How do you say that?

Hi buddy…. see you again here in English corner. Frankly speaking, during our daily conversation we frequently use non-standard Indonesia terms; such as kantong kempes atau bokek, emang gue pikirn (EGP), jaim, jayuz, sok tahu, and etc. And can you find the synonym of similar term in English? The answer is YES…However, English below is not the standard one too but they are common for daily conversation. Try it now… and feel the difference…Prepare your gut to shake your spoken English skill.

Here are some examples

1. Tong Pes (Kantong Kempes): to be flat broke. I was really flat broke when my friend invited me to her birthday so that I just brought nothing
2. Uang panas: hot money; illegal money. I can lend you some money as this is hot money and I have to transfer it this evening.
3. Bayar dewe: to go Dutch (everyone pays own meal). Wanna go to Pizza Hut tonight? But it is a Dutch treat
4. BeTe: lonely-needing a friend. I am so lonely. I am needing a friend to share all my problems.
5. Curhat: heart-to heart talk. Don’t be shy. You can talk heart-to-heart to me and let me keep your secret.
6. Hidung belang/ mata keranjang; a womanizer. Be careful if you fall in love with that guy as he is a womanizer.
7. Cuci mata: sightseeing, window shopping. Let’s have sightseeing on the weekend to release your stress after hard days of studying.
8. Emang Gue Pikirin (EGP): whatever. I don’t care. Whatever you do, I really don’t care because you are not my friend anymore.
9. Cewek impian: imaginary diva. Rahmad dreams that Krisdayanti is his imaginary diva.
10. Jaim: to keep up with the Jones. You should keep up with the Jones in front of your new boyfriend.
11. Jayuz: telling jokes that is not funny. That person is odd. I think she always telling jokes that are not really funny to us.
12. Kapok: Once bitten twice shy. Lets bit him once and he will shy twice. You know he is an annoying person
13. Kambing hitam: scape goat. Poor Ronny! He became a scape goat in that case.
14. Mimpi kali ye: only in your dream, dream on it. I think you dream on it. It is possible to pass the test as you don’t study hard.
15. Minggir donk: watch out; move over; excuse me. Watch out! My big monster (sport car) is running over the limited speed.
16. Mo tahu aja lu: You are just curious. I dislike Rani. She is just so curious and wanna know everything that should not known.
17. Naksir: to have a crash on someone. I really have a crash on Hady but I really don’t have any gut to express it.
18. Sok tahu: smart allect; Mr. Know it all. He is pretended as Mr.Know it all but in fact he just knows nothing.
19. Resek: very annoying. I don’t wanna make friendship with her. She is very annoying
20. Kawin lari: to elope. Don’t elope my daughter or you will send to a jail.