Di kafe dekat kantor, saya membayar dengan dompet digital dan memindai kode QR di meja kasir.

This puts the location first: Di kafe dekat kantor = At the cafe near the office.

In Indonesian, it is very common to begin a sentence with a place or time expression to set the scene. The main clause is still:

saya membayar dengan dompet digital dan memindai kode QR di meja kasir
= I paid with a digital wallet and scanned the QR code at the cashier's counter

So the sentence structure is basically:

[Place], [subject] [verb] ...

This is natural and very common in Indonesian.

Dekat means near/close and can directly take a noun:

• dekat kantor = near the office
• dekat rumah = near the house
• dekat sekolah = near the school

You may also hear dekat dengan, but in many everyday sentences, dekat + noun is simpler and more common.

So:

• kafe dekat kantor = a cafe near the office

Here, kantor means office, and there is no need for an extra word like the or to.

Both saya and aku can mean I, but the tone is different.

• saya = neutral, polite, standard
• aku = casual, personal, informal

In a general example sentence like this, saya is the safest and most standard choice.

So:

• Saya membayar... sounds neutral and natural in most contexts.
• Aku membayar... is also possible, but more informal.

Bayar is the base word: to pay / pay.
Membayar is the active verb form formed with the prefix meN-.

This is very common in Indonesian:

• bayar → membayar = to pay
• pindai → memindai = to scan
• baca → membaca = to read
• beli → membeli = to buy

In formal or complete sentence structure, the meN- form is very common for active verbs.

So saya membayar is the standard way to say I paid / I pay depending on context.

In casual speech, Indonesians sometimes drop the prefix:

• saya bayar pakai dompet digital

That sounds more conversational.

The base word is pindai = scan.
When it becomes an active verb, it takes the prefix meN-, giving memindai.

This is a normal pattern in Indonesian morphology.

So:

• pindai = base form
• memindai = to scan / scanned

Example:

• Saya memindai dokumen. = I scanned the document.
• Tolong pindai ini. = Please scan this.

The base form often appears in commands or dictionary entries, while the meN- form is used in ordinary active sentences.

Dengan often means with / using.

Here it shows the means or instrument used to pay:

• membayar dengan dompet digital = to pay with a digital wallet

Other examples:

• menulis dengan pensil = write with a pencil
• pergi dengan taksi = go by taxi / go with a taxi
• membuka pintu dengan kunci = open the door with a key

So in this sentence, dengan tells you how the payment was made.

Yes. In everyday Indonesian, pakai is very common for using / with.

So these are both possible:

• Saya membayar dengan dompet digital.
• Saya membayar pakai dompet digital.

Difference in tone:

• dengan = a bit more neutral or formal
• pakai = more conversational

Both are natural, but pakai is especially common in speech.

Dompet literally means wallet.
Digital means digital.

So dompet digital literally means digital wallet, often equivalent to e-wallet in English.

Examples might include apps used for cashless payment.

You may also hear:

• e-wallet
• dompet elektronik

But dompet digital is very natural and easy to understand.

Kode QR means QR code.

Word order in Indonesian is usually:

• noun + modifier

So:

• kode QR = QR code
• literally: code QR

As for pronunciation, Indonesian speakers often say QR as letter names adapted from English, commonly something like kiu-ar.

So:

• kode QR ≈ kiu-ar code

In actual conversation, people often just say QR very naturally.

Both instances here are the preposition di, meaning in / at / on, depending on context.

• Di kafe dekat kantor = at the cafe near the office
• di meja kasir = at/on the cashier's counter

This is different from the prefix di- used for passive verbs.

Compare:

• di kafe = at the cafe (preposition, written separately)
• dibayar = paid (passive prefix, written together)

This is a very important spelling rule in Indonesian:

• di + place → separate
• di- + verb → attached

Meja means table, desk, or counter depending on context.
Kasir means cashier.

So meja kasir means something like:

• cashier's counter
• cashier desk
• checkout counter

In a cafe, this usually refers to the counter where payment happens.

So:

• memindai kode QR di meja kasir = scan the QR code at/on the cashier's counter

In this sentence, di meja kasir most naturally describes where the scanning happened or where the QR code was located. In practice, both ideas overlap.

So the sentence suggests:

• you scanned the QR code
• the QR code was at the cashier's counter
• the scanning took place there

Indonesian often allows this kind of location phrase without making the relationship overly explicit.

If you wanted to make it clearer that the QR code was physically on the counter, you could say:

• Saya memindai kode QR yang ada di meja kasir.
  = I scanned the QR code that was on the cashier's counter.

But the original version is perfectly natural.

It can suggest either one, depending on context.

Literally:

• di can mean at, in, or on
• meja is a surface, so on the counter is a likely interpretation

But in natural English translation, at the cashier's counter may sound more natural overall.

So this Indonesian phrase is flexible:

• on the cashier's counter
• at the cashier's counter

Both are reasonable.

This is normal in Indonesian. One subject can be followed by multiple verbs connected by dan (and).

So:

• saya membayar ... dan memindai ... = I paid ... and scanned ...

The subject saya applies to both verbs.

This works just like English:

• I paid with a digital wallet and scanned the QR code.

No need to repeat saya.

Sometimes yes, especially in casual conversation, if the subject is already understood from context.

For example, in speech someone might say:

• Di kafe dekat kantor, bayar pakai dompet digital dan pindai kode QR di meja kasir.

This sounds more casual and less textbook-like.

However, in a clear standalone sentence, especially for learners, including saya is better because it makes the subject explicit.

So:

• Saya membayar... = clearer, more standard
• omitting saya = possible in casual context

No. Indonesian verbs do not change form for tense the way English verbs do.

So:

• saya membayar can mean I pay, I am paying, or I paid
• saya memindai can mean I scan, I am scanning, or I scanned

The time is understood from context.

If you want to make the past clearer, you could add a time word such as:

• tadi = earlier / just now
• kemarin = yesterday

Example:

• Tadi, saya membayar dengan dompet digital...
• Kemarin, saya memindai kode QR...

So the sentence itself is not marked as past by the verb form alone.

Yes. Indonesian often places the main noun first and the describing word after it.

Examples from the sentence:

• dompet digital = digital wallet
• kode QR = QR code
• meja kasir = cashier counter / cashier's desk

This is different from English, where modifiers often come before the noun.

Very roughly:

• English: digital wallet
• Indonesian: wallet digital

But note that some combinations are fixed expressions, and not every English adjective maps neatly the same way. Still, noun + modifier is a very important Indonesian pattern.

Yes. A more conversational version might be:

• Di kafe dekat kantor, saya bayar pakai dompet digital dan scan kode QR di meja kasir.

Or even:

• Di kafe dekat kantor, saya bayar pakai dompet digital terus scan kode QR di kasir.

Differences:

• bayar instead of membayar = more casual
• scan instead of memindai = very common in everyday speech
• pakai instead of dengan = conversational
• di kasir instead of di meja kasir = simpler in speech

The original sentence is correct and natural, but slightly more polished or standard.