Electronics

1. HP

   Mobile phone

   Usage

   Short for "handphone", pronounced "ha-pe". Both spoken and written, these two letters are the normal word

2. Laptop

   Usage

   Show it together with "colokan" (socket) when you want to plug in at a cafe

3. Tablet

   Usage

   Same as English. A medicine pill is also a "tablet", so be clear at the pharmacy

4. Charger

   Usage

   Also spelled "ces". The verb "to charge" is "ngecas"

5. Kabel charger

   Charging cable

   Usage

   Sold at phone shops and small street stalls. Show the connector shape (Type-C or Lightning)

6. Powerbank

   Power bank

   Usage

   Essential for power cuts and long train rides. It cannot go in checked baggage — keep it with you

7. Adaptor

   Plug adapter

   Usage

   Indonesia runs 220V at 50Hz with round two-pin (type C) sockets — Japanese flat pins will not fit

8. Colokan

   Power outlet

   Usage

   From "colok" (to plug in). "Colokan listrik wonten pundi?" asks where the socket is

9. Baterai

   Battery

   Usage

   Covers dry cells and built-in batteries. "Baterene entek" means "the battery is dead"

10. Listrik

    Electricity

    Usage

    The power itself, from Dutch "elektriciteit". "Setrum" is used the same way

11. Mati lampu

    Power outage

    Usage

    Literally "the lights died". Common after rainy-season storms — use it to report one at your guesthouse

12. Sandi WiFi

    Wi-Fi password

    Usage

    "Sandi WiFi menapa?" asks for it. Saying "password" works just as well

13. Kartu SIM

    SIM card

    Usage

    Telkomsel, Indosat and XL are the main networks. You must register with your passport when buying

14. Pulsa

    Prepaid airtime

    Usage

    Prepaid credit for calls and SMS, topped up at any corner "konter pulsa". Counted separately from data (kuota)

15. Kuota

    Data allowance

    Usage

    Your mobile data. "Kuota kula telas" means "my data has run out". Bought separately from pulsa

16. Kartu memori

    Memory card

    Usage

    The camera's SD card. "SD card" is understood too

17. Headset

    Earphones

    Usage

    In Indonesia earphones are generally called a "headset" — for night buses and trains

18. Kamera

    Camera

    Usage

    To ask someone to take your photo: "Nyuwun tulung dipunfoto"

19. Senter

    Flashlight

    Usage

    From English "searchlight". Needed for the pre-dawn climb up Bromo and during power cuts

20. AC

    Air conditioner

    Usage

    Pronounced "ah-say". The key word when asking about room and bus classes — a non-AC room only has a fan

21. Kipas angin

    Electric fan

    Usage

    Literally "wind fan". Budget rooms often have this instead of AC

22. Remot

    Remote control

    Usage

    For the AC or TV — the local spelling of "remote"

23. Kulkas

    Refrigerator

    Usage

    From Dutch "koelkast". "Wonten kulkas ing kamar?" asks if the room has one

24. TV

    Television

    Usage

    Pronounced "tee-fee". Used when checking what a room includes

25. Setrika

    Iron

    Usage

    From Dutch "strijken". Also used when asking a laundry to include pressing

26. Mesin cuci

    Washing machine

    Usage

    Most people use a per-kilo laundry ("laundry kiloan"). Use this to ask whether the place has a machine

27. Warnet

    Internet cafe

    Usage

    Short for "warung internet". Many also do printing and scanning

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