Useful Words for your visit to Bali
English-Indonesian Dictionary
Greetings
| Selamat Pagi | Morning-from very early to about 11:00 |
| selamat siang | daytime-from about 11:00 am to 15:00 |
| selamat sore | afternoon from about 15:00 to sunset |
| selamat malam | from sunset to sun rise |
| halo | hello |
| apa | what |
| kabar | news |
| apakabar | whats new?/whats going on? |
| terima kasih | thank you |
| selamat tinggal | goodbye |
Expressing yourself
| ya | yes |
| tidak | no |
| mungkin | possibly/mabye |
| lian | other |
| lian kali | another time |
| tolong | please |
Talking about Nationality
| saya dari indonesian | i am from indonesia |
| saya dari belanda | i am from the netherlands |
| saya dari amerika | i am from the usa |
| saya dari australia | i am from australia |
| saya dari perancis | i am from france |
| saya dari jepang | i am from japan |
| saya dari spanyol | i am from spain |
| saya dari cina | i am from china |
Introduction to food and drinks
| saya suka | i like |
| saya tidak | i don’t like |
| enak | delicious |
| makan | to eat |
| makanan | food |
| minuman | drink |
| air botol | botteld water |
| nasi goreng | fried rice |
| kopi | coffee |
| teh | tea |
| gula | sugar |
| bir | beer |
| padas | hot |
| manis | sweet |
Food
| ayam | chicken |
| ikan | fish |
| sapi | beef |
| babi | pork |
Location
| hotel | hotel |
| restoran | restaurant |
| rumah sakit | hospital |
| kantor polici | police station |
Emergency expressions
| tolong | please or help |
| bantu | to help |
| tolong bantu saya | please help me |
| panggil | to call |
| polisi | police |
| ambulans | ambulance |
| tolong panggil polisi | call the police |
| sekarrang | now |
| ini darurat | this is an emergency |
| sakit | sick |
| dokter | doctor |
| saya perlu dokter | i need a doctor |
Numbers
| nomor | number |
| satu | one |
| dua | two |
| tiga | three |
| empat | four |
| lima | five |
| enam | six |
| tujuh | seven |
| delapan | eight |
| sembilan | nine |
| sepuluh | ten |
| ratus | hundred |
| ribu | thousand |
| juta | million |
Days of the week
| hari | day |
| mingu | week(also mean sunday) |
| senin | monday |
| selasa | tuesday |
| rabu | wednesday |
| kamis | thursday |
| jumat | friday |
| sabtu | saturday |
| hari ini | today(literally means this day) |
| kemarin | yesterday |
| besok | tomorrow |
| hari ini hari apa | what day is today |