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Requesting basic assistance: Mohon bantuan:
Can you help me please? Bisakah anda bantu saya?
Where is . . . Di mana. . .
Where is the bathroom? Di mana kamar kecil?
Where is the airport? Di mana bandara udara?
What is the cost of a ticket? Berapa harga untuk satu tiket?
Can I have two tickets? Bolehkah saya minta dua tiket?
Where is the beach? Dimana ada pantai?
Where is there a hotel? Dimana ada hotel?
Where is there a restaurant? Dimana ada rumah makan?
Where is the path to the waterfall? Dimana arah ke air terjun?
How far is it? Berapa jauh dari sini?
What is the name of this street? Apa nama jalan ini?
I want to eat Saya mau makan
   
Eating: Makan:
I want the menu please Saya mau daftar makanan
What would you like to drink? Bapak / Ibu mau minum apa?
I would like to drink water / beer Saya mau minum air / bir
Drinking water Air minum
(Hot) Tea / coffee Teh (panas) / kopi
Without sugar / milk Tanpa gula / susu
With a little sugar / milk Sedikit gula / susu
What would you like to eat? Bapak / Ibu mau makan apa?
I would like to eat (spicy) chicken fried rice / spring rolls Saya mau makan nasi goreng ayam (pedas) / lumpia
I would like to eat pancakes Saya mau makan kue dadar
The bill (check) please Tolong bonnya.
   
Getting home: Ke rumah:
My address is ... Alamat saya...
Please take me to ... Tolong, antar saya ke ...
   
Pronunciation...
The alpahabet of Bahasa Indonesia is the same as English, but the pronunciation of most letters is usually different, as is the emphasis, which usually places stress on the second-last syllable.
Use the alphabet below as a guide to pronunciation...
A (ah) B (bay) C (ch) D (day) E (eh) F (ef) G (gay) H (hah) I (ee)
J (jay) K (kah) L (ell) M (em) N (en) O (oh) P (pay) Q (key) R (air-r)
S (ess) T (tay) U (oo) V (vay) W (way) X (ex) Y (yay) Z (zet)
 
Numbers...
Numbers are not difficult to understand - the counting system is the same as in English, and the numbers are written using the same Arabic numerals. Numbers are of course encountered frequently, such as when dealing with money.
It is important to be able to count to ten. From there, the suffixes; "belas" (teens), "puluh" (tens), "ratus" (hundreds), "ribu" (thousands) and "juta" (millions)
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