An Indonesian statement become a question when it is preceded by Apa as question indicator, to which a yes or no answer can be given.
He/she is a teacher = Wong kae tulih guru
Is he/she a teacher? = Apa wong kae guru?
They want to eat = Kae wong sakabehan pengin madang
Do they want to eat? = Apa kae wong sakabehan pengin madang?
A statement become a question when it is spoken with a rising intonation at the end of the sentence. Bold word should read in rising intonation for become a question. Examples :
1. Bocah kae nyanyi? Is that child singing?
2. Kae wong pengin madang? Do they want to eat?
Basic questions word in Banyumasan Javanese dialect.
Where is? = Nang endi?
When? = Kapan?
What? = Apa? Opo?
Who? = Sapa?
Who are you? = Sapa koe? Sapa sih kae?
Why? = Kenengapa? Nengapa?
Which? = Sing endi?
How = Pie? Kepriwe? Kepriben?
How much? = Pira? Piro? (for asking price = Piranan)
What does that mean? = Apa gue artiné?
May I? = Ulih ora Enyong?
May I come in? = Ulih ora/ra Enyong mlebu?
May I have that? = Ulih ora/ra Enyong njaluk?
Can you? = Bisa ora/ra?
Can you help me? = Bisa ra mbantu Enyong?
Vocabulary
Tulih = Is
Wong kae = He/She
Guru = Teacher
Bocah = Child
Nyanyi = Singing
Kae = They
Pengin = Want
Madang = Eat
Mlebu = Come in
Njaluk = Asking
Written by Waluyo Ibn Dischman
Pamarican, December 13, 2016
08:00 pm
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