This section gives you practice understanding the function of an emotive particle within a sentence. The particle is marked in bold.
- (giving someone a piece of food to taste)
Gimana? Bagus kan?
2. (finding a store closed unexpectedly)
Udah jam sembilan, kok masih tutup ya?
3. (chatting with a new acquaintance)
- + “Gue ambil jurusan desain grafis.”
- – “Oh, gitu. Masih berapa lama lagi sih kuliah lu?”
*jurusan: a stream of study
4. (to a guest at your house)
Lho, udah mau pulang?
5. (starting to explain a problem)
Begini nih masalahnya. Kemarin gue lupa …
6. + “Jadi lu nggak mau jadi kaya?”
– “Mau dong. Siapa sih yang nggak mau dapet duit banyak?”
7. (talking about a mutual acquaintance, Fitri)
Kayaknya udah lama deh gak liat si Fitri.
8. (talking about troubled relationship with girlfriend)
Kalo dia bilang mau putus gue gak bakal heran. Cewek-cewek emang gitu sih.
9. (looking at a photo of a group of people)
Yang paling kiri namanya Sofi kan?
10. (waiter in café to a tourist)
Kok sendiri? Mana temennya?
11. (thinking of getting rid of old computer)
Kalo dijual kayaknya nggak ada tuh yang mau beli.
12. Kalo disuruh milih sih, aku milih kerja di restoran
13. Musik jazz tuh emang bisa bikin bosen tapi ini beda lho!
14. (when proved to be correct)
Gue kan udah bilang gue nggak bohong.
15. (social small talk question to an acquaintance)
Umurnya 22 kan? Kapan sih ulang tahunnya?
16. (commenting on a film you saw)
Lucu banget deh filmnya.
17. (to friends who are dawdling about leaving)
Ayo cepat dong. Gue mau pulang nih!
18. (to a friend who’s failed their end-of-year exams)
- + “Udah bilang ama keluarga belum?”
- “Udah kok!”
19. (during quarrel with romantic partner)
Sejak kapan sih lo mikirin perasaan gue? Lo cuma mikirin lo sendiri aja!”
20. Itu urusan Nggak usah ikut campur lho.
- ikut campur = interfere [Not colloquial]
21. (discussing a male actor)
Orang bilang dia ganteng tapi menurut gue dia biasa-biasa aja tuh.
22. (casually taking leave of a friend)
Udah ya, gue mau mandi dulu nih.
- “udah” is a common leave-taking gambit (roughly: ‘that’s it,’ ‘finished’)
23. (talking about pop songs)
Tahu nggak lagu tuh? Musiknya bagus, liriknya sih konyol menurut gue.
- konyol = silly, foolish, dumb [Not colloquial]
24. (discussing computer problem you’re having)
- + “File-nya bisa langsung didownload.”
- – “Nggak bisa kok. Uda dicoba.”
25. (comparing traits of ethnic groups)
Biasanya kan orang Jawa tuh lebih halus.
26. Pas gue balik ke ruma udah sepi Mereka uda pergi sih.
© Tim Hassall 2012
(May be reproduced for private study or for classroom use, with acknowledgement of author)