Speak Enough Indonesian to Get By

Almost everyone in tourist Bali speaks some English — but the moment you try a few words of Bahasa Indonesia, prices soften, faces open and problems get solved faster. Here are the 70+ words worth memorising (numbers 1–20 and time words included) and 50+ real sentences, including how to tell the time, arrange a driver ('can you come at 3pm?') and politely say 'this isn't what I ordered'.