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Slang Particles in Indonesian Language

deh * How about ...

Coba dulu deh = How about trying it first? Lanjutin besok lagi deh = How about continuing it tommorow?

* I think ... / I decide ...

Mau yang mana? ~ Yang biru deh = Which one do you want? ~ I think I'll choose the blue one. Aku pergi deh = I think I'm going now / Better if I go.

dong * indeed / of course / You should have known that ...

Kamu dapet kue gratis juga? Dapet dong = Did you get the free cake? Of course I got it. Suka yang mana? (choosing a girl) ~ Yang itu dong = Which one do you like? ~ Of course him/her (I think you think the same too)

* soften a prohibition or command

Jangan keras-keras dong (lagunya) = Don't set it so loud please (the music) Eh, kertasnya masukin semua dong = Hey, please insert all the paper!

eh * Hey (requesting attention)

Eh, sini sebentar = Hey, come here for a minute!

* Correcting incorrectly spoken words / "I mean"

Tadi kan aku kasih kamu dua ratus, eh dua ribu? = Didn't I give you two hundred... I mean two thousand?

* By the way (changing topic)

Eh, inget ga tempat ini? = By the way, do you remember this place?

kan * Isn't it (question tag to assert)

Dia yang namanya Adi kan? = He is the one called Adi, right? Bagus kan? = Good, isn't it?

* Didn't you remember that ...

Hah, dia mau datang? ~ Kan mu yang bilang, masa lupa? = Heh, he is coming? ~ Wasn't it you who said it to me, how can you forget?

* Because

Kenapa ga masukin kulkas aja? ~ Mana cukup, kan kulkasnya kecil = Why don't you put it in the fridge? ~ It's not enough, because the fridge is small.

ko / kok * Why (asking) / I wonder why (just expresses wonder)

Ko kamu telat? = Why are you late? Ko bisa dia dipukul papanya, aneh = I wonder why he is attacked by his father, it's strange.

* Actually ... (denying assumption)

Makan di sana enak ga? Aku ga pernah ke sana ko = Is it nice to eat there? Actually I haven't been there (I don't know) Tiap hari aku tidur 8 jam, lama yah ~ Aku juga ko = I sleep 8 hours every day, it's long isn't it? ~ Actually me too (I think that's not too long)

loh / lho / lo * expressing surprise after hearing something

Loh, katanya ga mau ikut? ~ Pikir-pikir pengen juga = What? Didn't you say that you didn't want to join us? ~ After thinking, I became more interested. Aku bolos aja deh ~ Loh, kenapa? = I think I will skip (the lecture) (for now) ~ What?! Why is it?

* You know? / I'll let you know that ...

Ikut dong, Adi aja ikut loh = Please join us, even Adi joined us, you know? Jangan main api, nanti kebakar loh = Don't play with fire, you may be burned, you know?

* asserting / making sure

Datang loh ke ultah Adi! = Don't forget to come to Adi's birthday party. Ingat loh pesan saya! = Make sure you remember my advice.

nih * comes from "ini" meaning "this", indicating something related to here / current time

Cape nih = I'm tired (now) Besok aja bikin kalimatnya, lagi sibuk nih = How if we make the sentences tomorrow, since I'm busy (now)

* Are you really ... ?

Udah mau pergi nih? = Are you really going now?

* emphasizes the subject

Adi nih yang masak = The one who cooks is Adi, you know?

sih * I wonder ... (sometimes need answer, sometimes not)

Tadi Pak Adi ngomong apa sih? = I wonder what Pak Adi said just now. Berapa sih harganya? = I wonder how much the price is.

* expressing annoyance

Sebetulnya kamu lagi apa sih? = What are you EXACTLY doing? Kenapa sih selalu telat? = Why are you always late?

* Because

Kamu sih datangnya lama, jadi semua telat = Because you came up late, everybody become late. Aku sedih, kamu jahat sih = I'm sad, because you are evil.

* selecting something different than the others

Karyawan di sana bodo-bodo yah? ~ Adi sih pinter, ... = All staffs there are stupid, aren't they? ~ (All are stupid, except) Adi (which is) smart.

* But (sometimes the sentence stops there)

Semua soal bisa? ~ Bisa sih, cuma ada 1 yang ga = Did you successfully do all the questions? Yes I did, but there is one that I didn't. Bisa main gitar? Bisa sih... = Can you play guitar? I can, but...

tuh * See that! (I don't want to do anything about it from now)

Makan tuh kuenya = Eat the cake (I don't want to eat anymore) Kamu tuh kerjanya tidur melulu = All you do is sleeping (I'm annoyed)

ya / yah * Isn't it (question tag, wondering)

Tadi itu Adi ya? = The one (you met) just now was Adi, wasn't it? Rapatnya mulai jam 8 ya? = The meeting starts at 8, isn't it?

* either .. or .. (if coupled with "kalau tidak" / "kalo ga")

Aku pasti bawa sesuatu. Kalo ga sabun ya sampo = I will bring something. Either soap or shampoo. Kalo ga dimakan singa, ya digigit ular = You will be either eaten by a lion or bitten by a snake.

* then (used with "kalau (tidak)" / "kalo (ga)")

Kalo ga bisa tidur ya baca buku telepon = If you cannot sleep, (then) read the telephone directory. Kalo bisa bawa catatan, kalo ga ya gapapa (tidak apa-apa) = If you can, bring a notepad, but if cannot it's okay. Kalo tetep mau antri ya silakan saja = If you still want to queue, it's okay with me.

* expressing dissatisfaction (in front of sentence)

Yah, Juventus kalah lagi = Sadly, Juventus is again lost. Yah, kamu sih = It's because of you, you know? (softly)

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Rainbow In donesia

A country in the equator, kindergarten kids usually called the country with the name Endonesia, but if you look for it on the map, I think you will not get it, because the country is commonly called Indonesia. Indonesia located in tropical area, it means that the country only has two season, that is sunny season and rainy season, there are no spring, summer, autumn, or winter. Althouth there are no winter, but far at the side of the country, more exactly on top of Jayawijaya mountain, it is said that there people can still see snow. But, that's not what we are going to discuss here.

Like snow, rain falls from the sky. Winter comes because wind that I-don't-know-why is called El Nino comes. When rain season comes, the rainfall rate is relatively higher than the rainfall rate during sunny season. When rain falls from the sky, small kids like to play with rain water, they do not know that rain water may contain acid and it may cause a sickness that is called "wind got in", but they know that after the rain stops, rainbow usually appears.

Rainbow, as we usually see, has maaany colours. I don't know why kindergarten kids in the country usually are given a knowledge that the rainbow consists of colours, which if it is said quickly sounds like mejikuhibiniu (Me-Ji-Ku-Hi-Bi-Ni-U).

mejikuhibiniu stands for

Me = MErah  = Red    = FF0000 _
Ji = JIngga = Orange = FF9900 _
Ku = KUning = Yellow = FFFF00 _
Hi = HIjau  = Green  = 00FF00 _
Bi = BIru   = Blue   = 0000FF _
Ni = NIla   = Pink   = FF00FF _
U  = Ungu   = Purple = 990099 _

source: www.kejut.com

The World Cup Winner

Do you know which countries that ever become the winner of football world cup Multiple winners: Brazil (5); Italy (4), West Germany (3); Argentina and Uruguay (2).

Year	Champion	Manager	Score	Runner-up	Host Country	Third Place
1930	Uruguay	Alberto Suppici	4-2	Argentina	Uruguay	No game
1934	Italy	Vittório Pozzo	2-1*	Czechoslovakia	Italy	Germany 3, Austria 2
1938	Italy	Vittório Pozzo	4-2	Hungary	France	Brazil 4, Sweden 2
1942-46 Not held
1950	Uruguay	Juan Lopez	2-1	Brazil	Brazil	No game
1954	West Germany	Sepp Herberger	3-2	Hungary	Switzerland	Austria 3, Uruguay 1
1958	Brazil	Vicente Feola	5-2	Sweden	Sweden	France 6, W. Ger. 3
1962	Brazil	Aimoré Moreira	3-1	Czechoslovakia	Chile	Chile 1, Yugoslavia 0
1966	England	Alf Ramsey	4-2*	W. Germany	England	Portugal 2, USSR 1
1970	Brazil	Mario Zagalo	4-1	Italy	Mexico	W. Ger. 1, Uruguay 0
1974	West Germany	Helmut Schoen	2-1	Netherlands	W. Germany	Poland 1, Brazil 0
1978	Argentina	Cesar Menotti	3-1*	Netherlands	Argentina	Brazil 2, Italy 1
1982	Italy	Enzo Bearzot	3-1	W. Germany	Spain	Poland 3, France 2
1986	Argentina	Carlos Bilardo	3-2	W. Germany	Mexico	France 4, Belgium 2*
1990	West Germany	Franz Beckenbauer	1-0	Argentina	Italy	Italy 2, England 1
1994	Brazil	Carlos Parreira	0-0†	Italy	USA	Sweden 4, Bulgaria 0
1998	France	Aimé Jacquet	3-0	Brazil	France	Croatia 2, Netherlands 1
2002	Brazil	Luiz Felipe Scolari	2-0	Germany	Japan/S. Korea	Turkey 3, S. Korea 2
2006	Italy	Marcello Lippi	1-1#	France	Germany	Germany 3, Portugal 1

*Winning goals scored in overtime (no sudden death); †Brazil defeated Italy in shootout (3-2) after scoreless overtime period; # Italy defeated France in shootout (5-3) after 1-1 overtime period.

Prisoners' v/s Employees... !!!!!

IN PRISON	AT WORK
you spend the majority of your time in an 8'X10' cell ...	you spend most of your time in a 6'X8' cubicle ..
you get three meals a day (free).	you only get a break for one meal and probably have to pay for it yourself .
you get time off for good behavior.	you get rewarded for good behavior with more WORK.
a guard locks and unlocks the doors for you ..	you must carry around a security card and unlock open all the doors yourself .
you can watch TV and play games.	you get fired for watching TV and playing games.
they allow your family and friends to visit.	you can not even speak to your family and friends.
all expenses are paid by taxpayers with no work at all.	You get to pay all the expenses to go to work and then they deduct taxes from your salary to pay for the pr isoners.

Embryology

A few years ago, a group of men in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia collected all of the verses in the Quran which discuss embryology - the growth of the human being in the womb. They said, "Here is what the Quran says. Is it the truth?" In essence, they took the advice of the Quran: "Ask the men who know." They chose, as it happened, a non-Muslim who is a professor of embryology at the University of Toronto. His name is Keith Moore, and he is the author of textbooks on embryology - a world expert on the subject. They invited him to Riyadh and said, "This is what the Quran says about your subject. Is it true? What can you tell us?" While he was in Riyadh, they gave him all the help that he needed in translation and all of the cooperation for which he asked. And he was so surprised at what he found that he changed his textbooks. In fact, in the second edition of one of his books, called Before We Are Born... in the section about the history of embryology, he included some material that was not in the first edition because of what he found in the Quran was ahead of its time and that those who believe in the Quran know what other people do not know. I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Keith Moore for a television presentation, and we talked a great deal about this - it was illustrated by slides and so on. He mentioned that some of the things that the Quran states about the growth of the human being were not known until thirty things that the Quran states about the growth of the human being were not known until thirty years ago. In fact, he said that one item in particular - the Quran's description of the human being as a "leech-like clot" ('alaqah) at one stage (Surahs al-Hajj 22:5; al-Mu'minun 23:14; and Ghafir 40:67) - was new to him; but when he checked on it, he found that it was true, and so he added it to his book. He said, "I never thought of that before," and he went to the zoology department and asked for a picture of a leech. When he found that it looked just like the human embryo, he decided to include both pictures in one of his textbooks. Although the aforementioned example of man researching information contained in the Quran deals with a non-Muslim, it is still valid because he is one of those who is knowledgeable in the subject being researched. Had some layman claimed that what the Quran says about embryology is true, then one would not necessarily have to accept his word. However, because of the high position, respect, and esteem man gives scholars, one naturally assumes that if they research a subject and arrive at a conclusion based on that research, then the conclusion is valid. Cited from The Amazing Quran by Dr. Gary Miller

UEFA Champions League 2009 final in Rome

I hope this night Manchester United can beat Barcelona and will become a fantastic game. Both are my favourites club. This is the preview from Andrew Haslam from Rome

Great expectations surround the final at the Stadio Olimpico (©UEFA)

FC Barcelona and Manchester United FC are ready to put on a spectacle worthy of a place in history when they meet in the UEFA Champions League final in Rome, the Eternal City.

Stirring finale Two of European football's most evocative names, the newly crowned champions of England and Spain, cross paths at the Stadio Olimpico with United aiming to become the first team in 19 years to successfully defend the European Champion Clubs' Cup and the first in the UEFA Champions League era. Having already lifted the Liga and Copa del Rey this month Barcelona have the chance to claim an unprecedented Spanish treble. It promises to be one of the more stylish gladiatorial contests staged in the city of the Colosseum, with Sir Alex Ferguson saying simply: "It has the capability to be a fantastic final."

History help United have never lost a European Cup final while two of this competition's three previous showpiece matches in Rome ended in an English victory. According to Sir Alex, another success is essential to justify his club's ever-growing stature. "I've repeated many times we should have done better in Europe. To be in the pantheon of great teams, the prerequisite is to win this cup. It's an opportunity for us to go alongside a lot of the great teams. This team has that type of future – it's a young squad with the right type of experience which can do well in the next few years. Hopefully we can endorse that."

Ferdinand return Captain Rio Ferdinand is fit again after a calf injury, although United will be without the suspended Darren Fletcher as they bid to become the first side since AC Milan in 1989 and 1990 to land back-to-back European Cups. "We're good at doing things for the first time," Sir Alex added with pride. "It's interesting and unusual that no one has defended the trophy since the Champions League started, because in the history of the European Cup it was done regularly. We have an opportunity to change that and hopefully we can take it."

Glorious campaign While the United boss is at the end of his 35th season as a manager, Josep Guardiola is concluding his first and, though two trophies are already in the Camp Nou cabinet, the 38-year-old – 29 years Sir Alex's junior – is not finished yet. "It's been a great season but it can still finish badly, there's a lot still to do. In football things can change very suddenly. I've been very lucky to have a squad of players who are very good tactically and technically. We want to show how good we are and how hard we've worked by winning tomorrow."

Defensive reshuffle Barcelona's usual full-backs Daniel Alves and Eric Abidal are suspended and Rafael Márquez has a knee injury so Yaya Touré will drop back to central defence with captain Carles Puyol filling in at right-back, Seydou Keita on the left and 20-year-old Sergi Busquets replacing Keita in midfield. Andrés Iniesta and Thierry Henry should be fit after thigh and knee problems respectively, with Guardiola adding: "If they're OK they will play – if they're not, they won't. I think they'll be there. I would have liked to have more players at my disposal but that's how it is. It's going to be a great final."

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