Massage & Spa

1. Kula badhe pijat

   Ku-la ba-dhe pi-jat

   I would like a massage

   Usage

   Requesting a massage

   Grammar Note

   "Pijat" is the same in Indonesian for massage. Traditional Javanese massage is called "pijat tradisional Jawa".

2. Tulung alus sithik

   Tu-lung a-lus si-thik

   Please be a little gentler

   Usage

   Asking for lighter pressure during massage

   Grammar Note

   "Alus" represents the important Javanese concept of refinement/gentleness. Same form in both Ngoko and Krama.

3. Tulung keras sithik

   Tu-lung ke-ras si-thik

   Please press a little harder

   Usage

   Requesting more pressure during massage

   Grammar Note

   "Keras" (hard/strong) and "alus" (soft/gentle) are antonyms used to express massage pressure.

4. Geger kula sakit

   Ge-ger ku-la sa-kit

   My back hurts

   Usage

   Telling the masseur which area hurts

   Grammar Note

   The Krama word for pain is "sakit", the same pattern as the Health & Hospital category hlth-009 ("Weteng kula sakit"). "Loro" means "two", so it cannot be used for pain (the Ngoko word for pain is "lara").

5. Matur nuwun, raos sekeca sanget

   Ma-tur nu-wun, ra-os se-ke-ca sa-nget

   Thank you, it felt very good

   Usage

   Thanking the masseur after the session

   Grammar Note

   "Raos sekeca" is Krama for "feels comfortable". Ngoko: "rasa kepenak". "Matur nuwun" is the most polite thanks.

6. Pijat refleksi sikil wonten mriki?

   Pi-jat ref-lek-si si-kil wo-nten mri-ki?

   Is foot reflexology available here?

   Usage

   Asking about foot reflexology services

   Grammar Note

   "Pijat refleksi" (foot reflexology) is popular at Javanese/Balinese spas. "Pijat tradisional Jawa" (traditional Javanese massage) is also well-known.

7. Pinten ragadipun pijat setunggal jam?

   Pi-nten ra-ga-di-pun pi-jat se-tung-gal jam?

   How much is a one-hour massage?

   Usage

   Asking the price of a one-hour massage

   Grammar Note

   "Setunggal" is Krama for "one". "Jam" means hour/clock. Ngoko: "Pira regane pijat siji jam?".

8. Pundak kula kenceng

   Pun-dak ku-la ken-ceng

   My shoulders are stiff

   Usage

   Telling a masseur about stiff shoulders

   Grammar Note

   "Kenceng" means stiff/tense in Javanese. Body part swap: "geger" (back), "gulu" (neck). "Sakit" (hurts) also works.

9. Mangga, kula ngentosi ing mriki

   Mang-ga, ku-la ngen-to-si ing mri-ki

   Please go ahead, I'll wait here

   Usage

   Politely indicating you will wait for the masseur

   Grammar Note

   "Ngentosi" is Krama for "wait"; Ngoko is "ngenteni". "Ing mriki" (here) is the Krama locative expression.

10. Kula saged janjian kangge benjing?

    Ku-la sa-ged jan-ji-an kang-ge ben-jing?

    Can I make a reservation for tomorrow?

    Usage

    Making a massage appointment for the following day

    Grammar Note

    "Janjian" (appointment) comes from Indonesian. "Kangge" is Krama for "for". "Benjing" (tomorrow) is Krama; the Ngoko form is "sesuk".

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