Monday, June 11, 2012

Lexis

Have a couple of laugh = Have a fun
- Bersenang - senang
eg. - I had a couple of laugh in the party last night.

Zilch = nothing
Nuffin = nothing
Nuthing = nothing

Hubby = Husband
- Suami
eg. - Mrs Annie's hubby is a Mayor.

Review
- Meliput
eg. - The reporter is reviewing the news.

Pricey = Dear, Expensive
- Mahal
eg. - This car is ever so pricey.

Get on in years = No longer young
- Tidak muda lagi
eg. - I am in no longer younger.

Scram = Fuck off, beat it, go away
- Enyah, pergi sana
eg. - Just scram boy! I don't need you here.

Matrimonial Problem
- Masalah rumah tangga
eg. - You look sad, what's wrong? Matrimonial problem again?

I dare you
- Saya tantang kamu
eg. - I dare you to catch that snake!

Cabby, Cabbie = Taxi driver
- Pengemudi Taxi
eg. Where's the cabby?

Intern
- Anak Magang
eg. A lot of interns here.

Cuppa = Cup of a tea
- Secangkir Teh
eg. - Do you fancy a cuppa?

Fancy = Like
- Suka
eg. - Do you fancy smoking?

Back pedal = Break the promise
- Melanggar janji, mendayung pedal kebelakang
eg. - You must deliver your promise, never try to back pedal it!

Deliver = Keep the promise, send
- Menepati janji, mengirim
eg. - I will always deliver my promise.

Homebody
- Orang rumahan
eg. - Don't you think that Andy is a homebody?

Play hooky/hookey, Play truant, skive off, bunk off
- Bolos dari sekolah atau kerjaan, cabut (tidak masuk sekolah)
eq. - Students like to skive off nowadays, what about you?

French Letter = Rubber = Condom
- Kondom (pengaman untuk sex)

Pink letter
- Surat pemberhentian/pemecatan
eg. - I am afraid if I don't do my task I will get the pink letter from my bos.

Snug = Cosy, Cozy, Warm
- Hangat
eg. I need a snug bedroom to sleep

Aubergine (Inggris Amerika)
Eggplant (Inggris British)
- Terong

Badly off = Flat broke
- Lagi tidak punya uang
eg. - It's so bad today that I am badly off.

Bag = Unpleasant woman
- Wanita yang tidak menyenangkan
eg. - stupid old bag

Bag = Catch, kill an animal
- Menangkap, Membunuh binatang
eg. - We bagged two fish in two hours

Something = Great, interesting
- Selain artinya ''sesuatu'' bisa juga artinya ''menakjubkan, menarik''.
eg. - It's really something

All over the again
- Mulai dari awal lagi
eg. - I have to start all over again

Rubber band = Elastic band
- Karet ikat
eg. I need rubber band for this package

Flex (Inggris British)
Cord (Inggris Amerika)
- Wayar listrik
eg. - My father needs more flex for the lights

Mascot = Jimat untuk keberuntungan
Amulet = Jimat untuk mengusir roh jahat

Bag lunch (Inggris British)
Packed lunch (Inggris Amerika)
- Kotak makan siang
eg. The students brought bag lunch

Ballance sheet
- Debet and kridit

Bag lady
- Wanita tua yang tidak mempunyai rumah yang bekeliaran dengan membawa tas-tas buntelan.
eg. - This town is full of beggars and bag lady.

Go bald = Get bald
- Menjadi botak, mulai botak
eg. - He started going bald

Gas = Chat = Talk for a long time
- Bicara banyak
eg. - He gassed at the class 

Gas 
- Orang atau sebuah acara yang asik
eg. - The concert was a real gas

That's flat = that's that
- Kalau sudah dibilang ''that's flat/that's that'' berarti itu sudah menjadi keputusan terakhir dan tidak bisa dirubah lagi.
eg - OK boys! All of you must do the cleaning and that's flat!

Gee - gee = Horse (Used by children)
- Kuda (Digunakan oleh anak -anak)
eg. Mommy..mommy.. look! That's a gee - gee in the yard

(Spoke) Geddit? = Do you get it?
- Geddit? adalah bahasa lisan atau percakapan yang artinya ''Apa kamu sudah mengerti?
eg. - I can't accept her as my team-mate, because he's stupid, geddit?

Geek
- Orang kolot tidak punya gaya
eg. - Donnie was very geek as a boy.

Go ballistic = Very angry
- Sangat Marah
eg. - Your father would go ballistic if your father found you like this.




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