Cooking & Markets

1. Wastan puniki napi?

   What is this called?

   Usage

   Asks the name of an ingredient at a market. A sentence assembled from dictionary-checked words, not a quoted example.

   Grammar Note

   Wastan is the polite word for name (adan in everyday speech).

2. Be puniki anyar?

   Is this fish or meat fresh?

   Usage

   Checks freshness at a market. A sentence assembled from dictionary-checked words, not a quoted example. Anyar means new, and the dictionary also glosses it as fresh.

   Grammar Note

   Be mainly means fish and can also mean meat.

3. Dados titiang nyicip?

   May I taste it?

   Usage

   Asks to taste before buying. A sentence assembled from dictionary-checked words, not a quoted example. Nyicip means to taste.

   Grammar Note

   Dados at the start asks permission.

4. Wenten base napi ring ajengan puniki?

   What spices are in this dish?

   Usage

   Asks which spices a dish contains. A sentence assembled from dictionary-checked words, not a quoted example. Base means spice or seasoning.

   Grammar Note

   Ring means "in". Napi after a noun asks "which kind".

5. Kenken ngae ajengan puniki?

   How do you make this dish?

   Usage

   Asks how a dish is made. A sentence assembled from dictionary-checked words, not a quoted example. Ngae means to make.

   Grammar Note

   The question word kenken goes first.

6. Titiang meled malajah ngae ajengan Bali

   I want to learn to cook Balinese food

   Usage

   Says you want to take a cooking class. A sentence assembled from dictionary-checked words, not a quoted example.

   Grammar Note

   Two verbs in a row express "learn to make".

7. Uyah

   Salt

   Usage

   The word for salt.

   Grammar Note

   A dictionary headword in everyday speech. Balinese sea salt is coarse and can taste slightly bitter.

8. Gula

   Sugar

   Usage

   The word for sugar. Gula Bali refers to palm sugar.

   Grammar Note

   Plain gula is white sugar; palm sugar is gula Bali or gula barak.

9. Mica

   Pepper

   Usage

   The word for pepper. Mica is black pepper, not chili.

   Grammar Note

   Hot chili is a different word, not checked here. Do not use mica for it.

10. Cuka

    Vinegar

    Usage

    The word for vinegar.

    Grammar Note

    Balinese cuka is usually made from palm wine (tuak).

11. Tahu

    Tofu

    Usage

    The word for tofu.

    Grammar Note

    Tahu is tofu. Do not confuse it with tahun, year.

12. Kuah

    Soup, broth

    Usage

    The word for broth or soup.

    Grammar Note

    Kuah has the same form at every speech level (mider).

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