Useful phrases in Sundanese

A collection of useful phrases in Sundanese, a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken mainly in western Java in Indonesia.

See these phrases in any combination of two languages in the Phrase Finder. If you can provide recordings, corrections or additional translations, please contact me.

English	Basa Sunda (Sundanese)
Welcome	Wilujeng sumping
Hello (General greeting)	Sampurasun Rampés (reply)
How are you?	Kumaha kabarna? Kumaha damang?
Reply to 'How are you?'	Pangéstu Abdi Damang Muhun, allhamdulillah séhat
Long time no see	Tos lami teu pendak nya?
What's your name?	Namina saha?
My name is ...	Nami abdi ...
Where are you from?	Kawitna ti manti?
I'm from ...	Abdi ti ...
Pleased to meet you	Bingah kapendak anjeun Bingah tepang sareng anjeun
Good morning (Morning greeting)	Wilujeng énjing
Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting)	Wilujeng siang
Good evening (Evening greeting)	Wilujeng wengi
Good night	Wilujeng kulem
Goodbye (Parting phrases)	Abdi tipayun nya? (said by one leaving) Mangga (reply) Wilujeng angkat Dugi patepang deui Dugi kapendak deui
Good luck!	Mugia sing hasil (frm) Mugia sing suksés (frm) Mugi sing hasil (frm) Mugi sukses (frm) Sing hasil (inf) Sing sukses (inf) - must be preceded by another sentence
Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking)	Mugi dipasihan kaséhatan (vfrm) Mugi sing séhat
Have a nice day	Wilujeng dinten nu saé ("May you have a good day")
Bon appetit / Have a nice meal	Ditampi (said before eating) Alhamdulillah (said after eating)
Bon voyage / Have a good journey	Wilujeng angkat, sing salamet di jalan ("Happy travelling, may you have a safe trip")
I don't know	Abdi teu terang Teu terang
I understand	Muhun ngartos
I don't understand	Teu ngartos
Please speak more slowly	Tiasa nyarios langkung laun?
Please say that again	Tiasa diulang deui?
Please write it down	Tiasa diserat?
Do you speak Sundanese?	Anjeun tiasa nyarios Sunda? Tiasa nyarios Sunda?
Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?')	Tiasa, sakedik
I'm learning Sundanese	Urang keur diajar Basa Sunda
How do you say ... in Sundanese?	Kumaha nyarios .... ku basa Sunda?
Excuse me	Punten Mangga Parmisi
How much is this?	Ieu téh sabaraha?
Sorry	Hapunten Hatur nuhun
Please	Mangga
Thank you	Nuhun Hatur nuhun (frm) Nuhun pisan
Reply to thank you	Sami-sami Sawangsulna
Where's the toilet / bathroom?	Dupi jamban palih mana?
This gentleman will pay for everything	Ieu bapa nu bade mayar sadayana
This lady will pay for everything	Ieu ibu nu bade mayar sadayana
Would you like to dance with me?	Tiasa ngibing sareng abdi?
I love you	Abdi bogoh ka anjeun
Get well soon	Mugi sing énggal damang
Leave me alone!	Tinggalkeun abdi nyalira!
Help!	Tulung!
Fire!	Kahuruan!
Stop!	Eureun!
Call the police!	Panggil pulisi!
Christmas greetings	Wilujeng Natal
New Year greetings	Wilujeng taun enggal
Easter greetings	Wilujeng paskah
Birthday greetings	Wilujeng tepang taun
Congratulations!	Gening!
One language is never enough	Hiji basa tara cekap
My hovercraft is full of eels	Kapal ngalayang abdi pinuh ku belut

Phrases and recordings provided by Jasaritin, with corrections by Syauqi Ahmad and R. Rineta Ayu Selandia

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Information about Sundanese | Sundanese script | Phrases | Numbers | Tower of Babel

Links

Other collections of Sundanese phrases
https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Sundanese_phrasebook
http://ilanguages.org/sundanese_phrases.php
http://polymath.org/sundanese_phrases_list.php
https://www.digitaldialects.com/Sundanese/PhrasesINF.htm

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