Bahasa Jawa Lebih Ringkas dari Bahasa Inggris

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. Bahasa Jawa bahkan lebih ringkas daripada bahasa Inggris.

Berikut ini adalah penampakannya :

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