Biasanya bahasa Indonesia lebih panjang daripada bahasa Inggris. Itulah mengapa buku-buku berbahasa Indonesia hasil terjemahan biasanya lebih tebal dari buku-buku aslinya yang berbahasa Inggris. Tapi ternyata bahasa Jawa lebih simple lagi loh gan,, Ya, bahasa Jawa bahkan lebih ringkas daripada bahasa Inggris! gak percaya??

Dibawah ini loh gan sebagian bukti bahwa bahasa Jawa lebih ringkas daripada bahasa Inggris:

1. Walk slowly on the edge (side)of the road = MLIPIR



2. Falling backward and then hit own head = NGGEBLAK



3. Falling/tripping forward (and may hit own face) = KEJLUNGUP



4. Smearing one’s body with hot ointment or liquid and then massaging it = mBLONYOHI



5. Riding an old bicycle = NGONTHEL



6. Got hit by truck that is moving backward = KUNDURAN TRUK



7. Hot pyroclastic cloud rolling down a volcano = WEDHUS GEMBEL



8. A small,sharp thing embedded inside one’s skin = SUSUBEN/KETELUSUPEN



9. Thing getting out from a container accidentally because of gravity = mBROJOL



10. Get hit by thing collapsing on top of one’s head/body = KAMBRUKAN



11. Drinking straight from the bottle without using the glass,where whole bottletip gets into the mouth = NGOKOP



12. Difficult to open eyes because something is shining very bright = BLERENG



13. Hanging on tightly to something in order to be inert = GONDHELAN



14. Falling/tripping accidentally because of a hole = KEJEGLONG



15. Being over active carelessly = PECICILAN



16. Felling unwell because of cold temperature = KATISEN/KADEMEN



17. Releasing “wind” from the body thru a coin drawn acrossthe skin’s surface = KEROKAN



18. Finding by accident something good or useful without looking for it = NDILALAH



19. Expression or gesture due to a sudden appearance (of something)= MAK JEGAGIK/MAK BEDHUNDUK/UJUG -UJUG



20. Water come out from your mouth = NGECESS



21. A lot of water come out from your skin = GEMBROBYOS



22. Doing something with your finger = UTEK – UTEK



23. Have something between your teeth = SELILITAN



24. Accidentally poke your eyes = KECULEK…

gimana gan percaya kan
maaf kalau repost ya gan,
tak asal ya gan,

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