In Reply to: Balinese, not Bahasa Indonesia posted by CLB on Friday, 1. April 2005 at 15:13 Bali Time:
Here is some basic Balinese.
ken ken kabare? = how are you?
becik becik manten = I'm fine
matur suksema = thank you
kal kija? (pronounced "key-joe")= where are you going?
sing kija = I'm not going anywhere
melali gen = I'm just walking
Tiang lakar mulih malu = I'm going home
Sing ada (a-doe) = There isn't any
Nyen? =who
Nyen adane? = What's your name?
Uli dija? = Where are you from?
Tiang uli..... = I'm from.....
Dija ngoyong? = where are you staying?
Sing nawang = I don't know
Aji kuda asiki? = how much is this?
Suba makurenan? = Are you already married?
Tiang suba nganten = I'm aleady married
Nguda? = why?
Ane encen? = which?
suba = already
konden = not yet
sekan? = really?
Is there anything specific that you want to say?