Re: Jakarta's trip
Hi bro,
Some word that might be helpful for you to have ....for simple communication.
How to speak prokem like a Betawi
The everyday speech of Jakartans (Betawi) is liberally laced with slang (prokem) expressions. Like any slang, words come in and out of fashion with bewildering rapidity, but some features can be distinguished:
f becomes p
z becomes j
The prefix me- for verbs becomes ng-
The suffixes -i and -kan turn into -in
A short glossary of common Jakartan expressions:
no
tidak → nggak
I
saya/aku → gua/gue
you
kamu/anda → lu/lo
sorry
maaf → maap
to come up
menaik → naek
to take
mengambil → ngambil
to look
melihat → ngeliat
to use
memakai/menggunakan → pake/ngegunain
to visit
mengunjungi → ngunjungin
My humble two cents.
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