Trying pottery with friends

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They look at each other.
Mereka saling melihat.
They praise each other.
Mereka saling memuji.
pottery
tembikar
This pottery is beautiful.
Tembikar ini cantik.
clay
tanah liat
This clay is soft.
Tanah liat ini lembut.
a potter's wheel
roda tembikar
That potter's wheel is big.
Roda tembikar itu besar.
a kiln
tanur
That kiln is very hot.
Tanur itu sangat panas.
glaze
licau
This glaze is blue.
Licau ini berwarna biru.
a mould
acuan
That mould is big.
Acuan itu besar.
an apron
apron
I am wearing an apron.
Saya memakai apron.
a sponge
span
He/She cleans the sponge.
Dia membersihkan span.
a scraper
pengikis
That scraper is small.
Pengikis itu kecil.
We give each other a sponge and scraper.
Kami saling memberi span dan pengikis.
a surface
permukaan
This surface is clean.
Permukaan ini bersih.
a pattern
corak
This pattern is interesting.
Corak ini menarik.
texture
tekstur
I look at that texture.
Saya melihat tekstur itu.
cracked
retak
That pottery is cracked.
Tembikar itu retak.
fragile
rapuh
ceramic
seramik
That ceramic is fragile.
Seramik itu rapuh.
This ceramic is new.
Seramik ini baharu.
a carving
ukiran
to knead
menguli
We wear aprons and knead the clay.
Kami memakai apron dan menguli tanah liat.
We help each other knead the clay.
Kami saling membantu menguli tanah liat.
to shape
membentuk
He/She shapes the clay with a mould.
Dia membentuk tanah liat dengan acuan.
to turn or spin
memutar
He/She turns the potter's wheel and shapes the clay.
Dia memutar roda tembikar dan membentuk tanah liat.
to smooth
melicinkan
We smooth that surface.
Kami melicinkan permukaan itu.
to carve
mengukir
This carving is carved onto pottery.
Ukiran ini diukir pada tembikar.
He/She carves and smooths this pattern.
Dia mengukir dan melicinkan corak ini.
to coat
menyalut
They coat the pottery with glaze.
Mereka menyalut tembikar dengan licau.
to dry something
mengeringkan
We dry the clay.
Kami mengeringkan tanah liat.
We coat the pottery with glaze before drying it.
Kami menyalut tembikar dengan licau sebelum mengeringkannya.
who knows; perhaps
mana tahu
Who knows, perhaps they can turn the potter's wheel.
Mana tahu mereka boleh memutar roda tembikar.
Who knows, perhaps that cracked and fragile pottery is still beautiful.
Mana tahu tembikar retak dan rapuh itu masih cantik.
Who knows, perhaps this ceramic is safe in the kiln.
Mana tahu seramik ini selamat di dalam tanur.
Who knows, perhaps they like the texture of this carving.
Mana tahu mereka suka tekstur ukiran ini.
a ring
cincin
That ring is beautiful.
Cincin itu cantik.
He/She wears a new ring.
Dia memakai cincin baru.
a palace
istana
That palace is very large.
Istana itu sangat besar.
He/She lives in the palace.
Dia tinggal di istana.
heaven; paradise
syurga
That story is about heaven.
Cerita itu tentang syurga.
Heaven is very beautiful.
Syurga sangat indah.
a vehicle
kenderaan
That vehicle is new.
Kenderaan itu baru.
The police inspect that vehicle.
Polis memeriksa kenderaan itu.
a threat
ancaman
That threat is serious.
Ancaman itu serius.
a virus
virus
That virus is dangerous.
Virus itu berbahaya.
to detect; trace
mengesan
The police detect that threat.
Polis mengesan ancaman itu.
The doctor detects that virus.
Doktor mengesan virus itu.
The computer detects a virus.
Komputer itu mengesan virus.
The police trace that vehicle.
Polis mengesan kenderaan itu.
a tower
menara
That tower is very tall.
Menara itu sangat tinggi.
He/She sees the tower from the road.
Dia melihat menara dari jalan.

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