A Few Words Will Win 1000 Smiles
You can get around Bali, Jakarta and Jogjakarta without ever using a word of Indonesian, but you are missing a great experience if you do not acquire at least a basic knowledge of Bahasa Indonesia. Everyone will cheerfully help you when they see you are trying to speak their national languange.
GENERAL
Dari mana? (literally, "Where from?"). This could either mean, What country are you from? or Where did you just come from (the beach, the road, etc)?
Tuan asal dari mana? What country are you from ? You answer, Dari Amerika, Australia . . .
Mau ke mana? Where are you going? Apa kabar? How are you
ACCOMODATION
The common designation for a hotel is simply hotel. Words that refer to simpler accomodation are hotel, losmen, penginapan and wisma.
Mana ada hotel/penginapan/losmen/wisma? Where is there a hotel?
Hotel/losmen paling baik-the best hotel.
Paling murah-the cheapest;
sederhana-simple; tidak mahal, tidak murah-not expensive, not cheap;
bersih-clean.
Ada kamar? Are there rooms available?
Ada kamar dengan ac? Do you have any airconditioned rooms?
Ada kamar dengan kipas? Do you have fan cooled rooms?
ada nyamuk? are there mosquitoes?
Berapa ongkos kamar? what is the cost of the room?
ada ruang makan? is there any dining room?
Termasuk makanan? including meals?
ada wc, tempat mandi? is there a toilet, bath?
Kamar mandi di luar atau di dalam kamar? is the bath attached to the room or outside?
handuk - towel ;sabun-soap;
selimut-blanket;sprei-bedsheet;air minum-drinking water;kipas-fan.
bisa cuci pakaian?-can you wash clothes?
tuan mau minum apa?-what would you like to drink?
teh /kopi -tea /coffe;tanpa gula-without sugar;sedikit gula-little sugar.
TRANPORT
Kapan ada bis ke . . . ? When is there a bus to . . .?
Berangkat jam berapa? What time does it leave?
Berapa jam sampai . . .? How many hours to . . .?
Saya minta dua karcis. Can i have two tickets?
Karcis ke . . . berapa? What is the cost of a ticket to . . .?
Stasiun bis dimana? Where is the bus station?
