Bahasa Gaul

formal: menonton

slang: nonton

formal: mengirim

slang: ngirim

formal: menyisir

slang: nyisir

formal: sudah

slang: udah

formal: saja

slang: aja

formal: belum

slang: blum

formal: teman

slang: temen

formal: malam

slang: malem

formal: senang

slang: seneng

formal: nasi goreng

slang: nasgor

formal: terima kasih

slang: makasih

formal: ulang tahun

slang: ultah

formal: kalau

slang: kalo

formal: mau

slang: mo

formal: pakai

slang: pake

gue

I

lu

you

cewek

girl

cowok

guy

nongkrong

hangout

banget

very

jomblo

single

curhat

pouring the heart out

gak

no

masa sih?

really?

kok gitu?

How is that the case?

plis deh!

Oh cmon!

Mo dong!

Yes, please!

ortu

parents

halu

hallucinations

mager

lazy movement

baper

emotional/drama queen

bucin

love slave/lovesick

gabut

blinded by money

BU

need money

ABS

as long as my parents are happy

Gimana kalo…

How about if…

Mo ikut

Do you want to come

ke pesta ultah

go to the birthday party

makan malem

have dinner

maen bola basket

play basketball

nongkrong di kafe

hang out at the cafe

ngopi

have a coffee

ngedate

have a date

nonton

watch

sama gue

with me

sama temen-temen

with friends

tentu aja!

of course!

Ide bagus!

good idea!

Ayo!/Yok!/Yuk!

Let’s go!

Sip!

Ok!

Mantap!

Great!

Sori

sorry

maaf

sorry

Sayangnya

Unfortunately

Kapan?

When?

Jam berapa?

What time?

Sama siapa?

With who?

Ketemu di mana?

meeting where?

gue gak bisa

I can’t

gue sibuk

I am busy

Gue ada janji

I have another appointment

mungkin lain kali

maybe another time

gak boleh sama ortu gue

I am not allowed by my parents

gue pikir

I think

gue rasa

In my opinion

gue percaya

I believe

kan (questions)

tag like “right?”

kan (statements)

reader already knows what the speaker is telling them (like as you know)

Lho (beginning)

indicates surprise (like gosh)

Lho (end)

reminder that speaker is telling the truth (like you know)

Sih (1)

anyway

Sih (2)

expresses annoyance (like for goodness sake)

Kok (start)

expresses surprise (like how come)

Kok (end)

emphasises (like actually)

Dong

emphasises

Santi bosek kan?

Santi is bored isn’t she?

Kan Dede keren banget

As you know, Dede is very cool

Lho Dede ngedate sama Santi

Gosh! Dede is dating Santi

Dede ngedate sama Santi lho

Dede is dating Santi, you know

Kapan kita ke bioskop sih?

When are we going to the cinema anyway?

Mau lo apa sih?

What do you want for goodness sake?

Kok lu maen?

How come you are playing?

Gue maen kok

I am playing actually

Gue mo maen dong!

I want to play you know!

Kan mahal

As you know, it’s expensive

Lho, udah pagi

Gosh, it’s morning already

Gue juga keren lho

We are cool too, you know

Siapa sih lo?

Who are you anyway?

Kok mahal banget?

How come it’s so expensive

Sejarah mudah kok

History is easy actually

Santi keren dong

Santi is cool you know!

Ortu gue sabar banget sama gue kok

Actually, my parents are very patient with me

Gue percaya kita sebaiknya nongkrong dengan temen-temen lebih sering

I believe that we should hang out with friends more often