Café & Drinks

1. Abdi badé mesen bandrék.

   I would like to order bandrék (a hot ginger drink)

   Usage

   Ordering a classic warm ginger drink of West Java

   Grammar Note

   Mesen is to order; bandrék is a warm drink made with ginger and spices

2. És cingcau hiji, mangga.

   One és cingcau, please

   Usage

   Ordering an iced grass-jelly drink at a stall

   Grammar Note

   És is ice, cingcau is grass jelly and hiji is one; mangga is used to close a polite request

3. Aya kopi lokal anu raos?

   Is there any tasty local coffee?

   Usage

   Asking for a good local coffee

   Grammar Note

   Raos is the polite word for delicious and lokal is a loanword

4. Abdi badé mesen téh amis.

   I would like to order sweet tea

   Usage

   Ordering tea

   Grammar Note

   Téh is tea (not the topic particle téh) and amis means sweet, the opposite of Javanese amis, which means fishy

5. Aya inuman anu haneut?

   Is there a hot drink?

   Usage

   Looking for something warm to drink on a cold day

   Grammar Note

   Inuman is a drink and haneut is warm; panas is hot

6. Teu nganggo gula, hatur nuhun.

   Without sugar, thank you

   Usage

   Declining sugar in a drink

   Grammar Note

   Teu nganggo means without using and gula is sugar

7. Bajigur dijual di mana?

   Where is bajigur sold?

   Usage

   Looking for bajigur, a warm drink of coconut milk and palm sugar

   Grammar Note

   Dijual is the passive 'is sold'; the question word stays at the end

8. Inuman naon anu seger?

   Which drink is refreshing?

   Usage

   Asking for a refreshing drink recommendation

   Grammar Note

   Seger means refreshing or fresh and naon means what

9. Aya cai kalapa ngora?

   Is there young coconut water?

   Usage

   Looking for young coconut water in the heat

   Grammar Note

   Cai kalapa is coconut water and ngora means young

10. Cai bodas hiji, mangga.

    One plain water, please

    Usage

    Ordering plain water

    Grammar Note

    Cai bodas literally means white water, i.e. plain water

11. Teu nganggo és

    No ice

    Usage

    Asking for a drink without ice

    Grammar Note

    És is ice and teu nganggo means without

12. Cai mineral

    Mineral water

    Usage

    Buying bottled water

    Grammar Note

    Cai mineral is the same compound as in Indonesian

13. Cai panas

    Hot water

    Usage

    Asking for hot water for tea or a drink

    Grammar Note

    Cai panas is hot water; cai haneut is warm water

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