Sports & Activities

1. Titiang meled nglangi

   I want to swim

   Usage

   Says you want to swim. A sentence assembled from dictionary-checked words, not a quoted example. Nglangi has the same form at every speech level (mider).

   Grammar Note

   Put a verb after meled to say "want to".

2. Dados nglangi driki?

   May I swim here?

   Usage

   Checks whether swimming is allowed. Some beaches have strong currents. A sentence assembled from dictionary-checked words, not a quoted example.

   Grammar Note

   Dados at the start asks for permission.

3. Ombake ageng sajan

   The waves are very big

   Usage

   Comments on the waves. A sentence assembled from dictionary-checked words, not a quoted example. The ending -e means "the".

   Grammar Note

   Adding -e to a noun means "the": ombak becomes ombake.

4. Titiang meled menek ka Gunung Batur

   I want to climb Mount Batur

   Usage

   Says you want to climb Mount Batur, popular for sunrise hikes. A sentence assembled from dictionary-checked words, not a quoted example.

   Grammar Note

   Menek means to climb or go up. The mountain name follows gunung.

5. Titiang meled ningalin sepak bola

   I want to watch football

   Usage

   Says you want to watch football. A sentence assembled from dictionary-checked words, not a quoted example. On its own, bola means gambling in the dictionary, so always say sepak bola.

   Grammar Note

   Sepak (kick) plus bola (ball) gives football. Ningalin means to watch.

6. Ring dija dados selancar?

   Where can I surf?

   Usage

   Asks where surfing is possible. A sentence assembled from dictionary-checked words, not a quoted example. Selancar is a loan from Indonesian.

   Grammar Note

   Ring dija asks where. Loan words are normal for imported sports in Bali.

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