Madurese or simply Madura (known natively as Bhasa Madhura) is a language spoken predominantly by the Madurese people, native to the Indonesian island of Madura.

Pronunciation guide

Phrase list

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Basics

Gloss	Orthographics	Phonetics	Information
my book	tang buku bukuna sèngko’	[taŋ buku] [bukuna sɛŋkɔʔ]	taŋ is a possessive marker of first person {-na} possessive marker
your book	bukuna bâ’na	[bukuna bɐʔna]
Rani’s book	bukuna Rani	[bukuna Rani]
new bike	sapèdâ anyar	[sapɛdɐ aɲar]
new clothes	kalambhi anyar	[kalambʰi aɲar]
big house	bengko rajâ	[bəŋkɔ rɐɉɐ]

Hello.

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Hello. (informal)

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How are you?

Bârâmma kabhârrâ ? [bɐrɐmma kabʰɐrrɐ ?]

Fine, thank you.

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What is your name?

Sapa nyamana bâ’na ? [sapa ɲamana bɐʔna ?]

My name is ______ .

Tang nyama _____ [taŋ ɲama ____] : Nyamana sèngko’ ____ [ɲamana sɛŋkɔʔ ____]

Nice to meet you.

Senneng atemmo bân ba’na [sənnəŋ atəmmɔ bɐn bɐʔna]

Please.

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Thank you.

Kalangkong [kalaŋkɔŋ]

You're welcome.

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Yes.

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No.

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Excuse me. (getting attention)

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Excuse me. (begging pardon)

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I'm sorry.

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Goodbye

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Goodbye (informal)

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I can't speak Madurese [well].

Sèngko’ ta’ patè bisa abhâsa Madhurâ. [sɛŋkɔʔ taʔ patɛ bisa abʰɐsa Madʰurɐ]

Do you speak English?

Bâ’na abhâsa Inggris? [bɐʔna abʰɐsa iŋrɪs ?]

Is there someone here who speaks English?

Apa bâḍâ sè bisa abhâsa Inggris è ḍiyâ? [apa bɐɖɐ sɛ bisa abʰɐsa iŋrɪs ɛ ɖiyɐ ?]

Help!

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Look out!

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Good morning.

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Good evening.

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Good night.

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Good night (to sleep)

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I don't understand.

Sèngko’ ta’ ngartè. [sɛŋkɔʔ taʔ ŋartɛ]

Where is the toilet?

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Time

Days

Gloss	Orthographics	Phonetics	Information
Monday	Sennin	[sennin]
Tuesday	Salasa	[salasa]
Wednesday	Rebbu	[rəbbu]
Thursday	Kemmis	[kəmmis]
Friday	Juma’at	[jumaʔãt]
Saturday	Setto	[səttɔ]
Sunday	Ahad	[ãhãd]

Colors

Gloss	Orthographics	Phonetics		Information
black	celleng		[cəlləŋ]
white	potè		[pɔtɛ]
red	mèra		[mɛra]
blue	bungo		[buŋɔ]
yellow	konèng		[kɔnɛŋ]
green	bhiru		[bʰiru]
orange	kalak		[kalak]
pink	mèra ngodâ		[mɛra ŋɔdɐ]
purple	bungo terrong		[buŋɔ tərrɔŋ]

Transportation

Gloss	Orthographics	Phonetics	Information
pedicab	pèca,	[pɛcaʔ]
car	motor	[mɔtɔr]
motorbike	sapèdâ motor	[sapɛdɐ mɔtɔr]
ships	kapal tasè’	[kapal tasɛʔ]
airplane	kapal terbang	[kapal tərbaŋ]
bicycle	sapèdâ	[sapɛdɐ]
bus	bis	[bɪs]
train	seppur	[səppʊr]

Directions

Gloss	Orthographics	Phonetics	Information
north	dâjâ	[dɐɉɐ]
northwest	bârâ’ dâjâ	[bɐrɐʔ dɐɉɐ]
west	bârâ’	[bɐrɐʔ]
southwest	bârâ’ lao’	[bɐrɐʔ laɔʔ]
south	lao’	[laɔʔ]
southeast	mor lao’	[mɔr laɔʔ]
east	tèmor	[tɛmɔr]
northeast	mor dâjâ	[mɔr dɐɉɐ]