Business & Work

1. Kula mriki kangge rapat bisnis.

   Ku-la mri-ki kang-ge ra-pat bis-nis.

   I'm here for a business meeting.

   Usage

   Used to explain the purpose of a business visit using polite Krama register

   Grammar Note

   "Kula" is the formal Krama register first person. "kangge" means "for the purpose of"

2. Kula saged nyuwun kartu bisnis panjenengan?

   Ku-la sa-ged nyu-wun kar-tu bis-nis pan-je-ne-ngan?

   Can I have your business card?

   Usage

   A polite Krama-register way to request a business card

   Grammar Note

   "Panjenengan" is the highest-level respectful Krama second person. "nyuwun" means "to ask/request" in Krama

3. Coworking space sing paling cedhak ana ngendi?

   Co-wor-king space sing pa-ling ce-dhak a-na ngen-di?

   Where is the nearest coworking space?

   Usage

   Used when looking for a coworking space while traveling for business

   Grammar Note

   "Ana ngendi?" is the standard Ngoko question for "Where is it?"

4. Kula perlu nyetak / scan sawetara dokumen.

   Ku-la per-lu nye-tak / scan sa-we-ta-ra do-ku-men.

   I need to print / scan some documents.

   Usage

   Used when requesting document printing or scanning services

   Grammar Note

   "Kula perlu ~" means "I need to ~". "perlu" means "necessary/needed"

5. Apa ana business center ing hotel iki?

   A-pa a-na business center ing hotel i-ki?

   Is there a business center in the hotel?

   Usage

   Used to ask whether the hotel has a business center

   Grammar Note

   "Apa ana ~?" is the Javanese yes/no question meaning "Is there ~?"

6. Kula perlu nyiapake ruang rapat.

   Ku-la per-lu nyi-a-pa-ke ru-ang ra-pat.

   I need to set up a meeting room.

   Usage

   Used to request meeting room setup from hotel or office staff

   Grammar Note

   "nyiapake" is derived from "siap" (ready) with the "-ake" suffix forming a transitive verb

7. Jam kerja ing kene iku jam pira?

   Jam ker-ja ing ke-ne i-ku jam pi-ra?

   What are the business hours here?

   Usage

   Used to ask about the operating hours of a business or office

   Grammar Note

   "jam pira" means "what time"; here it asks at what time the "jam kerja" (business hours) are

8. Kula badhe mbikak rekening bank bisnis.

   Ku-la ba-dhe mbi-kak re-ke-ning bank bis-nis.

   I'd like to open a business bank account.

   Usage

   Used when applying to open a business bank account

   Grammar Note

   "badhe" is the Krama word for "want to / will"; together with "kula" (I) it makes a polite sentence

9. Sampeyan bisa menehi saran mitra bisnis lokal?

   Sam-pe-yan bi-sa me-ne-hi sa-ran mi-tra bis-nis lo-kal?

   Can you recommend a local business contact / partner?

   Usage

   Used when seeking local business connections or partnerships

   Grammar Note

   "Sampeyan" is the middle-level polite second-person pronoun in Javanese. "bisa" means "can"

10. Kula melu konferensi ing [jeneng papan].

    Ku-la me-lu kon-fe-ren-si ing [jeneng papan].

    I'm attending a conference at [venue name].

    Usage

    Used to explain attendance at a conference or seminar

    Grammar Note

    "melu" means "to join / go along / participate" in Javanese

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