Balinese Language

Indonesia is an amazing country, 17,000 islands, 180 ethnic groups and many languages.

Most people on Bali speak Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian) but all the Balinese people also speak Bahasa Bali ( Balinese). These language are of course related but are different enough that someone from Java could not understand a conversation in Balinese.

Roughly speaking the 3 main levels, High (Ida), Middle (Ipun) and Low (Ia) are
Here are some words in Bahasa Bali:

Good - becik
Bad - corah
Friend - switra
Husband - rabi
Wife - istri
Child - putra (boy), putri (girl)
How are you? - kenken kabare
What is that? - Napi punika?

Here’s 1 to 10

1 - siki
2- kalih
3 - tiga
4 - pat
5 - lima
6 - enem
7 - pitu
8 - kutus
9 - sia
10 - dasa

- Thank you so much = Terima kasih banyak ya = Matur suksma ping banget nggih.

- I’m Fine = Saya baik-baik saja = Tyang becik-becik kemanten.

- How are you? = Apa kabar? = Punapi gatrane?

- Where is this? = Apa nama daerah ini? = Napi wastan gumine niki?

- Who is your name? = Siapa nama anda? - Sira pesengan ragane?

- Excuse me, I want to ask you something = Permisi…saya mau bertanya = Nunas lugra…tyang jagi metaken.

- Have you boyfriend/girlfriend? = Kamu sudah punya pacar? = Ragane sampun maduwe gagelan?

- Please don’t said alike that = Jangan bicara begitu! = Sampunang ngeraos kenten!

- Excuse Me, Can’t I past here? = Boleh saya lewat sini? = Dados tyang ngambahin meriki?

- Happy Galungan Day = Selamat Hari Raya Galungan = Rahajeng Rerahinan Galungan.

- Where the Tanah Lot? = Di mana tempatnya Tanah Lot? = Ring dija genah Tanah Lot?

- How much this one? = Berapa harganya ini? = Aji kuda niki?

- I wont to go back right now = Saya mau pulang sekarang = Tyang jagi mapamit mangkin

- Where you want to go? = Mau pergi ke mana? = Jagi lunga kija?