Manado Indonesian phrasebook
Manado Indonesia (bahasa Indonesia Manado), is spoken by the Manadonese and some Minahasa people, primarily of North Sulawesi (Sulawesi Utara), Indonesia. Manado Indonesian is spoken as the first language throughout the cities of Manado and Bitung, and throughout the Minahasa region, along with the smaller islands off the north coast of North Sulawesi. Manado Indonesian is also the first language, though to a lesser extent in Gorontalo and Central Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tengah).
Of notable importance is the direct effect of the former Dutch colonial rule for nigh-on 300 years, which was very strong especially in the Manado area. This is noticed by the many Dutch loanwords (along with Dutch influences in some Manado family names) still found in Manado Indonesian.
Pronunciation guide
Manado Malay is a purely spoken language, and there is no official standard orthography. However, the language is closely related to standard official or 'high' Malay, and is rendered here using Malay spelling rules.
Vowels
Consonants
Common diphthongs
Phrase list
Some phrases in this phrasebook still need to be translated. If you know anything about this language, you can help by plunging forward and translating a phrase.
Basics
- Hello
- halo
- Hello (informal)
- hei
- How are you?
- apa kabar?
- Fine, thank you
- da bae-bae, makase
- What is your name?
- sapa ngana pe nama?
- My name is ______
- kita pe nama ______
- Nice to meet you
- sanang da bakudapa deng ngana
- Please
- Tolong
- Thank you
- Terima kasih / makase
- You're welcome
- Sama-sama
- Yes
- iyo / iya
- No
- ndak / Nyandak
- Excuse me
- permisi
- Excuse me (begging pardon)
- permisi neh
- I'm sorry
- maaf / sorry
- Goodbye
- Selamat tinggal
- Goodbye (informal)
- nanti bakudapa ulang neh ≈ 'till we meet again
- I can't speak Manado Malay [well]
- yah, kita nda talalu tau bahasa manado
- Do you speak English?
- ngana boleh Bahasa Inggris?
- Is there someone here who speaks English?
- di sini ada yang tau Bahasa Inggris?
- Help!
- Tolong!
- Look out!
- awas!
- Good morning
- Selamat pagi
- Morning
- Pagi
- Good afternoon
- Selamat siang (selamat tengah hari) / selamat sore
- Good night
- Selamat malam
- Good night (to sleep)
- Selamat malam
- I don't understand
- kita nyandak mangarti
- Where is the toilet?
- di mana wese? / wese di sablah mana kang?
- I like (am attracted to) you
- Kita suka pa ngana
Problems
Crazy - seno
Annoying - Dapa binci
Funny - Lawa
Numbers
One - Satu
Two - Dua
Three - Tiga
Four - Ampa
Five - Lima
Six - Anam
Seven - Tujuh
Eight - Lapang
Nine - Sambilang
Ten - Spuluh
Eleven - Sablas
Twelve - Duablas
Thirteen - Tigablas
Fourteen - Ampablas
Fifteen - Limablas
Sixteen - Anamblas
Seventeen - Tujuhblas
Eighteen - Lapangblas
Nineteen - Sambilangblas
Twenty - Duapuluh
One hundred - Saratus
Time
now - skarang later - nanti / sabantar before - sebelum after - abis during or ongoing - samantara
Clock time
Duration
half an hour - stengah jam a year - satu taon
Days
- today
- ini hari
- yesterday
- kalamaring
- tomorrow
- beso
- two days later
- lusa
- this week
- ini minggu
- last week
- minggu lalu
- next week
- minggu depan
- Monday
- hari Snin
- Tuesday
- hari Slasa
- Wednesday
- hari Rabu
- Thursday
- hari Kamis
- Friday
- hari Jumat
- Saturday
- hari Sabtu
- Sunday
- hari Minggu
Months
Writing time and date
- 11.45
- lagi sprampa jam 12
- 11.30
- stengah 12
- 11.15
- 11 sprampa
- 11.00
- jam 11
- 10.40
- lagi 20 jam 11 (used when the clock show hour's past 30 minutes, i.e., 'twenty-to-eleven')
- 10.55
- lagi 5 jam 11 ('five-to-eleven')
Colours
- Purple
- Ungu / Violet
- Black
- Itang
- Red
- Merah
- White
- Putih
- Orange
- Oranye
- Yellow
- Kuning
- Pink
- Merah muda / Pink
- Green
- Ijo
- Brown
- Soklat
- Blue
- Biru
Transportation
Bus and train
Directions
- How do I get to ______
- bagaimana supaya kita mo tasampe di ______
- airport
- bandara
- bus station
- terminal
- ______ hotel
- hotel ______
- restaurant
- restoran
- bar (pub)
- bar
- ______ sites to see
- tampa-tampa bagus mo pigi akang
- Can you show it in the map?
- Boleh ngana tunjung akang di peta?
- street
- jalan
- right
- kanan
- left
- kiri
- straight (ahead)
- lurus
- towards the ______
- ka arah ______
- past the ______
- lewat di ______
- near the ______
- dekat deng ______
- in front of ______
- di muka ______
Taxi
- Taxi!
- Taxi!
- Take me to ______ please
- Antar akang ka ______ dang
- How much does it cost to ______
- Mo bayar brapa kalu mo ka ______
- Take me there please
- Antar pa kita kasana dang
- Turn right
- Belok ka kanan
- Turn left
- Belok ka kiri
- Turn around (U-turn)
- putar bale dang
- Stop here
- Brenti sini jo
- Wait here
- Tunggu sini
Lodging
Money
Eating
Bars
Shopping
Driving
Authority
Manis ku- My sweetie