Betawi phrasebook

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

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: ( )
August: ( )
September: ( )
October: ( )
November: ( )
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 _____?: ( )
Does this train/bus stop in _____?: ( )
When does the train/bus for _____ leave?: ( )
When will this train/bus arrive in _____?: ( )

Directions

How do I get to _____ ?: ( )
...the train station?: ( )
...the bus station?: ( )
...the airport?: ( )
...downtown?: ( )
...the youth hostel?: ( )
...the _____ hotel?: ...hotèl _____ ?
...the American/Canadian/Australian/British consulate?: ( )
Where are there a lot of...: ( )
...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 _____: ( )
past the _____: ( )
before the _____: ( )
Watch for the _____.: ( )
intersection: ( )
north: ( )
south: ( )
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?: ( )
Do you have a safe?: ( )
...lockers?: ( )
Is breakfast/supper included?: ( )
What time is breakfast/supper?: ( )
Please clean my room.: ( )
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): ( )
supper: ( )
I want _____.: ( )
I want a dish containing _____.: ( )
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: ( )
(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.: ( )
A bottle, please.: ( )
_____ (hard liquor) and _____ (mixer), please.: ( )
whiskey: ( )
vodka: ( )
rum: ( )
water: aèr
club soda: ( )
tonic water: ( )
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): ( )
...cold medicine.: ( )
...stomach medicine.: ... ( )
...a razor.: ( )
...an umbrella.: ...payung.
...sunblock lotion.: ( )
...a postcard.: ( )
...postage stamps.: ( )
...batteries.: ...baterè.
...writing paper.: ...kertas buat nulis.
...a pen.: ...bolpèn.
...English-language books.: ( )
...English-language magazines.: ( )
...an English-language newspaper.: ( )
...an English-English dictionary.: ( )

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.: ( )
Where are you taking me?: ( )
Am I under arrest?: ( )
I am an American/Australian/British/Canadian citizen.: ( )
I want to talk to the American/Australian/British/Canadian embassy/consulate.: ( )
I want to talk to a lawyer.: ( )
Can I just pay a fine now?: ( )

Country and territory names

Amrik: United States of America
Ostrali: Australia
Kanada: Canada
Belandè: The Netherlands

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