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Indonesian phrasebook

Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia) is the official language and lingua franca of Indonesia, in addition to East Timor (Timor-Leste) and places with a significant Indonesian diaspora such as Australia and the Netherlands. With over 230 million speakers, there are a lot of people to talk to in Indonesian. Many universities in Australia and Europe offer Indonesian language courses.

Indonesian is closely related to Malay, and speakers of either language can generally understand the other to a large degree. The main differences are in dialect, pronunciation and loan words: Indonesian has been mainly influenced by Dutch and regional languages like Javanese, Sundanese, etc., while Malay has been mainly influenced by English. Both languages have lots of loan words from Sanskrit, Portuguese/Spanish (historically), Chinese (culinary, daily items), Arabic (especially for names of persons, days of the week, and religious concepts and vocabularies, Islamic and Christianity), and English (technology, popular culture, etc.).

Indonesian is a relatively young language, generally said to have been born during the Youth Congress on 28 October 1928, but as the only official language in Indonesia since its independence in 1945, for more than 75 years it has produced numerous literature and formed its own character. Every Indonesian student must learn how to write and speak Indonesian, many as their second language. Indonesian society is highly diglossic (bilingual or trilingual), and many people freely switch back and forth from their mother tongue to Indonesian, and sometimes colloquial Jakartan dialects.

Indonesian uses the Latin alphabet system (26 basic letters and nothing else) and Arabic numerals (0-9). Indonesian people are used to typing with the QWERTY keyboard.

False friends
Malay speakers beware, as there are multiple words that are spelled and pronounced the same but convey very different meanings (in linguistics, these are known as 'false friends'). Among the most familiar are:

Understand
With over 230 million inhabitants dispersed in their local communities, the Indonesian language generally does not serve as a mother tongue, as most of its speakers' first languages are local to their region, such as Javanese, Sundanese, Maduerese, Minang, Acehnese, Balinese, Betawi, Palembang and other large ethnic groups on the west of Indonesia, to the many small ethnic groups of Sulawesi, Maluku, and Papua on the east of Indonesia. Its purpose is to be a language of unification between all the peoples of Indonesia, declared so since the Youth Congress on October 28, 1928.

Indonesian originates from the Malay language usually spoken in central-northeastern Sumatra, which was made famous by the Srivijaya Empire (7th-14th centuries), and then as a working language for trading ("pasar Malay", used in markets alongside the ports). Due to its Malay origin, Indonesian shares a majority of its vocabulary with Malay, but when present-day Malaysia and Indonesia were colonized by different European powers, the trajectories of the two languages started to diverge. After Indonesian, Malaysian and Bruneian independence, the Language Councils of the three countries (Majlis Bahasa Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia or MABBIM) tried to standardized their languages, resulting in several changes in the spelling of Dutch-influenced Indonesian to match the English-influenced Standard Malay, called Ejaan yang Disempurnakan (Perfected Spelling) of 1972, for example Dutch bigraphs "oe", "dj", "tj", "j" became Indonesian letters "u", "j", "c", and "y". You can still see some of the old spellings in old place names, building names, or even people's names.

Loan words from Dutch/English are absorbed differently in standard Indonesian and standard Malay, where Indonesian mostly opt for transliteration or spelling the words with Indonesian pronunciations, and Malay mostly opt on equivalent words or phonetic transliteration, for example "televisi, polisi, universitas, gubernur, telepon, pulpen" (Indonesian) - "televisyen, polis, universiti, gabenor, telefon, pen founten" (Malaysian) - "televisie, politie, universiteit, gouverneur, telefoon, vulpen" (Dutch) - "television, police, university, governor, telephone, fountain pen" (English). The letters "f" and "v" in Indonesian language and regional languages (such as in the Western part of Java) are sometimes substituted with "p", for example "telepon, pulpen, paham, napas, propinsi, Pebruari, Nopember, aktip" (the first four are considered correct, loaned from telefoon, vulpen in Dutch, and faham, nafas in Arabic, while the last four are incorrect, in English: province, February, November, active).

There is also some variation between local dialects of Indonesian, mostly due to the combination of Indonesian with local mother tongues (regional languages). These local words are mostly used as a slang language (informal conversations), but the Jakartan dialect (influenced by Betawi language) is heavily used on national mass media and thus spoken by children and teenagers consuming those contents. But that being said, all Indonesians can easily switch to the standard language, especially when talking with a foreigner. In written text, school, university, formal emails, speech, conversation between a young person and an old person, conversations between new acquaintances (especially from different ethnicities) standard Indonesian is expected, while in texting, conversation between friends, and other informal context, casual Indonesian is expected.

Pronunciation guide
Indonesian is very easy to pronounce: it has one of the most phonetic writing systems in the world, the most faithful to IPA, among major languages that uses Latin alphabet, with only a small number of simple consonants and relatively few vowel sounds. One peculiarity of the spelling is the lack of a separate sign to denote the schwa. It is written as an 'e', which can sometimes be confusing.

In Indonesia, spelling reforms in 1947 and 1972 have officially eliminated several vestiges of Dutch in the otherwise very phonetic spelling, and the writing system is now nearly identical to Malay. However, the older forms remain in use to some extent (especially in names) and have been noted in parentheses below.

Stress usually falls on the second-to-last syllable, so in two-syllable words the first syllable is stressed.

Vowels
As Indonesians pronounce the letter “e” in two different ways, this guide will highlight both the regular and accented version in the phonetics.

Consonants
Consonants that use the old spelling style are written in parentheses:
 * b : like in bed
 * bh : like bed, only in Sanskrit borrowings
 * c (ch, tj) : like check
 * d : like in dog
 * dh : like dog, only in Sanskrit borrowings
 * f : like phone
 * g : like g
 * h : like help
 * j (dj) : like job
 * k : like keep ; at ends of words, a glottal stop like in the middle of uh-oh
 * kh (ch) : like Scottish loch or Chanukkah
 * l : like love
 * m : like mother
 * n : like nice
 * ng : like sing (no hard 'g' sound)
 * ngg : like finger ('ng' plus a hard 'g')
 * ny : like canyon or Spanish ñ
 * p : like pig
 * q : similar to the 'k' or 'kh' sound (almost always with "u". Only in Arabic borrowings)
 * r : like Spanish perro (trilled/rolled r)
 * s : like sick
 * sy (sj) : like sheep
 * t : like top
 * v : the same as 'f'
 * w : like weight
 * x : like kicks
 * y (j) : like yes
 * z : like haze

Common diphthongs

 * ai : like eye
 * au : like cow
 * oi : like boy

NOTE: when two vowels are beside each other, and it's not one of the above diphthongs, they must be pronounced as separate syllables

Note
In the pseudo-pronunciations below, glottal stops are shown as apostrophes, usually at the ends of words. Unaspirated consonants (always the letters T or P, usually at the ends of words) are shown in parentheses.

Grammar
Indonesian sentences structure is subject-verb-object. It more or less resembles English, but with more rules to follow, it actually looks more like Spanish!

In general, there are no grammatical gender and verb conjugation for person, number (plurality) or tense, all of which are expressed with adverbs or time indicators.
 * Saya makan nasi.
 * "I eat rice."

Unlike in English, however, adjectives are placed after the noun, not before. In this case, the word "goreng" means "fried":
 * Saya makan nasi goreng.
 * "I eat fried rice."

Just like adjectives, possessive pronouns are also placed after the noun, with the same form as normal pronouns:
 * Saya makan nasi goreng ibu saya.
 * "I am eating my mother's fried rice."

If you want to use an adverb, place it after the adjective (if any) or the verb. Use "dengan" (DUHNG-an) followed by the adjective:
 * Saya makan nasi (goreng) dengan gembira.
 * I happily eat (fried) rice. (lit: I eat (fried) rice with joy)

Negation marker ("tidak") (TEE-da ' ) is placed before the verb or adjectives, while ("bukan") (BOO-kahn) is placed before noun or noun phrases:
 * Saya tidak makan nasi goreng.
 * "I don't eat fried rice."
 * Nasi goreng itu tidak enak.
 * "That fried rice is not delicious."
 * Itu bukan nasi goreng.
 * "That's not (a) fried rice."

Indonesian doesn't have grammatical tense. To indicate this aspect, some time markers are used: "sedang" (present continuous), "sudah" (simple past / past participle), "akan" (simple future / future participle)

To indicate something is being done, sedang (suh-DANG) is placed before the verb; in case of a negative sentence, use "tidak sedang":
 * Saya (tidak) sedang makan nasi goreng.
 * "I am (not) eating fried rice."

To indicate something is finished, ("sudah") (SOO-dah) is placed before the verb; in case of a negative sentence, change it to "belum" (buh-LUM):
 * Saya sudah (/belum) makan nasi goreng.
 * "I have eaten (/haven't ate) fried rice."

To indicate something is going to happen, ("akan") (AH-kahn) is placed before the verb; in case of a negative sentence, use "tidak akan":
 * Saya (tidak) akan makan nasi goreng.
 * "I will (not) eat fried rice."

If you use a place and/or time marker, formally they should be placed after the object. But informally, you can also place the time indicator at the beginning or end of the sentence, or after the subject (almost everywhere). In the following example, setiap hari means "everyday", kemarin means "yesterday", besok means "tomorrow".
 * Saya makan nasi goreng setiap hari., or Setiap hari saya makan nasi goreng., or Saya setiap hari makan nasi goreng.
 * "I eat fried rice everyday."
 * Saya makan nasi goreng kemarin., or Kemarin saya makan nasi goreng., or Saya kemarin makan nasi goreng.
 * "I ate fried rice yesterday."
 * Saya (akan) makan nasi goreng besok., or Besok saya (akan) makan nasi goreng., or Saya besok (akan) makan nasi goreng. ("akan" is optional/redundant, because the listener already know that it will happen in the future.)
 * "I will eat fried rice tomorrow."

The difference of the placement of the time indicator usually for stressing which information of the sentence is the most important.
 * SETIAP HARI saya makan nasi goreng. - the focus is the "everyday" information
 * SAYA kemarin makan nasi goreng. - the focus is the subject, "I"
 * Saya makan nasi goreng besok. - formal sentence, without any particular stressing.

Formally, the place indicator precedes the time marker. But, as shown in the above example, you can also move the time indicator in other parts of the sentence. The place indicator is usually still located at the end of the sentence.
 * Saya makan nasi goreng di restoran Tionghoa setiap hari.
 * Saya kemarin makan nasi goreng di restoran Tionghoa.
 * Besok saya makan nasi goreng di restoran Tionghoa.
 * "I eat fried rice at (a) Chinese restaurant every day."
 * Particles like "a"/"an" are almost never used in conversational / daily usage, because everything is regarded as singular unless you reduplicate a word, then it became plural. So the following sentence:
 * Saya sedang makan nasi goreng di [sebuah] restoran Tionghoa.
 * "I'm eating fried rice at a Chinese restaurant."
 * might be correct in a formal translation, but in conversations, even formal conversations, the auxiliary word "sebuah" is deemed to be superfluous.

You can also use a second adjective, but it must be joined by the word yang (lit: which is, that is, who is) after the first adjective. Usually the adjective types country & colour are put first before other adjectives:
 * Saya makan nasi di sebuah restoran Tionghoa yang kecil di seberang hotel saya setiap hari.
 * "I eat rice at a small Chinese restaurant in front of my hotel every day."

Question forms follow the simple structure of question interrogative-pronoun-verb-object, or in informal conversation pronoun-verb-object-interrogative. In the following example, kamu means "you" (formal/informal), apa means "what", and di mana means "where":
 * Apa yang kamu makan? : "What are you eating?
 * Kamu makan apa? : "What are you eating?

 * Di mana kamu makan nasi goreng? : "Where are you eating fried rice?"
 * Kamu makan nasi goreng di mana? : "Where are you eating fried rice?"

Other interrogatives are: "who" siapa, "when" kapan, "why" mengapa/kenapa, "how" bagaimana, "how much" berapa, and sometimes "where" can also translated as "mana", followed by an object, "ke mana", followed by a destination, and "dari mana", followed by a place of origin.
 * (Di) Mana tempatnya? / Tempatnya (di) mana? (informal): "Where is the place?"
 * Ke mana kamu pergi? / Kamu pergi ke mana? (informal) : "Where are you going?"
 * Dari mana kamu? / Kamu dari mana? (informal) : "Where are you from?"

Addressing people
Using direct terms for "you" is not always considered polite in Indonesia. To call anyone "kamu", unless you know them very well, is rude. Opt for "Anda" or an honorific instead. The words "Bapak" and "Ibu" and others below are some of the few gendered-words in the largely-genderless vocabulary of Indonesian (only around 200 nouns have gender marker).

Frequently/nationwide used

 * Anda (AHN-dah) : The neutral formal way to address someone. It does carry a formal tone though, so not suitable to be used among friends, since using the word among acquaintances mean you're being humble, or lowering yourself below their status.
 * Bapak (BAH-pah ' )/pak (pah ' ) : The default honorific for males of the same age or older than yourself (same as Sir / Mr. in English): Pak Joko (Mr. Joko), either married or unmarried.
 * Ibu (IH-boo)/bu (boo) : The default honorific for females of roughly the same age or older than yourself (same as Ma'am / Mrs. in English): Ibu Susi (Mrs. Susi)
 * Note on the word "ibu": generally it has a secondary meaning of "a married woman", and unmarried women might reject being called "ibu" (although some others unmarried women do not mind being called "ibu"), and prefer other terms instead. If she didn't specify any, you can safely use "Anda". If you're unsure whether she's married or not, it's okay to use "ibu" and get corrected, or you can start immediately with "Anda". There's no equivalent for the word "Ms." for unmarried women in Indonesian language. Use regional variant below is also advised.

 * Kakak (KAH-kah ' ) : Informal form for older young males and females or gender neutral form, it literally means older sibling. Has been rising in prominence, especially among new acquaintances, from any service provider people, marketers, etc. irregardless of your age and their age. Nowadays it's not uncommon to hear the term to be used from someone slightly older to a younger person, or a boy/girl to a young adult person (customer, service receiver, etc.) in formal context, in an effort to reduce the usage of regional variant ("mas", "mbak", etc.) in a more ethnically mixed societies in Indonesia, where race and terms of address cannot be assumed anymore.
 * Nak (Nah ' ) or Adik (AH-dih ' ) : For children or younger person (if you're already a married person, or of advanced age)

If you're talking with someone with higher social position, or of advanced age (older people in general), replace kamu with Anda (formal, honorific, always written with capital "A"), or bapak ("sir"), or ibu ("ma'am"); and if you're talking with a close friend, you may replace kamu with kau (nonformal). So kamu is a neutral word between these choices, if you're unsure which one to use. In the following example, mau means "want".
 * Kamu mau makan apa? : "What do you want to eat? (semi-formal/informal)
 * Anda mau makan apa? : "What do you want to eat? (formal, rarely used in conversation)
 * Bapak mau makan apa? : "What do you want to eat, sir? (formal, to an older male)
 * Anda mau makan apa, pak? : "What do you want to eat, sir? (formal, to an older male)
 * Ibu mau makan apa? : "What do you want to eat, mam? (formal, to an older female)
 * Anda mau makan apa, bu? : "What do you want to eat, mam? (formal, to an older female)
 * Kau mau makan apa? : "What'cha wanna eat? (informal)

Regional variants
Different forms of some of these words are used across the archipelago. The ones below refer to someone who is roughly your own age or slightly older. Broadly analogous to the Indonesian kakak, they are informal so, if in doubt, revert to bapak and ibu. You will hear them being used to address serving staff in restaurants and shops.
 * in Javanese-speaking communities : mas (mahss) for a male and mbak (uhm-BAH ' ) for a female. Not to be confused with mbah (uhm-BAH) which means grandfather or grandmother.
 * in Sundanese-speaking communities (mostly West Java) : akang (AH-kahng) for males, and teteh (TEH-teh) for females.
 * in Bali : bli (blee) for males and mbok (uhm-BO ' ) for females.
 * among Minang speakers (originally from West Sumatra) : abang (AH-bahng) or uda (OO-dah) for males and uni (OO-nee) for females.
 * in Indonesian Chinese communities : koko (KOH-koh) or koh (KOH) and cici (CHEE-chee) or cik (Cheek), for male and female, respectively.
 * For other cultures/ethnicities, you may ask them what do they prefer to be called.

For informal / regional variants of "bapak" and "ibu", you may hear Dutch terms being used (which you also may use): om and tante. They literally mean "uncle" and "aunt" irregardless of blood relatives or a new acquaintances. They're more informal than "Bapak" and "Ibu", and can also being used to replace "Mr." and "Mrs." in close acquaintances.

Affixation in Indonesian
Indonesian is a so-called agglutinative language, which means multiple affixes are all attached to a base root. So a word can become very long (e.g. prefix1 + prefix2 + prefix3 + rootword + suffix1 + suffix2 + suffix3). For example there is a base word hasil which means "result" or "success". But it can be extended as far as ketidakberhasilannya, which means his/her failure: "ke"(the state of)-"tidak"(not)-"ber"(-ing)-"hasil"(success)-"an"(the state of, with ke)-"nya"(his/her). These are largely modular; "berhasil" means "to have (good) result", for example.

This language feature, compounded with the ability to join noun phrase together, could result in a 28-letters word such as mempertanggungjawabkannyalah (mem- + per- + tanggung jawab + -kan + -nya + -lah), where "tanggung jawab" means responsibility, and mempertanggungjawabkannyalah have the sense of "you have to be responsible for it, lah".

There are more than 70 possible combination (permutation) of prefixes and affixes in Indonesian.

Verbs
Formal Indonesian verbs are using prefixes me-, mem-, or meng- to indicate an active verb, and/or suffix -kan/-i to indicate an active command. The root word could be either a noun or a verb. If the root word is already a verb, many times they have the same meaning with / without prefixes.
 * Active voice
 * 1. Saya makan nasi goreng is equal to Saya memakan nasi goreng because "makan" is already an active verb. To find the root word of "memakan", if you start by stemming the "suffix" -kan, you'll end up with a non-word "mema"; this is called a false suffix. Since you can't find head word "mema", you (should've started with) stem the prefix me-. Also, suffix -i is never used for this root word.
 * In the following sentences, beli/membeli means "to buy", while membelikan means "to buy (for someone)"
 * 2. Saya beli nasi goreng is equal to Saya membeli nasi goreng is equal to Saya (mem)belikan nasi goreng
 * "I buy (a) fried rice".
 * In the following sentences, bumbu means "spices" (noun), membumbui means "to put spices (on something)"
 * 3. Saya membumbui nasi goreng saya. In this sentence, bumbu have to use me- and -i to change it from a noun to a verb.
 * "I'm adding spice to my fried rice".
 * 4. Bumbui nasi goreng saya!, meanwhile, without a prefix, would make the sentence a command / imperative transitive (need a direct object)
 * "Add (some) spice to my fried rice!"
 * In general, the difference between "-i" and "-kan" is somewhat thin. But as a rule of thumb, root words ending with "-i" cannot get -i suffix, (so "beli" cannot become "membelii"), while root words ending with "-kan" most of the time don't get -kan suffix, (so "makan" -> "memakankan", while possible, are very rarely used.); they tend to be tongue-twisting.

But, in the following sentences, you will see some root word can't be used in a sentence as-is, even though they are also active verbs. "Buat" (BOO-aht) means "to make", or in this case "to cook".
 * 5. Saya membuat nasi goreng, or Saya buatkan nasi goreng
 * "I make (=cook) fried rice", or "I'll make (you) (a) fried rice"
 * 6. Buatkan saya nasi goreng!, suffix -kan here is an imperative transitive (need a direct object).
 * "Make me (cook for me) a nasi goreng!"
 * In those examples, you can't say Saya buat nasi goreng or Buat saya nasi goreng, because "buat" also has another meaning, which is "for"
 * 7. Nasi goreng buat saya
 * "(A) Fried rice for me"

So, the previous example Saya buat nasi goreng or Buat saya nasi goreng have a double meaning "I'm for (=to be presented to) nasi goreng" or "For me, (the) fried rice" (I choose the fried rice), which is why "membuat" / "buatkan" are used to avoid misunderstanding.

While in some sentences, the meaning between the rootword and affixed-words could be different. In the following examples, bangun or bangun tidur means "wake up", while membangun means "to build", and membangunkan means "to wake (somebody) up"
 * 8. Saya bangun tidur, lalu makan
 * "I woke up, then I ate"
 * 9. Saya membangun rumah makan
 * "I'm building a restaurant"
 * 10. Saya membangunkan kakak, lalu kami makan
 * "I wake up my older brother (or sister), then we ate"

In the following examples, tinggal means "to live (somewhere)", while meninggal means "dead", and meninggalkan means "to leave (somebody)"
 * 11. Saya tinggal di rumah makan
 * "I live in a restaurant"
 * 12. Dia meninggal di rumah makan
 * "He/she died in a restaurant"
 * 13.Saya meninggalkan rumah makan
 * "I left (the) restaurant"

But examples like these are rare, and you just need to remember these outliers as you learn Indonesian.

 * Passive voice
 * Use the prefix di- to indicate a passive verb. Meanwhile, prefix ter- is used to state you did something accidentally or something that has been done passively.

 * Other verbs
 * The prefix ber- though, must be used with a noun or adjective so that it means to have and to become, respectively. Use the suffix (-nya) after a noun if you think the speaker knows the definite object you are referring to, an equivalent to English's "the".
 * Frequency wise, the most abundant verb forms are "me-"/"di-" (4000+), "me-kan"/"di-kan" (2000+), "ber-" (2000+), "ter-" (1000+), "me-i"/"di-i" (~1000), and the rest only in small amounts.

Nouns
When plurals are in use, they're often simply a repetition of the singular form, connected by a dash. For example, mobil-mobil (cars) is simply the plural form of "mobil" (car). But, beware that some words are tricky enough to be a plural, while it is actually a singular, such as: laba-laba (spider) vs 'laba' (profit). To avoid confusion, it is better off to use "banyak" (many) instead as a plural form for all objects: banyak laba-laba (spiders).
 * Plurals

Abbreviations
Common abbreviations:

Food/Beverages
 * Buryam : Bubur Ayam (Chicken congee/porridge)
 * Es Jerman : Es Jeruk Manis (Iced orange juice)
 * Ketoprak : Ketupat toge digeprak (Vegetarian dish from Jakarta which consists of compressed rice cakes, tofu, rice vermicelli and bean sprouts drizzled with peanut sauce)
 * Migor : Mie goreng (Fried noodles)
 * Nasgor : Nasi goreng (Fried rice)

Popular highway/toll road names
 * Cipularang : Cikampek-Purwakarta-Padalarang (Jakarta-Bandung toll road)
 * Jagorawi : Jakarta-Bogor-Ciawi (A highway/toll road link from the south of East Jakarta to Ciawi in West Java)
 * Jorr : Jakarta Outer Ring Road (Jakartans usually say this as Jorr instead of saying it per capital letters)

Phrase list
Unless noted as (informal), phrases in this phrasebook use the formal, polite Anda and saya forms for "you" and "I" respectively.

Basics
note: if someone says this to you, you must reply back Wa'laikum salam (wah-ah-LEH-koom sah-LAHM) regardless of your beliefs, thus returning the wish of peace that was bestowed upon you. Not doing so is a serious breach of etiquette.
 * Hello. : Halo. (HAH-loh)
 * Hello. (informal) : Hai. (high)
 * Hello. ("Muslim") : Assalamu 'alaikum (ah-sah-LAH-mu ah-LEH-koom)
 * How are you? : Apa kabar? (AH-pah KAH-bar?)
 * Fine, thank you. : Baik, terima kasih. (bah-EE ', TREE-mah KAH-see)
 * What is your name? : Siapa nama? (see-AH-pah NAH-mah?)
 * My name is ______ . : Nama saya ______ . (NAH-mah SAH-yah _____ .)
 * Nice to meet you. : Senang bertemu Anda. (suh-NANG buhr-TUH-moo AHN-dah)
 * Please. (inviting someone to do something) : Silakan. (SIH-lah-kahn)
 * Please. (asking for help with an action or service) : Tolong (TO-long)
 * Please. (asking to be given something) : Minta (MIN-tah)
 * Thank you. : Terima kasih. (tuh-REE-mah KAH-see)
 * You're welcome. : Sama-sama. (SAH-mah SAH-mah)
 * Yes. : Ya (yah)
 * No. : Tidak (TEE-dah ' ), Tak (tah ' )
 * Excuse me. (getting attention) : Permisi (puhr-MIH-see)
 * Excuse me. (begging pardon) : Maaf. (mah-AHF)
 * I'm sorry. : Maafkan saya. (mah-AHF-kahn SAH-yah)
 * Goodbye (to someone staying behind after you are gone) : Selamat tinggal. (suh-LAH-mah(t) TING-gahl)
 * Goodbye (to someone leaving you) : Selamat jalan. (suh-LAH-mah(t) JAH-lahn)
 * Goodbye (informal) : Da-da. (DAH-dah)
 * See you : Sampai jumpa (SAM-pigh JOOM-pah)

 * Can you speak {language}? : Bisakah Anda berbicara bahasa ____? (BEE-sah-kah AHN-dah buhr-bee-CHAH-rah ba-HAH-sah ____)
 * English : Inggris (ING-griss)
 * Chinese : Mandarin (mahn-dah-RIN)
 * Dutch : Belanda (buh-LAHN-dah)
 * Arabic : Arab (AH-rahb)
 * Japanese : Jepang (JUH-pahng)

 * What does ___ mean?: Apa artinya ____? (AH-pah AR-tee-nyah)
 * Is there someone here who speaks English? : Adakah orang yang bisa bahasa Inggris? (AH-dah-kah OH-rahng yahng BEE-sah ba-HAH-sah ING-griss?)
 * I can('t) speak Indonesian [well]. : Saya (tidak) bisa bicara bahasa Indonesia [dengan baik]. (SAH-yah (TEE-dah ' ) BEE-sah bee-CHA-rah ba-HAH-sah in-doh-NEE-zhah [DUHNG-an BAH-ee ' ])
 * Speak more slowly, please: Tolong bicara lebih pelan. (TO-long bee-CHA-rah LUH-bee PUH-lahn)
 * I want to ask: Saya mau bertanya. (SAH-yah MAH-oo buhr-TAH-nyah)
 * Help! : Tolong! (TO-long)
 * Wait! : Tunggu! (TOONG-gooh!)
 * Look out! : Awas! (ah-WAHSS)
 * Good morning (dawn until about 11AM). : Selamat pagi. (suh-LAH-mah(t) PAH-gee)
 * Good afternoon (from about 11AM until about 3PM). : Selamat siang. (suh-LAH-mah(t) SEE-yahng)
 * Good afternoon (from about 3PM until dusk). : Selamat sore. (suh-LAH-mah(t) SO-ray)
 * Good evening/night (between dusk and dawn). : Selamat malam. (suh-LAH-mah(t) MAH-lahm)
 * Good night (if heading off to bed) : Selamat tidur. (suh-LAH-mah(t) TEE-door)
 * How do you say ...? : Bagaimana Anda mengatakan ...? (bah-GIGH-mah-nah AHN-dah muh-NGA-tah-kahn ...?)
 * What is this/that called? : Ini/itu disebut apa? (EE-nee/EE-too dee-suh-BUT AH-pah?)/Ini/itu namanya apa? (EE-nee/EE-too NAH-mah-nyah AH-pah?)
 * I don't understand. : Saya tidak mengerti. (SAH-yah TEE-dah ' muh-NGUHR-tee)
 * Where is the toilet? : Di mana kamar kecil? (dee MAH-nah KAHM-ar kuh-CHEEL?)
 * How much (does this cost)? : Berapa harganya? (buh-RAH-pah HAR-gah-nyah)
 * What time is it (now)? : Jam berapa (sekarang)? (jahm buh-RAH-pah (suh-KAH-rahng)?)

Problems
NOTE: the commonly used word bule ("BOO-lay") usually refers to white Caucasians. Some people consider it to be derogatory as it originates from the word for albino (bulai). Many Indonesians are unaware of this origin and use it without intending any insult.
 * Foreigner : Warga Negara Asing (WAR-gah nuh-GAH-rah AH-sing) (literally: foreign citizen) or much more common by its acronym, WNA (way-en-ah).
 * Leave me alone. : Jangan ganggu saya! (JAHNG-ahn GAHNG-goo SAH-yah)
 * Don't touch me! : Jangan pegang saya! (JAHNG-ahn PUH-gahng SAH-yah)
 * I'll call the police. : Saya akan panggil polisi. (SAH-yah AH-kahn PAHNG-gihl po-LEE-see)
 * Police! : Polisi! (po-LEE-see)
 * Stop! Thief! : Berhenti! Maling! (Buhr-HUHN-tee! MAH-lihng!)
 * Hey! Pickpocket! : Hey! Copet! (heh! CO-peh(t)!)
 * I need your help. : Saya minta tolong. (SAH-yah MEEN-tah TO-long)
 * It's an emergency. : Ini darurat. (EE-nee dah-ROO-rah(t))
 * I'm lost. : Saya tersesat. (SAH-yah tuhr-SUH-sah(t))
 * I lost my bag. : Saya kehilangan tas saya. (SAH-yah kuh-HEE-lahng-ahn tahss SAH-yah)
 * I lost my wallet. : Saya kehilangan dompet saya. (SAH-yah kuh-HEE-lahng-ahn DOM-peh(t) SAH-yah)
 * I'm sick. : Saya sakit. (SAH-yah SAH-ki(t))
 * I've been injured. : Saya terluka. (SAH-yah tuhr-LOO-kah)
 * I need a doctor. : Saya perlu dokter. (SAH-yah PUHR-loo DOCK-tuhr)
 * May I use your phone? : Bolehkah saya pakai telepon Anda? (BO-leh-kah SAH-yah PAH-keh TEH-luh-pon AHN-dah?)

At the doctor's

 * Doctor : Dokter (DOCK-tuhr)
 * Nurse : Perawat (PUH-rah-wah(t)) or suster (SUS-tuhr)
 * Hospital: Rumah sakit (ROO-mah SAH-ki(t))
 * Medicine: Obat (O-bah(t))
 * Emergency room (ER)/Accident and Emergency (A&E): Unit Gawat Darurat, normally pronounced UGD (oo-gay-day)
 * Pharmacy/drugstore/chemists: Apotek (AH-po-teh ' )
 * I am sick. : Saya sakit (SAH-yah SAH-ki(t))
 * My _____ hurts: ____ saya sakit (" ____ SAH-yah SAH-ki(t)")
 * Painful : nyeri (NYUH-ree)

 * Sick/uncomfortable : sakit (SAH-ki(t))
 * Itchy/ticklish : gatal (GAH-tahl)
 * Swollen : bengkak (BUHNG-kah ' )
 * Sore : radang (RAH-dahng)
 * Bleeding : berdarah (buhr-DAH-rah)
 * Dizzy : Pusing (POO-sing)
 * Swallowed : Tertelan (tuhr-tuh-LAHN)
 * Fever : demam (DUH-mahm)
 * Cough : batuk (BAH-too ' )
 * Sneeze : bersin (BUHR-sin)
 * Diarrhea : diare (dee-ah-REH)
 * Vomiting : muntah(MOON-tah)
 * Cold/flu : pilek (PEE-luh ' )
 * Cut/wound: Luka (LOO-kah)
 * Burn: Luka bakar (LOO-kah BAH-kahr)
 * Fracture: Patah tulang (PAH-tah TOO-lahng)

Cardinal numbers
Indonesian uses points/full stops for thousands and commas for decimal places, as in continental Europe. Indonesian also uses the short form like English when it comes to thousands, however the counting starts from trillion, as billion already has a term called milyar.
 * 0 : nol (nol). You will often hear the word kosong (KO-song) meaning empty
 * 1 : satu (SAH-too)
 * 2 : dua (DOO-ah)
 * 3 : tiga (TEE-gah)
 * 4 : empat (UHM-pah(t))
 * 5 : lima (LEE-mah)
 * 6 : enam (UH-nahm)
 * 7 : tujuh (TOO-jooh)
 * 8 : delapan (duh-LAH-pahn)
 * 9 : sembilan (suhm-BEE-lahn)
 * 10 : sepuluh (suh-POO-looh)
 * 11 : sebelas (suh-buh-LAHSS)
 * 12 : dua belas (DOO-ah buh-LAHSS)
 * 13 : tiga belas (TEE-gah buh-LAHSS)
 * 20 : dua puluh (DOO-ah POO-loo)
 * 21 : dua puluh satu (DOO-ah POO-loo SAH-too)
 * 30 : tiga puluh (TEE-gah POO-loo)
 * 50 : lima puluh (LEE-mah POO-loo)
 * 80 : delapan puluh (duh-LAH-pan POO-loo)
 * 100 : seratus (suh-RAH-tuss)
 * 120: seratus dua puluh (suh-RAH-tuss DOO-ah POO-loo)
 * 200 : dua ratus (DOO-ah RAH-tuss)
 * 500 : lima ratus (LEE-mah RAH-tuss)
 * 1,000: seribu (suh-REE-boo)
 * 1,100: seribu seratus (suh-REE-boo suh-RAH-tuss)
 * 1,152: seribu seratus lima puluh dua (suh-REE-boo suh-RAH-tuss LEE-mah POO-loo DOO-ah)
 * 1,200: seribu dua ratus (suh-REE-boo DOO-ah RAH-tuss)
 * 1,500: seribu lima ratus (suh-REE-boo LEE-mah RAH-tuss)
 * 2,000: dua ribu (DOO-ah REE-boo)
 * 2,100: dua ribu seratus (DOO-ah REE-boo suh-RAH-tuss)
 * 5,000: lima ribu (LEE-mah REE-boo)
 * 10,000 : sepuluh ribu (suh-RAH-tuss REE-boo)
 * 11,000 : sebelas ribu ("SUH-buh-lass REE-boo")
 * 20,000 : dua puluh ribu (DOO-ah POO-loo REE-boo)
 * 49,000 : empat puluh sembilan ribu (UHM-pah(t) POO-loh suhm-BEE-lahn REE-boo)
 * 50,000 : lima puluh ribu (LEE-mah POO-looh REE-boo)
 * 100,000 : seratus ribu (suh-RAH-tooss REE-boo)
 * 150,000 : seratus lima puluh ribu (suh-RAH-tooss LEE-mah POO-looh REE-boo)
 * 156,125 : seratus lima puluh enam ribu seratus dua puluh lima (suh-RAH-tooss LEE-mah POO-looh UH-nahm REE-boo suh-RAH-tooss DOO-ah POO-looh LEE-mah)
 * 250,000 : dua ratus lima puluh ribu (DOO-ah RAH-tooss LEE-mah POO-looh REE-boo)
 * 500,000 : lima ratus ribu (LEE-mah RAH-tooss REE-boo)
 * 1,000,000 : satu juta (SAH-too JOO-tah)
 * 1,005,000 : satu juta lima ribu (SAH-too JOO-tah LEE-mah REE-boo)
 * 2,500,000 : dua setengah juta (DOO-ah STUHNG-ah JOO-tah)
 * 1,000,000,000 : satu milyar (SAH-too MIL-yar)
 * 1,000,000,000,000 : satu trilyun ("SAH-too TRIL-yoon)
 * number _____ (train, bus, etc.) : nomor _____ (NO-mor)

Ordinal
The only special word in this case:
 * 1st: pertama("puhr-TAH-mah")

Subsequently, use the suffix "ke-" followed by the number:
 * 2nd: kedua ("kuh-DOO-ah")
 * 3rd: ketiga ("kuh-TEE-gah")

Other words

 * half : setengah (STUHNG-ah)
 * quarter : seperempat (suh-puhr-UHM-pah(t))
 * three quarter : tiga perempat (TEE-gah puhr-UHM-pah(t))
 * percent: persen (PUHR-sehn)
 * less : kurang (KOO-rahng)
 * more : lebih (LUH-bee)

Time

 * now : sekarang (suh-KAH-rahng)
 * later : nanti (NAHN-tee)
 * before : sebelum ("suh-BUH-lum")
 * after : sesudah/setelah ("suh-SOO-dah/suh-TUH-lah")

Clock time
Indonesia uses a 24-hour format. So AM is 00.00 to 11.59, and PM is 12.00-23.59. In practice, however, people are also fine with telling time in 12-hour formats as long as the phase of the day is indicated (see below).

There are two ways to mention time: the word pukul (POOH-kool) uses the 24-hour format and is usually found in broadcasting and in written forms, meanwhile jam (JAM) uses the 12-hour format and is used in conversational settings. Hence 15.00 or 3.00 PM may be said pukul lima belas or jam tiga sore. Generally, both forms are well understood in public.

NOTE: the word time, when used to tell how many times or multiplications, is kali ("KAH-lee"). The word itself literally means waktu (WAH ' -too). The word ‘’jam’’ also means the specific instrument that tells time and to indicate hourly duration. The word ‘’pukul’’ literally means to hit. - -- When indicating the time using pukul, simply say the hour and the minute; from 1 to 9 minutes past the hour, the preceding 0 is mentioned to distinguish the hour and the minute. When using the word jam, if the minute hand indicates ten or more past the hour, the word lewat can often be skipped, hence simply saying the hour and the minute.
 * What time is it now?: Jam berapa sekarang? (JAM buh-RAH-pah suh-KAH-rahng?) or Pukul berapa sekarang? (POOH-kool buh-RAH-pah suh-KAH-rahng?)
 * (Optional) Dawn (00.01-04.59): dini hari (DEE-nee HAH-ree)
 * Morning (00.30-10.59): pagi (PAH-gee)
 * Midday and early afternoon (11.00-14.59): siang ("SEE-ahng")
 * Late afternoon (15.00-18.29): sore/petang (so-REH/PUH-tahng)
 * Evening (18.30-00.29): malam ("MAH-lahm")
 * 01.00 : jam satu pagi (jahm SAH-too PAH-gee)
 * 02.00 : jam dua pagi (jahm DOO-ah PAH-gee)
 * 02.01 : jam dua lewat/lebih satu (menit) (jahm DOO-ah LEH-waht/LUH-bee SAH-too MUH-nih(t))
 * 02.15 : jam dua seperempat/jam dua lewat lima belas(jahm DOO-ah suh-puhr-uhm-PA(T)/jahm DOO-ah LEH-wa(t) LEE-mah buh-LAHSS)
 * 02.20 : jam dua lewat duapuluh (jahm DOO-ah LEH-wat DOO-ah POO-looh)
 * 02.30 : jam setengah tiga (jahm STUHNG-ah TEE-gah)
 * 02.40 : jam tiga kurang dua puluh (jahm TEE-gah KOO-rahng DOO-ah POO-looh) The equivalent of saying "twenty to three"
 * 02.45 : jam tiga kurang seperempat/jam tiga kurang lima belas (jahm TEE-gah KOO-rahng suh-puhr-UHM-pa(t)/jahm TEE-gah KOO-rahng LEE-mah buh-LAHSS)

 * 12.00 noon : tengah hari (TUHNG-ah HAH-ree)
 * 13.00 : jam satu siang (jahm SAH-too SEE-ahng)
 * 14.00 : jam dua siang (jahm DOO-ah SEE-ahng)
 * 24.00 or 00.00 midnight : tengah malam (TUHNG-ah MAH-lahm)

Duration

 * _____ minute(s) : _____ menit (MUH-nih(t))
 * _____ hour(s) : _____ jam (jahm)
 * _____ day(s) : _____ hari (HAH-ree)
 * _____ week(s) : _____ minggu (MING-goo)
 * _____ month(s) : _____ bulan (BOO-lahn)
 * _____ year(s) : _____ tahun (TAH-hoon)
 * in ____ : ____ lagi (____ LAH-gee)

Days
A week is from Monday to Sunday, although in calendars, it is Sunday to Saturday.
 * today : hari ini (HAH-ree EE-nee)
 * yesterday : kemarin (kuh-MAH-rin)
 * tomorrow : besok (BEH-so ' )
 * the day after tomorrow: lusa (LOO-sah)
 * the day before yesterday: kemarin lusa (kuh-MAH-rin LOOH-sah)
 * this week : minggu ini (MING-goo EE-nee)
 * last week : minggu lalu (MING-goo LAH-loo)
 * next week : minggu depan (MING-goo duh-PAHN)

 * Sunday : Minggu (MING-goo)
 * Monday : Senin (suh-NIN)
 * Tuesday : Selasa (suh-LAH-sah)
 * Wednesday : Rabu (RAH-boo)
 * Thursday : Kamis (KAH-mihss)
 * Friday : Jumat (JOO-mah(t))
 * Saturday : Sabtu (SAHB-too)

Months

 * January : Januari (jah-noo-AH-ree)
 * February : Februari (feh-broo-AH-ree)
 * March : Maret (MAH-ruh(t))
 * April : April (AH-prihl)
 * May : Mei (May)
 * June : Juni (JOO-nee)
 * July : Juli (JOO-lee)
 * August : Agustus (ah-GUS-tuss)
 * September : September (sehp-TEHM-buhr)
 * October : Oktober (ock-TO-buhr)
 * November : Nopember (no-PEHM-buhr)
 * December : Desember (deh-SEHM-buhr)

Date
Date formats are always day, followed by month, and year.
 * August 17th, 1945 : 17 Agustus 1945 or 17-8-1945

Saying of years before 2000 follow the cardinal order in formal settings and by double digits in informal settings - 1945 would be seribu sembilan ratus empat puluh lima in television or conferences or sembilan belas empat puluh lima in casual conversations.

Years between 2000 and 2099 inclusive are so far always pronounced in cardinal order. The year 2020 is hence always read dua ribu dua puluh.

Colors

 * black : hitam (HEE-tahm)
 * white : putih (POO-teeh)
 * gray : abu-abu (AH-boo AH-boo)
 * red : merah (MEH-rah)
 * blue : biru (BEE-roo)
 * yellow : kuning (KOO-ning)
 * green : hijau (HEE-jow)
 * orange : jingga/oranye/oren (JING-gah/o-RAH-nyah/OH-rehn)
 * purple : ungu (OO-ngoo)
 * brown : coklat (CHOCK-lah(t))
 * gold: emas (uh-MAHSS)
 * silver: perak (PEH-rah ' )
 * light: terang (TUH-rahng) or muda (MOO-dah)
 * pink: pink (pin ' ) or merah muda (MEH-rah MOO-dah)
 * dark: gelap (GUH-lahp) or tua (TOO-ah)

Bus and train

 * Train: Kereta (kuh-REH-tah)
 * How much is a ticket to _____? : Berapa harga karcis ke _____? (buh-RAH-pah har-GAH  kar-CHIHSS  kuh _____?)
 * I want to buy one ticket to _____, please. : Saya ingin membeli satu karcis ke _____. (SAH-yah IHNG-in muhm-BUH-lee SAH-too kar-CHIHSS kuh _____)
 * Where does this train/bus go? : Kereta/bus ini ke mana? (kuh-REH-tah/beuss IH-nee kuh MAH-nah?)
 * Where is the train/bus to _____? : Di mana kereta/bus ke _____? (dee MAH-nah kuh-REH-tah/beuss kuh _____?)
 * Does this train/bus stop in _____? : Apakah kereta/bus ini berhenti di _____? (AH-pah-kah kuh-REH-tah/beuss IH-nee buhr-HUHN-tee dee _____?)
 * What time does the train/bus for _____ leave? : Jam berapa kereta/bus ke _____ berangkat? (jahm buh-RAH-pah kuh-REH-tah/beuss kuh _____ buh-RAHNG-kah(t)?)
 * What time does this train/bus arrive in _____? : Jam berapa kereta/bus ini sampai di _____? (jahm buh-RAH-pah kuh-REH-tah/beuss IH-nee SAHM-pigh dee _____?)

Directions

 * How do I get to _____ ?:Bagaimana saya pergi ke _____ ? (Bah-GIGH-mah-nah SAH-yah puhr-GEE kuh ____)
 * ...the train station? : ...stasiun kereta api? (STAHS-yoon kuh-REH-tah AH-pee?)
 * ...the bus station? : ...terminal bus? (TUHR-mihn-ahl beuss)
 * ...the airport? : ...bandara? (bahn-DAH-rah)
 * ...downtown? : ...pusat kota? (POO-sah(t) KOH-tah)
 * ...the _____ hotel? :... hotel _____ ? (HO-tehl ____)
 * ...the American/Canadian/Australian/British embassy/consulate? :... Kedutaan Besar/Konsulat Amerika/Kanada/Australia/Inggris ? (kuh-DOO-tah-ahn buh-SAR/KON-soo-lah(t) ...)
 * Where are there a lot of... : Di mana ada banyak... (dee MAH-nah AH-dah BAHN-yah ' )
 * ...hotels? : ...hotel? (HO-tehl)
 * ... inn? : ...penginapan (puhng-ihn-AHP-ahn)
 * ...restaurants? : ...rumah makan/restoran? (ROO-mah MAH-kahn or REHST-tor-ahn)
 * ...bars? : ...bar? (bar)
 * ...sites to see? : ...tempat-tempat wisata? (TUHM-pah(t) TUHM-pah(t) wee-SAH-tah?)
 * Can you show me on the map? : Bisakah Anda tunjukkan di peta? (BEE-sah-kah AHN-dah TOON-jook-kahn dee PEH-tah?)
 * street : jalan (JAH-lahn)
 * left : kiri (KEEH-ree)
 * right : kanan (KAH-nahn)
 * straight ahead : lurus (LOO-rooss)
 * towards the _____ : menuju _____ (muh-NOO-joo)
 * past the _____ : melewati _____ (muh-LEH-wah-tee)
 * before the _____ : sebelum _____ (suh-BUH-loom)
 * after the ____ : sesudah ____ (suh-SOO-dah)
 * near the : dekat _____ (DEH-kaht)
 * in front of : di depan _____ (dih duh-PAHN)
 * intersection : persimpangan (puhr-sim-PAHNG-ahn)
 * (over) there: (di) sana ((dih) SAH-nah)
 * (over) here: (di) sini ((dih) SEE-nee)
 * north : utara (oo-TAH-rah)
 * south : selatan (suh-LAH-tahn)
 * east : timur (TEE-moor)
 * west : barat (BAH-raht)
 * north-east : timur laut (TEE-moor LAH-oot)
 * north-west : barat laut (BAH-raht LAH-oot)
 * south-east : tenggara (tuhng-GAH-rah)
 * south-west : barat daya (BAH-raht DAH-yah)

Taxis and ride-sharing

 * Taxi! : Taksi! (TAHCK-see)
 * Take me to _____, please. : Tolong antar saya ke _____. (TOH-long AHN-tar SAH-yah kuh ____ )
 * How much does it cost to get to _____? : Berapa harganya ke _____? (buh-RAH-pah har-GAH-nyah kuh ____ )
 * Turn left. : Belok kiri. (BEH-lo ' KEE-ree)
 * Turn right. : Belok kanan. (BEH-lo ' KAH-nahn)
 * Turn around. (U-turn) : Putar balik. (POO-tar BAH-lee ' )
 * Watch for the _____. : Lihat _____. (LEE-hah(t) ____)
 * Stop here. : Berhenti di sini. (buhr-HUHN-tee dih SEE-nee)
 * Wait here. : Tunggu di sini. (TUNG-goo dih SEE-nee)

Lodging

 * Do you have any rooms available? : Apakah Anda punya kamar kosong? (AH-pah-kah AHN-dah POON-nyaa KAH-mar KOH-song?)
 * How much is a room for one person/two people? : Berapa harga kamar untuk satu/dua orang? (buh-RAH-pah HAR-gah KAHM-ahr OON-too ' SAH-too/DOO-ahO-rahng?)
 * Does the room come with... : Apakah kamarnya ada... (AH-pah-kah KAH-mar-nyah AH-dah)
 * ...bedsheets? : ...seprei? (suh-PREH)
 * ...a bathroom? : ...kamar mandi? (KAH-mar MAHN-dee)
 * ...a telephone? : ...telepon? (TEH-luh-pon)
 * ...a TV? : ...Televisi/TV? (TEH-luh-VI-see/TEE-fee)
 * ...a refrigerator : ...kulkas? (KOOL-kahs)
 * May I see the room first? : Bolehkah saya lihat kamarnya dulu? (BOH-leh-kah SAH-yah LEE-ah(t) KAH-mar-nyah DOO-loo?)
 * Do you have anything quieter? : Apakah ada kamar yang lebih tenang? (AH-pah-kah AH-dah KA-mar yahng LUH-bee TUH-nahng)
 * ...bigger? : ...besar? (buh-SAR?)
 * ...cleaner? : ...bersih? (buhr-SIH?)
 * ...cheaper? : ...murah? (MOO-rah?)
 * OK, I'll take it. : Baik saya ambil. (bigh ', SAH-yah AHM-bihl)
 * I will stay for _____ night(s). : Saya akan tinggal selama _____ malam. (SAH-yah AH-kahn TING-gahl suh-LAH-mah ____ MAH-lahm.)
 * Can you suggest another hotel? : Bisakah Anda menyarankan hotel lainnya? (BEE-sah-kah AHN-dah muh-NYA-rahn-kahn HO-tehl LIGH-nyah?)
 * Do you have a safe? : Apakah Anda punya brankas? (AH-pah-kah AHN-dah POO-nyah BRAHN-kahs?)
 * ...lockers? : ...lemari berkunci? (luh-MAH-ree buhr-KOON-chee)
 * Is breakfast/supper included? : Apakah sudah termasuk sarapan/makan malam? (AH-pah-kah SOO-dah tuhr-MAH-sook SAH-rah-pahn/MAH-kahn MAH-lahm)
 * What time is breakfast/supper? : Jam berapa mulai sarapan/makan malam? (jahm BUH-rah-pah muh-LIGH SAH-rah-pahn/MAH-kahn MAH-lahm?)
 * Please clean my room. : Tolong bersihkan kamar saya. (TOH-long BUHR-sih-kahn KAH-mahr SAH-yah)
 * Can you wake me at _____? : Bisakah saya dibangunkan jam _____? (BEE-sah-kah SAH-yah dih-BAHNG-oon-kahn jahm ____)
 * I want to check out. : Saya mau check out. (SAH-yah MAH-hoo chehck owt)

Money

 * Do you accept American/Australian/Canadian dollars? : Apakah Anda menerima dollar Amerika/Australia/Kanada? (AH-pah-kah AHN-dah muh-nuh-REE-mah DO-lar ah-MEH-ree-kah/os-TRAH-lee-ah/KAH-nah-dah)
 * Do you accept British pounds? : Apakah Anda menerima poundsterling Inggris? (AH-pah-kah AHN-dah muh-nuh-REE-mah pon-stuhr-lihng IHNG-grihss)
 * Do you accept credit cards? : Apakah Anda menerima kartu kredit? (AH-pah-kah AHN-dah muh-nuh-REE-mah KAR-too KREH-di(t))
 * Can you change money for me? : Bisakah Anda tukar uang untuk saya? (BEE-sah-kah AHN-dah TOO-kar OO-ahng OON-tu ' SAH-yah)
 * Where can I get money changed? : Di mana saya bisa tukar uang? (dih MAH-nah SAH-yah BEE-sah TOO-kar OO-ahng)
 * Can you change a traveler's check for me? : Bisakah Anda tukar cek perjalanan? (BEE-sah-kah AHN-dah TOO-kar chehk puhr-JAH-lah-nahn)
 * Where can I get a traveler's check changed? : Di mana saya bisa tukar cek perjalanan? (DIH MAH-nah SAH-yah BEE-sah TOO-kar chehck puhr-JAH-lah-nahn)
 * What is the exchange rate? : Berapa kursnya? (buh-RAH-pah KEURS-nyah)
 * Where is an automatic teller machine (ATM)? : Di mana ada ATM? (dih MAH-nah AH-dah AH-TEH-EHM)

Eating

 * A table for one person/two people, please. : Tolong beri saya satu meja untuk satu/dua orang. (TOH-long BUH-ree SAH-yah SAH-too MEH-jah OON-too ' SAH-too/DOO-ah O-rahng)
 * Can I look at the menu, please? : Bolehkah saya lihat menunya? (BOH-leh-kah SAH-yah LEE-ah(t) MEH-noo-nyah)
 * Is there a house specialty? : Adakah makanan istimewa? (AH-dah-kah MAH-kah-nahn IHS-tee-MEH-wah?)
 * Is there a local specialty? : Adakah makanan khas daerah ini? (AH-dah-kah MAH-kah-nahn khass dah-EH-rah IH-nee)
 * I'm a vegetarian. : Saya vegetarian. (SAH-yah VEH-geh-TAH-ree-ahn)
 * I don't eat pork. : Saya tidak makan babi. (SAH-yah TEE-dah ' MAH-kahn BAH-bee)
 * I don't eat beef. : Saya tidak makan sapi. (SAH-yah TEE-dah ' MAH-kahn SAH-pee)
 * I don't eat seafood. : Saya tidak makan hasil laut (SAH-yah TEE-dah ' MAH-kahn HAH-sihl LAH-oo(t))
 * Can you make it "lite", please? (less oil/butter/lard) : Bisakah dibuat dengan minyak sedikit saja? (BEE-sah-kah dee-BU-ah(t) DUHNG-ahn MIN-yah ' suh-DEE-ki(t) SAH-jah?)
 * I want _____. : Saya mau pesan _____. (SAH-yah MAH-oo puh-SAHN)
 * breakfast: sarapan (pagi) (SAH-rah-pahn (PAH-gee))
 * lunch: makan siang (MAH-kahn SEE-ahng)
 * dinner/supper: makan malam (MAH-kahn MAH-lahm)
 * snack: camilan (CHAH-mee-lahn)
 * I want a dish containing _____. : Saya mau makanan yang mengandung _____. (SAH-yah MAH-oo MAH-kah-nahn yahng muhng-AHN-doong)
 * I'm allergic to ____: Saya alergi akan ____ (SAH-yah AH-luhr-gee AH-kahn ____)
 * chicken : ayam (AH-yahm)

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 * beef : daging sapi (DAH-ging SAH-pee)
 * fish : ikan (EE-kahn)
 * pork : daging babi (DAH-ging BAH-bee)
 * lamb : daging kambing (DAH-ging KAHM-bing)
 * prawn : udang (OO-dahng)
 * crab : kepiting (KUH-pit-ing)
 * squid : cumi (CHOO-mee)
 * oyster : tiram (TEE-rahm)
 * sausage : sosis (SO-siss)
 * cheese : keju (KEH-joo)
 * eggs : telur (tuh-LOOR)
 * tofu : tahu (TAH-hoo)
 * tempeh : tempe (TEHM-peh)
 * (fresh) vegetables : sayuran (SAH-yoo-rahn)
 * cucumber : timun (TEE-mun)
 * carrot : wortel (WOR-tehl)
 * lettuce : selada (suh-LAH-dah)
 * cauliflower : kembang kol (KUHM-bahng kol)
 * tomato : tomat (TOH-mah(t))
 * corn : jagung (JAH-goong)
 * water spinach (a common leafy vegetable) : kangkung (KAHNG-koong)
 * amaranth/spinach : bayam (BAH-yahm)
 * squash : labu (LAH-boo)
 * bean : kacang (KAH-chahng)
 * potato : kentang (KUHN-tahng)
 * cassava : singkong (SING-kong)
 * purple yam : ubi (OO-bee)
 * sweet potato : ubi jalar (OO-bee JAH-lar)
 * onion : bawang bombay (BAH-wahng BOM-bay)
 * garlic : bawang putih (BAH-wahng POO-tee)
 * shallot : bawang merah (BAH-wahng MEH-rah)
 * mushroom : jamur (JAH-moor)
 * (fresh) fruit : buah (BOO-ah)
 * apple : apel (AH-pehl)
 * banana : pisang (PEE-sahng)
 * orange : jeruk (JUH-roo ' )
 * watermelon : semangka (suh-MAHNG-kah)
 * grape: anggur (AHNG-goor)
 * papaya : pepaya (puh-PAH-yah)
 * mango : mangga (MAHNG-gah)
 * guava : jambu (JAHM-boo)
 * pineapple : nanas (NAH-nahss)
 * persimmon : kesemek (kuh-SEH-me ' )
 * cantaloupe : blewah (BLEH-wah)
 * melon : melon (MEH-lon)
 * coconut: kelapa (kuh-LAH-pah)
 * starfruit: belimbing (buh-LIM-beeng)
 * jackfruit: nangka (NAHNG-kah)
 * breadfruit: sukun (SOO-kuhn)
 * rambutan : rambutan (RAHM-boo-tahn)
 * mangosteen : manggis (MAHNG-gihss)
 * soursop: sirsak (SEER-sah ' )
 * durian: durian/duren (DOO-ree-ahn/DOO-rehn)

 * Bread : Roti (ROH-tee)
 * Toast : Roti bakar (ROH-tee BAH-kar)
 * Noodles : Mie (mee)
 * Rice : Nasi (NAH-see)
 * Porridge: Bubur (BOO-boor)
 * Beans or nuts: Kacang (KAH-chahng)
 * Ice cream: Es krim (ess krim)
 * Cake: Kue (KOO-eh)
 * Soup : Sup/soto (soup/SOH-toh)
 * Spoon : Sendok (SUHN-do ' )
 * Fork : Garpu (GAR-poo)
 * Knife : Pisau (PEE-sow)
 * Chopsticks : Sumpit (SOOM-pi(t))
 * Excuse me, waiter! (getting attention of server) : Permisi! (PUHR-mih-see)
 * May I have a glass of _____? : Bolehkah saya minta satu gelas _____? (BOH-leh-kah SAH-yah MIN-tah SAH-too guh-LAHSS_____?)
 * May I have a cup of _____? : Bolehkah saya minta satu cangkir_____? (BOH-leh-kah SAH-yah MIN-tah SAH-too CHAHNG-keer _____?)
 * May I have a bottle of _____? : Bolehkah saya minta satu botol _____? (BOH-leh-kah SAH-yah MIN-tah SAH-too BOH-tol _____?)
 * Coffee : Kopi (KO-pee)
 * Tea : Teh (teh)
 * Juice : Jus (joos)
 * Milk : Susu
 * Sparkling water : Air soda (AH-eer SOH-dah)
 * Water : Air (AH-eer)
 * Beer : Bir (beer)
 * Red/white wine : Anggur merah/putih (AHNG-goor MEH-rah/POO-tee)
 * May I have some _____? : Bolehkah saya minta _____? (BOH-leh-kah SAH-yah MIN-tah)
 * Salt : Garam (GAH-ram)
 * Black pepper : Lada hitam (LAH-dah HEE-tahm)
 * Chili sauce : Saus sambal (SAH-ooss SAHM-bahl)
 * Tomato sauce : Saus tomat (SAH-ooss TOH-mah(t))
 * Butter : Mentega (muhn-TEH-gah)
 * I'm finished. : Saya sudah selesai (SAH-yah SOO-dah suh-luh-SIGH)
 * I'm full. : Saya kenyang (SAH-yah KUH-nyahng)
 * It was delicious. : Tadi enak rasanya. (TAH-dee EH-nah ' RAH-sah-nyah)
 * Please clear the plates. : Tolong ambil piringnya. (TO-long AHM-bil PIH-ring-nyah)
 * Please clean the table. : Tolong bersihkan mejanya. (TOH-long BUHR-seeh-kahn MEH-jah-nyah)
 * The check/bill, please. : Minta bon. (MIN-tah bon)

Bars

 * Do you serve alcohol? : Apakah menyajikan alkohol? (AH-pah-kah muh-NYAH-jee-kahn AHL-koh-hol?)
 * I want a beer/two beers. : Saya mau minta satu/dua bir. (SAH-yah MAH-oo MIN-tah SAH-too/DOO-ah beer)
 * I want a glass of red/white wine : Saya mau minta satu gelas anggur merah/putih. (SAH-yah MAH-oo MIN-tah SAH-too guh-LAHSS AHNG-goor MEH-rah/POO-tee)
 * I want a bottle : Saya mau minta satu botol. (SAH-yah MAH-oo MIN-tah SAH-too BO-tol)
 * _____ (liquor) and _____ (mixer), please. : Saya mau minta _____ dan _____. (SAH-yah MAH-oo MIN-tah ___ dahn ___)
 * Whisky : Whisky (WIS-kee)
 * Vodka : Vodka (VOD-kah)
 * Rum : Rum (rahm)
 * Local palm nectar spirit : Arak (AH-rah ' )
 * Bottled water : Air putih/Aqua (AH-eer POO-tee/AH-koo-ah)
 * Sparkling water : Air soda (AH-eer SOH-dah)
 * Tonic water : Air tonik (AH-eer TO-ni ' )
 * (Orange) juice : Jus (jeruk) (juss JUH-roo ' )
 * Coca Cola : Coca Cola (KOH-kah KOH-lah)
 * Do you have any bar snacks? : Apakah ada makanan kecil? (AH-pah-kah AH-dah MAH-kah-nahn KUH-cheel)
 * One more, please. : Saya mau minta satu lagi. (SAH-yah MAH-oo MIN-tah SAH-too LAH-gee)
 * Another round, please. : Saya mau minta satu ronde lagi. (SAH-yah MAH-oo MIN-tah SAH-too RON-deh LAH-gee)
 * When is closing time? : Jam berapa tutup? (jahm buh-RAH-pah TOO-too(p)?)
 * Cheers! : Bersulang! (Buhr-SOOH-lang)

Shopping
NOTE: the Islamic holy book is referred to as al-Quran (ahl KOOR-ahn)
 * Sell : Jual (JOO-ahl)
 * Buy : Beli (BUH-lee)
 * Bargaining: Tawar (TAH-wahr) (NOTE: the word can also mean to offer)
 * Do you have this in my size? : Apakah ini ada yang ukuran saya? (AH-pah-kah IH-nee AH-dah yahng OO-koo-rahn SAH-yah?)
 * How much is this? : Berapa harganya? (buh-RAH-pah HAR-gah-nyah?)
 * That's too expensive. : Terlalu mahal. (tuhr-LAH-loo MAH-hahl)
 * Would you take _____? : Kalau _____ bagaimana? (KAH-low ____ BAH-gigh-MAH-nah?)
 * Expensive : Mahal (mah-HAHL)
 * Cheap : Murah (MOO-rah)
 * I can't afford it. : Saya tidak mampu beli itu. (SAH-yah TEE-dah ' MAHM-poo BUH-lee IH-too)
 * I don't want it. : Saya tidak mau (SAH-yah TEE-dah ' MAH-oo)
 * You're cheating me. : Kau menipu saya (KAH-oo muh-NEE-poo SAH-yah)
 * I'm not interested. : Saya tidak tertarik. (SAH-yah TEE-dah ' tuhr-TAH-ri ' )
 * The quality is bad/not good. :Kualitasnya jelek/tidak bagus. (kwah-lee-TAHS-nyah JUH-leh ' /TEE-dah ' BAH-gooss)
 * OK, I'll buy it. : Baiklah, saya beli. (BIGHK-lah, SAH-yah BUH-lee)
 * Do you ship (overseas)? : Bisakah dikirim (ke luar negeri)? (BEE-sah-kah dee-KIH-rim (kuh LOO-ahr nuh-GREE?))
 * I need... : Saya perlu... (SAH-yah PUHR-loo...)
 * ...toothpaste. : ...pasta gigi/odol. (PAHS-tah GEE-gee/O-dol)
 * ...a toothbrush. : ...sikat gigi. (SEE-kah(t) GIH-gee)
 * ...condoms. : ...kondom. (KON-dom)
 * ...tampons. : ...pembalut/softex. (puhm-BAH-loot/SOF-tex)
 * ...soap. : ...sabun. (SAH-boon)
 * ...shampoo. : ...sampo. (SAHM-poh)
 * ...pain relief. : ...obat pereda sakit. (O-baht puh-REH-dah SAH-keet)
 * ...cold medicine. : ...obat pilek. (O-baht PIH-luh ' )
 * ...upset stomach medicine. : ...obat sakit perut. (O-baht SAH-kee(t) PUH-roo(t))
 * ...a razor. : ...cukuran. (CHUH-koor-ahn)
 * ...an umbrella. : ...payung. (PAH-yoong)
 * ...a postcard. : ...kartu pos. (KAR-too poss)
 * ...postage stamps. : ...perangko. (puh-RAHNG-koh)
 * ...batteries. : ...baterai. (BAH-tuh-ray)
 * ...writing paper. : ...kertas. (KUHR-tahss)
 * ...a pen. : ...pulpen. (POOL-pehn)
 * ...English-language books. : ...buku-buku bahasa Inggris. (BOO-koo boo-koo bah-HAH-sah ING-griss)
 * ...English-language magazines. : ...majalah bahasa Inggris. (mah-JAH-lah bah-HAH-sah ING-griss)
 * ...an English-language newspaper. : ...surat kabar/koran (bahasa Inggris). (SOO-rah(t) KAH-bar/KOR-ahn (bah-HAH-sah ING-gris))
 * ...an English-Indonesian dictionary. : ...kamus Inggris-Indonesia. (KAH-mooss ING-griss in-doh-NEH-zhah)

Family

 * Are you married? : Apakah Anda sudah menikah? (AH-pah-kah AHN-dah SOO-dah muh-NEE-kah?)
 * I am married. : Saya sudah menikah (SAH-yah SOO-dah muh-NEE-kah.)
 * I am not married yet. : Saya belum menikah (SAH-yah buh-LOOM muh-NEE-kah.)
 * Do you have brothers and sisters? : Apakah punya saudara? (AH-pah-kah POON-yah sow-DAH-rah?)
 * Do you have any children? : Sudah punya anak? (SOO-dah POON-yah AHN-ah' ' '?)
 * Father : Ayah (AH-yah)
 * Mother : Ibu (IH-boo)
 * Older brother : Kakak laki-laki (KAH-kah ' LAH-kee LAH-kee)
 * Older sister : Kakak perempuan (KAH-kah ' puh-RUHM-poo-WAHN)
 * Younger brother : Adik laki-laki (AH-di ' LAH-kee LAH-kee)
 * Younger sister : Adik perempuan (AH-di ' puh-RUHM-poo-WAN)
 * Grandfather : Kakek (KAH-keh ' )
 * Grandmother : Nenek (NEH-neh ' )
 * Uncle : Paman (PAH-mahn)/om (ohm)
 * Aunt : Bibi (BIH-bee)/tante (TAHN-tuh)
 * Husband : Suami (SWAH-mee)
 * Wife : Istri (ISS-tree)
 * Son : Putra (POO-trah)
 * Daughter : Putri (POO-tree)
 * Grandchild : Cucu　(CHOO-choo)
 * Cousin: Sepupu (suh-POO-poo)
 * Nephew/niece: Keponakan (kuh-POH-nah-kahn)
 * Father/mother-in-law: Mertua (muhr-TOO-ah)
 * Son/daughter-in-law: Menantu (muh-NAHN-too)

Driving

 * I want to rent a car : Saya mau sewa mobil. (SAH-yah MAH-oo SAY-wah MO-beel)
 * Can I get insurance? : Bisakah saya minta asuransi? (BEE-sah-kah SAH-yah MIN-tah ah-soo-RAHN-see)
 * Traffic : Lalu lintass (LAH-loo LIN-tahss)
 * Traffic jam : Macet (MAH-cheh(t))
 * Stop! : Berhenti! (buhr-HUHN-tee)
 * Stop (on a street sign) : Stop
 * One way : Satu arah (SAH-too AH-rah)
 * No parking : Dilarang parkir (DEE-lah-rahng PAR-keer)
 * Dead end : Jalan buntu (JAH-lahn BOON-too)
 * Accident : Kecelakaan (kuh-chuh-LAH-kah-ahn)
 * Gas (petrol) station : Pom bensin (pom BEHN-zeen)
 * Petrol/gas : Bensin (BEHN-zeen)
 * Diesel : Solar (SOH-lar)

Authority
NOTE: Be sure it is clear from context that you aren't offering a bribe. If they ask for a bribe, they may use the phrase uang damai (OO-ahng DAH-migh) (lit. peace money).
 * What happened? : Apa yang terjadi? (AH-pah yahng tuhr-JAH-dee?)
 * What are you doing? : Apa yang sedang Anda lakukan (AH-pah yang SUH-dahng AHN-dah LAH-koo-kahn)
 * I haven't done anything wrong. : Saya tidak berbuat salah. (SAH-yah TEE-dah ' buhr-BOO-ah(t) SAH-lah)
 * It was a misunderstanding. : Itu kesalahpahaman. (IH-too kuh-SAH-lah-PAH-hahm-ahn)
 * Where are you taking me? :Ke mana saya dibawa ? (kuh MAH-nah SAH-yah dee-BAH-wah?)
 * Am I under arrest? : Apakah saya ditahan? (AH-pah-kah SAH-yah dee-TAH-han?)
 * I am an American/Australian/British/Canadian citizen. : Saya warga negara Amerika/Australia/Inggris/Kanada. (SAH-yah WAR-gah nuh-GAH-rah ah-MEH-ree-kah/oss-TRAH-lee-yah/ING-gris/KAH-nah-dah)
 * I want to talk to the American/Australian/British/Canadian embassy/consulate. : Saya ingin bicara dengan Kedutaan Besar/Konsulat Amerika/Australia/Inggris/Kanada. (SAH-yah ING-in bih-CHAH-rah DUHNG-ahn kuh-DOO-tah-ahn/kon-SOO-laht ah-MEH-ree-kah/oss-TRAH-lee-yah/ING-gris/KAH-nah-dah)
 * I want to talk to a lawyer. : Saya mau bicara dengan pengacara. (SAH-yah MAH-oo bee-CHAH-rah DUHNG-ahn puhng-ah-CHAH-rah)
 * Can I just pay a fine here now? : Bisakah saya bayar denda di tempat saja? (BEE-sah-kah SAH-yah BAH-yar DUHN-dah dih TUHM-pah(t) SAH-jah?)

Country and territory names
In general, the names of countries either retain their official name or are loaned from English, with some spelling and pronunciation adaptations suitable for Indonesian speakers. Names ending with -land (i.e.: Poland, Finland, Ireland, or Iceland) usually take -landia (respectively Polandia, Finlandia, Irlandia, Islandia). Exceptions are listed below.

For indicating nationality, use the word for person orang (OH-rang) followed by the name of the country.

 * Algeria : Aljazair (AHL-jah-ZAH-yeer)
 * Australia : Australia (Os-traa-liaa)
 * Belgium : Belgia (BÉl-gi-yah)
 * Cambodia : Kamboja (kahm-BOH-jah)
 * Cyprus : Siprus (SEE-proos)
 * The Czech Republic: Republik Ceko (reh-POOB-li ' CHÉH-koh)
 * China : Tiongkok (tee-ONG-ko ' ); Chinese: Tionghoa (tee-ONG-hwah) While the term "Cina" is still used to refer to China in Malay, it is today considered derogatory in Indonesian.
 * East Timor: Timor Leste (TEE-moor LÉST-téh) Translating the namesake country literally to Timor Timur is frowned upon, as the name was historically used before its independence from Indonesia.
 * Egypt : Mesir (MEH-seer)
 * France : Perancis (puh-RAHN-chiss)
 * Germany : Jerman (JEHR-mahn)
 * Greece : Yunani (yoo-NAH-nee)
 * Hungary : Hungaria (hoong-GAH-ree-yah)
 * Italy : Italia (ih-TAH-lee-yah)
 * Japan: Jepang (JEH-pang)
 * Jordan: Yordania (yor-DAH-nee-ah)
 * The Maldives : Maladewa (mah-lah-DÉH-wah)
 * Morocco : Maroko (mah-RO-koh)
 * The Netherlands : Belanda (buh-LAN-dah)
 * New Zealand: Selandia Baru (seh-LAN-dee-ah BAH-roo)
 * North Korea: Korea Utara (koh-RÉ-yah oo-TAH-RAH)
 * Norway : Norwegia (nor-WÉH-gi-yah)
 * Palestine: Palestina (pal-les-TEE-nah)
 * The Philippines : Filipina (fih-lih-PI-nah)
 * PNG : Papua Nugini (Pa-pooa Noo-gini)
 * Singapore : Singapura (sing-ah-POOR-ah)
 * South Africa : Afrika Selatan (AHF-ree-kah suh-LAH-tahn)
 * South Korea : Korea Selatan (koh-RÉ-yah suh-LAH-tahn)
 * Spain : Spanyol (SPAN-yol)
 * Sweden : Swedia (SWÉ-dee-yah)
 * Syria : Suriah (SOO-ree-yah)
 * Switzerland : Swiss (swiss)
 * UAE : Uni Emirat Arab (OO-nee ÉH-mee-raht AH-rab)
 * UK : officially Britania Raya (brih-TAH-nih-yah RAH-yah), but Indonesians usually use Inggris (ING-griss), the word for England. You can use the words Skotlandia, Wales (WAH-lehss) and Irlandia Utara (ihr-LAHND-ee-yah oo-TAH-rah) to explain how the country is really formulated.
 * USA : Amerika Serikat (ah-MÉH-ree-kah SUH-ree-kah(t))

Learning more

 * Learning Indonesian at Wikibooks

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Indore

Indore (Hindi: इन्दौर Indaur), the commercial capital of Madhya Pradesh, is on the Malwa Plateau. While growing at a fast pace, it still manages to combine traditional and modern lifestyles. Indoris are well known for their warm and friendly attitude. The city is officially the cleanest in India, a distinction it has earned through the dedicated efforts of its local government.

Understand
Indore is situated at an altitude of 553 m above sea level, on the banks of two small rivulets - the Saraswati and the Khan. They unite at the centre of the city where there is a small 18th-century temple of Sangamnath or Indreshwar. The name Indore is due to this deity. It is the largest city in Madhya Pradesh, with a population of over a million, and a commercial hub. Indore city presents a happy blend of historical past and promises of rapid modernization.

Indore has witnessed the reign of one of the greatest women in Indian history, Rani Ahilyabai Holkar. Malhar Rao Holkar, the father-in-law of Ahilyabai was bestowed Indreshwar or Indrapur (from which the name Indore was derived) by the Maratha Peshwa Baji Rao. Widowed when she was barely out of her teens Rani Ahilyabai took the responsibility of Indore into her own hands and was instrumental in planning and building this city. 14 generations of the Holkar dynasty ruled Indore for 220 years. On 16th June 1948, the Holkar State joined the Indian republic.

Formerly a major trading centre, the city, along with its satellite townships of Pithampur and Dewas, has established itself as a strong industrial base and the most developed city of Madhya Pradesh. The era of liberalisation has seen Indore at the forefront of a number of privatisation initiatives which include the country's first toll road and private telephone network (Airtel). Traditional industries for which the city is famous, such as those in cotton cloth and bangles, are very much alive.

Indore is also known for its great food.

Climate
Due to its location on the southern edge of the Malwa Plateau, Indore makes an excellent tourist destination. Later in the day, there are cool breezes which make the evenings quite pleasant. Poets have deemed Shab-e-Malwa (the night of Malwa) exquisite beyond compare. The city also has many good tourist spots in its vicinity. Mandav is a city of palaces and lakes very close to Indore.

Get in
Indore is well connected by road, rail and air with the Agra-Mumbai highway passing through the city. It is relatively close to Mumbai (593 km) and Delhi (807 km), both of which are connected by daily flights operated by Air India.

By plane

Indore airport provides free Wifi internet connectivity. The airport has a service desk of all major hotels of Indore wherein you can book a room. The airport is 8 km away from the main city. To reach the city centre there are private paid taxis available.

By train
Indore is connected to major Indian cities like Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Delhi, Jaipur, Agra, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Howrah, Bhopal, Ujjain, Gwalior, Bhind, Jabalpur, Bilaspur, Khandwa, Lucknow, Varanasi, Patna, Ambala Ct, Jammu, Dehradun and Trivandrum.

Indore has 4 major railway stations: Indore Junction, Rajendra Nagar Railway Station Laxmibai Railway Station and Rau Railway Station.

By road
The national highway NH3 (Bombay-Agra Road) and NH59 (Indore-Ahmedabad Road) passes through Indore.

There are daily bus services from Indore to Mumbai, Jaipur, Gwalior and Bhopal. Some of the bus services are Royal Travels, Hans and City Link Travels. The state-owned transport service is not in good shape to cater current demands and should be avoided.

Get around
There are numerous rental car/travel companies in the city, where can you can get cars according to KM or fixed rate basis. Ask for packages for both the cabs, if you are planning to go around for long time. A/C charges are extra. Auto Rickshaws-Available everywhere.

The city has been major change and development at the moment most of the city is approachable through AICTSL City buses and A major part of the city has been connected through BRTS shuttle bus called iBus, there are cheaper shared transportation (Maruti Vans) that runs throughout the city. The government is planning to start metro train in Indore so that the traffic loads on roads get down to some level as the city faces traffic jams in every corner.

Along with traditional ways to find a taxi one can use apps like Jugnoo, Ola and Uber to book auto rickshaw and taxi. They are reliable and charge fairly. Just make sure to book them well in time if you have a flight, train or bus to catch.

See
Indore has many good places to see ranging from shopping malls, to historical and cultures spots. The city's rich heritage and culture is reflected through the beautifully built palaces and temples.

Do

 * Mughal garden
 * French garden
 * Open air amphi-theatre
 * artistic village area
 * French garden
 * Open air amphi-theatre
 * artistic village area

Buy
Thanks to the rich black soil of the Malwa Plateau, Indore has prospered into being the fourth largest centre of cotton textile industry in India. Indore is also known for its leather toys and Maheshwari & Chanderi are some very interesting ornate sarees and brocades to offer. There is a lot of sari work comes out of Madhya Pradesh, and the Maheshwari sarees have particularly gained in popularity of late. Besides the fabrics, there is a variety of local carving crafts to choose from, and the city is also justly famous for its beautiful bangles. Most of markets in Indore remain closed on Sunday.

Some places to pick Maheshwari sarees and handicrafts:

 * Mrignayni Showroom: Behind Gujarati Girl's college, it is an MP government's exclusive handicraft store.
 * MT Cloth Market: for clothing specially in wholesale
 * Sitlamata Bazar: for retail clothings and sarees
 * Treasure Island: The biggest shopping mall where you get each and every thing in effective price.
 * Treasure Island: The biggest shopping mall where you get each and every thing in effective price.

Jewellery
The biggest market for the jewellery is the Sarafa Market. Other stores include

 * DDamas- Jhanjhir wala chauraha
 * DP Jewellers from Ratlam-Y.N Road
 * Interstar-Diamond Jewellery- Near 56 shop
 * Jaipur Jewellers-M.G Road
 * Punjab Jewellers- M.G Road
 * Rajat Gems- Gold, Diamonds, Silver Articles - City Center, M.G. Road
 * Tanishq-M.G Road
 * TBZ(Tribhuvan Das Bhimji)-M.G Road

Eat
The usual breakfast consists of kachories, samosas and pohas, and then there are sweets such as jalebies, imarties, gulab jamuns, malpuas, kaju katli and rabdi. One must also not miss baked (bina tala) samosas/patties, bana hua style, all over the city, mostly available at Saanchi Milk Parlours.

Drink

 * Blue Ice-At Orbit Mall
 * Chasers-At Centrall Mall
 * The Drink-At T.I Mall
 * Hotel Kanchan Tilak
 * Hotel Radisson
 * Lava Tittos Bhawarkua Indore
 * Level 3-At Mangal City Mall
 * Nakhrali Dhani
 * On The Rocks Velocity Indore
 * Quorum-At Sayaji Hotel
 * Sarovar Portico
 * Sheesha Sky Lounge C-21 Mall Indore
 *  The Sports Bar-T.I Mall
 * Yeshwant Club
 *  The Sports Bar-T.I Mall
 * Yeshwant Club
 * Yeshwant Club

Sleep
The good hotels in Indore are:

These have good restaurants also and your stay will be comfortable.

Stay safe
Indore is a safe place to stay. Like other big cities, it does not have safety issues generally even at late hours. You can find the roads full of people even at 11PM.

It is also safe for women. Though some parts of the cities are isolated after 8pm so you will have to make sure you don't go alone in these areas as safety maybe an issue.

General safety measures need to be used. But in areas like MG Road, Palasia, Y.N. Road it is crowded and safe till 11pm.

Go next
It's a beautiful valley surrounded by clouds during monsoon. All the waterfalls of Indore are active during the monsoon, so if you're planning a visit to Indore for them, come between July and September.
 * Bhairav Kund - Another interesting place near Gidya Khoh Watefall and Kal Bhairav Temple, there is a large pool/kund of water choral
 * Dewas, around 35 km from Indore on national highway 3 (NH3).
 * Gidya Khoh - this waterfall is a beautiful combination of man and nature, situated on the Indore-Nemawar road and 9 km away from Double Chowki
 * Kajligarh (15 km) - see Fort Kajligarh
 * Maheshwar (90 km) - Fort of Rani Ahilya Bai Holkar. Also beautiful temples.
 * Mandav - Around 100 km from Indore is a good weekend getaway. See Jahaz Mahal, Rani Roopmati Mahal, Baj Bahadur Mahal
 * Omkareshwar (90 km on the Khandwa road) - One of the 12 Jyotirling
 * Patalpani near Dr. Ambedkar Nagar and Kalakund (35 km by train)
 * Tinchha Falls (15 km) - on Simrol-Udainagar Road
 * Muhadi Falls (nearly 4 km from Tinchha Falls) a bit hard to reach,
 * Janapav Hills (40 km from Indore on Agra Bombay Highway NH-3) Believed to be birth place of lord Parshuram and birth place of 7 rivers including the Chambal river of which the famous Kshipra river of Ujjain is a tributary where the Kumbh Mela also called as Simha-Asth is held every 12th year.
 * Sitalamata Falls (40 km by road from Indore on Agra Bombay Highway NH-3 towards Mumbai at Manpur) A nature lover's paradise, the twin falls at Manpur are feast to the Eye
 * Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga (60 km) - One of the 12 Jyotirlings (famous Hindu temple)
 * Hanuwantiya - Water activities and weekend destination beside the grand Indira Sagar Lake.

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Infernetto

Infernetto is a suburb of Rome in Lazio, Italy.

Understand
Infernetto has an ancient history starting with the Roman Empire. It was a big cultivated area but after the decline of Roman Empire the land was abandoned for ages and become a wetland and malaric zone.

In the last centuries the land was inhabited by a few people that were living in thatched huts from a group of hunters or lumberjacks, but mostly were people that were making coal by burning the wood from the local forest in a stack covered by 40 cm of soil. Soon the coal from wood became the first economy in the zone to sell in Rome. The name Infernetto derives directly from this economy, as during the 18th and 19th century one could see a big column of dark smoke in the sky, sometimes even from the center of Rome, made from the coal production. If translated to English, the name Infernetto means "little hell". During the Fascist period the land was drained, and started growing up as a farm town. During the 1970s, it became an illegal residential area, and many people began to build houses without governmental licenses and without any urban plan. Therefore, you will now find many narrow streets, unsealed roads, and areas without any drinking water or sewers.

In the middle of the 1990s the Rome city council started to claim the street for reconstruction, and built new infrastructure. Now, Infernetto is one of the most rapidly developing areas surrounding Rome. Farm land is fast giving way to the concrete industry, and many houses, resorts and buildings are arising.

Infernetto is in the 13th zone of Rome, in the south of the city near to Ostia Lido and the seaside. It's surrounded almost totally by the Castelfusano Pinewood and the presidential estate, and is connected on the north side via Cristoforo Colombo street (which is the northern border of this zone) to the rest of city.

By public transport

 * Bus from Lido centro, the Ostia lido station (easy to arrive there by the Lido train, leaving from Piramide underground line B), take the line 06 which goes straight on viale di castelporziano, the main street.
 * By EUR Fermi underground station line B take the bus 709 for Infernetto. Be careful because this line goes on 2 different tracks, before you get in ask the driver about the direction the trait is going.
 * By car take the via Cristoforo Colombo, is a main highway which connects Ostia with the center of Rome, and if coming from Rome turn left anywhere you want along the last kilometers before Ostia, you will find many streetlights for turning.

See
The Castelfusano Pinewood is a huge pinewood between Infernetto and the seaside. Walking or traveling by bicycle may be the best way to see it. You will find a lot of wild animals and the Villa di Plinio, an archeological area from the Roman Empire. To get the villa when you are on the viale di Castelporziano, in the area closed to cars, you will find another unsealed road on the left (if going to the seaside). Turn there and go straight for a few km and in the middle of forest you will find the best archeological area inside the pinewood.

Visit the spectacular underground waterworks from the 700s BC at the junction between via Bedollo, via San Candido and via Salorno. These are not easily accessible because the city council give the license to build a building right on the waterworks and smash them in the process, but group of residents are trying now to save the waterworks and give them back to the locality and tourists.

Viale di Castelporziano is the main street, a really long street which connects the seaside, the Castelfusano Pinewood and the castle inside the presidential lands. It is easy to recognize because the street is all in shade of a big pine trees on both sides of the road.

Do
The easiest way to visit the area is to get a bicycle, but be careful because the streets are narrow and really easily flooded in bad weather. Also, many streets are unsealed.

Cars can't go inside the pinewood so you will really enjoy riding a bike inside the forest.

Sleep
Especially in summertime this is a great location to stay, really close to the Ostia Lido beach, surrounded by a huge pinewood forest; it's a good spot for people looking for fresh and clean air, easily accessible from the center of Rome by Cristoforo Colombo Highway and the international airport of Fiumicino.

Stay safe
Don't go around the pinewood after sunset, that area becomes an illegal prostitution place with many strange and sometimes dangerous people.

Except for the main streets like viale di Castel Porziano, almost all roads are unsealed or in bad condition with many big potholes, even the rain drainage is in bad condition or even doesn't exist so with a rain condition it becomes hard to going around the area, if you go by car be careful, the potholes are really big and in flooded you will get stocked easy in the mud.

Even nearly all of the streets doesn't have a footpath so you will always walk on the street and sharing the road with other bicycle, pedestrians, scooter, cars and huge truck. The city council has started to build a footpath on Viale di Castelporziano, the main street.

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Ingelheim

Ingelheim am Rhein is a city between Bingen and Mainz in Germany. It features the ancient Kaiserpfalz (imperial palace).

By car
Ingelheim has two exits off the A60 between Bingen and Mainz, and is also reachable from the Rheingau via the Oestrich-Winkel ferry.

By rail
Ingelheim lies on the Mainz-Bingen-Cologne (West Rhine Railway) and Saarbrücken-Mainz-Frankfurt railway lines.

By bus
The ORN (Omnibusverkehr Rhein-Nahe GmbH) run buses from a number of locations such as Mainz and Nieder-Olm. The main bus terminal is next to the rail station.

Get around
It is a sprawling town that has effectively more than one centre (Stadtteil). The centre, Nieder-Ingelheim, has been rejuvenated to provide a friendly car free shopping area. To the east of the centre moving uphill you come to the area of the Kaiserpfalz, many of the ruins being part of houses. To the west of the centre passed the Boehringer pharmaceutical plant is more modern housing and stores. Ober-Ingelheim is the older part of town to the south which includes the Burgkirche. To the north is Frei-Weinheim where you take the ferry for Oestrich-Winkel.

Do
Take a walk along the Rhine, there is a path starting at the ferry which includes some games and little playgrounds for kids as well as other hidden things like a small wooden tower.

Take a hike to the Bismarck-Turm at the top of the hill behind the city, have a drink and enjoy the view in the strange restaurant up there which actually smells like there would be wild animals around - and in fact, they have cages with tigers up there.

Visit the old part of Ingelheim which can be reached by walking up the main road from the train station and do a tour through all the wineries at night.

Take your bicycle and enjoy the great nature around, either by taking the "Hiwwel route" or the route along the Rhine.

Buy
There are dozens of new shops in the modern city center, of which some even sell tourist souvenirs.

Wine is probably the best thing to shop for in Ingelheim, there are also good butchers and bakeries as in every village around.

Drink
In Ingelheim, there are dozens of wineries of which none sells bad wine. The best wineries include Dautermann, Neus, Wasem and Mett.

Go next

 * Bacharach (Middle Rhine Valley)
 * Bad Kreuznach
 * Bingen
 * Gau-Algesheim
 * Mainz
 * Schwabenheim
 * Wiesbaden
 * Rüdesheim (Rheingau)

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Ingersoll

There is more than one place called Ingersoll:

Canada

 * Ingersoll (Ontario) — A town in Ontario.

United States of America

 * Ingersoll (Oklahoma) — A town in Oklahoma.
 * Ingersoll Township (Michigan) — A town in Michigan.

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Ingersoll (Ontario)

Ingersoll is a town of about 13,700 in Southwestern Ontario, southwest of Toronto between Woodstock and London.

Understand
The town is named after its first European settler Thomas Ingersoll, who was the father of Laura Secord, a Canadian war hero of the War of 1812. Ingersoll arrived in 1795. The Town of Ingersoll was a destination for runaway slaves on the Underground Railroad.

History
Ingersoll’s founder, Thomas Ingersoll (1751–1812), was a native of Massachusetts who moved to the Niagara District of Upper Canada in 1795. In 1793 he received a grant 1200 acres, which became the site of the community of Ingersoll. He established a farm for his family and settled other families nearby. Thomas's eldest child, Laura Secord, was a heroine of the War of 1812.

Ingersoll became Oxford County’s principal industrial centre with the Noxon Brothers and the Eastwood foundry, both manufacturers of agricultural implements. By the 1860s, dairying was an emerging industry, sparked farm-wife production of cheese and butter, and then by the introduction of the factory system of cheese production in 1864. In 1866, to promote Ingersoll cheese as a high-quality, standardized brand, a cheese producer, James Harris, and local businessmen produced a 7,300-pound mammoth cheese, exhibited it at the New York State Fair in Saratoga, and then exported it to England.

Get in
The nearest airport with local flights is in London, and the nearest major airport is Toronto Pearson International Airport, which is 140 km away.

By car

 * Ingersoll is about 156 km southwest of Toronto along the Gardiner Expressway/Queen Elizabeth Way/Highway 403 to exit 218 then north on County Road 119/Harris St.
 * It is 215 km northeast of Windsor. From Hwy 401, exit 218, then north on County Road 119/Harris St.

Sleep

Go next
Stratford, Ontario, a picturesque town that hosts the world-famous Stratford Shakespeare Festival, is about a 30-minute drive north of Ingersoll.

London, Ontario, is a 30-minute drive west of Ingersoll.

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Ingleside

There are several places called Ingleside:

In Canada:
 * Ingleside is a small community at (45,-75), directly west of Cornwall (Ontario)

In the United States of America:
 * Ingleside (Texas)
 * Ingleside, a neighborhood in San Francisco/Southeast

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Ingleside (Texas)

Ingleside is a city in San Patricio County in the state of Texas.

Get in
Ingleside is located on the south-east tip of San Patricio County. Situated on the Corpus Christi Bay.

 * Corpus Christi International Airport, 1000 International Drive, Corpus Christi, Phone +1 361 289-0171.

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Inglewood

Inglewood is a city in Los Angeles County in Southern California. Sandwiched between South Central Los Angeles and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), it is a somewhat impoverished area. Though there isn't much for a tourist to see, there are some excellent eats here and a number of chain motels taking advantage of the city's proximity to LAX.

By car
While Inglewood is not served by any major Interstate, U.S or California Highway Route, the city is served by auxiliary Interstates. Interstate 405, which is near the LAX, is always busy. Interstate 105 and 110, although less busy, are still pretty clogged with traffic. The California State Highway Route 90, while does not directly go to Inglewood, is near the city. Although it might take a longer time, if the traveler wants less traffic to deal with, they may want to take the California State Highway Route 90, then take West Slauson Avenue, then turning to South La Cienega Boulevard and then turning at West Manchester Boulevard.

By plane
While Inglewood doesn't have its own airport, there are many major airports that surround Inglewood, giving it the motto "Harbor of the Air". The Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is the major airport that serves flights to Inglewood. The Hawthorne Municipal Airport is just south of the city. The Compton Woodley, Santa Monica and Long Beach Airports are also nearby.

By car
There are many car rental shops in Inglewood, especially near the LAX. This is probably one of your fastest ways of getting in and around Inglewood.

By bus
There are various buses and bus stations around Inglewood. Many of these stop at main tourist destinations and restaurants, such as Randy's and The Forum.

See
Until the 2020s, there wasn't much to see in Inglewood. The city is mainly just single-family homes and apartments, although there are a few nice parks and the famous Forum arena. However, that's changed with the development of two major sports venues. The NFL's Los Angeles Rams opened SoFi Stadium in 2020, with the Los Angeles Chargers also moving in. The Los Angeles Clippers of the NBA will leave Crypto.com Arena in downtown L.A., which they have shared with the Lakers since 1999, for the new Intuit Dome in 2024.

Do

 * Soccer: SoFi Stadium will be one of 11 US stadiums to host matches in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. It will host five group stage matches, two of which will feature the US national team, plus two matches in the round of 32 and one quarterfinal.
 * Soccer: SoFi Stadium will be one of 11 US stadiums to host matches in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. It will host five group stage matches, two of which will feature the US national team, plus two matches in the round of 32 and one quarterfinal.
 * Soccer: SoFi Stadium will be one of 11 US stadiums to host matches in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. It will host five group stage matches, two of which will feature the US national team, plus two matches in the round of 32 and one quarterfinal.
 * Soccer: SoFi Stadium will be one of 11 US stadiums to host matches in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. It will host five group stage matches, two of which will feature the US national team, plus two matches in the round of 32 and one quarterfinal.
 * Soccer: SoFi Stadium will be one of 11 US stadiums to host matches in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. It will host five group stage matches, two of which will feature the US national team, plus two matches in the round of 32 and one quarterfinal.
 * Soccer: SoFi Stadium will be one of 11 US stadiums to host matches in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. It will host five group stage matches, two of which will feature the US national team, plus two matches in the round of 32 and one quarterfinal.

Eat
As Inglewood is mainly suburban and has low tourism, most restaurants are fast food restaurants (such as McDonald's, KFC, Subway, etc.). However, Inglewood has some distinct and well known famous eateries.

Sleep
There's no shortage of cheap motels here. There are a few standard chain hotels near LAX which offer standard anonymous airport area accommodation. Luxury hotels, however, are in short supply.

Stay safe
Inglewood is not as dangerous as commonly believed. Since the 1992 riots the crime rate has been dropping; however, rates of robbery and assault are much higher than the national average. During the day gang activity is low and police patrol the streets. At night time, be careful of your surroundings and avoid anyone acting suspicious. Avoid large groups of people wearing gang colors, and also be alert for anyone who is on drugs or drunk. Most crime happens in the central part of the city, and the outer areas have a lower crime rate. Be careful when in the central neighborhoods (such as the City Center or the intersection between Crenshaw and Manchester Boulevards), the areas surrounding Lennox Boulevard and Burl Avenue, 104th Street and Crenshaw Boulevard and the area between Van Ness Avenue and the Imperial Freeway. These are the areas that you will most likely encounter trouble.

Go next
The following cities and neighborhoods share a border with Inglewood:

 * Westchester - Inglewood's western neighbor is the home of Los Angeles International Airport and a number of lodging options.
 * Hawthorne - Bordering Inglewood to the south, Hawthorne is home to several aerospace companies including SpaceX, and is an option for those needing lodging near Los Angeles International Airport.
 * South Central LA - Located northeast of Inglewood, South Central has its rough parts but is definitely worth a visit to see the Space Shuttle Endeavour at the California Science Center, as well as the campus of USC and the sights of Exposition Park.

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Ingolstadt

Ingolstadt is a city in Upper Bavaria, southern Germany, best known for being home to the car company Audi. It was here that the dukes of Bavaria, Wilhelm IV and Ludwig X, announced the Reinheitsgebot brewing purity order in 1516, which is still used heavily in marketing for German beer.

Understand
Although it counts over 138,000 residents (2018) today, some people still call it a village, since it can't keep up with the big city charm of Munich or Nuremberg. Ingolstadt is known for hosting the first Bavarian university and having large military fortress facilities. The latter is the reason, why many citizens of Ingolstadt still call themselves Schanzer (from verschanzen: to fortify). It is also the city, where Adam Weishaupt - a professor at Ingolstadt University - founded the Illuminati, and the popular novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is set. However, Shelly made a mistake in that she did not account for the fact that the University of Ingolstadt had already moved to Landshut by the time her book was written in 1808. The university moved again in 1826 and is now known as Ludwig Maximilian's University Munich. Ingolstadt is also the home of the headquarters of the car manufacturer Audi.

By plane
Munich Airport is 70 km (45 mi) south of the city and the closest international airport. By train Munich Central Station (München Hauptbahnhof) is about 35 min by ICE high-speed train or 60 min by local train away from Ingolstadt and the journey costs approximately €17. Since one has to go there first by suburban train (S-Bahn) line S1, which takes approx. 50 min, and then change there to get on a train to Ingolstadt, it is a lot quicker and more convenient to take the bus. If you are a party of up to 5 people and travel on a tight budget, though, you may consider taking the train, as there exists a cheap ticket (Bayernticket) for €25 (+€4 for every extra person up to a party of 5), which is valid for the S-Bahn, the train and also some buses. However you can not take an ICE or IC train with that ticket!

From Munich Airport there is a bus called "Airport Express X109". A one-way ticket is €19 and a return ticket €31. The bus takes about an hour to the centre of Ingolstadt, stopping there at the central bus station (ZOB). It leaves every 90 min between 05:15 and 00:15 at Terminal 2, level E03, passing by Terminal 1, area A/B three minutes later and at Munich Airport Center (MAC) another four minutes later. More information can be obtained here.

Nuremberg Airport is  north of Ingolstadt, so also rather close by and can be reached easily by train and subway. From the airport you take the subway to Nürnberg Hbf (Central Station). The ride takes some 13 min. There you change to a train (another 40 min ride to Ingolstadt).

By train
One of Ingolstadt's biggest selling points is its location along the Nuremberg-Ingolstadt high speed rail line where trains reach and it's thus within convenient commuting distance of both Munich and Nuremberg.

By car
Ingolstadt is located on autobahn A 9 about halfway between Munich and Nuremberg with the exits Ingolstadt Nord (61) and Ingolstadt Süd (62).

By bus
Flixbus serves Ingolstadt mostly stopping close to the Nordbahnhof.

By bus
Ingolstadt has a decent bus network, which is operated by the INVG (Ingolstädter Verkehrsgesellschaft). All parts of the town and most of the surrounding villages are reachable. During the day (05:00-21:00) you can catch a bus every 15-60 min. During the night, the service is reduced and special night lines, recognizable by the letter N proceeding their number, are employed.

By taxi
Most taxis are organized by the Ingolstadt Taxi Central Office, where you can order a car by phone (+49 841 19410). Most of the drivers speak at least fragments of English and should know most of the hotels, clubs and other points of interest in the city by name. However, during the weekend night party rush hours, you will have a hard time getting a taxi by phone or on a taxi stand, especially when you try to get out of the city. In the latter case, try to move to the outskirts of the city in the direction of your destination. Most of the taxis will try to go back into the city and you have a bigger chance to intercept these on the outskirts than in the centre. And even if you don't get one, you're better off making pace in your direction than standing in the city centre and waiting. You can get to most places in town for about €10-15. The drivers are usually able to estimate the price quite well, but are legally required to charge exactly according to the price meter, calibrated by local authorities. When you leave the so-called Pflichtfahrgebiet (area where the driver is obligated to accept passengers), which covers the town and some of the surrounding villages, you can negotiate a price with the driver.

By bike
A very good way to get around in Ingolstadt is to use a bike. Most of the main streets have bicycle lanes and you are able to get through parks and other areas you would have to go around by car. Remember to set up your bike for traffic safety, though, (especially with working front and back lights) and strictly follow traffic regulations. Bavarian police officers are very fussy about that. Getting a €100 fine for driving on red lights with your bike in the middle of nowhere without anyone around except for the police man 500 m (550 yd) behind you is common.

Historical buildings
All the historic buildings are found in or near the historical city centre and are within walking distance of one another.

For children
There's a playground next to the Police Museum at Klenzepark. Free and open year round.

Drink
Ingolstadt has a long tradition of beer culture. The Bavarian Reinheitsgebot, which became the German purity law for beer later, has its origin in Ingolstadt in the year 1516. Also the Hallertau region, the worlds biggest hops growing area, is just south-east of the city. Next to its big traditional breweries Herrnbräu and Nordbräu, Ingolstadt has seen a surge of micro breweries over the last decade. You can also get several other regional brands.

Around Pentecost and in autumn the beer festival takes place. It's similar to the Munich Oktoberfest but smaller and more traditional. During Lent you can get Starkbier (strong beer) like in most parts of Bavaria.

Stay safe
Like most of Bavaria, Ingolstadt is very safe. Even in the more deprived areas in the north you are unlikely to run into any trouble. Use your common sense to avoid risky situations, though.

Additional to the (free) general German emergency lines (112 - General emergency/fire, 110 - Police) there's a direct (and also free) line to get an ambulance.

Connect
As of Nov 2022, Ingolstadt and its approach highways have 5G from all German carriers. Wifi ("WLAN" in German) is widely available in public places.

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