Shopping WO(L)RD

shopping in Indonesia

I know you love shopping! I knew! And right now I wanna show you how to shop in Indonesia with bahasa Indonesia! Here the vocabularies you shoulda master :

Vocabulary for Shopping!

Beli  buy

Jual sell

Mau want

Mahal Expensive

Murah cheap

Kaos shirt

Kemeja  t-shirt

Jaket jacket

Sweater sweater

Jas coat

Jas Hujan raincoat

Kalung necklaces

Gelang bracelets

Ukuran size

Uang money

harga pas fixed price

Okay. Let’s practice!

Do you have batik shirts/necklaces/bracelets?    Ada baju batik/kalung/gelang?

Do you have (this) in different colors?    Ada warna lain?

Do you have a different size?      Ada ukuran lain?

Do you have my size?     Ada ukuran saya?

Do you have a plastic bag?          Ada tas plastik?

How much does this clothing/book/necklace cost? Berapa harga baju/buku/kalung ini?

Would you take [fifty thousand rupiah]? Bagaimana kalau [lima puluh ribu]?

Can I pay by credit card? Boleh bayar pakai kartu kredit?

Can you send overseas? Bisa kirim ke luar negeri?

Would you accept a lower price? Boleh kurang?

 This is too big.  Ini terlalu besar.

This is too small. Ini terlalu kecil.

 I want to buy [shoes]. Saya mau beli [sepatu].

I need [dictionary]. Saya perlu [kamus].

I’m losing money Saya rugi.

I don’t want a plastic bag. Saya tidak mau tas plastik.

I don’t want it.  Saya tidak mau.

I don’t have any money.              Saya tidak punya uang.

I’m not interested.          Saya tidak tertarik.

Change of money            Uang kembalian

Wow.. that’s very expensive!      Wah, mahal sekali!

Yes, we have./No, we don’t.       Ya, ada. /Tidak ada.

This one.             Yang ini.

That one.            Yang itu.

Which one?        Yang mana?

Okay. I think you master it already! Let’s practice with the real world. In Indonesia you can choose whether you want to shop in traditional market, street, or mall. That’s it. That’s all. I’m Victoria Fitria. Nice to meet you :)