Essential Indonesian Phrasebook & Dictionary. Iskandar Nugraha
with me, please.
1.3 Making a request
There are several ways of asking for something in Indonesian.
| to ask for [something] | minta |
| Can you help me? | Bisa bantu saya? |
| Please give me one. | Minta satu. |
| Please give me two. | Minta dua. |
| Please give me a beer. | Minta bir. |
| Please give me drinking water. | Minta air minum. |
| Please | mohon [polite] |
| Please wait. | Mohon ditunggu. |
| Please do not smoke. | Mohon jangan merokok. |
| I cannot stand cigarette smoke. | Saya tidak tahan asap rokok. |
| to help [do something] | tolong |
| Can you help me (do something)? | Bisa tolong saya? |
| Please show us that. | Tolong kasih lihat itu. |
| Please give me that one. | Tolong kasih yang itu. |
1.4 How to reply
| Yes, of course. | Ya, tentu saja. |
| No, I’m sorry. | Tidak, maaf. |
| Yes, what can I do for you? | Ya, apa yang bisa saya bantu? |
| Yes, how can I help? | Ya, bisa dibantu? |
| Wait a moment, please. | Tunggu sebentar. |
| No, I don’t have time now. | Maaf, saya tidak punya waktu sekarang. |
| I’m sorry, I can’t help you. | Maaf, saya tidak bisa bantu. |
| Sorry, that’s impossible. | Maaf, itu tidak mungkin. |
| I think so. | Saya rasa begitu. |
| I think that’s right. | Saya rasa itu benar. |
| Hopefully. | Mudah-mudahan. |
| No, not at all. | Sama sekali tidak. |
| Absolutely not. | Tentu saja tidak. |
| no one | tidak seorangpun |
| nothing at all | tidak satupun. |
| That’s right. | Betul. |
| That’s correct. | Benar. |
| Something’s wrong. | Ada yang tidak benar. |
| That’s wrong. | Itu salah. |
| I agree. | Saya setuju. |
| I don’t agree. | Saya tidak setuju. |
| OK. | Oke. |
| It’s nothing. | Tidak apa-apa. |
| No problem. | Tidak masalah. |
| All right. | Baiklah. |
| Perhaps. | Mungkin. |
| Probably. | Barangkali. |
| I don’t know. | Saya tidak tahu. |
1.5 Thank you
| Thank you. | Terima kasih. |
| You’re welcome. | Sama-sama. |
| Thank you very much. | Terima kasih banyak. |
| You’re very kind. | Anda baik sekali. |
| My pleasure. | Dengan senang hati. |
| I enjoyed it very much. | Saya senang sekali. |
| Thank you for…. | Terima kasih atas…. |
| You’re so kind. | Anda sangat baik. |
| That’s nothing. | Tidak apa-apa. |
| You needn’t to. | Tidak usah. |
| Thanks for your help. | Terima kasih atas bantuannya. |
| We’ll pay next time. | Lain kali kami yang membayar. |
1.6 I’m sorry
| Sorry. | Maaf. |
| to ask | minta |
| Excuse me (to someone who’s blocking your way) | Permisi. |
| Forgive me. | Minta maaf. |
| I’m sorry, I didn’t know… | Maaf, saya tidak tahu… |
| I didn’t mean that. | Maksud saya bukan begitu. |
| It was an accident. | Itu tidak sengaja. |
| That’s all right/Never mind. | Tidak apa-apa. |
| Forget it. | Lupakan saja. |
| It could happen to anyone. | Hal itu bisa terjadi pada siapapun. |
1.7 What do you think?
| to like | suka |
| Which one do you prefer? | Anda suka yang mana? |
| Which one do you like best? | Anda paling suka yang mana? |
| What do you think? | Bagaimana menurut Anda? |
| What are you going to do? | Apa yang akan anda lakukan? |
| Do you like …? | Anda suka …? |
| l don’t mind. | Boleh saja. |
| Well done! | Bagus! |
| Not bad. | Lumayan. |
| Great! | Hebat! |
| Wonderful! | Bagus sekali! |
| How lovely! | Sungguh menyenangkan! |
| How nice! | Menyenangkan sekali! |
| I am pleased. | Saya senang. |
| I am pleased for you. | Saya senang untuk Anda. |
| I’m very happy. | Saya sangat gembira. |
| I’m not happy. | Saya tidak senang. |
| It’s really nice here! | Sungguh menyenangkan di sini! |
| You must be very happy. | Anda pasti senang sekali! |
| I’m (not) very happy with… | Saya (kurang) senang dengan… |
| I’m glad that… | Saya senang karena… |
| I’m enjoying…. | Saya sangat menikmati… |
| I’m having fun. | Saya menikmati ini. |
| I can’t wait till tomorrow. | Saya tidak sabar menunggu besok. |
| I hope … | Semoga … |
| I hope everything works out. | Semoga semua berjalan lancar. |
| How awful! | Mengerikan sekali! |
| That’s frightening. | Menakutkan. |
| Ridiculous! | Tidak masuk akal! |
| Very terrible! | Jelek sekali! |
| What a pity! | Sayang sekali! |
| Nonsense! | Omong kosong! |
| How stupid! | Bodoh sekali! |
| I don’t like this. | Saya tidak suka ini. |
| I don’t like them. | Saya tidak suka mereka. |
| I’m so bored. | Saya bosan sekali. |
| I’m bored. | Saya bosan. |
| I’m fed up. | Saya jenuh. |
| I’m irritated. | Saya kesal. |
| I’m annoyed. | Saya sebal. |
| This is no good. | Ini kurang bagus. |
| This is not what I expected. | Ini tidak seperti yang diharapkan. |
2. The Basics