Manado Malay phrasebook
Manado Malay (Bahasa Manado or Malayu Manado), is spoken by the Manadonese and some Minahasa people of North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Pronunciation guide[edit]
Manado Malay is a purely spoken language and these is no standard orthography. However, the language is closely related to standard Malay and is rendered here using Malay spelling rules.
Vowels[edit]
Consonants[edit]
Common diphthongs[edit]
salad cream
Phrase list[edit]
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[edit]
- 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)
- ( )
- I'm sorry.
- ( maaf / sorry )
- Goodbye
- ( Selamat tinggal )
- Goodbye (informal)
- ( sampe bakudapa ulang = till we meet again )
- I can't speak name of language [well].
- ( kita nintau bicara bahasa [ ])
- Do you speak English?
- ( ngana bicara bahasa Inggris? )
- Is there someone here who speaks English?
- ( di sini ada yang bicara bahasa Inggris? )
- Help!
- ( Tolong! )
- Look out!
- ( awas! )
- Good morning.
- ( Selamat 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? )
- I like (am attracted to) you
- ( Kita suka pa ngana )
Problems[edit]
Numbers[edit]
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[edit]
now - ("skarang") later - ("nanti/sabantar") before - ("sebelum") after - ("abis") during or ongoing - ("samantara")
Clock time[edit]
Duration[edit]
half an hour - ("stengah jam") a year - ("satu taon")
Days[edit]
- 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[edit]
Writing time and date[edit]
Colors[edit]
- Purple
- Ungu/Violet
- Black
- Itang
- Red
- Merah
- White
- Putih
- Orange
- Oranye
- Yellow
- Kuning
- Pink
- Merah muda/Pink
- Green
- Ijo
- Brown
- Soklat
- Blue
- Biru
Transportation[edit]
Bus and train[edit]
Directions[edit]
- How do I get to ____
- (" bagaimana supaya kita mo tasampe di ____ ")
- airport
- (" bandara ")
- bus station
- (" terminal ")
- ___hotel
- (" hotel___ ")
- restaurant
- (" restoran ")
- bar
- (" 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
- (" lurus ")
- towards the ____
- (" ka arah ____ ")
- past the ____
- (" lewat di ___ ")
- near the ____
- (" dekat deng ____ ")
- in front of ____
- (" di muka ____ ")
Taxi[edit]
- 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[edit]
Money[edit]
Eating[edit]
Bars[edit]
Shopping[edit]
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