Manado Malay phrasebook
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Pronunciation guide
Manado Malay is a purely spoken language and these is no standard orthography. However, the language is closely related to standard Malay and is rendered here using Malay spelling rules.
salad cream
Vowels
Consonants
Common diphthongs
salad cream
Phrase list
===Basics===
; Hello. : (halo)
; Hello. (informal) : ( hei )
; How are you? : ( apa kabar? )
; Fine, thank you. : ( da bae-bae, makase )
; What is your name? : ( sapa ngana pe nama? )
; My name is ______ . : ( kita pe nama___ )
; Nice to meet you. : ( sanang da bakudapa deng ngana )
; Please. : ( Tolong )
; Thank you. : ( Terima kasih / makase )
; You're welcome. : ( Sama-sama )
; Yes. : ( iyo/ iya )
; No. : ( ndak/ Nyandak )
; Excuse me. : ( permisi )
; Excuse me. (begging pardon) : ( )
; I'm sorry. : ( maaf / sorry )
; Goodbye : ( Selamat tinggal )
; Goodbye (informal) : ( sampe bakudapa ulang = till we meet again )
; I can't speak name of language . : ( kita nintau bicara bahasa )
; Do you speak English? : ( ngana bicara bahasa Inggris? )
; Is there someone here who speaks English? : ( di sini ada yang bicara bahasa Inggris? )
; Help! : ( Tolong! )
; Look out! : ( awas! )
; Good morning. : ( Selamat pagi )
; Good afternoon. : ( Selamat siang (selamat tengah hari)/ selamat sore )
; Good night. : ( Selamat malam )
; Good night (to sleep) : ( selamat malam )
; I don't understand. : ( kita nyandak mangarti )
; Where is the toilet? : ( di mana wese? / wese di sablah mana? )
; I like (am attracted to) you: ( Kita suka pa ngana )
Problems
Numbers
One - Satu
Two - Dua
Three - Tiga
Four - Ampa
Five - Lima
Six - Anam
Seven - Tujuh
Eight - Lapang
Nine - Sambilang
Ten - Spuluh
Eleven - Sablas
Twelve - Duablas
Thirteen - Tigablas
Fourteen - Ampablas
Fifteen - Limablas
Sixteen - Anamblas
Seventeen - Tujuhblas
Eighteen - Lapangblas
Nineteen - Sambilangblas
Twenty - Duapuluh
One hundred - Saratus
Time
now - ("skarang")
later - ("nanti/sabantar")
before - ("sebelum")
after - ("abis")
during or ongoing - ("samantara")
Clock time
Duration
half an hour - ("stengah jam")a year - ("satu taon")
Days
; today : ("ini hari"); yesterday : ("kalamaring")
; tomorrow : ("beso")
; two days later : ("lusa")
; this week : ("ini minggu")
; last week : ("minggu lalu")
; next week : ("minggu depan")
; Monday : ( hari Snin )
; Tuesday : ( hari Slasa )
; Wednesday : ( hari Rabu )
; Thursday : ( hari Kamis )
; Friday : ( hari Jumat )
; Saturday : ( hari Sabtu )
; Sunday : ( hari Minggu )
Months
Writing time and date
Colors
;Purple : Ungu/Violet;Black : Itang
;Red : Merah
;White : Putih
;Orange : Oranye
;Yellow : Kuning
;Pink : Merah muda/Pink
;Green : Ijo
;Brown : Soklat
;Blue : Biru
Transportation
Bus and train
Directions
; How do I get to ____ : (" bagaimana supaya kita mo tasampe di ____ "); airport : (" bandara ")
; bus station : (" terminal ")
; ___hotel : (" hotel___ ")
; restaurant : (" restoran ")
; bar : (" bar ")
; ...sites to see : (" tampa-tampa bagus mo pigi akang ")
; Can you show it in the map? : (" Boleh ngana tunjung akang di peta? ")
; street : (" jalan ")
; right : (" kanan ")
; left : (" kiri ")
; straight : (" lurus ")
; towards the ____ : (" ka arah ____ ")
; past the ____ : (" lewat di ___ ")
; near the ____ : (" dekat deng ____ ")
; in front of ____ : (" di muka ____ ")
Taxi
; Taxi! : ( " Taxi! " ); Take me to ____ please : ( " Antar akang ka ____ dang. " )
; How much does it cost to ____ : ( " Mo bayar brapa kalu mo ka ____ " )
; Take me there please : ( " antar pa kita kasana dang " )
; Turn right : ( " Belok ka kanan " )
; Turn left : ( " Belok ka kiri " )
; Turn around (U-turn) : ( " putar bale dang " )
; Stop here : ( " Brenti sini jo " )
; Wait here : ( " Tunggu sini " )