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Learn Hardcore Indonesian: sungai - the river

Hardcore Indonesian
/Lesson 13
/sungai

sungai

Word

sungai

Meaning

the river

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Indonesian

Lesson

Usages of sungai

Kami berkemah di kaki gunung dan mendirikan tenda dekat sungai kecil.

We camp at the foot of the mountain and set up a tent near a small river.

Saya melihat anak-anak bermain di sungai dekat rumah.

I see children playing in the river near the house.

Buaya di sungai liar bisa menyimpan racun di mulutnya, jadi reaksi korban bisa sangat cepat.

Crocodiles in wild rivers can hold poison in their mouths, so the victim’s reaction can be very fast.

Dari balkon museum, kami memakai teropong untuk melihat sungai di belakang gedung.

From the museum balcony, we use binoculars to see the river behind the building.

Sungai di belakang rumah kami dangkal, kedalamannya hanya sampai lutut.

The river behind our house is shallow, its depth only reaches our knees.

Perahu kecil mereka ditarik ke tepi sungai dangkal di belakang rumah.

Their small boat is pulled to the edge of the shallow river behind the house.

Kami duduk di tepi sungai kecil.

We sit at the edge of a small river.

Nenek saya tinggal bersama kakek di desa kecil dekat sungai.

My grandmother lives with my grandfather in a small village near the river.

Di rumah, ayah mengajak saya memancing di sungai yang dangkal.

At home, Father invites me to go fishing in the shallow river.

Kami memancing sebentar lalu duduk di atas jerami kering di tepi sungai.

We fish for a while then sit on the dry straw at the riverbank.

Saya menginap di rumah nenek di desa kecil dekat sungai.

I stay overnight at my grandmother’s house in a small village near the river.

Di beberapa daerah, masih ada mitos bahwa rumah di dekat sungai selalu membawa keberuntungan.

In some areas, there is still a myth that a house near a river always brings good luck.

Peternak itu tinggal di desa kecil dekat sungai.

That livestock farmer lives in a small village near the river.

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