Requests

Question 1

Tolong

Answer 1

“To help” used to politely ask for somthing

Question 2

Tolong panggil taksi

Answer 2

Please (help me) call a taxi.

Question 3

Boleh

Answer 3

Means “allowed” used like the english “may i”

Question 4

Boleh saya lihat ini

Answer 4

May i see this?

Question 5

Boleh saya bicara dengan

Answer 5

May i speak with…

Question 6

Minta

Answer 6

Means “to request” .polite way to ask for things

Question 7

Minta air minum

Answer 7

Can i have some water please

Question 8

Aku minta nasi goreng

Answer 8

I would like some fried rice please

Question 9

Pesan

Answer 9

Order as in “i would like to order…”

Question 10

Saya pesan nasi goreng

Answer 10

I would like to order some fried rice

Question 11

Kasih

Answer 11

To give - colloquial way to order something/ informal. Used after tolong. Used to politely request a specific item/ qty of somthing

Question 12

Tolong kasih air minum

Answer 12

Please give me some water

Question 13

Tolong kasih itu

Answer 13

Please give me that one

Question 14

Tolong kasih dua

Answer 14

Please give me two [of them]

Question 15

Coba

Answer 15

To try [on]. Also used with verbs like lihat.

Question 16

Coba lihat itu

Answer 16

May i see that? / please let me look at that

Question 17

Silahkan

Answer 17

Please go ahead/ be my guest

(Note. Its polite to wait for someone to say silikan before eating or taking something placed in front of you)

Question 18

Silakan masuk

Answer 18

Please come in!

Question 19

Silakan duduk

Answer 19

Please sit down

Question 20

Sama sama /kembali

Answer 20

Equivalent of youre welcome

Question 21

mari (conversational context)

Answer 21

can be used to say goodbye in a polite way for leaving formal conversations