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INTRODUCTION
Sydney: Slang Words Related to Family Relationships - Part 2
Sydney: Hi everyone, and welcome back to IndonesianPod101.com. I'm Sydney.
Blanca: And I'm Blanca!
Sydney: This is Must-Know Indonesian Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 10. In this lesson, you'll learn slang words related to family relationships — part 2.
Sydney: Family is important to Indonesian people. Therefore, there are some slang words related to family.
SLANG EXPRESSIONS
Sydney: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are:
Blanca: bonyok
Blanca: misua
Blanca: ortu
Blanca: mertoku
Sydney: Blanca, what's our first expression?
Blanca: bonyok
Sydney: This is an acronym of…
Blanca: BOkap NYOKap
Sydney: which literally means "bruised" or "black-and-blue." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "parents."
Blanca: [SLOW] bonyok [NORMAL] bonyok
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Blanca: bonyok
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you refer to both of your parents, or your friends' parents.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Blanca: [NORMAL] Biar aku pikirin dulu hari apa kita berdua mau ketemu bonyok kamu. [SLOW] Biar aku pikirin dulu hari apa kita berdua mau ketemu bonyok kamu.
Sydney: "Let me think about the day we both are going to meet your parents."
Blanca: [NORMAL] Biar aku pikirin dulu hari apa kita berdua mau ketemu bonyok kamu.
Sydney: Okay, what's the next expression?
Blanca: misua
Sydney: meaning "husband." This is the reverted version of the word…
Blanca: suami
Sydney: which means "a husband."
Blanca: [SLOW] misua [NORMAL] misua
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Blanca: misua
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you refer to your husband or your friend's husband.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Blanca: [NORMAL] Berapa kali dalam sebulan misua kamu pulang ke rumah nengokin kamu setelah pindah ke luar kota? [SLOW] Berapa kali dalam sebulan misua kamu pulang ke rumah nengokin kamu setelah pindah ke luar kota?
Sydney: "How many times does your husband go home to see you in a month since he moved out of this town?"
Blanca: [NORMAL] Berapa kali dalam sebulan misua kamu pulang ke rumah nengokin kamu setelah pindah ke luar kota?
Sydney: Okay, what's our next expression?
Blanca: ortu
Sydney: This is an acronym of the word…
Blanca: ORang TUa
Sydney: which means "parents."
Blanca: [SLOW] ortu [NORMAL] ortu
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Blanca: ortu
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you refer to either of your parents, or your friends' parents.
Sydney : Now let's hear an example sentence.
Blanca: [NORMAL] Ortu kamu pasti orang kaya ya? [SLOW] Ortu kamu pasti orang kaya ya?
Sydney: "Your parents must be well off, right?"
Blanca: [NORMAL] Ortu kamu pasti orang kaya ya?
Sydney: Okay, what's the last expression?
Blanca: mertoku
Sydney: meaning "parents-in-law."
Blanca: [SLOW] mertoku [NORMAL] mertoku
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Blanca: mertoku
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you refer to your parents-in-law or your friends' parents-in-law.
Sydney : Now let's hear an example sentence.
Blanca: [NORMAL] Aku mau ningkatin kemampuan ngadepin mertoku. [SLOW] Aku mau ningkatin kemampuan ngadepin mertoku.
Sydney: "I'd like to take my capability of dealing with my parents-in-law to the next level."
Blanca: [NORMAL] Aku mau ningkatin kemampuan ngadepin mertoku.
QUIZ
Sydney: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the expressions you just learned? I will describe four situations, and you will choose the right expression to use in your reply. Are you ready?
Sydney: Which slang word can you use to mean someone’s husband?
[pause - 5 sec.]
Blanca: misua
Sydney: "husband"
Sydney: Which slang word can you use to mean someone’s parents? Name the one starting with a "b".
[pause - 5 sec.]
Blanca: bonyok
Sydney: "parents"
Sydney: Which slang word can you use to mean someone’s parents-in-law?
[pause - 5 sec.]
Blanca: mertoku
Sydney: "parents-in-law"
Sydney: Which slang word can you use to mean someone’s parents? Name the one starting with an "o".
[pause - 5 sec.]
Blanca: ortu
Sydney: "parents"

Outro

Sydney: There you have it; you have mastered four Indonesian Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at IndonesianPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time!
Blanca: Sampai jumpa lagi!

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