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    Palembang or Palembang Malay (known natively as baso Pelembang) is a language variety spoken predominantly by the Palembang people, native to the Palembang region in the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Its daily register is very closely related to other Malayic varieties, including Musi and Minangkabau, while its high speech register is related to Javanese krama. In this phrasebook, the first alternative is always the commonly used daily form, followed by the much more restricted high speech (Bebaso) form, which is only used in formal or polite conversations with older people by a small subset of the traditional ethnic Palembang community.

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    Basics

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    Common signs


    OPEN
    CLOSED
    ENTRANCE
    EXIT
    Mentu
    PUSH
    Julak
    PULL
    Betot
    MEN
    Lanangan
    WOMEN
    Betino
    Hello!
    Tabik!
    How are you?
    Mak mano kabarnyo? / Mak pundi kabarnyo?
    I'm well
    Alap bae aku / Sae saos kulo
    What is your name?
    Sapo namo kau? / Sinten nami niko?
    My name is ______
    Namo aku ni ______ / Nami kulo niki ______
    Please
    Tulung
    Thank you
    Mokaseh
    You're welcome (in response to 'thank you')
    Samo-samo
    Yes
    Iyo / Enggi / Leser
    No
    Idak / Didi / Nano
    Excuse me
    Misi / Amit
    I'm sorry
    Mintak mahap aku / Nyatu mahap kulo
    I can't speak Palembang [well].
    Dak [pulo] pacak baso Palembang aku ni / Nano [pulak] wikan baso Palembang kulo niki
    Do you speak English?
    Pacak baso Inggris dak kau? / Wikan baso Inggris nano niko?
    Is there someone here who speaks English?
    Di sini ado yang pacak baso Inggeris dak? / Ngeriki wenten yang wikan baso Inggeris nano?
    Help!
    Tulung!
    Look out!
    Awas!
    Good evening
    Siang / Awan
    Good night
    Malem
    I don't understand
    Dak tereti aku / Nano wikan kulo
    Where is the toilet?
    Jambannyo di mano ye? / Jambannyo di pundi ye?
    Where are you from?
    Asli mano kau? / Asli pundi niko?

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