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Here’re some Indonesian words, the pronunciation word in caps lock is pronounced as in ordinary English words

Hello : Halo --> hal-low

Welcome :  Selamat datang --> 'sә-lΛ-mΛt dΛ-tΛng' (/ә/ as a in 'ago', /Λ/ as in 'cup' (cΛp), /tΛng / as in ‘stung’ (stΛng))

I (first person) : Saya  --> sΛ-yΛ

You (second person) : Kamu  / Anda--> kΛ-MOO / UN-dΛ

How are you? : Apa kabar Anda? --> Λ-pΛ kΛ -bar UN-dΛ (/Λ/ as in 'cup' (cΛp), /kΛ/ as 'come', /un/ as in ‘undo’, /dΛ/ as in 'down')

Fine, thank you. : Baik, terima kasih. --> BUY-k, tә-ree-mΛ kΛ-SEE (/ә/ as a in 'ago', /k/ as in 'leak', /kΛ/ as 'coME')

What is your name? : Nama kamu siapa? --> nΛ-mΛ kΛ-MOO siΛ-pΛ? (/kΛ/ as in 'come', /pΛ/ as 'papa')

My name is.......... : Nama saya......... . --> nΛ-mΛ sΛ-yΛ....... .

Nice to meet you. : Senang bertemu anda. --> sә-nΛng bәr-tә-MOO Λn-dΛ

Please. : Silahkan. --> SEE-lΛh-kΛn

Please. (for request) : Tolong. --> to-LONG (/to/ as in 'tone')

Thank you : Terima kasih. --> tә-ree-mΛ kΛ-SEE (/kΛ/ as 'come')

You're welcome. : Terima kasih kembali. -->  tә-ree-mΛ kΛ-SEE kәm-bΛ-LEE (/ka/ as 'come')

Yes. : Ya --> 'YΛ.'

No. : Tidak. --> TEE-DUCK
Excuse me. (getting of attention) : Maaf. --> 'mΛ-Λf

Excuse me. (begging pardon) : Permisi. -->  pәr-ME-SEE

I'm sorry. : Maafkan Saya. -->   mΛ-Λf-kΛn sΛ-yΛ

I can't speak Indonesian  (well) :  Saya tidak bisa berbahasa Indonesia  (dengan baik).  

--> sΛ-yΛ TEE-DUCK BEE-sΛ bәr-bΛ-hΛ-sΛ Indonesia (dә-ŋΛn BUY-k) (/ŋ/ as ‘ng’ in sing)

Do you speak English? : Kamu bisa bahasa Inggris? --> kΛ-MOO BEE-sΛ bΛ-hΛ-sΛ ing-GREASE?

Is there someone here who speaks English? : Ada orang yang bisa bahasa Inggris?

--> Λ- dΛ O-RUNG YOUNG BEE-sΛ bΛ-hΛ-sΛ ing-GREASE ?

Help! : Tolong!  --> to-LONG (/to/ as in 'tone')

Be careful! : Hati-hati! --> hΛ-TEE - hΛ-TEE

Watch out! / Look out! : Awas! --> Λ-wΛs

Good morning. :  Selamat pagi. --> sә-lΛ-mΛt pΛ-gi (/gi/ as in guilt or gift )

Good afternoon :  Selamat siang. --> sә-lΛ-mΛt SEE-YOUNG

Good evening. :  Selamat sore. --> sә-lΛ-mΛt SO-re (/re/ as in retina )

Good night. :  Selamat malam. --> sә-lΛ-mΛt mΛ-lΛm

Good night (to sleep) :  Selamat tidur. --> sә-lΛ-mΛt TEE-du/:/r

I don't understand. :  Saya tidak mengerti. --> sΛ-yΛ TEE-DUCK mә-ngәr-TEE (/ngәr / as in tingle)

Where is the toilet? :  Di mana Toiletnya? --> DEE mΛ-nΛ TOILET-nyΛ (/ny/ as in ‘yes’ word in rusian (pronounced kinda ‘nyet’ or something?) )

Goodbye :  Selamat tinggal --> sә-lΛ-mΛt ting-GALL (/ting/ as in tingle )