IN A SHOPPING MALL

Useful expressions:

He has B.O : Dia bau badan

He farted/let one rip/cut the cheese! : Dia kentut

I gotta take a dump : Aku mau buang air besar

The restroom : kamar kecil

They’ll croak : Mereka pasti mati

P.U.! : Bau memuakkan!

Ari and Tah are going to the food court on the top floor of the mall while their girl-friend shop. As the elevator start moving, Ary smells something terrible.

Ary    : Hey, what’s that smell?

Tah    : What? I don’t smell anything. Maybe you got B.O.

Ary    : Did you fart?

Tah    : What?

 Ary   : Let one rip, c’mon fess up.

Tah    : Well, um, you see, well, i couldn’t  hold it in any longer. It just slipped out.

Ary    : I don’t believe it. You had to wait till we’re in an elevator going to the top floor before you cut the cheese. You couldn’t hold it in, huh?

Tah    : All right already. Stop raggin’ on me. I’m sorry. I gotta take a dump and the   restrooms are on the top floor. What else do ya want me to say?

Ary    : Well, i hope nobody pots on before we get there. They’ll croak if they get a whiff of this, P.U.!

Word List:

B.O. : bau badan           

Croak : mati

Cut the cheese : kentut                

Fart : kentut                

Fess up : ngaku aja            

Get a whiff of : mencium

Hold it in : tahan                  

Let one rip : kentut

Pig : jorok                  

Rag on someone : memarahi seseorang

Restroom : kamar kecil

Take a dump : buang air besar

Sitepu, Jasmin N. 2005. Daily Conversation with American SLANG.

     Publisher: Pustaka Tangga, Jakarta.