - abu-abu pink - merah mudah dark - tua light- mudah   Food food - makam drink - minum chicken - ayam fish - ikan pork - babi fruit - buah rice - nasi delicious - enak   Numbers 1 - satu 2-dua 3 - tiga 4- empat 5 - lima 6 - enam 7- tujuh 8 - delapan 9 - sernbilan 10 - supuluh 11 - sebelas 12 - duabelas 20 - duapuluh   Money money - uang 100 Rp - seratus rupiah 500 Rp - lima ratus rupiah 1,000 Rp - seribu rupiah 1,400 Rp - seribu empat ratus rupiah 5,556 Rp - lima ribu | lima ratus | lima puluh | enam rupiah 10,000 Rp - sepuluh ribu rupiah 80,000 Rp - delapan puluh ribu rupiah 700,000 Rp - tujuh ratus ribu   Medical & Health doctor - doktor dentist - doktor gigi pharmacy or chemist - apotik hospital - rumah sakit sick - sakit I need medicine for diarrhoea - saya mencari obat mulas head - kalapa stomach - perut Balinese healer - dukun   Hotel air conditioner - pendingin jumlah bed - tempat tidur hot water - air panas bed sheet - sepre towel - handuk toilet paper - kertas kloset shampoo - syampo | sabun rambut | shampoo soap - sabun antiseptic - antiseptis pen - bolpoin pena | alat tunis room - kamar Room 248 - dua ratus empatpuluh delipan food - makan   Balinese Words and Phrases (spelling maybe wrong) How are you?- kenken kabari Fine, thank you - becik becik or luwoong goodbye - sampai ketemu no problem - sinkenken thank you - marku sukmo I have no more money - singau ngulah pis decorated bamboo pole - penjor outrigger boat - prahu small food stall - warung family shrine - sanggah offering to appease evil spirits - segehan Bali Island - pohol dewata Click here for English to Indonesian Dictionary Click here for Indonesian to English Dictionary BACK TO BALI PAGE