Useful Phrases

1. Abdi nu nyieun aplikasi ieu.

   I made this app

   Usage

   Introducing yourself as the maker of this app

   Grammar Note

   Nu marks 'the one who', and nyieun means to make

2. Aplikasi ieu gratis.

   This app is free

   Usage

   Telling someone the app costs nothing

   Grammar Note

   Gratis means free; ieu, 'this', follows the noun

3. Mangga cobian unduh heula.

   Please try downloading it first

   Usage

   Inviting someone to try the app

   Grammar Note

   Cobian means try it, unduh is download and heula means first. This sentence is composed from checked words and regular grammar, not quoted from a source.

4. Abdi urang Jepang.

   I'm Japanese

   Usage

   Saying your nationality

   Grammar Note

   Urang here means person (it can also mean 'we'); no copula is needed

5. Abdi wisatawan.

   I'm a traveler

   Usage

   Explaining that you are a visitor

   Grammar Note

   Wisatawan means tourist or traveler

6. Abdi jalan-jalan nyalira.

   I'm traveling alone

   Usage

   Saying you are travelling alone

   Grammar Note

   Jalan-jalan means to go around or travel and nyalira means alone

7. Ieu kahiji kalina abdi ka dieu.

   It's my first time here

   Usage

   Saying it is your first visit

   Grammar Note

   Kahiji is first and kalina is 'time' with -na

8. Punten, tiasa abdi motret?

   Excuse me, may I take a photo?

   Usage

   Asking permission before taking a photo

   Grammar Note

   Open with punten, then tiasa abdi ... asks 'may I ...'

9. Tiasa urang foto babarengan?

   Shall we take a photo together?

   Usage

   Inviting someone to a photo together

   Grammar Note

   Urang here includes the listener ('we') and babarengan means together

10. Punten, tulung scan kode QR ieu.

    Excuse me, please scan this QR code

    Usage

    Asking someone to scan a QR code

    Grammar Note

    Tulung means please help and scan and kode QR are loanwords. This sentence is composed from checked words and regular grammar, not quoted from a source.

11. Ulah nipu abdi.

    Don't cheat me

    Usage

    Said firmly when you feel you are being cheated

    Grammar Note

    Ulah is the prohibitive 'don't' and nipu means to deceive; it is blunt, so use it only when you really need to

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