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language:
Terima kasih - thank you
Greetings:
Selamat Pagi - good morning
Selamat siang - good day
Selamat sore (sounds like soray)
Selamat malam - Good Evening/night- as in a greeting not as in a goodbye
Saya/Aku - me , I my, mine
Anda/kamu - you/yours
Mereka- they/them (people)
Kita/ Kami - us/ our
Motor - moped
Mobil - car
Kereta api- train
makan - eat
minum- drink
Kiri (sounds like Keeree) - left (direction)
Kanan - right (direction)
Rumah- house/ home
Kantor- office
Supir - driver
Pembantu - house helper
Satpam - security guy / night watchman
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Food-
Goreng- fried
Ikan - fish, so Ikan goreng : fried fish
bakar- baked or grilled or BBQd - in short it means burnt/cooked with fire
Sapi- beef
Babi- pork
Ayam- chicken
Sayur- vegetables
Buah- fruit
Air (sounds like higher) water - general water not usually drinking water
Air minum / air putih (sounds like pooti) & Aqua = drinking water
Words you will likely hear called out to you in places outside of Jakarta : Bule (sounds like BooLay) take it as "whitey'
Halo Mister- a greeting recognising you are a foreigner - irrespective of gender.
Saya minta maaf ; I am sorry
Malu - shy or embarrassed
Dokter- doctor
Gigi - teeth
so: dokter gigi = dentist
kepala- head
perut- belly
kaki- leg
jantung- heart
sick/unwell- sakit
so: saya sakit kepala - I have a headache
sakit gigi toothache
See.. not too hard - you got this covered
Terima kasih - thank you
Greetings:
Selamat Pagi - good morning
Selamat siang - good day
Selamat sore (sounds like soray)
Selamat malam - Good Evening/night- as in a greeting not as in a goodbye
Saya/Aku - me , I my, mine
Anda/kamu - you/yours
Mereka- they/them (people)
Kita/ Kami - us/ our
Motor - moped
Mobil - car
Kereta api- train
makan - eat
minum- drink
Kiri (sounds like Keeree) - left (direction)
Kanan - right (direction)
Rumah- house/ home
Kantor- office
Supir - driver
Pembantu - house helper
Satpam - security guy / night watchman
~~~~~~~~~
Food-
Goreng- fried
Ikan - fish, so Ikan goreng : fried fish
bakar- baked or grilled or BBQd - in short it means burnt/cooked with fire
Sapi- beef
Babi- pork
Ayam- chicken
Sayur- vegetables
Buah- fruit
Air (sounds like higher) water - general water not usually drinking water
Air minum / air putih (sounds like pooti) & Aqua = drinking water
Words you will likely hear called out to you in places outside of Jakarta : Bule (sounds like BooLay) take it as "whitey'
Halo Mister- a greeting recognising you are a foreigner - irrespective of gender.
Saya minta maaf ; I am sorry
Malu - shy or embarrassed
Dokter- doctor
Gigi - teeth
so: dokter gigi = dentist
kepala- head
perut- belly
kaki- leg
jantung- heart
sick/unwell- sakit
so: saya sakit kepala - I have a headache
sakit gigi toothache
See.. not too hard - you got this covered