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Translate English to Balinese like a local.

Balinese in Bali sounds like itself through sor-singgih shifts, where casual suba and madaar give way to respectful sampun and ngajeng depending on who is being addressed.

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What locals actually say

Have you eaten?

Suba madaar?

Suba (“already”) and madaar (“eat”) are the casual forms used with friends or family; respectful speech would use sampun ngajeng.

Please wait a moment.

Tulung antos malu.

Malu means “first” or “for a bit” in this everyday waiting phrase, while tulung keeps the request direct and familiar.

Don’t forget your helmet.

Sing lali nganggon helm.

Sing is the everyday Balinese negator, and nganggon is the local verb for wearing or using; helm is a common Indonesian loan in casual Bali speech.

How much is this?

Aji kuda puniki?

Aji means price, while puniki is the respectful form of “this,” signaling alus speech.

Which way is the beach?

Kija margine ka pasih?

Kija means “where/to where,” and pasih is the local word for the sea or beach.

My grandmother has arrived.

Nini tiange sampun rauh.

Nini is the Balinese kinship term for grandmother, while sampun rauh is a respectful construction meaning “has arrived.”

I have to leave for work now.

Titiang kedah budal ka kantor mangkin.

Titiang is the respectful first-person pronoun, kedah marks obligation, and mangkin means “now” in polite Balinese.

It looks like rain.

Kadi lakar ujan.

Kadi means “it seems like,” and lakar marks an impending or expected action, here rain.

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