Useful Phrases

1. Ambo nan mambuek aplikasi iko

   I made this app

   Usage

   Used when introducing an app you made yourself

   Grammar Note

   "Nan" is the relative marker giving the emphasis "it is I who made". This is a sentence composed from dictionary-verified words

2. Aplikasi iko gratis

   This app is free

   Usage

   Tells people the app costs nothing

   Grammar Note

   "Gratis" is a loanword. This is a sentence composed from dictionary-verified words

3. Cubo unduah aplikasinyo

   Please try downloading it

   Usage

   Invites someone to try the app

   Grammar Note

   "Cubo" means to try. The dictionary lists "unduah" as download with the example "unduah se di google aplikasi tu". This is a sentence composed from dictionary-verified words

4. Ambo urang Jopang

   I am Japanese

   Usage

   States your nationality in a self-introduction

   Grammar Note

   This is a sentence composed from dictionary-verified words

5. Ambo turis

   I am a tourist

   Usage

   Says you are visiting as a tourist

   Grammar Note

   A noun can be the predicate without a linking verb. This is a sentence composed from dictionary-verified words

6. Ambo bajalan surang

   I am traveling alone

   Usage

   Says you are on your own

   Grammar Note

   "Bajalan" is ba- (ber-) + jalan. "Surang" means one person, so "bajalan surang" is to travel alone. This is a sentence composed from dictionary-verified words

7. Iko partamo kali ambo ka siko

   It is my first time here

   Usage

   Telling locals it is your first visit often draws helpful advice

   Grammar Note

   "Partamo" means first and "kali" means time (occasion). "Ka siko" means to here. This is a sentence composed from dictionary-verified words

8. Buliah ambo ambiak foto?

   May I take a photo?

   Usage

   Always ask before photographing people or places of worship

   Grammar Note

   "Ambiak foto" is to take a photo. This is a sentence composed from dictionary-verified words

9. Buliah kito foto basamo?

   Shall we take a photo together?

   Usage

   Asks a local person for a souvenir photo together

   Grammar Note

   "Kito" is we including the listener. This is a sentence composed from dictionary-verified words

10. Jan mangicuah ambo yo

    Please do not cheat me

    Usage

    A mild way to ask not to be overcharged

    Grammar Note

    "Jan" forms a prohibition. "Mangicuah" means to deceive with untrue stories; the dictionary gives it as the translation of Indonesian "menipu". This is a sentence composed from dictionary-verified words

11. Jan remehan ambo

    Do not underestimate me

    Usage

    A firm remark when you feel looked down on

    Grammar Note

    The suffix "-an" corresponds to Indonesian "-kan". This is a sentence composed from dictionary-verified words

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