Internet & WiFi

1. Ng ngar er ngii a WiFi er tiang?

   ng ngar er ngii a wi-FI er ti-ANG

   Is there WiFi here?

   Usage

   Checking if WiFi is available at a hotel or café

   Grammar Note

   The existential expression is ngar er ngii ("there is"). ngara is a variant of ngerang "what", not an existential verb. "Here" is tiang

2. Ng ngera a password?

   ng NGE-ra a PASS-word

   What is the password?

   Usage

   Asking for the WiFi password

   Grammar Note

   "Ngera" is the interrogative for asking "what" about a thing; "techa" means "who" and cannot be used for non-persons. "Password" is borrowed directly from English

3. Ng betimel a internet er tiang

   ng be-ti-MEL a IN-ter-net er ti-ANG

   The internet here is slow

   Usage

   Complaining about slow internet connection

   Grammar Note

   "Slow" is betimel (variants betimer / beketimel); "here" is tiang

4. Ng soak el charge a phone-ku

   ng so-AK el charge a PHONE-ku

   I want to charge my phone

   Usage

   Saying you need to charge your smartphone

   Grammar Note

   Both charge and phone are borrowed from English

5. Ng ngar er ngii a signal er tiang?

   ng ngar er ngii a SIG-nal er ti-ANG

   Is there signal here?

   Usage

   Checking for mobile signal coverage

   Grammar Note

   The existential expression is ngar er ngii; signal is borrowed from English

6. Ng soak el omes er a email

   ng so-AK el o-MES er a E-mail

   I want to check my email

   Usage

   Saying you want to check your email

   Grammar Note

   email is borrowed from English

7. Ng diak a internet er a hotel

   ng di-AK a IN-ter-net er a ho-TEL

   There is no internet at my hotel

   Usage

   Reporting that your accommodation has no internet

   Grammar Note

   hotel is borrowed from English, and "at" is er a

8. Ngera a phone number?

   NGE-ra a phone num-ber

   What is the phone number?

   Usage

   Asking for a phone number

   Grammar Note

   "Ngera a X?" asks "what is X?". phone number is borrowed from English

9. A battery a mla merek

   a BAT-te-ry a mla ME-rek

   My battery is dead

   Usage

   Saying your phone battery has run out

   Grammar Note

   battery is borrowed from English

10. Ng soak el melai a SIM card

    ng so-AK el me-LAI a SIM card

    I want to get a SIM card

    Usage

    Saying you want to purchase a local SIM card

    Grammar Note

    SIM card is borrowed from English

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