Internet & WiFi

1. Wenten internet driki?

   Is there internet here?

   Usage

   Asking whether you can get online at a cafe or hotel. Internet is a loanword.

   Grammar Note

   Balinese has no native word; internet is common on Balinese Wikipedia. Wenten is the alus existence word.

2. Wenten sinyal driki?

   Is there a signal here?

   Usage

   Checking mobile signal in the hills or villages.

   Grammar Note

   Sinyal is also an Indonesian loanword found in Balinese articles.

3. Internetne mekelo pisan

   The internet is very slow

   Usage

   Complaining that the connection is slow.

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary glosses mekelo as slow at every level; the alus singgih alon is meant for other people.

4. Nomer telpun ragane napi?

   What is your phone number?

   Usage

   Politely asking for someone's number.

   Grammar Note

   Telpun is the dictionary word for telephone or call. Ragane is the polite you. The sentence is built from verified words.

5. Dados titiang nelpun?

   May I make a call?

   Usage

   Asking to use a phone at a shop or hotel.

   Grammar Note

   Nelpun is the nasal form of telpun (to telephone someone in the dictionary).

6. Mati listrik

   There is a power outage

   Usage

   Explaining that power is out when charging or connections fail.

   Grammar Note

   Mati for a person is a rough word for die, but for electricity and machines it is ordinary; Mati Listrik appears as a Balinese article title.

7. Internet

   Usage

   A word to show when asking about connection.

   Grammar Note

   A loanword with the same spelling as in Indonesian.

8. Sinyal

   Signal

   Usage

   A word for whether the signal is there.

   Grammar Note

   A loanword with the same spelling as in Indonesian.

9. HP

   Mobile phone (HP)

   Usage

   The everyday word for a mobile phone, read ha-pe.

   Grammar Note

   Short for hand phone, as in Indonesian, and written HP in Balinese text.

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