7. What can idioms and phrases tell you about culture - Budaya dalam frasa dan peribahasa

Indonesia is the world's fourth most populous country and with the distance from west to east greater than that from the Pacific coast of the US to the Atlantic. And yet not many people have heard of Indonesia. The proverb “Tong kosong nyaring bunyinya”, which means "empty barrels make a loud noise" (those with no substance always boast the loudest), means that Indonesians believe we should not boast. Indonesia, which is the world's largest archipelago, harnesses its seafaring tradition in its language. For example the idiom “mati angin`’ ("dead wind") is used when somebody is helpless, as when sailing and there’s no wind, and there’s nothing you can do. Presented by Ati Kisjanto, teacher of Indonesian to diplomats for the last 10 years. This episode’s words and phrases:1. budaya - culture2. dalam - in/ inside/ deep3. frasa - idioms4. dan - and5. peribahasa - proverbs6. air - water7. beriak - rippled/ has ripple8. tanda - sign/ show9. tak - not10. tong - barrell 11. kosong - empty12. nyaring -  loud13. bunyinya - its sound14. ibarat - like15. padi -  rice padi16. makin - the more 17. berisi - filled18. merunduk - bowing 19. harimau - tiger. 20. mati - die/ died/ dead21. karena - because22. belangnya -  its stripes23. silakan - please do 24. mampir - stop by25. di - at 26. rumah - house 27. saya - my28. maaf- sorry/ apologies/ excuse me 29. seadanya - as is30. mulutmu - your mouth 31. harimaumu - your tiger 32. jarimu - your finger33. nila - indigo coloring 34. setitik - ah! Indeed35. rusak - spoiled/ broken 36. susu - milk 37. sebelanga - the whole wok/ cooking pan38. nasi - rice39. sudah - already40. menjadi - become 41. bubur - porridge42. seperti -  like43. kacang - ground nut/ peanut 44. lupa - forgotten45. kulitnya - its shell 46. ada - there is 47. gading - ivory48. yang - the one that 49. retak - cracked50. semut - ant51. di - at 52. seberang - on the other side/ across 53. lautan - the ocean 54. tampak - visible55. gajah - elephant 56. pelupuk mata - eyelid 57. terlihat - visible58. berat - heavy 59. sama - equal/ together with60. dipikul - carry 61. ringan - light in weight62. dijinjing-  carry63. rotan - rattan64. akar - root65. pun - even 66. jadi - will do 67. bagai - like68. katak - frog 69. tempurung - coconut shell70. dunia - the world 71. tidak - not 72. selebar - as wide as 73. daun - leaf74. kelor - moringa If you want to know more about learning Indonesian and to see some videos, you can follow my Instagram, YouTube or Facebook page @AllThingsIndonesian.

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