Practising Colloquial Indonesian sentences
Let's practise some of the CJI features from Sneddon's textbook 'Colloquial Jakartan Indonesian'.
Read the textbook extracts below and the complete following exercises to consolidate our understanding.
Discourse particles
Let's look at some discourse particles idioms and collocations.
| Ok deh | Okay then |
| Mau deh | Alright I'll have some |
| Lu liat dulu deh | It's better you'd have a look at it first |
| Ada deh | It's a secret/not telling you |
| Iya dong! | Of course! |
| Mau dong | I want some (please) |
| Liat dong | Can I see (please) |
| Yang bener dong! | Do it properly! |
| Tau kan? | You know right? |
| Bener kan?! | It's right isn't it? |
| Kan lu yang bilang | But you said it |
| Apa kek | Anyhting |
| Kok gitu sih? | Why is it like that? |
| Iya juga sih | That's right actually |
| Kenapa sih? | What's the matter? |
| Loh kok bisa? | How's that possible? |
| Gitu loh... | That's how it is/what I mean... |
| Nah loh! | Oh no/oh-oh! |
| Itu mah gampang! | That's easy! |
| Masa sih? | Really? |
| Masa bodo | Who cares |
| Nah kan... | See...(how it actually is) |
| Apa sih!? | What do you want!? |
| Iyain aja deh | I'll just agree |
| Kok gitu ya? | Why would that be? |
| Cabut yuk!? | Shall we go!? |
