STUDY SASAK LANGUAGE WHEN YOU VISIT LOMBOK ISLAND

study sasak language when you visit lombok island

STUDY SASAK LANGUAGE WHEN YOU VISIT LOMBOK ISLAND

Study Sasak Language when Travelling to Lombok

When you want to visit the Lombok island, actually language is not become an obstacle in traveling to Lombok. Commonly, people on there is able to speak Indonesian (if you can use the Indonesian). However, it never hurts to know the vocabulary which commonly used in everyday conversation used by Sasak tribe (indigenous tribe of West Nusa Tenggara Province). With a little more of knowing  Sasak language vocabulary, it will make you easier to negotiate and familiarizing yourselves with local residents so that your trips will leave a deeper impression.

As one of the language groups of "Nusantara" which recognize language gradation, just like Balinese and Javanese, Sasak was recognize "form of respect" or more familiarly called the "language of the palace". This language usually used in traditional events which air-castle setting. Then, medium level is respectful language (formal). The latter is the usual language of everyday conversation.

Here, we will give some basic vocabulary, word, and phrase or sentence in formal language. At least, it is more polite to talk in circles anywhere, especially older ones.

Vocabulary
Bahasa Inggris	Bahasa Indonesia	Bahasa Sasak
I, Me	Saya	Tiang
	Aku	Aku
You	Anda	Side
	Kamu	Kamu
He, She, They, Them	Dia	Iye, Nie
	Mereka	Iye pade
We, Us	Kami/Kita	Ite
Come On!	Ayo!	Enteh!
Wait!	Tunggu!	Antih!
Don't, No!	Jangan	Dendeq!
Home, House	Rumah	Bale
Way	Jalan	Rurung
Motorcycle	Motor	Montor

Basic Conversation
What's your name?	Nama kamu siapa?	Sai aran side?
My name is	Nama saya	Aran tiang
How are you?	Apa kabar?	Berembe kabar?
Fine...	Baik	Solah
Thank you	Terima kasih	Tampi asih
You're welcome	Sama-sama	Pade-pade
I'm sorry	Maaf	Ampure
Yes	Iya	Nggih/Aoq
No	Tidak	Ndeq

Question
What?	Apa?	Ape?
Where the address of..	Apa nama jalannya?	Ape aran rurung ne?
Who?	Siapa?	Sai?
Who is his/her/their name?	Siapa namanya?	Sai aran nie?
Where?	Di mana?	Leq mbe?
Where is the location of Senggigi Beach?	Di mana Pantai Senggigi?	Leq mbe Pante Senggigi?
Where?	Ke mana?	Aning mbe?
Where do we go?	Ke mana kita jalan?	Aning mbe ite lampaq?
When?	Kapan?	Piran?
When we go to the beach?	Kapan kita pergi ke pantai?	Piran te lalo aning pante?

Meal and Beverage
Eat	Makan	Mangan, naken
Drink	Minum	Nginem
Rice	Nasi	Nasiq
Meat/Fish	Daging/ikan	Empaq
Chicken Meat	Daging ayam	Empaq manuq
Beef	Daging sapi	Empaq sampi
Seafood	Ikan laut	Empaq laut
Egg	Telur	Teloq
Side Dish	Lauk-pauk	Kandoq
Water	Air	Aiq
Coffee	Kopi	Kupi
I want to eat	Saya mau makan	Melet tiang mangan
I want to eat pelecing	Saya mau makan pelecing	Melet tiang ngaken pelecing
I want to drink	Saya mau minum...	Melet tiang nginem...
I want to drink coffee	Saya mau minum kopi	Melet tiang nginep kupi
Delicious! Tasty!	Enak	Maiq
Not Good, Not Delicious of Food	Tidak enak	Ndeq maiq
Too spicy	Terlalu pedas	Pedes laloq
Too much food	Terlalu banyak	Lueq laloq
Hungry	Lapar	Lapah
Full of food	Kenyang	Kembesuran

Number
One	Satu	Sekeq
Two	Dua	Dua
Three	Tiga	Telu
Four	Empat	Empat
Five	Lima	Lima
Six	Enam	Enem
Seven	Tujuh	Pituq
Eight	Delapan	Baluq
Nine	Sembilan	Siwaq
Ten	Sepuluh	Sepulu
Eleven	Sebelas	Solas
Twelve	Dua belas	Dua olas
etc	dan seterusnya...