Javanese

Where are you going / Where are you from?

Ngoko Krama Krama Inggil / Krama Alus English Indonesian
Takon Taken KI: Mundhut Priska

KA: Nyuwun Priksa

 Ask Tanya
Arep Badhe   Will Akan
Lunga Kesah KI: tindak* Go Pergi
(me)nyang Dhateng   To Ke
Saka Saking   From Dari
(ng)endi pundi   Where Mana
Omah Griya KI: dalem home rumah
  Mangga   Please Silahkan

Grammar/Cultural Notes:

  1. Arep nyang endi / Saka endi (Where are you going / where did you coming from?) are common Javanese expressions that constitute basic greetings.
  2. *Lunga and Kesah require a preposition after (nyang/dhateng) while tindak does not take one.

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