In Reply to: You will stand out like posted by bloodyron on Friday, 17. December 2010 at 10:00 Bali Time:
good one Bloodyron, but some basic phrase in bahasa Indonesia always helps try learning some of the following, and follow the comments that others have posted as this has been some of the best reading in a long time on the forum.
Good morning (5-11am) Selamat pagi
Good day (11am-3pm) Selamat siang
Good afternoon (3-7pm) Selamat sore
Good evening (after 7pm) Selamat malam
Good night Selamat tidur
Goodbye Selamat tinggal
See you later Sampai jumpa lagi
Have a good trip Selamat jalan
Enjoy your meal Selamat makan
Cheers/Enjoy your drink Selamat minum
How are you? Apa kabar?
I'm fine Bagus/Kabar baik
Please (requesting) Tolong
Please (offering) Silakan
Thank you (very much) Terima kasih (banyak)
You're welcome Sama sama
Sorry/Excuse me Ma'af
No worries/Never mind Tidak apa apa
Yes Ya
No (with noun) Bukan
Not (with verb) Tidak (sometimes pronounced "tak")
What is your name? Siapa nama anda?
My name is? Nama saya?
Where are you from? Dari mana?
I come from? Saya dari?
Do you speak English? Bisa bicara bahasa Inggris?
I don't understand Saya tidak mengerti
Do you have?? Ada??
I want/would like? Saya mau?
I don't want it/No thanks Tidak mau
What is this/that? Apa ini/itu?
When? Kapan?
Where? Dimana?
Boyfriend or girlfriend Pacar
Foreigner Turis
Friend Teman
Men/women Laki-laki/perempuan or wanita
hope this helps have a great time sampai Jumpah