Practical phrases for travel — ordering, paying, and getting around.
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Jam berapa sarapan?
What time is breakfast? (Literally 'hour how-many breakfast?' — 'jam berapa' is how you ask the time.)
Sudah buka?
Are you open? (Literally 'already open?' — 'sudah' marks completed/begun state.)
Toiletnya di mana?
Where's the bathroom? (Also 'kamar mandi' (literally 'bath room') for the room with shower.)
Ada tisu toilet lagi?
Is there more toilet paper? ('Lagi' = more/again.)
Di mana ada restoran yang enak?
Where can I find a good restaurant? ('Enak' = tasty/nice/pleasant — used for food, weather, feeling.)
Murah atau mahal?
Is it cheap or expensive?
Di mana ada supermarket?
Where can I find a supermarket?
Mau berapa?
How many do you want? ('Berapa' = how many/how much.)
Air keran bisa diminum?
Can I drink the tap water? (Literally 'tap water can be-drunk?' — 'di-' makes a passive verb.)
Satu, dua, tiga, empat, lima.
One, two, three, four, five.
Enam, tujuh, delapan, sembilan, sepuluh.
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten. ('Sepuluh' = 'se-' (one) + 'puluh' (ten) — same pattern as 'seratus' (100), 'seribu' (1000).)
Berapa harganya?
How much does it cost? (Literally 'how much its-price?' — '-nya' again pinning 'its'.)
Bisa bayar pakai kartu?
Can I pay by card? ('Pakai' (use) often does the work of English 'by/with'.)
Bisa bayar, tolong?
Can we pay, please?
Kita bagi saja.
Let's split it. ('Bagi' = divide/share; 'saja' softens to 'just'.)
Ada air?
Do you have water?
Minta bonnya!
The bill, please! ('Minta' = ask for/request; 'bon' = bill (from Dutch). Also 'minta bill'.)
Saya yang bayar untuk teman saya.
I'll pay for my friend. ('Saya yang bayar' = literally 'I'm the one who pays' — emphasises 'I'.)
Teman saya yang bayar untuk saya.
My friend pays for me.
Ada yang bisa saya bantu lagi?
Can I help you with anything else? (Literally 'is there what I can help again?')
Ini enak sekali.
This tastes delicious. ('Enak' is the go-to word for tasty — also 'lezat' (more formal).)
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