Belanja 'shopping'

Here are some examples of shopping activities

Pembeli = Buyer
Ada susu?
Have you got any milk?

Penjual = Seller
Ya ada
Yes, I have

Penjual = Seller
Butuh berapa botol?
How many bottles do you need?

Pembeli = Buyer
Saya butuh dua botol
I need two bottles

Penjual = Seller
Ini, silahkan
Here you are

Penjual = seller
Ada yang lain?
Anything else?

Pembeli = buyer
Ya, ada
Yes please.

Pembeli = buyer
Saya mau beli daging.
I want to buy some meat

Penjual = seller
Butuh berapa?
How much do need?

Pembeli = buyer
Saya butuh dua kilo
I need two kilos

Pembeli = buyer
Berapa harganya?
How much are they?

Penjual = buyer
Sepuluh ribu rupiah
It's Rp.10.000


Penjelasan
Explaination

Rp = Rupiah. it is indonasia's currency
The exchange rate is about 9000 to a U.S dollar

Menghitung = counting

Here are some basic numbers in Bahasa Indonesia. they are pronounced exactly the same how they are written

1. Satu
2. Dua
3. Tiga
4. Empat
5. Lima
6. Enam
7. Tujuh
8. Delapan
9. Sembilan
10.Sepuluh
11.Sebelas
12.Duabelas
13.Tigabelas
14.Empatbelas
15.Limabelas
16.Enambelas
17.Tujuhbelas
18.Delapanbelas
19.Sembilanbelas
20.Duapuluh

More about personal information

let's make simple questions related to personal information

Siapa namamu?
What is your name?

Nama saya Alan

Anda berasal dari mana?
Where are you from?

I am from Indonesia

Berapa usia anda?
How old are you?

Usia saya dua puluh enam tahun
I am 26 years old

Apa pekerjaan anda?
What is your job?

Saya mahasiswa
I am a university student

Anda kuliah dimana?
Which university do you go to?

Saya Kuliah di Universitas Honolulu

Apa hobi anda?
What is your hobby?

Saya suka jalan-jalan dan menikmati matahari terbenam*
I like travelling and enjoying the sunset


*Not matahari Tidur ( hi Aurelie :-) )

Personal Information

Here are some easy way to start saying things in bahasa Indonesia. let's start with some expressions related to personal information.

Izinkan saya memperkenalkan diri
let me introduce my self

Nama saya Aurelie
My name is Aurelie

Saya berasal dari Prancis
I am from France

Umur saya dua puluh empat tahun
I am 24 years old

Saya kuliah di Univesitas Honolulu di Hawaii
I am studying at Honolulu University in Hawaii

Saya suka jalan-jalan, berjemur di pantai, dan lain-lain
I like traveling, sunbathing, etc

Kosa kata
Vocabularies

Izin = permit, izinkan = let me
Saya = I
Memperkenalkan = introduce
Diri = self
Nama = name
Berasal = come from
Dari = from
Umur = age
Kuliah = study at university or academy
di = at/in (preposition of place)
Universitas = university
Suka = like
Jalan-jalan = traveling
Berjemur = sunbath
Pantai = beach
Dan lain-lain = etc

Selamat belajar
happy studying

Greeting in Bahasa Indonesia part 2

in bahasa indonesia we also have various ways of greeting someone. look at the following example:

To say 'Good morning everybody' we say 'Selamat pagi semuanya' or 'Selamat pagi hadirin sekalian'

To say 'Good morning ladies and gentlemen' we say 'Selamat pagi bapak-bapak dan ibu-ibu sekalian'

Kosa kata
Vocabularies

Semuanya = all
hadirin = audience or crowds
bapak-bapak = gentlemen
ibu-ibu = ladies
sekalian = all, or also means at once

Greeting in Bahasa Indonesia

Daftar ekspresi salam dalam bahasa Indonesia
( list of greeting expressions in Indonesian)

1. Selamat pagi = good morning
2. selamat siang = good afternoon
3. selamat malam = good evening

The expression "good night" is a little bit different , so in bahasa indonesia we say 'selamat tidur' and we just say it before sleep not when we part in the evening or end a meeting. we say 'selamat malam' to open and to end a meeting or when we greet someone in the evening.