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Obrol

Meaning: talk, gossip, chat
Synonym: berbincang, bercakap, bicara, omong
Application: obrol, obrolan, ngobrol

Obrolan pagi
Dia suka mengobrol(ngobrol).
Ngobrol apa aja sama teman kamu.
Morning talk
She is a chatterbox, she is chatty.
What did you gossip about with your friend?

Oleh

Meaning: by
Application: oleh, oleh-oleh, memperoleh, oleh karena
The preposition oleh marks the agent of a passive verb and the agent attribute in a noun phrase. It can sometimes follow an intransitive verb, in which case it can be regarded as a contraction of oleh karena(as a result of).

Buku ini ditulis oleh Amir Hamzah.
Oleh sebab itu/Oleh karena itu
oleh-oleh
perolehan
Penyakitnya disebabkan oleh gaya hidupnya yang buruk.
Kami sudah memperoleh ijin dari pemerintah.
Pemandangan ke arah gunung pagi ini terhalang oleh kabut.
This book was written by Amir Hamzah.
hence ../therefore ../as a result of ..
gift brought back from a trip
gain
His illness is due to his bad lifestyle.
We’ve obtained the permit from the government.
The view to the mountain is fogbound this morning.

Omong

Meaning: talk, speak, language, say
Synonym: bicara, obrol, berkata
Application: omong, ngomong, ngomong-ngomong, omongan

omong kosong
omong besar
Jangan percaya omongan orang.
Setiap mabuk dia selalu ngomong kasar.
ngomong-ngomong …
Ngomong apa dia?
Dia bisa ngomong bahasa Jepang.
nonsense, balony, crap, idle talk, bull shit
bombast
Don’t believe what people said to you.
Everytime he’s drunk he’s always ranting.
by the way …
What did he say?
She can talk in Japanese.
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