The Indonesian language is officially known as Bahasa Indonesia. It is an off-shoot of the Classical Malay language and is spoken by 200+ million people.
Indonesia has more than 300 native languages and diverse ethnic groups that speak a variety of dialects. Bahasa Indonesia is the official language of all the native groups of Indonesia. It is the mother tongue of a relatively small percent of the population, especially in the urban areas around Jakarta. In the rural areas, it is spoken as a second language, along with local languages such as Balinese, Javanese and Sundanese.
The following phrases serve as a ready reckoner for providing insight into the Indonesian language:
| Hello | --- | Halo |
| How are you? | --- | Apa kabar? |
| I'm fine, thank you | --- | Aku baik-baik, terima kasih |
| What is your name? | --- | Siapa namamu? |
| My name is ... | --- | Namaku….. |
| Good | --- | Baik |
| Yes | --- | Ya |
| No | --- | Tidak |
| Good morning | --- | Selamat pagi |
| Good evening | --- | Selamat petang |
| Good afternoon | --- | Selamat sore |
| Good night | --- | Selamat malam |
| Good bye | --- | Sampai jumpa |
| Please | --- | Silakan |
| Thank You | --- | Terima kasih |
| Welcome | --- | Selamat datang |
| Excuse me | --- | Maaf |
| Sorry | --- | Menyesal |
| How much is it? | --- | Berapa harganya? |
| Where is? | --- | Mana? |
| Where is the toilet? | --- | Mana Toilet |
| Day | --- | Hari |
| Week | --- | Minggu |
| Month | --- | Bulan |
| Early morning | --- | Pagi |
| Noon | --- | Nun |
| Afternoon | --- | Sore |
| Evening | --- | Petang |
| Night | --- | Malam |
| Today | --- | Hari ini |
| Tomorrow | --- | Besok |
| Food | --- | Makanan |
| Hotel | --- | Hotel |
| I understand | --- | Saya mengerti |
| I don’t understand | --- | Saya tidak mengerti |
| 0 | --- | Nol |
| 1 | --- | Satu |
| 2 | --- | Dua |
| 3 | --- | Tiga |
| 4 | --- | Empat |
| 5 | --- | Lima |
| 6 | --- | Enam |
| 7 | --- | Tujuh |
| 8 | --- | Delapan |
| 9 | --- | Sembilan |
| 10 | --- | Sepuluh |
| Monday | --- | Senin |
| Tuesday | --- | Selasa |
| Wednesday | --- | Rabu |
| Thursday | --- | Kamis |
| Friday | --- | Jumat |
| Saturday | --- | Sabtu |
| Sunday | --- | Minggu |
| Enter | --- | Masukkan |
| Exit | --- | Keluar |
| Hospital | --- | Rumah sakit |
| Police | --- | Polisi |
| Airport | --- | Udara |
| Bus station | --- | Stasiun bus |
| Taxi stand | --- | Taksi |
| Address | --- | Alamat |
| Street | --- | Jalan |
| Number | --- | Nomor |
| City | --- | Kota |
| Here | --- | Di sini |
| There | --- | Ada |
| Next to | --- | Samping |
| Opposite | --- | Berlawanan |
| Behind | --- | Di belakang |
| To | --- | Untuk |
| Right | --- | Kanan |
| Left | --- | Kiri |
| Straight | --- | Lurus |
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