{"id":3,"title":"Market Words You Will Actually Use","slug":"market-words","body":"## At the pasar\n\nMarkets are perfect language labs. You hear numbers, food names, and quick bargains in one place.\n\n### Handy phrases\n\n- **Pinten niki?** — How much is this? (polite)\n- **Sagel kirang?** — Can it be less?\n- **Nyuwun …** — May I have …\n- **Sampun** — That’s enough / done\n\n### Food to point at\n\n- **sego** — rice  \n- **pecel** — veggies with peanut sauce  \n- **gudeg** — Yogyakarta’s famous jackfruit dish  \n- **wedang jahe** — hot ginger drink  \n- **gedhang** — banana  \n\n### Numbers for prices\n\nPractice *siji* through *sepuluh*, then *rong puluh* (20) and *satus* (100). Pair them with the [numbers list](/learn/numbers) and the quiz game.\n\n## Try it\n\nOpen [Flashcards](/games/flashcards), filter your brain for food words, and see how many you still know after one pass.\n","excerpt":"Food, numbers, and polite phrases for pasar mornings.","published_at":"2026-07-15T09:00:00.000Z","created_at":"2026-09-06T18:57:46.595Z","updated_at":"2026-09-06T18:57:46.595Z","rendered_body":"<h2>At the pasar</h2>\n<p>Markets are perfect language labs. You hear numbers, food names, and quick bargains in one place.</p>\n<h3>Handy phrases</h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pinten niki?</strong> — How much is this? (polite)</li>\n<li><strong>Sagel kirang?</strong> — Can it be less?</li>\n<li><strong>Nyuwun …</strong> — May I have …</li>\n<li><strong>Sampun</strong> — That’s enough / done</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Food to point at</h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>sego</strong> — rice  </li>\n<li><strong>pecel</strong> — veggies with peanut sauce  </li>\n<li><strong>gudeg</strong> — Yogyakarta’s famous jackfruit dish  </li>\n<li><strong>wedang jahe</strong> — hot ginger drink  </li>\n<li><strong>gedhang</strong> — banana</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Numbers for prices</h3>\n<p>Practice <em>siji</em> through <em>sepuluh</em>, then <em>rong puluh</em> (20) and <em>satus</em> (100). Pair them with the <a href=\"/learn/numbers\">numbers list</a> and the quiz game.</p>\n<h2>Try it</h2>\n<p>Open <a href=\"/games/flashcards\">Flashcards</a>, filter your brain for food words, and see how many you still know after one pass.</p>\n"}