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03-26-21 14:05 #15544
Posts: 4Malio Club open?
Originally Posted by MasBule [View Original Post]
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03-16-21 06:26 #15543
Posts: 222Massage and Karoake
Delta is open and has been for a few months, with Covid protocols, at least the one at Harmoni is. Has a big sign out the front, free rapid testing before a massage, the wet massage there is legendary.
Normal massage is open already, like Bersih Sehat, but you'll be hard-pressed getting a handie there.
Karaoke establishments and bars are preparing to reopen, if positive news from the Governors office about the next PSBB review and easing of restrictions, on the 22nd March.
https://voi.id/en/bernas/38657/karao...-ready-to-open
A friend told me Banten (BSD Tangerang) has already opened massage and karaoke. Doesn't surprise me, they had resto's open when Jakarta didn't during the first lockdown.
I imagine some of these places, sitting in dust and dirt and darkness, will be overrun with rats and mosquitos. Some might need a good cleanup. I actually saw one last week, with doors open and looked like a final renovation underway.
Might take a few weeks for the word to get out to the kamungs of Indramayu and Tasikmalaya and the girls returning.
You will soon be able to fuck yourself crazy at all the old usual haunts.
Originally Posted by Mrdurden [View Original Post]
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03-09-21 04:37 #15542
Posts: 120Yes, been using the full version of Duolingo. It does have enough challenges for me, but still not everything I would like to have, such as grammar drills. Occasionally I will listen to YouTube language videos. But not actually watch the screen, so I can write out in Bahasa each phrase as I hear them. Now considering a Netflix subscription so as to watch movies with bahasa subtitles.
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03-03-21 20:19 #15541
Posts: 311Duolingo
Originally Posted by Goferring [View Original Post]
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02-28-21 19:05 #15540
Posts: 120Goferring, All well stated. Thanks again.
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02-28-21 08:04 #15539
Posts: 3459Originally Posted by PapaeNoel [View Original Post]
At the same time we had people who literally stepped of the plane not speaking a word of BI so their classes were covering the absolute basics and the simplest of vocab. They honestly expected to be fully fluent and conversing after a 2 week intensive course. Of course this was hopelessly optimistic.
At the other end of the scale was a Japanese guy who spoke no English. This meant that for him to eat, travel, sleep, anything he had to use Bahasa. No one would understand him if he got lazy and fell back to his mother tongue like we English speakers could. After two months in country he was reading the news papers and watching the local news in tv.
Enjoy. G.
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02-28-21 05:08 #15538
Posts: 120In purgatory
Goferring, et al, Saya tinggal di Amerika serikat.
Thanks for suggesting kamus hidup (translates to living dictionary).
My pace of learning is picking up, but as with any idiom, it will be absolutely frustrating when I try to communicate next time I am there in country.
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02-26-21 18:30 #15537
Posts: 1654Originally Posted by PapaeNoel [View Original Post]
Kenapa means "why". If someone uses "gak kenapa-kenapa" it will express (the lack of) a reason. Enggak kenapa2 DIA jatuh= Without a reason, he fell.
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02-26-21 18:19 #15536
Posts: 1654Originally Posted by Goferring [View Original Post]
Kawin surat= documented, oficial unision.
Kawin urat= unision by sinews.
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02-25-21 09:48 #15535
Posts: 3459Originally Posted by PapaeNoel [View Original Post]
Enjoy. G.
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02-25-21 08:56 #15534
Posts: 3459Originally Posted by PapaeNoel [View Original Post]
Bahasa can be very easy to learn, especially in the early stages. But introduce the slang, local dialects etc that is spoken informally everyday and it can be a minefield:
Indonesians love to shorten words especially dropping "s"es. Sudah to udah (already), saja to aja (only) etc. This can get really bad in texts with letters disappearing from the middle of words: Dmana kau? For dimana kamu? Where are you?
You then have the 00's of dialects and informal slang included. Bahasa Gaul is really popular around Jakarta and on TV Sopie's. There is even a Bahasa Banci. The "gak" that you discovered is actually nggak shortened which is Gaul not true Bahasa Indonesia. It's not uncommon for several languages and dialects to be included in the same sentence or conversation: AmongGayPay? (spelt phonetically) is Memang (in BI) Gue (in Gaul) Pikirim (in BI) or Would I think about it? (Literally) or I don't give a shitt (intended meaning).
"Aku di sini hnya fwb aja ya" is "I'm only doing friends with benefits".
Be careful as some words can change meaning drastically depending on context. Nikah and Kawin can both mean married or fucking around depending on how they are used. After embarrassing myself several times I just use "married" now. 😁.
Have fun. G.
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02-25-21 00:33 #15533
Posts: 140Originally Posted by Goferring [View Original Post]
I got one for you. How about "the nod"? Is that still an occurrence these days? Old hands will recognize this. I didn't see much of it over the last few years. For those that don't understand what it means. It's better than being swiped right on Tinder.
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02-24-21 18:43 #15532
Posts: 120Texting slang
Thanks 3088, I found a good source. Just remembered to use search engine.
One of the most popular abbreviations in Indonesia is Gpp, which stands for Gak Apa- Apa. Gak means no, and apa-apa is another abbreviation of kenapa-kenapa means something happened, so gpp means it's nothing.
Example:
A: I am so sorry I forgot your birthday.
Be: Gpp, don't mind!
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02-24-21 04:02 #15531
Posts: 67Originally Posted by PapaeNoel [View Original Post]
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02-23-21 15:47 #15530
Posts: 120A few more Bahasa abbreviations.
Originally Posted by Goferring [View Original Post]
I think I got the first part of this "Aku di sini hnya fwb aja ya. Aja ya = ?