Manado Indonesian phrasebook

Manado Indonesia (bahasa Indonesia Manado), is spoken by the Manadonese and some Minahasa people, primarily of North Sulawesi (Sulawesi Utara), Indonesia. Manado Indonesian is spoken as the first language throughout the cities of Manado and Bitung, and throughout the Minahasa region, along with the smaller islands off the north coast of North Sulawesi. Manado Indonesian is also the first language, though to a lesser extent in Gorontalo and Central Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tengah).

Of notable importance is the direct effect of the former Dutch colonial rule for nigh-on 300 years, which was very strong especially in the Manado area. This is noticed by the many Dutch loanwords (along with Dutch influences in some Manado family names) still found in Manado Indonesian.

Pronunciation guide

Manado Malay is a purely spoken language, and there is no official standard orthography. However, the language is closely related to standard official or 'high' Malay, and is rendered here using Malay spelling rules.

Vowels

Consonants

Common diphthongs

Phrase list

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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): permisi neh
I'm sorry: maaf / sorry
Goodbye: Selamat tinggal
Goodbye (informal): nanti bakudapa ulang neh ≈ 'till we meet again
I can't speak Manado Malay [well]: yah, kita nda talalu tau bahasa manado
Do you speak English?: ngana boleh Bahasa Inggris?
Is there someone here who speaks English?: di sini ada yang tau Bahasa Inggris?
Help!: Tolong!
Look out!: awas!
Good morning: Selamat pagi
Morning: 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 kang?
I like (am attracted to) you: Kita suka pa ngana

Problems

Crazy - seno

Annoying - Dapa binci

Funny - Lawa

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

11.45: lagi sprampa jam 12
11.30: stengah 12
11.15: 11 sprampa
11.00: jam 11
10.40: lagi 20 jam 11 (used when the clock show hour's past 30 minutes, i.e., 'twenty-to-eleven')
10.55: lagi 5 jam 11 ('five-to-eleven')

Colours

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 (pub): 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 (ahead): 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

Lodging

Money

Eating

Bars

Shopping

Driving

Authority

Manis ku- My sweetie

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