Sasak belongs to the Bali-Sasak-Sumbawa subgroup and is the primary spoken language on the Indonesian island of Lombok
Phrase list
Pronunciation guide
Vowels
Consonants
Common diphthongs
Phrase list
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Basics
- Hello.
- Halo
- Hello.
- Halo (informal)
- How are you?
- Berembe kabar (berembay kabar)
- Fine, thank you.
- Baik / Solah (so la)
- What is your name?
- Sae aranm side (Si aram si-de)
- My name is ______ .
- Aranka ku (aran-ka ku)
- Nice to meet you.
- Demen bedait (demen be da eet)
- Please.
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- Thank you.
- Tampiasih (Tampi Asih)
- You're welcome.
- Pade-pade (pa da - pa da)
- Yes.
- aok (ow) / Inggeh (ing gayh)
- No.
- en'dek
- Nothing
- Ndarak (en'dek ara)
- Excuse me. (getting attention)
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- Excuse me. (begging pardon)
- Tabe (ta bay)
- I'm sorry.
- maaf (ma af)
- Goodbye
- . ()
- Goodbye (informal)
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- How do I say
- Apa eak uninikh (api i-ak u-nin-kah)
- I can't speak Sasak [well].
- [ ]. ( [ ])
- Do you speak English?
- ? ( ?)
- Is there someone here who speaks English?
- ? ( ?)
- Help!
- ! ( !)
- Look out!
- ! ( !)
- Dangerous!
- Anuk ngengakok (anung ngu-nga-kok)
- Good morning.
- . ()
- Good evening.
- . ()
- Good night.
- . ()
- Good night (to sleep)
- . ()
- I don't understand.
- . ()
- Where is the toilet?
- ? ( ?)
- What?
- Ape (Apu)
- What is today's date (day)?
- Jelo ape nani? (ju-lo ape na-ni)
- What are you doing?
- Ape gaurm nani (Apu Ga'wem nani)
- What is your name?
- Ai are'm
- What would you like?
- M'pa lagi
- Where are you going?
- M'be yak'm lai
- Where is --- ?
- Embe eak lainm (Em-be Ah ak lai in m)
- Where is the toilet?
- Embe taok wc (Em-be ta-ohk way-say)
- Where is the beach?
- Embe taok pantai (Embe ta-ok pan-te)
- Where do you work?
- Ape pegawean side (Apu pugawayan si-du)
- Who are you there with?
- Sai kancen te nani (Sai kan-chun tu nani)
- How are you?
- Berembeh Kabar? (be-dem-be ka-bar)
- How do I say?
- apc eak uninikh (apu e-ak uninkah)
- How are you feeling?
- Berembe kaadaanm? (be-rem-be ka'a-da'anm)
- How old are you?
- Pire umut side (pir-e umur si-de)
- How much is this?
- Pire ajian (pir-e ajin)
- Do you have a cigarette?
- Arak ngo dotim (Arak Ngu-Dut-em)
- Do you want a cigarette?
- Eakim ngodot (E'a-Am Nu-Dut)
- Do you want to eat?
- Meletim magan (Mele-Tum Mangan)
- Do you want to drink?
- Meletim Ngenam (Mele-Tum Ngenam)
- Do you want to go swimming?
- Eakim kapung side (apu pug-awayan si-du)
- Why do you not want to drink?
- Kembeim endek melet nginam (Kembe-im ndek melet ngenam)
- Why will you not shower?
- Kembekim endek daus? (dumbik'em ndek daus)
- Are you sure?
- Pacunim (Pachu Num)
- I'm hungry.
- Ke lapahikh (Ke-Lapah-Kah)
- I'm sick
- jekeng sakit (ja-kung saket)
- I'm sorry
- Maaf bae (Ma'af ba'e)
- I want the shortest road
- Melekh jalan sak empah (Me-len-kah Ja-lan Sa Em-pah)
- I don't want to buy
- Endek keak beli (Ndek ke-ak be-li)
- Because I'm shy
- Endekikh Semel(ndek-kah samal)
- My name is
- Aranka ku
- Nice to meet you
- Demen bedait dait side (du-mon bu-da-it da-it si-de)
- No good
- Endek solah (ndek sol-ah)
- Very Expensive
- wah kemahalin (wa ke mahal)
- Of Course
- Jelas sih! (ju-las si)
- Better than nothing
- Dait eak edak (Di-et eak edak)
Problems
Numbers
0 nol1 sket2 dua3 telu4 empat5 limu6 enem (nam)7 pituk8 baluk9 siwak10 sepulu11 Sepulu Solas12 Sepulu Dualas13 Sepulu Talulas14 Sepulu Patolas15 Sepulu Limulas16 Sepulu Namolas17 Sepulu pituklas18 Sepulu baluklas19 Sepulu siwaklas20 Duapulu(updated 2011 Todd)
Time
Clock time
Duration
Days
Months
Writing time and date
Colors
Transportation
Bus and train
Directions
Taxi
Lodging
Money
Eating
Bars
Shopping
Driving
Authority
Other
3 eggs - telu telur
banana - puntiq
no problem - ndek kembe kembe
I - aku, tiang, saya
You - side
Father - amaq
Mother - inaq
Going out - lalo
to - jok
eat - mangan
breakfast - nge-lor
water - aiq
drink - ngi-nem
Go out(from house) - su-gul
House - BaLe
Kiss - Kitcupkow
Arms - Imung
Hair - Bulu
Head - Ulu
Ear - Kunto
Eyes - Matu
Nose - Erwng
Lips - Biwi
Cheek - Saket
Back - Bucock
Legs - Nailampa
Pants - Selanu
Shirt - Galambi
Candle/Lamp - Dila
Glass - jaju kakan
Sarung - Landongkai