vocabulary part 1

TO TURN ON = MENYALAKAN, MENGHIDUPKAN (PLEASE, TURN ON THE LIGHT WHEN YOU LEAVE THE HOUSE. OR PLEASE, TURN ON THE TV, THE PROGRAM IS INTERESTING)

TO TURN OFF = MEMATIKAN, MEMADAMKAN (PLEASE TURN OFF THE RADIO, IT’S VERY NOISY)

TO TURN OVER = SERAH TERIMA

TO AND FROM = PULANG-PERGI, MONDAR-MANDIR

UP TO SOME ONE = TERSERAH KEPADA (IT IS UP TO YOU WHETHER WE WILL GO OR NOT)

UP TO DATE = MUTAKHIR, MODERN

OUT UP DATE = KETINGGALAN ZAMAN, SUDAH KUNO

BY THE WAY (BTW) = NGOMONG-NGOMONG (BY THE WAY, DO YOU KNOW MANY IDIOMS ?) (BY THE WAY, I WOULD 

LIKE TO IMPROVE MY ENGLISH GRAMMAR)

IN COMING = MASUK ( IN COMING COMMANDER = KOMANDAN YG BARU MASUK)

OUT GOING = KELUAR ( OUT GOING COMMANDER = KOMANDAN YANG LAMA = KELUAR)

HAND OVER = MENYERAHKAN

TAKE OVER = MENGAMBIL ALIH

RAISE THE FLAG = NAIK BENDERA

LOWER THE FLAG = TURUN BENDERA

HALF MAST THE FLAG = BENDERA 1/2 TIANG (BERKABUNGAN)/ BERDUKA )= MOURNING

IN THE PINK = SEHAT, KONDISI KESEHATANNYA BAGUS, DALAM KEADAAN BAGUS (I’M FEELING IN THE PINK NOW. 

THANKS FOR THE TREATMENT DOCTOR OR I ALWAYS TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY DOG. THEY ALWAYS STAY IN THE PINK.

IN THE SAME BOAT = BERADA DALAM SITUASI YG SAMA BURUKNYA (BOTH JANE AND I DON’T HAVE MONEY AT ALL. WE ARE IN THE SAME BOAT.

AT ALL = SAMA SEKALI

RAIN CATS AND DOGS = HUJAN SANGAT DERAS SEKALI = HEAVY RAIN (DON’T FORGET YOUR UMBRELLA. IT IS RAINING CATS AND DOGS.

MONEY TO BURN = UANG LEBIH , UANG UNTUK DIPAKAI SESUKANYA = EXTRA MONEY (HE IS TAKING US TO AN EXPENSIVE RESTAURANT. HE MUST HAVE MONEY TO BURN

WHAT A DAME ! = ALANGKAH CANTIKNYA

SLEEP LIKE A LONG = SOUND SLEEP = TIDUR NYENYAK SEKALI (HE WAS SO TIRED LAST NIGHT THAT I HE SLEPT LIKE A LONG)

SPEAK OF THE DEVIL = ORANG YG LAGI DIBICARAKAN..EH TAHU-TAHU MUNCUL SEKETIKA I HADAPAN ORANG YG SEDANG MEMBICARAKANNYA (WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IWAN WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HE WALKED IN “AHA ! SPEAK OF THE DEVIL”.

MISS THE BOAT = KEHILANGAN KESEMPATAN KARENA TERLALU LAMBAT ATAU TERLAMBAT (DAMN. THE SALE IS OVER. I MISS THE BOAT)

GREEN THUMB = KALAU MENANAM TANAMAN SELALU BERHASIL TUMBUH DNG BAIK/SUBUR (MY MOTHER HAS A GREEN THUMB. YOU SHOULD SEE HER GARDEN! EVERY THING GROWS WELL.

DON’T RAIN ON MY PARADE = JANGAN RUSAK RENCANA2 SAYA (OH, C’MON ! DON’T RAIN ON MY PARADE. YOU CAN SOMEONE ELSE TO GO WITH YOU)

DROP YOU A LINE = MEMBERI KHABAR/ MENULIS SURAT (I WILL DROP YOU A LINE ONCE I REACH JAKARTA)

SAFE AND SOUND = SELAMAT TAK KURANG SESUATU APAPUN (IT WAS A BUMPY RIDE, BUT I FINALLY A RRIVED SAFE AND SOUND)

IN THE DARK = TDK DIBERITAHU/ BUTA INFORMASI (I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT. YOU HAVE LEFT ME IN THE DARK)