| NOTES AND VOCABULARIES : | INDONESIAN PROVERBS INDONESIAN PROVERBS INDONESIAN PROVERBS |
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INDONESIAN PROVERBS INDONESIAN PROVERBS INDONESIAN PROVERBS |
| Notes for "Biduk satu ..... | Meaning : There is always a problem when there are two leaders in one job. A similar English proverb is "Too many cooks spoil the soup". |
| Notes for "Mendapat durian..... |
Meaning : Get a piece of luck without doing any work. It has the same meaning with the English expression " windfall ". |
| Notes for "Tak usah itik..... | Meaning : It is a
waste of time to teach somebody something that he already knows |
| biduk | small boat,
river craft n. |
| satu | one |
| nahkoda | (Naut.) ship's
captain, admiral of the fleet |
| dua | two |
| dapat | 1.get, obtain vi.2.may,
can, able men ~ = to obtain |
| durian | durian, big
and spiky kind of fruit. Most Indonesians like this fruit. |
| runtuh | collapse,
fall, fall out vi. |
| tak | no, not |
| usah | it is not
necesary, no need to tak ~ = it is not necessary |
| ajar | to teach me~ : to teach |
| itik | duck |
| renang | swim, natation be ~ = to swim |