Manado Malay phrasebook

Manado Malay (Bahasa Manado or Bahasa Melayu Manado), is spoken by the Manadonese and some Minahasa people, primarily of North Sulawesi (Sulawesi Utara), Indonesia. Manado Malay 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 Malay 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 Malay. However, since Indonesian independence in 1945, the subsequent universal education throughout Indonesia has been in the official Indonesian language (Bahasa Indonesia), there has been a gradual convergence or amalgamation of Bahasa Indonesia mannerisms (vocabulary and sentence constructions) into Manado Malay. This sometimes makes it difficult for outsiders to draw a definitive line between the two. Furthermore, there are also subtle differences between Manado Malay from within the city of Manado, compared to the surrounding areas of Manado city (often described as the Minahasa interior), and its effect is mainly around subtle differences in pronunciation, particularly of nasal origin.

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.

Phrase list

Some phrases in this phrasebook still need to be translated. If you know anything about this language, you can help by plunging forward and translating a phrase.

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

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

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

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