Hotel

1. Lai ado biliak kosong?

   Do you have any rooms available?

   Usage

   Asks at reception whether a room is free

   Grammar Note

   "Biliak" is room (the word "kamar" is also heard). "Kosong" means empty and unoccupied. This is a sentence composed from dictionary-verified words

2. Tolong agiah kunci biliak

   May I have my room key?

   Usage

   Asks reception for the room key

   Grammar Note

   "Agiah" is give, "kunci" is key and "biliak" is room; "kunci biliak" is the room key. This is a sentence composed from dictionary-verified words

3. Tolong barasiahan biliak

   Please clean the room

   Usage

   Asks for the room to be cleaned

   Grammar Note

   "Barasiah" is clean. The suffix "-an" adds "make ..." (Indonesian "-kan"). This is a sentence composed from dictionary-verified words

4. AC indak dingin

   The air conditioning is not working / not cold

   Usage

   Reports a faulty air conditioner; "AC" is read as letters

   Grammar Note

   "AC" is an abbreviation used as is. "Indak" is negation and "dingin" is cold. This is a sentence composed from dictionary-verified words

5. Apo password wifi?

   What is the Wi-Fi password?

   Usage

   Asks for the Wi-Fi password at a hotel or cafe

   Grammar Note

   "Password" and "wifi" are loanwords; "Apo ...?" asks what something is. This is a sentence composed from dictionary-verified words

6. Pukua bara ambo paralu kalua?

   What time is check-out?

   Usage

   Asks the check-out time; literally "what time must I leave"

   Grammar Note

   "Pukua" is the hour and "bara" is how many, as in "Pukua bara kini?". "Paralu" means need to and "kalua" means go out. This is a sentence composed from dictionary-verified words

7. Tolong agiah anduak ciek lai

   Can I have extra towels?

   Usage

   Asks for an extra towel

   Grammar Note

   "Anduak" is the Minangkabau word for a body-wiping cloth, that is a towel; the Indonesian form is "handuk". This is a sentence composed from dictionary-verified words

8. Buliah ambo kalua labiah lambek?

   Can I have a late check-out?

   Usage

   Asks to leave later than normal; literally "may I go out a bit later"

   Grammar Note

   "Lambek" is slow or late (in the dictionary); "labiah lambek" means later. This is a sentence composed from dictionary-verified words

9. Buliah ambo titip kopor?

   Can I leave my luggage here?

   Usage

   Asks to leave luggage, for example after check-out

   Grammar Note

   "Titip" is a loanword meaning to leave in someone's care; "kopor" is a suitcase or trunk. This is a sentence composed from dictionary-verified words

10. Anduak

    Towel

    Usage

    Towel; one word is enough to ask for one

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary glosses it as a cloth for wiping the body; Indonesian has "handuk"

11. Banta

    Pillow

    Usage

    Pillow; also used when asking for an extra one

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary has it with the example "ambiak an Apa banta, Nak"; it is Indonesian "bantal" with the final -l dropped

12. Salimuik

    Blanket

    Usage

    Blanket; also covers a light quilt

    Grammar Note

    In the dictionary and corresponds to Indonesian "selimut" (regular -ut to -uik)

13. Sabun

    Soap

    Usage

    Soap; ask for it if there is none

    Grammar Note

    In the dictionary and the same form as Indonesian

14. Sampo

    Shampoo

    Usage

    Shampoo

    Grammar Note

    In the dictionary, glossed as a liquid soap for washing hair

15. Tisu toilet

    Toilet paper

    Usage

    Toilet paper; ask reception if it runs out

    Grammar Note

    A pair of loanwords. This is a sentence composed from dictionary-verified words

16. Tampek gantuang baju

    Clothes hanger

    Usage

    Refers to a place or hanger for hanging clothes

    Grammar Note

    "Tampek" is place, "gantuang" is hang (in the dictionary) and "baju" is clothes; built as "place to hang clothes" because no dedicated word was verified. This is a sentence composed from dictionary-verified words

17. Biliak nan tanang

    A quiet room

    Usage

    Asks for a quiet room when choosing one

    Grammar Note

    "Biliak" is room, "nan" the relative marker and "tanang" means calm (Indonesian "tenang"). This is a sentence composed from dictionary-verified words

18. Ribuik

    Noisy

    Usage

    Says that something is noisy, useful for room complaints

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary glosses it as making a loud sound; it corresponds to Indonesian "berisik / ribut"

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