Monday, July 16, 2007

Junglish - sent to me by a friend named Sindu

What is Junglish?
Jungle English... like the ones mentioned below:


Jakartenglish – Jakarte English is marked by the 'sih', 'deh', 'dong', 'nih', etc

- That book is very good, deh.

- Can you speak english? ... yeah a little sih I can!

- Use my money first nih..

- Give me more dong..

- How sih? Little little angry..


Sundanglish is also available such as 'atuh', 'euy', 'mah'

- Well, if that kind, it pretty so-so atuh

- It can't be that way euy..

- I am mah, not like that... anything else?


Javelish.. The typical Javanese language: 'lho', 'lha', 'tho', 'kok', 'ki', etc

- Lho, I already bought that book!

- Kok, buying again?

- I told you many times 'tho' !

- Lha, I didn't know tho yo... how ki !?

- Don't be like that, no....!?


Other exclamation words of Java: 'wo_', 'wah', 'wé_', 'jian', and 'jé_'

- Wé_ lha this book is mine jé...!

- Wo_, only like that tho!

- Wah, expensive, tho?

- Jian, Vera is beautiful tenan.


Surobenglish is marked by 'tah' and the famous word is 'diancuk'

-Do you feel sick, tah ?

-Diancuk... he took my money !


There are also abundant 'sound effect' in Javanese language.

- Suddenly, mak bedhengus Curtis appeared

- My head feels pain, mak cleng!

- Mak tlepok, I got a manggo !

- My chicken is suddenly died, mak cekengkeng

- Mak gedebug, Mas Oji fell down.

- Mak jegagik.... Oh, trondholo


Keep Smiling, Euy...

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