Learn Indonesian (Getting around)

Asking directions:

Alamat - Address

Desa - Village, Countryside

Kota - City, Town, Downtown

Pampa bensin - Gas station

Alun-alun - Town square

Gedung - Building

Rumah - House/Home

Tempat - Place

Jalan - Street

Jalan besar - Main street

Jalan raya - Highway

Jalan kecil - Side street

Jalan tol - Expressway, toll road

Lewat - Go by way of

Kiri - Left

Kanan - Right

Belok - To turn

Terus - Straight

Kira-kira - Approximately

Mau tanya - Excuse me, I wish to ask

Hotel Savoy Homann di mana?

Where is the Hotel Savoy Homann

Jalan Sudirman di mana?
Where is Sudirman road?

Gedung Nusantara di mana?
Where is the Nusantara building?

Ke Bali lewat mana?
How do you get to Bali?

Ke Jogja naik apa dari sini?
How can i get to Jogja from here?

Terus saja di sini, lalu belok kanan
Straight ahead here, then turn right

Lewat jalan ini terus, sampai jalan raya
Follow this road straight until the highway

Lalu belok kiri
Then turn left

Berapa jauh (dari sini)?
How far is it from here?

Kira-kira lima kilometer
About five kilometers

Taxi directions:

Tolong panggil taksi

Please summon a taxi

Saya mau ke....

I want to go to....

Ke bandara, pak

To the airport, sir

Mau lewat mana?

By which route?

Yang paling cepat 

The fastest one

Saya mau lewat....

I want to go by way of....

Terus or Lurus

Straight ahead

Belok kiri/kanan

Turn left/right

Stop or berhenti

Stop

Di sini

Here

Putar

Turn around/ make a U-turn

Mundur

Back up

Pelan-pelan

Slowly

Cepat

Faster, Quickly

Awas or Hati-hati

Be careful

Ini ke arah utara

Is this to the north?

Selatan - South

Timur - East

Barat - West

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION:

Pergi - Go

Berangkat - Depart

Balik, kembali - Return

Datang, tiba - Arrive

Batal - Cancel

Tunda - Postpone

Naik - Ride, Go by (train, bus, etc)

Pulang - Go back (home)

Sampai - Reach, until

Jadwal - Schedule

Kantor - Office

Karcis, Tiket - Ticket

Tempat duduk - Seat

Sopir - Driver

Ongkos - Fare, rate

Setasiun (kerata api) - Train station

Terminal (bis) - Bus terminal

Belum - not yet

Masih - Still, left over

Lambat - Slow

Langsung - Direct, Non-stop

Sudah - Already

Cepat - Fast

Terminal bis di mana? 

Where is the bus terminal?

Setasiun kereta api di mana?

Where is the train station?

Ke bandara berapa kilometer dari sini?

How many kilometers to the airport from here?

Ongkosnya berapa?

What is the fare?

Ke Bali bisa naik kerata api tidak?

Can i take a train to Bali or not?

Kereta api ke Jakarta berangkat jam berapa?

What time does the train to Jakarta depart?

Pesawat ke Jakarta tiba jam berapa?

What time does the plane to Jakarta arrive?

Ke Bali hari ini ada bis lagi tidak?

Is there another bus to Bali today or not?

Masih ada tempat duduk?

Are there any seats left?

Masih

Yes, there are still

Maaf, sudah habis

Sorry, sold out (finished) already

Berapa harga karcisnya?

What is the price of the tickets?

Sekali jalan atau pulang pergi?

One-way or round trip?

Sekali Jalan

One way

Ongkosnya lima belas ribu rupiah

The fare is Rp.15,000

Naik bis ke Medan berapa jam, pak?

How many hours by bus to Medan, pak?

Biasanya lima belas jam

Usually 15 hours

Bis ini lambat atau cepat?

Is this bus slow or fast?

Ada bis ekspres?

Is there an express bus?

Berangkat jam berapa?

What time does it leave?

Pakai AC ('ah-say') tidak?

Does it have air-conditioning or not?

Bis ke Solo itu lewat mana?

What route does the bus to solo follow?

Sampai di Malang Jam berapa?

What time does it reach Malang?

Paling cepak naik apa?

What is the fastest way?