"Saya mau minta sambal."

Translation: I want to ask for the sambal.

[emawlin]

Sambal = Chilli Sauce or Hot Sauce. Please change the meaning

[RamenDutchman]

No, sambal is a specific paste. Language always goes hand-in-hand with culture; if you're going to speak Indonesian you're going to encounter sambal, so it's a good thing the site lets you learn about it.

[jon61089]

"I want to ask for the hot sauce" and "I want to ask for the chili sauce" are both correct

[dkfour]

Sambal doesn't need an article this case

[Handrisuselo]

Yes, you are right. "Sambal" in this case is not the specific sambal.

I did it without the article "the" and it was correct.

[Cameron298]

Is this the polite way of asking for something in Indonesian? Are there any other sentences like this?

[myrkia]

why not: I want to ask for sambal

[Bev218002]

Same?? I have read responses above that say it doesn't need a article.

[HeatherLov14]

can i also use meminta instead of minta in this case?

[BOYMUH]

Saya mau meminta sambal.

[Kian.Love]

I wrote samba by accident and it didn't correct me. Im pretty sure I was wrong and it was a mistake by the lesson...

[RamenDutchman]

Actually no, Duolingo probably thought you made a typo and didn't want to count your answer wrong just for getting a typo.