Lesson 3 of 615 min · 150 XP
Food & Drinks
Makanan & Minuman
Order food, talk about cuisine, and navigate restaurants in Indonesian.
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Introduction
Indonesia has one of the world's most diverse cuisines. From nasi goreng to rendang, learning food vocabulary will open doors to authentic experiences!
📝Indonesian Staple Foods
Nasi goreng/nah-see goh-reng/
Fried rice
Saya mau nasi goreng pedas. — I want spicy fried rice.
Mie goreng/mee-eh goh-reng/
Fried noodles
Rendang/ren-dahng/
Slow-cooked beef curry
Sate/sah-teh/
Satay (grilled skewers)
Gado-gado/gah-doh gah-doh/
Vegetables with peanut sauce
Soto/soh-toh/
Traditional soup
Tempe/tem-peh/
Fermented soybean cake
Tahu/tah-hoo/
Tofu
Sambal/sahm-bahl/
Chili sauce
Nasi putih/nah-see poo-tih/
Steamed white rice
📝Ordering at a Restaurant
Meja untuk dua orang/meh-jah oon-took doo-ah oh-rang/
Table for two
Ada meja untuk dua orang? — Do you have a table for two?
Daftar menu/dahf-tar meh-noo/
Menu
Boleh saya lihat daftar menu? — May I see the menu?
Saya mau pesan.../sah-yah mow peh-sahn/
I would like to order...
Saya mau pesan nasi goreng dan es teh. — I would like to order fried rice and iced tea.
Berapa harganya?/beh-rah-pah har-gah-nyah/
How much does it cost?
Berapa harga nasi goreng? — How much is the fried rice?
Tolong tagihan/toh-long tah-gee-han/
The bill please
Tolong tagihan, Pak! — The bill please, Sir!
Pedas/peh-dahs/
Spicy
Jangan terlalu pedas, ya! — Not too spicy, please!
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