Adik perempuan saya suka minum jus dengan sedotan, tetapi saya lebih suka minum langsung dari gelas.

My younger sister likes drinking juice with a straw, but I prefer drinking straight from the glass.

Breakdown of Adik perempuan saya suka minum jus dengan sedotan, tetapi saya lebih suka minum langsung dari gelas.

• saya: I
• suka: to like
• minum: to drink
• dengan: with

Questions & Answers about Adik perempuan saya suka minum jus dengan sedotan, tetapi saya lebih suka minum langsung dari gelas.

Why does adik perempuan mean younger sister? What does each word do?

Adik means younger sibling. By itself, it does not tell you whether the sibling is male or female.

Perempuan means female / woman. So adik perempuan literally means female younger sibling, which English naturally translates as younger sister.

For comparison:

• adik laki-laki = younger brother
• kakak perempuan = older sister
• kakak laki-laki = older brother

Why is perempuan placed after adik, not before it?

In Indonesian, words that describe or specify a noun often come after the noun.

So:

• adik perempuan = younger sibling + female
• literally: younger sibling female

This is normal Indonesian word order. English usually puts the describing word before the noun, but Indonesian often puts it after.

Why is saya used both for my and for I in the same sentence?