Money & Exchange

1. Aji kuda punika?

   How much is that?

   Usage

   Asking the price of something you point at; use puniki for a thing near you.

   Grammar Note

   Aji kuda is how much in the dictionary: aji is value or price, kuda is how many.

2. Puniki mael pisan

   This is very expensive

   Usage

   An opener for price talks.

   Grammar Note

   Mael comes from Indonesian mahal and is listed at the andap level; the opposite is murah.

3. Dados kirangin aji?

   Can you lower the price?

   Usage

   Asking for a lower price at a market, where bargaining is normal.

   Grammar Note

   Kirangin is the dictionary word for reduce and aji is price. The sentence is built from verified words.

4. Sapunapi titiang mayah?

   How should I pay?

   Usage

   Asking how to pay.

   Grammar Note

   Mayah is the ma- form of the root bayah, glossed to pay in the dictionary. The sentence is built from verified words.

5. Titiang sampun mayah

   I have already paid

   Usage

   Said to avoid being charged twice.

   Grammar Note

   Sampun is the alus mider completion marker.

6. Jinah titiang sampun telas

   My money is all gone

   Usage

   Said when out of cash, before asking for help.

   Grammar Note

   Jinah is alus mider for money (andap: pipis). Telas means all gone. The sentence is built from verified words.

7. Titiang meled mablanja

   I want to go shopping

   Usage

   Telling someone you want to shop.

   Grammar Note

   Mablanja is glossed spend money or go shopping; root blanja.

8. Bank ring dija?

   Where is a bank?

   Usage

   For exchanging or withdrawing money. Bank is a loanword used as is in Balinese text.

   Grammar Note

   No separate dictionary headword, but it appears among related words of jinah and is widely used on Balinese Wikipedia.

9. Titiang jagi ngaturang dana punia

   I would like to make a donation

   Usage

   Offering a donation at a temple or for a ceremony.

   Grammar Note

   Ngaturang is alus sor for give, right for your own act. Punia is glossed a donation, especially to support a ceremony.

10. Rupiah

    Rupiah (Indonesian currency)

    Usage

    A word for talking about which currency you pay in.

    Grammar Note

    The Indonesian currency, listed in the dictionary with pipis and jinah as related words.

11. Aji

    Price, value

    Usage

    The word for price itself.

    Grammar Note

    The aji of Aji kuda (how much); maji means to be valued at.

Browse all TravelPhrases languages