# 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.

### Common diphthongs
## 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