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Debar

Meaning

pulse, beat, palpitate, pulsate

Synonym

dag-dig-dug, deg-degan, denyut

Application

debar, debaran, berdebar, berdebar-debar

Usage

Jantungnya berdebar keras His heart palpitated wildly
Debaran jantungnya His palpitated heart
Waktu ketemu pacar hati saya berdebar-debar
Waktu ketemu pacar hati saya deg-degan
Waktu ketemu pacar hati saya dag-dig-dug		 When I see my boyfriend my heart beats rapidly
Dokter sedang memeriksa denyut nadinya The doctor is checking her pulse

Dengkur

Meaning

snore

Synonym

ngorok(casual)

Application

dengkur, mendengkur, dengkuran

Usage

Ayah saya kalo tidur selalu ngorok My father always snores when he sleeps
Ayah saya kalo tidur selalu mendengkur My father always snores when he sleeps
Dengkuran ayah saya keras sekali My father's snore is really loud

Diam

Meaning

quiet, hush, silent, live in, reserved

Application

diam, diem, diem-diem, berdiam, pendiam, mendiamkan(diemin), mendiami

Usage

Anak itu diam saja That kid is just silence
Anak itu pendiam He is a quiet kid
Diem-diem ya .. Don't tell any body, OK?
Diam kamu! You shut up!
Ibu saya berdiam di rumah saya My mother lives with me
Diemin aja(Diamkan saja) Leave it as is; don't worry about it
Sudah 20 tahun saya mendiami rumah ini I have been living in this house fr 20 years

Dahi

Meaning

forehead


Synonym

kening, jidat(colloquial)


Application

dahi

Dahulu

Meaning

formerly, one time, used to, first

Synonym

dulu, lampau, silam, lalu, di depan

Application

dahulu, mendahului, duluan, mendahulukan

Usage

Jaman dulu In the olden days
Saya pulang duluan I am going home first
mendahului to outstrip, to pass
Bapak telah mendahului kita tadi pagi Our father passed away this morning
Untuk mendahului, gunakan jalur kanan To overtake please use the right lane
Dia selalu mendahulukan kepentingan orang lain He always put everybody's interets above himself

Dari

Meaning

from, since, of, than

Synonym

sejak

Application

dari, daripada

Usage

Dia baru datang dari Amerika He just came from America
Setiap hari kami bekerja dari pagi hingga malam
Setiap hari kami bekerja sejak pagi hingga malam		 Everyday we work from morning till late
Saya sudah menunggu dari tadi
Saya sudah menunggu sejak tadi		 I have been waiting for a while
Baju yang biru lebih bagus dari yang merah
Baju yang biru lebih bagus daripada yang merah		 The blue dress is better than the red one

Durian or Durén


Durian is a the "King of Fruit" in Indonesia. Roughly the size of a soccer ball and heavy for its size. The skin of the durian is thick, covered in sharp, sturdy spines of dull green which yellow as the fruit ripens. Inside, the fruit is divided into sections and within the smooth white walls of each section are three or four large, glossy, cream-beige seeds, each one enclosed in a sweet and rich custard-like covering which can be pale cream to bright yellow in color. Infamous for its strangely foul smell, the flesh of this fruit is nonetheless very delicious.

e-Learning

The University of Hawaii at Manoa offers three dedicated distance education e-learning courses for advanced Indonesian under the supervision of Dr. Uli Kozok, coordinator of the Indonesian language program at the University of Hawaii. The three courses offered are available not only to UH students but to anyone anywhere. You can enrol through UH Outreach College.

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