# Musi phrasebook

Musi (known natively as Basé Musi or Miliang Musai), also known as Sekayu, is a language spoken predominantly by the Musi people, native to the Musi regions of Musi Banyuasin—Musi Rawas—North Musi Rawas located in the southeastern part of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The sister languages of Musi are including the Lematang and Palembang.

## Writing

Historically, Musi language written using its own native script known as the Musi script. But however, nowadays the Musi language speakers are commonly used the Latin script as the main writing system for Musi language.

## Phrase list
### Basics
#### Hello!

    Halo!

#### How are you?

    Naméq kaba?

#### I'm well

    Qu bajeq be

#### What is your name?

    Sapé namé nga?

#### My name is ______

    Naméqu ______

#### Please

    Moʼon

#### Thank you

    Trimé kase

#### You're welcome (in response to 'thank you')

    Samé-samé

#### Yes

    Yé

#### No

    Daq

#### Excuse me

    Amét

#### I'm sorry

    Maʼafké qu

#### I can't speak Musi [well]

    Qu daq pacaq bebasé Musi [bajeq]

#### Do you speak English?

    Nga pacaq basé Énggerés?

#### Is there someone here who speaks English?

    Adé sapé pacaq basé Énggerés?

#### Help!

    Tolong!

#### Look out!

    Awas!

#### Good evening

    Siyang / Tengagay

#### Good night

    Malem

#### I don't understand

    Qu daq geti

#### Where is the toilet?

    Dimané toiletnyé?

#### Where are you from?

    Dai mané?

### Problems
#### Leave me alone

    Mandaq ngola qu

#### Don't touch me!

    Démla ngendaq qu!

#### I'll call the police

    Qu ndaq telfonké polisi

#### Police!

    Polisi!

#### Stop! Thief!

    Mandaq! Maleng!

#### I need your help

    Qu merluké tolongan nga

#### It's an emergency

    Ikaq gawat

#### I'm lost

    Qu sesat

#### I lost my bag

    Tasqu ilang

#### I lost my wallet

    Dompetqu ilang

#### I'm sick

    Qu saket

#### I've been injured

    Qu taluké

#### I need a doctor

    Qu merluké dokter

#### Can I use your phone?

    Qu pacaq ngunéqké hapé nga?

### Numbers
#### 1

    sikoq

#### 2

    dué

#### 3

    tigé

#### 4

    mpat

#### 5

    limé

#### 6

    nam

#### 7

    tojo

#### 8

    lapan

#### 9

    samilan

#### 10

    sapolo

#### 11

    sabelas

#### 12

    dué belas

#### 13

    tigé belas

#### 14

    mpat belas

#### 15

    lima belas

#### 16

    nam belas

#### 17

    tojo belas

#### 18

    lapan belas

#### 19

    samilan belas

#### 20

    likor

#### 21

    selikor

#### 22

    dué likor

#### 25

    selawé

#### 28

    lapan likor

#### 30

    tigé polo

#### 40

    mpat polo

#### 50

    limé polo

#### 60

    nam polo

#### 70

    tojo polo

#### 80

    lapan polo

#### 90

    samilan polo

#### 100

    seratos

#### 200

    dué ratos

#### 300

    tigé ratos

#### 1000

    seribu

#### 2000

    dué ribu)

#### 1,000,000

    sejuta

#### number _____ (train, bus, etc.)

    nomer _____ (sepor, bes, laénnyé)

#### half

    separo

#### less

    kugang

#### more

    lebe

### Time
#### now

    dang

#### later

    kageq

#### before

    sebelom

#### morning

    pagi

#### afternoon

    sore

#### evening

    petang

#### night

    malam

#### Clock time
##### one o'clock AM

    jam sikoq diniagay

##### two o'clock AM

    jam dué diniagay

##### noon

    tengagay

##### one o'clock PM

    jam sikoq tengagay

##### two o'clock PM

    jam dué tengagay

##### midnight

    tenga malam

#### Duration
##### _____ minute(s)

    _____ menit

##### _____ hour(s)

    _____ jam

##### _____ day(s)

    _____ agay

##### _____ week(s)

    _____ kelangan

##### _____ month(s)

    _____ bulan

##### _____ year(s)

    _____ taon

#### Days

| Gloss | Orthographics | Phonetics | Information |
| Monday | Senen | /səneːn/ | |
| Tuesday | Selaso | /səlaːso/ | sometimes also known as Selasé (/səlaːsə/) |
| Wednesday | Rebo | /ʁəbo/ | |
| Thursday | Kemis | /kəmɪs/ | |
| Friday | Jemat | /jəmʔaːt/ | |
| Saturday | Saptu | /saːtʊ/ | |
| Sunday | Minggu | /mɪŋɡʊ/ | |
| Gloss | Orthographics | Phonetics |
| today | agaykaq | /aɣajˈkaːʔ/ |
| yesterday | agaytangi | /aɣajtaːŋɪ/ |
| tomorrow | amaisoq | /amaˈɪsɔʔ/ |
| this week | kelangan kaq | /kəlaːŋaːnˈkaːʔ/ |
| last week | kelangan pagay | /kəlaːŋaːnˈpaːɣaːj/ |
| next week | kelangan maisoq | /kəlaːŋaːnˈmaˈɪsɔʔ/ |

#### Months
##### January

    Januwari

##### February

    Pebruwari

##### March

    Maret

##### April

    Aperil

##### May

    Mei

##### June

    Juni

##### July

    Juli

##### August

    Agustus

##### September

    September

##### October

    Oktober

##### November

    Nopember

##### December

    Desember

### Colors

| Gloss | Orthographics | Phonetics |
| black | itam | /ˈɪtaːm/ |
| white | pote | /pɔʊteː/ |
| gray | kelabu | /kəlaːbuː/ |
| red | abang | /aːbaːŋ/ |
| blue | bigu | /bɪɣuː/ |
| yellow | konéng | /kɔneːŋ/ |
| green | ijaw | /ɪːd͡ʒɑʷ/ |
| orange | jinggé | /ˈd͡ʒɪŋˈɡeː/ |
| purple | ungu | /uːŋuː/ |
| brown | sekelat | /ˈsəkəlaːt/ |

### Transportation
#### Bus and train
##### How much is a ticket to _____?

    Barapé regé tiket ka_____?

##### One ticket to _____, please.

    Tolong, sikoq tiket ka _____

##### Where does this train/bus go?

    Mané sepor/bes kaq endaq pegi?

##### Where is the train/bus to _____?

    Mané sepor/bes ka _____?

##### Does this train/bus stop in _____?

    Apé sepor/bes kaq mandeq _____?

##### When does the train/bus for _____ leave?

    Kapan sepor/bes bakal _____ bagangkat?

##### When will this train/bus arrive in _____?

    Kapan sepor/bes kaq datang _____?

#### Directions
##### How do I get to _____ ?

    Mbaqmané/maqmané qu pacaq ka ______?

##### ...the train station?

    ...stasion sepor?

##### ...the bus station?

    ...stasion bes?

##### ...the airport?

    ...bandara?

##### ...downtown?

    ...pusat kabupaten?

##### ...the youth hostel?

    ...pamalaman mudé?

##### ...the _____ hotel?

    ..._____ hotel?

##### ...the American/Canadian/Australian/British consulate?

    ...kadutaʼan Amerika/Kanada/Australiya?

##### Where are there a lot of...

    Mané adé banyaq...

##### ...hotels?

    ...hotel-hotel?

##### ...restaurants?

    ...uma makan?

##### ...sites to see?

    ...situs ontoq dikeleq?

##### Can you show me on the map?

    Pacaq nga nonjoqké qu di peta?

##### street

    jalan

##### Turn left

    Béloq kidaw

##### Turn right

    Béloq kanan

##### left

    kidaw

##### right

    kanan

##### straight ahead

    logos teros

##### towards the _____

    aga ka _____

##### past the _____

    liwat _____

##### before the _____

    sabelomnyé _____

##### in front of the _____

    rangkénnyé _____

##### behind the _____

    belakangnyé_____

##### Watch for the _____

    Awaské _____

##### intersection

    simpang

##### inside

    dalam

##### outside

    lego

##### north

    ulu

##### south

    ilo

##### east

    timur

##### west

    barat

#### Taxi
##### Taxi!

    Taksi!

##### Take me to _____, please.

    Tolong, undé qu ka _____

##### How much does it cost to get to _____?

    Barapé regé ka _____?

##### Take me there, please.

    Tolong, undéké qu ka sané

### Lodging
#### Do you have any rooms available?

    La adé kamar kumpang daq sikaq?

#### How much is a room for one person/two people?

    Barapé regé sekamar bakal sikoq/dué wang?

#### Does the room come with...

    Apé kaq kamar la cakop...

#### ...bedsheets?

    ...sprei?

#### ...a bathroom?

    ...kamar mandi?

#### ...a telephone?

    ...telepon?

#### ...a TV?

    ...tipi?

#### May I see the room first?

    Bole qu ngeléq kamarnyé dulu?

#### Do you have anything quieter?

    Adé nyang lebe sunyi?

#### ...bigger?

    ...lebe besoq?

#### ...cleaner?

    ...lebe bersé?

#### ...cheaper?

    ...lebe mura?

#### OK, I'll take it.

    Oke, qu galaq pesen

#### I will stay for _____ night(s).

    Qu galaq tamalam bakal _____ malam

#### Can you suggest another hotel?

    Nga pacaq saranké hotel laen daq?

#### Do you have a safe?

    Nga adé paselamet?

#### ...lockers?

    ...loker?

#### Is breakfast/supper included?

    Apé la temasoq sarapan/makan malam?

#### What time is breakfast/supper?

    Kapan sarapan/makan malamnyé?

#### Please clean my room

    Tolong berséké kamarqu

#### Can you wake me at _____?

    Nga pacaq mangonké qu jam _____

#### I want to check out

    Qu galaq kélego (hotel)

## Learning more

* Learning Musi at Wikibooks