Example Sentences
| Baso Minangkabau: | Ba'a kaba? |
| Indonesian/Malay: | Apa kabar? or Bagaimana kabar anda? |
| English: | How are you?. |
| Baso Minangkabau: | Lai elok-elok se nyo. Sanak ba'a? |
| Indonesian/Malay: | Saya baik-baik saja. Bagaimana dengan anda? |
| English: | I'm very well. How about you? |
| Baso Minangkabau: | Sia namo sanak? |
| Indonesian/Malay: | Siapa nama anda? |
| English: | What is your name?. |
| Baso Minangkabau: | Namo ambo John |
| Indonesian/Malay: | Nama saya John |
| English: | My name is John. |
| Baso Minangkabau: | Tarimo Kasih |
| Indonesian/Malay: | Terima Kasih |
| English: | Thank you. |
| Baso Minangkabau: | Sadang kayu di rimbo ndak samo tinggi, kok kunun manusia (expression) |
| Indonesian/Malay: | Sedangkan pohon di hutan tidak sama tinggi, apalagi manusia |
| English: | Even the trees in the jungle are not all of the same height, let alone the people. |
| Baso Minangkabau: | Co a koncek baranang co itu inyo (expression) |
| Indonesian/Malay: | Bagaimana katak berenang seperti itulah dia. |
| English: | The way a frog swims, the way he does. (doing something without having a goal) |
| Baso Minangkabau: | Indak buliah mambuang sarok disiko! |
| Indonesian/Malay: | Tidak boleh membuang sampah di sini! |
| English: | Do not dump rubbish here! |
| Baso Minangkabau: | Ijan di pacik! Beko tangan ang kanai api. |
| Indonesian/Malay: | Jangan disentuh! Nanti tangan kamu terbakar. |
| English: | Do not touch it! Your hand will be burnt later. |
numbers:
| Baso Minangkabau: | ciek |
| Indonesian/Malay: | satu |
| English: | one. |
| Baso Minangkabau: | duo |
| Indonesian/Malay: | dua |
| English: | two. |
| Baso Minangkabau: | tigo |
| Indonesian/Malay: | tiga |
| English: | three. |
| Baso Minangkabau: | ampek |
| Indonesian/Malay: | empat |
| English: | four. |
| Baso Minangkabau: | limo |
| Indonesian/Malay: | lima |
| English: | five. |
| Baso Minangkabau: | anam |
| Indonesian/Malay: | enam |
| English: | six. |
| Baso Minangkabau: | tujuah |
| Indonesian/Malay: | tujuh |
| English: | seven. |
| Baso Minangkabau: | salapan |
| Indonesian/Malay: | delapan |
| English: | eight. |
| Baso Minangkabau: | sambilan |
| Indonesian/Malay: | sembilan |
| English: | nine. |
| Baso Minangkabau: | sapuluah |
| Indonesian/Malay: | sepuluh |
| English: | ten. |
| Baso Minangkabau: | sabaleh |
| Indonesian/Malay: | sebelas |
| English: | eleven. |
| Baso Minangkabau: | duo baleh |
| Indonesian/Malay: | dua belas |
| English: | twelve. |
| Baso Minangkabau: | salapan baleh |
| Indonesian/Malay: | delapan belas |
| English: | eighteen. |
| Baso Minangkabau: | duo puluah |
| Indonesian/Malay: | dua puluh |
| English: | twenty. |
| Baso Minangkabau: | saratuih |
| Indonesian/Malay: | seratus |
| English: | one hundred. |
| Baso Minangkabau: | duo ratuih |
| Indonesian/Malay: | dua ratus |
| English: | two hundreds. |
| Baso Minangkabau: | saribu |
| Indonesian/Malay: | seribu |
| English: | one thousand. |
| Baso Minangkabau: | limo ribu |
| Indonesian/Malay: | lima ribu |
| English: | five thousands. |
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