Texting is really a part of our life that we do daily. I don’t know many texts you receive or send every day, but I’m pretty sure, that’s quite a lot.
If you try to text people in Bahasa, you might be frustrated and confused when you read the text. It might look like this:
Aku hr ini ga bs. Kl bsk aja gmn?
Can you guess what that means?
It’s read:
Aku hari ini ga bisa. Kalau besok aja gimana?
I can’t (do it) today. What about tomorrow?
I know that many of International friends are struggling to read short message texts in Bahasa.
Many Indonesians, including me, don’t write the whole words correctly, just to safe time and energy.
So, here I write some common words in daily text that Indonesian use.
B
bc | baca | read |
bgt | banget | very much |
bk | buka | open |
bk | buku | book |
blh | boleh | may |
bln | bulan | month, moon |
brg | barang | things |
brp | berapa | how much, how many |
bs | bisa | can |
bsk | besok | tomorrow |
C
ce | cewek | girl |
cm | cuma | only |
co | cowok | boy |
cpt | cepat | fast, soon |
D
dll | dan lain-lain | etc. |
dsb | dan sebagainya | etc. |
dtg | datang | come |
E
emg | memang | indeed |
G
gbu | God bless you | God bless you |
gmn | gimana | how |
gpp | ga apa-apa | it’s okay |
gt | gitu | like that |
H
hr | hari | day |
I
iy | iya | yes |
J
jgn | jangan | don’t |
jln | jalan | street |
jln2 | jalan-jalan | hangout |
jmpt | jemput | pick up |
K
kl | kalau | if |
km | kamu | you |
kmrn | kemarin | yesterday |
krj | kerja | work |
ksh | kasih | give |
kt | kita | we |
ktr | kantor | office |
L
lg | lagi | again; doing something in progress |
lhr | lahir | born |
M
maksi | makan siang | lunch |
mgkn | mungkin | maybe |
mkn | makan | eat |
mls | malas | lazy |
mrh | merah | red |
mrh | marah | angry |
mtr | motor | motorbike |
nti | nanti | later |
O
org | orang | person, people |
ortu | orangtua | parents |
P
pg | pagi | morning |
pgn | pingin, ingin | want |
plh | pilih | choose |
R
rmh | rumah | house |
S
se7 | setuju | agree |
sht | sehat | healthy |
skrg | sekarang | now |
skt | sakit | sick |
sm2 | sama-sama | you’re welcome |
sy | saya | I |
T
t4/tmpt | tempat | place |
tdr | tidur | sleep |
tgl | tanggal | date |
thn | tahun | year |
Thn | Tuhan | God |
tk | toko | store |
tlg | tolong | please |
tp | tapi | but |
trims | terimakasih | thanks |
trm | terima | receive |
ttp | tutup | close |
U
udh | sudah | already |
ultah | ulang tahun | birthday |
utk | untuk | to, for |
W
wkt | waktu | when, time |
Y
y | ya | yes |
yg | yang | which is |
Do you want to have some practice?
Let’s do it.
1. Bsk aku blh dtg ke rmh km?
2. Km ultah tgl brp?
3. Kmrn km jln2 kmn?
4. Aku lg krj di ktr skrg.
5. Km jgn mrh ya, nti cpt tua.
If you get it, can you write your answers in the comment below?
If you find that it’s hard to understand them, just ask them to write in full words. They should understand that these things are too crazy for you. I’m sure they wouldn’t mind to do that.
Love,
Esfie
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