Last updated on January 3, 2019
Jahil
Meaning: to bug, to tease, naughty, not serious
Synonym: iseng
Application: jahil, jail(letter ‘h’ is eliminated)
| Dia suka jail sama orang. Kalo lagi jail dia suka gangguan orang. Dia agak jail orangnya. |
He likes to bug people. If he’s in a naughty mood he loves to tease people. He’s a bit naughty./He’s never serious. |
Jalan
Meaning: walk, way, street, manner, procedure, path, passage, road, route, track, course
Application: jalan, jalan-jalan, menjalankan, menjalani, perjalanan, berjalan, pejalan
| Saya jalan/berjalan kaki ke sekolah. Saya mau jalan kaki. Saya mau jalan-jalan. Rumah saya di jalan Jambu no. 5. Kita harus hidup di jalan benar. Mesinnya nggak jalan. Dia harus menjalankan perintah bapaknya. Kemarin ibunya menjalani operasi usus buntu. Perjalanan hidup saya … Perjalanan ke Bandung bisa 3 jam. Saya tidak bisa mengikuti jalan pikiran kamu. Pejalan kaki jalan besar jalan utama, jalan raya jalan buntu jalan tembus jalan tikus jalan setapak jalan angin/ventilasi |
I walk to school. I want to take a walk. I want to stroll, jog My house is in Jambu street number 5. We have to lead our life in a right way/path. The machine doesn’t work(operate). He has to follow his father’s order. Yesterday her mother underwent appendix removal surgery. The journey of my life … The trip to Bandung can take 3 hours. I can’t follow your way of thinking(train of thought). pedestrian boulevard, avenue main road no through road/dead end street through road back street foot path ventilation |
Judes
Meaning: fierce, grumpy, hot blooded, mean
Synonym: galak, pemarah, beringas
Application: judes(informal word)
| Guru saya judes tampangnya. Kalo jadi pelayan nggak boleh judes. Dia kalo ngomong selalu judes. akaknya judes. |
My teacher has a fierce look. he way she talks is always mean. Her sister is grumpy. |
Juntrung
Meaning: informal expression for intent, intention, notion, purpose, objective
Synonym: maksud, arah
Application: juntrung, juntrungan, kejuntrunga
| Dia kalo ngomong nggak jelas juntrungannya(nggak kejuntrungan). Buat apa rapat kalo nggak jelas juntrungannya. |
Whenever he talks it’s never clear where it’s going. What’s the point of having a meeting if there’s no set goal. |
