General information
Doubling the word is almost always plural:
- anak - child
- anak-anak - children
pronunciation
Vowels
- a
- like in "father"
- e
- as in "Reh", if in the first syllable, then often unstressed and open like the second "e" from "Rede"
- i
- like in "I"
- O
- as in "Hort"
- u
- as in "ford"
If there are several vowels in a row, they are pronounced individually, e.g. air (Water), not pronounce like English, but a-i-r.
Consonants
- b
- like in German
- c
- like "tj" in "Matjes", never "k" !!
- d
- like in German
- f
- like in German
- G
- like in German
- H
- like in German, at the end of the word only breathed and almost inaudible
- j
- like "gy" in the Hungarian word "Magyar", thus roughly like "dsch" but lighter and brighter
- k
- as in German, only slightly indicated at the end of the word
- l
- like in German
- m
- like in German
- n
- like in German
- p
- like in German
- q
- like "k", only occurs in foreign words
- r
- like in German
- s
- like "s" in "Maus" (always sharp "s")
- t
- like in German
- v
- like "f" or "w"
- w
- like in German
- x
- usually like in German
- y
- like "y" in "ja"
- z
- like "s" in "velvet" (soft "s")
Character combinations
- sy
- between "sch" and "ch" in "ich"
Idioms
Basics
- Good day.
- Selamat pagi (morning), Selamat siang (noon), Selamat sore (afternoon), Selamat malam (evening)
- Hello. (informal)
- Halo
- Welcome!
- selamat datang!
- How are you?
- Apa kabar Anda?
- Good thank you.
- Baik, terima kasih
- What's your name?
- Siapa nama Anda?
- My name is ______ .
- Nama saya _____.
- Nice to meet you.
- Saya senang berkenalkan Anda!
- Please (request)
- silahkan
- Thanks.
- terima kasih
- Please (in response to "Thank you".
- sama-sama
- Yes.
- ya
- No.
- tidak
- Sorry.
- maaf
- Sorry. (if you want to clear space)
- permisi
- Goodbye
- selamat tinggal ("A good stay", says the one who leaves)
- Goodbye
- selamat jalan ("A good way", says the one who stays)
- See you later
- sampai jumpa lagi
- Until tomorrow
- sampai jumpa besok
- Bye (informal)
- there
- I do not speak ____ .
- Saya tidak bisa berbicara bahasa _______.
- Do you speak German?
- Bisa Anda berbicara bahasa jerman?
- Does anyone here speak German?
- Ada seorang yang bisa bicara bahasa Jerman?
- Help!
- Tolong!
- Attention!
- Hati-hati!
- Good Morning.
- selamat pagi
- Good afternoon.
- selamat soré
- Good day.
- selamat siang
- Good evening.
- selamat malam
- Good night.
- selamat malam
- Sleep well.
- selamat tidur
- I do not understand that.
- Saya tidak mengerti itu
- Where is the toilet?
- Di mana kamar kecil?
Problems
- Leave me in peace.
- Biarkan saya sendiri
- Do not touch me!
- Jangan pegang-pegang saya!
- I'm calling the police.
- Saya panggil polisi.
- Police!
- Polisi
- Stop the thief!
- Hentikan maling itu!
- I need help.
- Saya perlu bantuan
- This is an emergency.
- ini keadaan darurat.
- I'm lost.
- Saya binggung.
- I lost my bag.
- Saya kehilangan tas saya.
- I lost my wallet.
- Saya kehilangan dompet saya.
- I'm sick.
- Saya sakit.
- I'm injured.
- Saya terluka.
- I need a doctor.
- Saya perlu dokter.
- Can I use your telephone?
- Boleh saya memakai telepon Anda?
numbers
- 1
- satu
- 2
- dua
- 3
- tiga
- 4
- empat
- 5
- lima
- 6
- enam
- 7
- tujuh
- 8
- delapan
- 9
- sembilan
- 10
- sepuluh
- 11
- sebelas
- 12
- duabelas
- 13
- tigabelas
- 14
- empatbelas
- 15
- limabelas
- 16
- enambelas
- 17
- tujuhbelas
- 18
- delapanbelas
- 19
- sembilanbelas
- 20
- dua puluh
- 21
- dua puluh satu
- 22
- dua puluh dua
- 23
- dua puluh tiga
- 30
- tiga puluh
- 40
- empat puluh
- 50
- lima puluh
- 60
- enam puluh
- 70
- tujuh puluh
- 80
- delapan puluh
- 90
- sembilan puluh
- 100
- seratus
- 200
- dua ratus
- 300
- tiga ratus
- 1000
- seribu
- 2000
- dua ribu
- 1,000,000
- sejuta
- 1,000,000,000
- semilar
- 1,000,000,000,000
- seribu miliar / satu triliun
- half
- setengah
- Fewer
- kurang
- More
- lebih
time
- now
- sekarang
- later
- nanti
- before
- tadi
- (the morning
- pagi
- afternoon
- sore
- Eve
- malam
- night
- malam
- today
- hari ini
- yesterday
- kemarin
- tomorrow
- besok
- this week
- minggu ini
- last week
- minggu lalu
- next week
- minggu depan
Time
- an hour
- jam satu
- two o'clock
- jam dua
- noon
- siang
- thirteen o'clock
- jam tigabelas
- fourteen O `clock
- jam empatbelas
- midnight
- tengah malam
Duration
- _____ minute (s)
- ___ menit
- _____ hour (s)
- ___ jam
- _____ day (s)
- ___ hari
- _____ week (s)
- ___ minggu
- _____ month (s)
- ___ bulan
- _____ year (s)
- ___ tahun
Days
- Sunday
- hari minggu
- Monday
- (hari) senin
- Tuesday
- (hari) selasa
- Wednesday
- (hari) rabu
- Thursday
- (hari) kamis
- Friday
- (hari) jum’at
- Saturday
- (hari) sabtu
Months
- January
- (januari)
- February
- (february)
- March
- (maret)
- April
- (April)
- May
- (my)
- June
- (June)
- July
- (July)
- August
- (augustus)
- September
- (September)
- October
- (October)
- November
- (nopember)
- December
- (desember )
Notation for date and time
Colours
- black
- hitam
- White
- putih
- Gray
- abu-abu
- red
- merah
- blue
- biru
- yellow
- kuning
- green
- hijau
- orange
- jeruk
- brown
- coklat
traffic
bus and train
- Line _____ (Train, bus, etc.)
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- How much does a ticket to _____ cost?
- Berapa harga tiket ke ______?
- A ticket to _____, please.
- Satu tiket untuk pergi ke ______ silahkan.
- Where is this train / bus going?
- Ke mana kereta api / bis ini?
- Where is the train / bus to _____?
- Di mana kereta api / to ke _____?
- Does this train / bus stop in _____?
- Kereta api / bis ini henti di ______?
- When does the train / bus to_____ leave?
- Jam berapa kereta api / bis ke _______ berangkat?
- When does this train / bus arrive in _____?
- Jam berapa kereta api / bis ini tiba di _______?
direction
- How do I get ... ?
- Bagaimana saya mencapai ...?
- ...to the train station?
- ke stasiun
- ...to the bus stop?
- 'ke perhentian / hold up
- ...to the airport?
- ke bandar udara / bandara
- ... to the city center?
- ke pusat kota
- ... to the youth hostel?
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- ...to the hotel?
- ke hotel _____
- ... to the German / Austrian / Swiss consulate?
- ke kedutaan jerman / austria / swiss?
- Where are there many ...
- Dimana ada banyak ...
- ... hotels?
- hotel-hotel?
- ... restaurants?
- restoran?
- ... bars?
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- ...Tourist Attractions?
- ()
- Could you show me that on the map?
- Boleh anda menunjukan ke saya dengan peta
- road
- jalan
- Turn left.
- belok kiri
- Turn right.
- belok kanan
- Left
- kiri
- right
- kanan
- straight
- terus
- to follow the _____
- ikuti _____ itu
- after_____
- (lewat)
- before the _____
- di depan____
- Look for _____.
- lihat _____
- north
- utara
- south
- selatan
- east
- timur
- west
- barat
- above
- di atas
- below
- di bawah
taxi
- Taxi!
- taksi
- Please drive me to _____.
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- How much does a trip to _____ cost?
- ()
- Please take me there.
- ()
accommodation
- Do you have a free room?
- Ada kamar kosong?
- How much does a room cost for one / two people?
- Berapa harganya kamar untuk satu orang / dua orang?
- Is there in the room ...
- Ada ... di kamar?
- ... a toilet?
- kamar kecil
- ... a shower?
- kamar mandi
- ... a TV?
- televisi
- Can I see the room first?
- Boleh saya lihat kamar ini dulu?
- Do you have something quieter?
- Ada kamar yang sepi?
- ... bigger?
- yang lebih besar
- ... clean?
- yang lebih bersih
- ... cheaper?
- yang lebih murah
- Ok I'll take it.
- Ok, saya ambil yang ini.
- I want to stay _____ night (s).
- Saya tinggal disini ... malam.
- Can you recommend another hotel?
- Bisa menganjurkan hotel yang lain?
- Do you have a safe?
- Ada safe / brangkas di sini?
- ...Lockers?
- Loker?
- Is breakfast / dinner included?
- apakah makan pagi / makan malam sudah termasuk?
- What time is breakfast / dinner?
- Jam berapa ada makanan pagi / makanan malam?
- Please clean my room.
- Tolong, membersihkan kamar saya.
- Can you wake me up at _____?
- Bisa Anda bangunkan saya jam ...?
- I want to sign out.
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money
- Do you accept euros?
- apakah anda menerima euro?
- Do you accept Swiss Francs?
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- Do you accept credit cards?
- apakah anda menerima kartu credit?
- Can you change money for me?
- Boleh saya dengan anda tukar uang?
- Where can I change money?
- di mana saya dapat tukar uang?
- Can you change traveler checks for me?
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- Where can I change traveler checks?
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- What is the rate?
- apa course tukar uangnya?
- Where is there an ATM?
- di mana ada A.T.M?
eat
- A table for one / two people, please.
- ()
- Could I have the menu?
- Boleh minta menu?
- Can i see the kitchen
- Boleh saya lihat dapur?
- Is there a house specialty?
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- Is there a local specialty?
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- I'm vegetarian.
- Saya tidak makan daging.
- I do not eat pork.
- Saya tidak makan babi.
- I don't eat beef.
- Saya tidak makan sapi.
- I only eat kosher food.
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- Can you cook it low fat?
- ()
- Menu of the day
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- à la carte
- ()
- breakfast
- makan pagi
- Having lunch
- makan siang
- with coffee (in the afternoon)
- ()
- dinner
- makanan malam
- I would like _____.
- Saya mau ...
- I want table service _____.
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- chicken
- ayam
- Beef
- sapi
- fish
- ikan
- ham
- daging asap
- sausage
- sosis
- cheese
- keju
- Eggs
- telur
- salad
- salad
- (fresh vegetables
- sayuran
- (fresh fruits
- buah-buah
- loaf
- roti
- toast
- roti panggang
- Pasta
- mi
- rice
- nasi
- Beans
- buncis
- Could I have a glass of _____?
- Boleh saya minta segelas ...?
- Could I have a bowl _____?
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- Could I have a bottle of _____?
- Boleh saya minta sebotol ...?
- coffee
- copy
- tea
- teh
- juice
- jus
- Mineral water
- air mineral
- water
- air
- beer
- bir
- Red wine / white wine
- anggur merah / putih
- I could have?
- Boleh saya minta ...?
- salt
- garam
- pepper
- lada
- butter
- mentega
- Sorry waiter? (Get the waiter's attention)
- ()
- I'm done.
- Saya sudah selesai.
- It was great.
- ()
- Please clear the table.
- ()
- The Bill please.
- Saya mau membayar.
- Good Appetite!
- Selamat makan.
Bars
- Do you serve alcohol?
- jual alcohol?
- Is there a table service?
- ()
- One beer / two beers please
- ( )
- A glass of red / white wine, please.
- ()
- One glass, please.
- ()
- A bottle, please.
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- whiskey
- ()
- Vodka
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- rum
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- water
- air
- soda
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- Tonic water
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- orange juice
- jus jeruk
- Coke
- koka kola
- Do you have any snacks?
- punya cemilan / makanan kecil /
- One more, please.
- ( )
- Another round please.
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- When do you close?
- ()
shop
- Do you have this my size?
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- How much is it?
- Berapa harganya?
- This is too expensive.
- Ini terlalu mahal.
- Do you want to take _____?
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- expensive
- mahal
- cheap
- murah
- I can not afford that.
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- I do not want it.
- Saya tidak mau.
- You are cheating on me.
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- I am not interested in it
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- Ok I'll take it.
- Saya ambilnya.
- Can i have a bag
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- Do you have oversizes?
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- I need...
- Saya pearl ...
- ... toothpaste.
- ... pasta gigi
- ... a toothbrush.
- ... gosok gigi
- ... tampons.
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- ... Soap.
- sabun
- ... shampoo.
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- ... Painkiller.
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- ... laxatives.
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- ... something against diarrhea.
- ... sesuatu untuk diare
- ... a razor.
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- ... an umbrella.
- ... payment
- ... Suncream.
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- ... a postcard.
- kartu pos.
- ... postage stamps.
- ... prangko
- ... batteries.
- ... batre
- ... writing paper.
- ... kertas tulis
- ... a pen.
- ... bolt
- ... German books.
- ... buku-buku dalam bahasa Jerman.
- ... German magazines.
- ... majalah dalam bahasa Jerman.
- ... German newspapers.
- ... koran dalam bahasa jerman.
- ... a German-X dictionary.
- kamus bahasa Jerman - X.
Drive
- Can I rent a car?
- bisa saya sewa mobile?
- Can I get insurance?
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- STOP
- BERHENTI!
- one way street
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- Give way
- ()
- No parking
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- Top speed
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- Gas station
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- petrol
- Bensin
- diesel
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Authorities
- I did nothing wrong.
- ()
- That was a misunderstanding.
- itu ada kesalahpahaman.
- Where are you taking me
- Kamu membawa saya kemana?
- Am i arrested?
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- I am a German / Austrian / Swiss citizen.
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- I want to speak to the German / Austrian / Swiss embassy.
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- I want to speak to the German / Austrian / Swiss consulate.
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- I want to speak to a lawyer.
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- Can't I just pay a fine?
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