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Banjar phrasebook

Phrasebook

Banjar phrasebook

Banjar (known natively as Basa Banjar or Pandir Banjar) is a language spoken predominantly by the Banjar people, native to the southeastern region of the Indonesian island of Kalimantan. This language belongs to the Dayak language family and served as the lingua franca in South Kalimantan and the Central Kalimantan for centuries.

Phrase list

Some phrases in this phrasebook still need to be translated. If you know anything about this language, you can help by plunging forward and translating a phrase.

Basics

Hello! Halo! How are you? Badimapa/dimapa habarna? I'm well Ulun/unda/urang alah What is your name? Siyaʼa ngaran ikam/pian/nyawa? My name is ______ Ngaran ulun/unda/urang ______ Please Najat / Catu Thank you Tarima kasih You're welcome (in response to 'thank you') Sama-sama Yes Ya No Cakada / Cada / Kada Excuse me I'm sorry Maapkan ulun/unda/urang I can't speak Banjar [well]. Ulun/unda/urang cakada/cada/kada bisa bapandir Banjar Do you speak English? Ikam/pian/nyawa bisa bapandir Inggris? Is there someone here who speaks English? Ada siyaʼa siya bapandir Inggris? Help! Tulung! Look out! Hawas! Good morning Salamat baisukan Good evening Salamat siang Good night Salamat malam I don't understand Ulun/unda/urang cakada/cada/kada paham Where is the toilet? Dimana toilet? Where are you from? Dari mana?

Problems Leave me alone. . ( .) Don't touch me! ! ( !) I'll call the police. . ( .) Police! ! ( !) Stop! Thief! ! ! ( ! !) I need your help. . ( .) It's an emergency. . ( .) I'm lost. . ( .) I lost my bag. . ( .) I lost my wallet. . ( .) I'm sick. . ( .) I've been injured. . ( .) I need a doctor. . ( .) Can I use your phone? ? ( ?)

Numbers 0 1 asa 2 dua 3 talu 4 ampat 5 lima 6 anam 7 pitu 8 walu 9 sanga 10 sapuluh 11 sawalas 12 13 14 15 16 17 pitung walas 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 salawi 30 talungpuluh 40 50 60 anampuluh 70 80 walungpuluh 90 100 saratus 200 300 1,000 saribu 2,000 1,000,000 sajuta 1,000,000,000 1,000,000,000,000 number _____ train, bus, etc. half less more

Time now ( ) later ( ) before ( ) morning ( ) afternoon ( ) evening ( ) night ( )

Clock time one o'clock AM ( ) two o'clock AM ( ) noon ( ) one o'clock PM ( ) two o'clock PM ( ) midnight ( )

Duration _____ second(s) _____ detik (DUH-teek) _____ minute(s) _____ menit (MUH-nih(t)) _____ hour(s) _____ jam (jahm) _____ day(s) _____ hari (HAH-ree) _____ week(s) _____ minggu (MING-goo) _____ month(s) _____ bulan (BOO-lahn) _____ year(s) _____ tahun (TAH-hoon)

Days toda

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