Bahasa Eats

We are having a superb time discovering local food and trying out all the warungs around our villa. I enjoy cooking, but we quickly realized that grocery shopping at our local store Hardys (a huge place with everything you need to cook local, french, mexican, japanese, american) is way more expensive then walking to a local warung or the night market in sanur and eating there. In addition to being cheaper, eating out gives us a chance to practice our fledgling bahasa skills. Here is a bit of what we can say so far:

Can  I order ... please - Saya mau pesan...
I am hungry - Saya lapar
I am thirsty - Saya haus
I am full - Saya kenyang
I want to eat... -Saya mau makan...
I really like fish satay - Saya suka sekali sate ikan
I want to order one hot ginger tea please - Saya mau pesan teh jahe panas satu.
I like to try Indonesian food - Saya mau coba makanan Indonesian 
Can I order one avocado smoothie please? - Bisa saya pesan satu alpukat kocok?
Do you have a lunch special? - Apa kamu punya menu spesial makan siang?
I love spicy food - Saya suka makanan pedas

Bahasa Counts

1 = satu
2 = dua
3 = tiga
4 = empat
5 = lima
6 = enam
7 = tujuh
8 = delapan
9 = sembilan
10 = sepuluh
11 = sebelas
(for numbers 11-19 use word “belas” behind the single numbers, i.e. dua belas, tiga belas.)

Bahasa

Bahasa means language, and Bahasa Indonesia is the lingua franca or common language of the archipelago. There are over 350 native languages currently in use throughout Indonesia. We have decided to learn as much Indonesian as we can as a first step to transitioning from tourists to locals.


Its nice to try to speak one of the local languages and seems to be met with smiles and new words in Indonesian to encourage us. So far we have more or less mastered:


Terima Kasih - Thank you
Selamat pagi - good morning
selamat siang - good early afternoon
selamat sore - good late afternoon
selamat malam - good evening
selamat tinggal - good bye