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Speaking a bit of Bali language

Bahasa means the language, and Bahasa Indonesia is the lingua franca of the archipelago. With more than 350 mother tongues currently in service in all the country, good a lingua franca is clearly necessary… If pronounced or spoken, the sentences in Bahasa Indonesia (Bahasa) usually are not as animated as English, and like Deutsche (German), of the words in Bahasa are deliveries much pretty while they are written. Compared to the European languages, grammar is very simple. It is wise to speak a little language about a country which you visit, or to include/understand at least the expression or the greetings generally used - this will enable you to better obtain implied with the people and the culture. It also helps to speak a little language when the negotiation for memories in the sectors about tourism, as little knowledge a long way will obtain a better price! Linda of the United Kingdom said to us of his funny experiment with Bahasa… It wanted to buy a young coconut some share in Kuta and knew what was a young coconut in Bahasa. However, which she said astonished the supplier. “What you said? ” asked to the supplier… that it was whereas Linda carried out what it had said. Instead of asking the muda kelapa - a young coconut -- it asked the muda kepala - a young head. The easily made interesting request…, but it very is added to the recreation of an experiment of outside-of-country. He to give an outward journey thus - you never know where a little Bahasa could carry out! Here some common expressions which you must to hear dependent/see/be able to employ:

Selamat datang : Welcome
Apa kabar ? : How are you ?
Selamat pagi : Good morning
Selamat siang : Good may
Selamat sore : Good afternoon
Selamat malam : Good evening
Selamat makan : Have a nice meal
Selamat bertamasya : Have a nice trip / holiday
Selamat jalan : Have a nice trip / goodbye (if someone is leaving)

Selamat tinggal : Goodbye (if you are leaving)
Terima kasih : Thank you
Sama sama : Don't mention it
Tidak terimah kasih : No thank you

Berapa harganya? : How much does it cost / what's the price?
Mahal! : Expensive!
Murah! : Cheap
Boleh tawar? : Can I bargain?
Harga pas : Fixed price


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