Appearance
Betawi (known natively as Base Betawi ᮘᮞᮨᮘᮦᮒᮝᮤ) is an ethnic language spoken predominantly by the Betawi people, native to the northern coastal region of western Java.
Phrase list
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Basics
Common signs
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- Hello!
- Halo!
- How are you?
- Pakabar?
- I'm well
- Guè/ogut/ayè baè
- What is your name?
- Sapè namè lu? / Sape namè èntè?
- My name is ______
- Namè guè/ogut/ayè ______
- Please
- Plis
- Thank you
- Makasih
- You're welcome (in response to 'thank you')
- Samè-samè
- Yes
- Iyè
- No
- Kagak/Ora/Petot
- Excuse me
- Permisi
- I'm sorry
- Maapin guè/ogut/ayè yè
- I can't speak Betawi [well]
- Guè/ogut/ayè kagak [pasèh] ngomong basè Betawi
- Do you speak English?
- Lu/èntè bisa ngomong basè Inggris kagak?
- Is there someone here who speaks English?
- Adè nyang bisa basè Inggris kagak dimari
- Help!
- Tolong!
- Look out!
- Awas!
- Good evening
- Siang / Awan
- Good night
- Malem
- I don't understand
- Guè/ogut/ayè kagak ngarti
- Where is the toilet?
- Dimane yè toiletnyè?
- Where are you from?
- Dari mana lu/entè?
Problems
- Leave me alone.
- . ( .)
- Don't touch me!
- ! ( !)
- I'll call the police.
- . ( .)
- Police!
- ! ( !)
- Stop! Thief!
- ! ! ( ! !)
- I need your help.
- . ( .)
- It's an emergency.
- . ( .)
- I'm lost.
- . ( .)
- I lost my bag.
- . ( .)
- I lost my wallet.
- . ( .)
- I'm sick.
- . ( .)
- I've been injured.
- . ( .)
- I need a doctor.
- . ( .)
- Can I use your phone?
- ? ( ?)
Numbers
- 1
- atu'/hatu
- 2
- duwa
- 3
- tiga'
- 4
- ampat/ 'mpat
- 5
- lima
- 6
- enem
- 7
- tuju
- 8
- lapan
- 9
- sembilan
- 10
- sepulu
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 30
- 40
- 50
- 60
- 70
- 80
- 90
- 100
- 200
- 300
- 1,000
- serèbu
- 2,000
- duwa rèbu
- 1,000,000
- 1,000,000,000
- 1,000,000,000,000
- number _____ (train, bus, etc.)
- nomèr _____ (kerèta, bus, dll.)
- half
- less
- more
Time
- now
- ( )
- later
- ( )
- before
- ( )
- morning
- pagi
- afternoon
- sorè
- evening
- peteng
- night
- malem
Clock time
- one o'clock AM
- ( )
- two o'clock AM
- ( )
- noon
- tengari bolong
- one o'clock PM
- ( )
- two o'clock PM
- ( )
- midnight
- tenge malem
Duration
- _____ minute(s)
- ( )
- _____ hour(s)
- ( )
- _____ day(s)
- _____ ari
- _____ week(s)
- ( )
- _____ month(s)
- ( )
- _____ year(s)
- _____ taun
Days
- today
- ( )
- yesterday
- ( )
- tomorrow
- bèsok
- this week
- ( )
- last week
- ( )
- next week
- ( )
- Sunday
- Minggu/Dominggu
- Monday
- Senèn/Senayan
- Tuesday
- Selasè
- Wednesday
- Rebo
- Thursday
- Kemis
- Friday
- Jumahat
- Saturday
- Saptu
Months
- January
- ( )
- February
- ( )
- March
- ( )
- April
- ( )
- May
- ( )
- June
- ( )
- July
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- August
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- September
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- October
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- November
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- December
- ( )
Writing time and date
Colors
- black
- item
- white
- puti
- gray
- ( )
- red
- mèrah
- blue
- ( )
- yellow
- kuning
- green
- ijo
- orange
- ( )
- purple
- ( )
- brown
- ( )
Transportation
Bus and train
- How much is a ticket to _____?
- ( )
- One ticket to _____, please.
- ( )
- Where does this train/bus go?
- ( )
- Where is the train/bus to _____?
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- Does this train/bus stop in _____?
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- When does the train/bus for _____ leave?
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- When will this train/bus arrive in _____?
- ( )
Directions
- How do I get to _____ ?
- ( )
- ...the train station?
- ( )
- ...the bus station?
- ( )
- ...the airport?
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- ...downtown?
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- ...the youth hostel?
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- ...the _____ hotel?
- ...hotèl _____ ?
- ...the American/Canadian/Australian/British consulate?
- ( )
- Where are there a lot of...
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- ...hotels?
- ...hotèl?
- ...restaurants?
- ( )
- ...bars?
- ( )
- ...sites to see?
- ( )
- Can you show me on the map?
- ( )
- street
- ( )
- Turn left.
- Bekiwa.
- Turn right.
- Betengen.
- left
- kiwa
- right
- tengen
- straight ahead
- ( )
- towards the _____
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- past the _____
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- before the _____
- ( )
- Watch for the _____.
- ( )
- intersection
- ( )
- north
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- south
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- east
- wetan
- west
- kulon
- uphill
- ( )
- downhill
- ( )
Taxi
- Taxi!
- Taksi!
- Take me to _____, please.
- ( )
- How much does it cost to get to _____?
- ( )
- Take me there, please.
- ( )
Lodging
- Do you have any rooms available?
- ( )
- How much is a room for one person/two people?
- ( )
- Does the room come with...
- ( )
- ...bedsheets?
- ( )
- ...a bathroom?
- ( )
- ...a telephone?
- ( )
- ...a TV?
- ( )
- May I see the room first?
- ( )
- Do you have anything quieter?
- ( )
- ...bigger?
- ( )
- ...cleaner?
- ( )
- ...cheaper?
- ( )
- OK, I'll take it.
- ( )
- I will stay for _____ night(s).
- ( )
- Can you suggest another hotel?
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- Do you have a safe?
- ( )
- ...lockers?
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- Is breakfast/supper included?
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- What time is breakfast/supper?
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- Please clean my room.
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- Can you wake me at _____?
- ( )
- I want to check out.
- ( )
Money
- Do you accept American/Australian/Canadian dollars?
- Lu/èntè nerima dolar Amrik/Ostrali/Kanada gak?
- Do you accept British pounds?
- Lu/èntè nerima poundsterling Inggris gak?
- Do you accept Euros?
- Lu/èntè nerima euro gak?
- Do you accept credit cards?
- Lu/èntè nerima kartu krèdit gak?
- Can you change money for me?
- Bisa tuker duit gak?
- Where can I get money changed?
- ( )
- Can you change a traveler's check for me?
- ( )
- Where can I get a traveler's check changed?
- ( )
- What is the exchange rate?
- Berapè kursnyè?
- Where is an automatic teller machine (ATM)?
- ( )
Eating
- A table for one person/two people, please.
- ( )
- Can I look at the menu, please?
- ( )
- Can I look in the kitchen?
- ( )
- Is there a house specialty?
- ( )
- Is there a local specialty?
- ( )
- I'm a vegetarian.
- ( )
- I don't eat pork.
- Guè/ogut/ayè gak makan babi.
- I don't eat beef.
- Guè/ogut/ayè gak makan sapi.
- I only eat kosher food.
- ( )
- Can you make it "lite", please? (less oil/butter/lard)
- ( )
- fixed-price meal
- ( )
- a la carte
- ( )
- breakfast
- ( )
- lunch
- ( )
- tea (meal)
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- supper
- ( )
- I want _____.
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- I want a dish containing _____.
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- chicken
- ayam
- beef
- ( )
- fish
- ( )
- ham
- ( )
- sausage
- sosis
- cheese
- ( )
- eggs
- telor
- salad
- ( )
- (fresh) vegetables
- ( )
- (fresh) fruit
- ( )
- bread
- ( )
- toast
- ( )
- noodles
- mi
- rice
- nasi
- beans
- ( )
- May I have a glass of _____?
- ( )
- May I have a cup of _____?
- ( )
- May I have a bottle of _____?
- ( )
- coffee
- ( )
- tea (drink)
- ( )
- juice
- jus
- (bubbly) water
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- (still) water
- ( )
- beer
- bir
- red/white wine
- ( )
- May I have some _____?
- ( )
- salt
- garem
- black pepper
- lada item
- butter
- ( )
- Excuse me, waiter? (getting attention of server)
- ( )
- I'm finished.
- ( )
- It was delicious.
- ( )
- Please clear the plates.
- ( )
- The check, please.
- ( )
Bars
- Do you serve alcohol?
- ( )
- Is there table service?
- ( )
- A beer/two beers, please.
- ( )
- A glass of red/white wine, please.
- ( )
- A pint, please.
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- A bottle, please.
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- _____ (hard liquor) and _____ (mixer), please.
- ( )
- whiskey
- ( )
- vodka
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- rum
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- water
- aèr
- club soda
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- tonic water
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- orange juice
- jus jeruk
- Coke (soda)
- ( )
- Do you have any bar snacks?
- ( )
- One more, please.
- ( )
- Another round, please.
- ( )
- When is closing time?
- ( )
- Cheers!
- Cis!
Shopping
- Do you have this in my size?
- ( )
- How much is this?
- ( )
- That's too expensive.
- Mahal banget ni.
- Would you take _____?
- ( )
- expensive
- mahal
- cheap
- ( )
- I can't afford it.
- ( )
- I don't want it.
- ( )
- You're cheating me.
- ( )
- I'm not interested.
- (..)
- OK, I'll take it.
- ( )
- Can I have a bag?
- ( )
- Do you ship (overseas)?
- ( )
- I need...
- ( )
- ...toothpaste.
- ( )
- ...a toothbrush.
- ( )
- ...tampons.
- . ( )
- ...soap.
- ...sabun.
- ...shampoo.
- ...sampo.
- ...pain reliever. (e.g., aspirin or ibuprofen)
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- ...cold medicine.
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- ...stomach medicine.
- ... ( )
- ...a razor.
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- ...an umbrella.
- ...payung.
- ...sunblock lotion.
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- ...a postcard.
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- ...postage stamps.
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- ...batteries.
- ...baterè.
- ...writing paper.
- ...kertas buat nulis.
- ...a pen.
- ...bolpèn.
- ...English-language books.
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- ...English-language magazines.
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- ...an English-language newspaper.
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- ...an English-English dictionary.
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Driving
- I want to rent a car.
- ( )
- Can I get insurance?
- ( )
- stop (on a street sign)
- ( )
- one way
- ( )
- yield
- ( )
- no parking
- ( )
- speed limit
- ( )
- gas (petrol) station
- ( )
- petrol
- ( )
- diesel
- ( )
Authority
- I haven't done anything wrong.
- ( )
- It was a misunderstanding.
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- Where are you taking me?
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- Am I under arrest?
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- I am an American/Australian/British/Canadian citizen.
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- I want to talk to the American/Australian/British/Canadian embassy/consulate.
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- I want to talk to a lawyer.
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- Can I just pay a fine now?
- ( )
Country and territory names
- Amrik
- United States of America
- Ostrali
- Australia
- Kanada
- Canada
- Belandè
- The Netherlands