Manado Indonesian phrasebook

Manado Indonesia (bahasa Indonesia Manado), is spoken by the Manadonese and some Minahasa people, primarily of North Sulawesi (Sulawesi Utara), Indonesia. Manado Indonesian 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 Indonesian 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 Indonesian.

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.

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

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

Authority
Manis ku- My sweetie