English Expressions (5)

Hereunder I am going to share with you some more English Expressions. Try to read them several times and use them, wherever possible, in your daily spoken English:

1. The wind’s blowing hard = Anginnya kencang.
2. She’s blooming = Dia sedang hamil tua.
3. He had a blowout = Dia mengalami pecah ban.
4. The breakup was a blow to him. = Perceraian itu merupakan pukulan baginya.
5. Don’t bother. = Jangan repot-repot.
6. Don’t let this bother you too much. = Sudahlah, masalah ini jangan terlalu dijadikan beban pikiranmu.
7. Something’s bothering me. = Hatiku nggak enak.
8. It’s a reak time. = Waktunya istirahat.
9. Someone broke into their house. = Rumah mereka kebobolan maling.
10. Their house was broken into. = Rumah mereka dibobol maling.
11. They broke the rule. = Mereka melanggar aturan.
12. They broke up. = Mereka putus.
13. I’m broke. = Aku lagi nggak punya uang sama sekali.
14. He broke her promise. = Dia melanggar janjinya = Dia tidak menepati janji.
15. In brief. = Singkatnya.
16. A brief report. = Laporan singkat.
17. I was brought up by my grandma. = Aku diasuh dan dibesarkan oleh nenekku.  
18. What brings you here? = Ada keperluan apa kamu ke sini?
19. The bulbs needs replacing.= Bohlamnya perlu diganti.
20. Don’t beat around the bush. = Bicaranya jangan ber-putar-putar. = Jangan bicara bertele-tele.

 

 

 

Some English Expressions (1)

Starting from now on, I will share with you some daily expressions in English so that you could enrich your vocabularies. (Source: English/Indonesian Expressions: SPEAK UP  — by Eddy M. Yusuf S.)

1. I was taken aback : Aku kaget banget/Aku terperanjat.
2. What’s all about : Apa-apaan ini?
3. Taht’s absurd : Aneh-aneh saja — Ada-ada saja — Wah, itu kan nggak bener.
4. You’re being absurd: Kamu aneh-aneh saja.
5. This is absurd: Ini kan nggak bener  — Ini kan nggak lucu.
6. I have no savings account: aku gak punya rekening tabungan.
7. It’s on my own account: Atas tanggunganku sendiri.
8. It’s on her/his own account: Atas tanggungannya sendiri.(laki/perempuan)
9. Put it into my account: Masukkan saja ke dalam rekeningku.
10. She’s my aquaintance: Dia (perempuan) kenalan saya.
11. Don’t be absurd: Kamu jangan suka aneh-aneh dong.
12. They’re my acquaintance: Mereka kenalanku..
13. It’s acting again: Ngadat lagi  — Mulai ngadat lagi nih.
14. He’s acting up: Dia lagi ngadat.
15. I am really affected: Aku merasa terharu
16. Pay in advance: Bayar di muka.
17. Thank you in advance: Sebelumnya saya ucapkan terima kasih.
18. Is that all:: Cuma itu saja?  — Cuma segitu? — Cukup segitu saja?
19. Along the way: Sepanjang perjalanan  — Selama dalam perjalanan.
20. I’ll risk taking her anger: Aku siap dimarahi dia (olehnya).