"How do you say ..."
What is the Indonesian equivalent of the English phrase "How do you say ...?"

Whenever there was an Indonesian word/ phrase I did not know, I would normally ask "Ini apa di dalam bahasa Indonesia?" but I guess it is not fully correct (I just made it up). Can somebody be so kind and provide a more accurate translation for these examples:

1.) "How do you say frying pan?" --

2.) "How do you say "I am cold"?" --

Thank you!

Question

"How do you say ..."
What is the Indonesian equivalent of the English phrase "How do you say ...?"

Whenever there was an Indonesian word/ phrase I did not know, I would normally ask "Ini apa di dalam bahasa Indonesia?" but I guess it is not fully correct (I just made it up). Can somebody be so kind and provide a more accurate translation for these examples:

1.) "How do you say frying pan?" -->

2.) "How do you say "I am cold"?" -->

Thank you!

Answer

Well you can say "ini apa dalam bahasa indonesia", you can also say "apa itu (something) dalam bahasa indonesia?" or to be more precise you can say "bagaimana cara mengatakan (something) dalam bahasa indonesia?"

Answer

You can use :

"Bagaimana bilang 'frying pan' dalam Bahasa Indonesia?"
 
or a bit colloquial

"Gimana bilang 'I am cold' dalam Bahasa Indonesia?

Answer

For "How do you say ...?" is :

For formal
" Bagaimana anda mengatakan ... dalam bahasa indonesia? "
" Cara mengatakan ... dalam bahasa indonesia apa? "
" Mengatakan ... dalam bahasa indonesia bagaimana? "

For informal
" ... dalam bahasa indonesia itu apa? "
" Gimana bilang ... dalam bahasa indonesia? "
" Kalau ... dalam bahasa indonesia itu apa? "

SorryxD wow it's nice to see foreginers want to learn bahasa LOL