Nov 21, 2009

You are a TRUE SABAHAN when....(part 2)



Dear All

THE SABAHAN DICTIONARY
(very useful to foreigners :-p)


  1. tuuuunaaa/saaannaaa - points with the lips -(there~~at a distance)(the longer the "tuuuuunaaaaaaaaa/sannaaaaaaaaaaa", the further the place is.
  2. limpas (to pass/walk by - maaf, saya limpas dulu? Excuse me, can i passby?)
  3. palui - stupid, duh!
  4. tapuk - to hide
  5. bida - ugly
  6. bubut - to chase
  7. sakai - ignorant, uncivilized "hoosier"
  8. andang-andang - that's how it is
  9. inda/tia - short form of 'tidak' - not/no
  10. talampau - proper malay - "terlampau" - too much
  11. takajut - Proper Malay "terkejut" - shocked
  12. ngam-ngam - kebetulan, exact at that time
  13. mengkali - barangkali , maybe/perhaps
  14. gia - (expression ~ is it?)
  15. bha- (expression ~ ok)
  16. ah? - (question~ what?)
  17. kici/kicil - small, petite
  18. siok ~ fun, seronok
  19. tambirang - don't lie
  20. kotoh! - means baru ko tau (serve u right/i told you
  21. lakas - hurry
  22. balabak - scrotum
  23. duiii dogo! - My goodness/ oh my!!
  24. siring - on the side
  25. palis-palis - touch wood
  26. gustan - reverse
  27. kogutan - hangover
  28. sepuluh tiga - RM10 for 3 cans of beer (in those days la)
  29. mulau- crazy
  30. kapayas- papaya
  31. (sia) bilang - i said
  32. skijap - soon, wait a minute
  33. tinguk - to look
  34. Sot - crazy
  35. thai lingung - worse than bodoh
  36. karan - electricity
  37. butul - Proper Bm "betul"
hahahha ENJOY YOUR SABAHAN DICTIONARY


regards and LOVE
harryez
the writer