Lesson XIII
Bring breakfast,
dinner,
luncheon, Bawa makan-an.1
Put bread on the table— Taroh roti di-atas meja.2
Is there any milk?— Susu ada-kah?
A little sugar— Gula sadikit.
Shut the door— Tutup (or katup) pintu.
Open the window— Buka jandela3 (or tingkap).
Light the candle— Pasang4 dian5 (or lilin).
Put out the lamp— Padam palita.6
I am very hungry— Sahaya lapar sangat.
Have you eaten rice?— Sudah makan nasi?
What will you drink, sir?— Tuan apa handak minum?
Go quickly— Pergi lakas.
Don’t be long— Jangan lambat.
Call him here— Panggil din ka-mari.
Tell him to come here— Ajak dia kamari.
Tell him I want to speak to him— Khabar-kan dia sahaya handak chakap sadikit.
Don’t make a noise— Jangan engar-engar.
Go to the right— Pergi ka-kanan.
Go towards the right— Pergi sa-bĕlah kanan.
Turn to the left— Pusing sa-bĕlah kiri.
Come— Mari. Mari-lah.
Come here— Mari sini. Mari di-sini. Mari-lah ka-mari.
Come near— Mari dĕkat.
Come quite near— Mari dĕkat-dĕkat.
Exercise
Bring some bread. Where are you going? Light the lamp quickly. Bring tea, sugar, and milk. Put two candles on the table. Is there any coffee? When you reach the cross-roads turn to the right. Eat first and then go. Don’t tell any one. Who is making a noise outside? He told him to come quite near. Light the lamp and then shut all the windows.
1. Lit. eatables. Sometimes the Hindustani word hazri is used for breakfast.
2. Meza or meja, table, is borrowed from the Persian.
3. Jandela is from the Portuguese janella, and is applied to the windows of the houses of Europeans. Tingkap is the window or window-shutter of a native house.
4. Pasang signifies to give action to, to apply.
5. Dian is the better word. Lilin is literally wax.
6. Palita, in Hindustani (corrupted from the Persian patilah), signifies the match of a gun, a candle, a wick used in sorcery.