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Sunday, November 17, 2019

Tunggu

Tunggu. The most popular word in the Indonesian language, the very first word one is likely to learn. Or some variation such as tunggu dulu, tunggu sebentar, or ditunggu. What does it mean? 

Wait. 

Do you have an appointment with the doctor? Tunggu. Are you waiting for Gojek? Ditunggu. Good food is coming.Do youwwant to pay your bill at the cashier's counter. Tunggu dulu. Are you experiencing a medical emergency? Tunggu sebentar.

Every activity and every function comes with a component of tunggu-ing. It goes without saying.  The best thing about this is that once one learns the word, one has the opportunity to spring it on everyone else. 

Can you help me? 

Ya, tunggu dulu.

Can you move your motorbike out of the middle of the road?

Ya, tunggu sebentar.

Asyik, ya?

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