Beach & Activities

1. Di palih mana basisirna?

   Where is the beach?

   Usage

   Asking where the beach or sea is

   Grammar Note

   Palih is the polite word for side or direction and basisir is the coast; pantai is also common in speech

2. Ombakna gedé pisan.

   The waves are very big

   Usage

   Commenting on the surf

   Grammar Note

   Ombak is wave, -na marks it as 'the' and gedé means big

3. Tiasa ngojay di dieu?

   Can we swim here?

   Usage

   Checking whether swimming is safe or allowed

   Grammar Note

   Ngojay means to swim; tiasa, the polite 'can', at the start makes it a question

4. Abdi badé nyéwa payung pantai.

   I would like to rent a beach umbrella

   Usage

   Renting shade on the beach

   Grammar Note

   Badé is the polite 'will, want to', nyéwa means to rent and payung is umbrella

5. Panonpoé parantos surup.

   The sun has set

   Usage

   Remarking on the sunset

   Grammar Note

   Panonpoé is the sun, parantos is the polite 'already' and surup means to set

6. Aya penjaga pantai di dieu?

   Is there a lifeguard here?

   Usage

   Checking for a lifeguard

   Grammar Note

   Penjaga is a guard and pantai the beach; 'Aya ...?' asks whether something exists

7. Cai lautna haneut atanapi tiis?

   Is the water warm or cold?

   Usage

   Asking about the water temperature

   Grammar Note

   Cai laut is seawater; haneut is warm, tiis is cold and atanapi means or

8. Tiasa nyéwa alat snorkeling?

   Can I rent snorkeling equipment?

   Usage

   Asking to rent snorkel gear

   Grammar Note

   Alat is equipment; snorkeling is borrowed as is

9. Basisir Pangandaran éndah pisan.

   Pangandaran Beach is very beautiful

   Usage

   Praising Pangandaran, a well-known beach in West Java

   Grammar Note

   Basisir means coast; signs often use the Indonesian Pantai Pangandaran. Éndah means beautiful

10. Abdi badé motret di dieu.

    I would like to take photos here

    Usage

    Saying you want to take photos

    Grammar Note

    Motret means to take photographs

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