Daily Conversation
| Javanese Ngoko: | Piyé kabaré? |
| Javanese Kromo: | Pripun wartanipun panjenengan? |
| Indonesian/Malay: | Apa kabar? or Bagaimana kabar Anda? |
| English: | How are you? or How have you been? |
| Javanese Ngoko: | Aku apik waé, piyé awakmu/sampèyan? |
| Javanese Kromo: | Kula saé kémawòn, pripun kalian panjenengan? |
| Indonesian/Malay: | Saya baik-baik saja, bagaimana dengan Anda? |
| English: | I am fine, how about you? |
| Javanese Ngoko: | Sapa jenengmu? |
| Javanese Kromo: | Sinten asmanipun panjengenan? |
| Indonesian/Malay: | Siapa nama Anda? |
| English: | What is your name? |
| Javanese Ngoko: | Jenengku Jòhn. |
| Javanese Kromo: | Nami kula Jòhn. |
| Indonesian/Malay: | Nama saya John. |
| English: | My name is John. |
| Javanese Ngoko: | Suwun (or Matur) nuwun. |
| Javanese Kromo: | Matur sembah nuwun. |
| Indonesian/Malay: | Terima kasih. |
| English: | Thank you. |
| Javanese Ngoko: | Kowé arep ngombé apa? |
| Javanese Kromo: | Panjenengan kersa ngunjuk punapa? |
| Indonesian/Malay: | Anda mau minum apa? |
| English: | What do you want to drink? |
| Javanese Ngoko: | Aku arep ngombé kòpi waé, Mas (or Pak)! |
| Javanese Kromo: | Kula badhé ngunjuk kòpi kémawòn, Pak! |
| Indonesian/Malay: | Saya ingin minum segelas kopi, Pak! |
| English: | I want to drink a glass of coffee, Sir! |
| Javanese Ngoko: | Aku tresna karo kowé, Ndhuk! |
| Javanese Kromo: | Kula tresna kalian panjenengan, Nyi! |
| Indonesian/Malay: | Aku jatuh cinta padamu, Dik! |
| English: | I am falling in love with you, Lady! |
| Javanese: | Witing tresna jalaran saka kulina. (proverb) |
| Indonesian/Malay: | Cinta datang karena terbiasa. |
| English: | Love comes from habit. |
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