Cirebon phrasebook
Cirebon (Basa Cerbon), or alternatively also known as Cirebon–Indramayu (Basa Cerbon–Dermayon) is a Ngapak language spoken predominantly by the Cirebon people, native to Cirebon region in the northern of central-western hemisphere of the Indonesian island of Java. Linguistically speaking, the Cirebon language is a form of mixed language between the Javanese (of Ngapak) and Sundanese.
Phrase list
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Basics
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Common signs
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- Hello!
- Halo!
- How are you?
- Apa warta?
- I'm well
- Ingsun/Reang/Kita sae/pregas
- What is your name?
- Sapa aran sira/ira? / Sinten asma sira/ira?
- My name is ______
- Aran/asma ingsun/reang/kita ______
- Please
- Dong
- Thank you
- Matur kesuwun / Kesuwun
- You're welcome (in response to 'thank you')
- Pada-pada / Sama-sama
- Yes
- E / Ya
- No
- Beli / Sanes
- Excuse me
- Amit / Permios
- I'm sorry
- Ingsun/reang/kita enjaluk hampura
- I can't speak Cirebon [well].
- Ingsun/reang/kita sereg dawuh/kanda basa Cerbon
- Do you speak English?
- Sira/ira dapat/saged dawuh/kanda basa Inggris?
- Is there someone here who speaks English?
- Sapa ning kene/ngriki dapat/saged dawuu/kanda basa Inggris?
- Help!
- Tulung!
- Look out!
- Waspada!
- Good morning
- Selamet isuk
- Good evening
- Selamet awan/rahina
- Good night
- Selamet malem/bengi/dalu
- I don't understand
- Ingsun/reang/kita beli ngerti
- Where is the toilet?
- Neng ngendi toilete?
- Where are you from?
- Entas mendi sira/ira?