Lesson XXI
Can you sew?— Kamu tahu-kah menjahit?
The tailor has come— Tukang jahit sudah datang.
This does not fit me— Ta’ bĕtul ini dengan badan27 sahaya.
Measure the length of this— Hukur-lah panjang-nia.
Just hold this for a moment— Tulong pegang ini sa’at.28
Wait a moment— Nanti sa’at.
He has a bad foot— Kaki-nia sakit.
He was wounded between the ankle and the heel— Dia kĕna luka antara mata kaki dan tumit.
Her neck was swollen— Bongkok-lah batang leher-nia.
From the nape of the neck down to the feet— Deri tangkuk hingga kaki.
He put his arm under his head (lit. he made a pillow of his forearm)— Dia mem-bantal-kan lengan.
His knee-pan was broken— Patah-lah tempurong29 lutut-nia.
A skull was found in the river— Di-jumpa tengkurak di-dalam sungei.
As big as one’s finger— Besar jari.
The thumb— Ibu jari or ibu tangan.
The forefinger— Jari telunjuk.
The middle finger— Jari tengah, jari mati, or jari hantu.
The fourth finger— Jari manis.
The little finger— Jari kelingking.
His right arm was dislocated— Tangan kanan-nia sudah salah urat.
He has a beard— Dia ber-janggut.
One seldom sees a Chinese with a moustache— Jarang ber-jumpa orang China ber-misei.
Exercise
Show the tailor a pair of white trousers. My little finger is swollen. Hold this stick for a moment. He was stabbed in the leg near the knee. Both his arms were broken. Be good enough to sew this. I was much concerned at seeing him; he is suffering greatly. A stick as thick as my forearm. He was struck on the back of the neck. She wore a ring30 on her fourth finger.
27. Badan, Arabic, adopted in Hindustani also; tuboh is the native word; salira (Sansk.) is also found.
28. More correctly sa-sa’at, one moment. Sa’at (Arabic) is found in Hindustani also.
29. The primary meaning of tempurong is “cocoa-nut shell.”
30. Chinchin.