Sama hal-nya orang asing yang
bisa bahasa Indonesia dengan baik namun tidak paham ketika kita menggunakan
bahasa gaul. Begitu juga kita tidak akan paham begitu English Native Speaker
(penutur asli bahasa Inggris) menggunakan bahasa gaulnya ke kita.
Saya
paham benar, bahkan banyak diantara lulus sarjana bahasa Inggris sering kali mengalami
kendala saat berbicara dengan orang asing yang karena menggunakan bahasa gaul
alias “Slang”.
Artikel?
Nah, harapan saya kedepan anda sedikit terbantu dengan adanya artkel ini. Jika
anda tidak belajar hal ini, maka anda akan menemui beberapa masalah seperti
percakapan dibawah ini.
Berikut beberapa American and British Slang Word.
A :
I have managed to buy the best book for you
B :
Wicked, Thank you. I’m really happy.
Arti dari Wicked disini bukan berarti Jahat. Jadi, jangan tersingung
dulu begitu mendapat kata Wicked yang diikuti dengan Brilliant atau awesome. Sebab
yang dimaksud adalah Mantap, keren. Wow.
Ok, langsung
saja.
UNREAL
I love this party, it’s just unreal! Unreal berarti sesuatu yang luar biasa bagus.
PROPS
I know he failed the test, but you’ve got to give him props for trying.
Arti Props disini adalah
penghargaan atau pujian.
KUDOS
Kudos for organising this party. It’s brilliant! Sama artinya dengan Props
BOTTOM LINE
The bottom line is
we just don’t have enough money to make it work.
Maksud point utama.
DISS
Stop dissing her behind her back. Show some
respect! Artinya ketika
seseorang tidak menghargai orang lain.
DIG
Hey, I dig your
new style. Where did you buy that T-shirt? Sesuatu yang berbeda
BOB’S YOUR
UNCLE
Kata ini jarang digunakan oleh British. Namun biasanya,
ungkapan ini ditambahkan pada akhir kalimat yang berarti “Itu dia”
Perhatikan kalimat berikut.
A : How did you draw
this picture? It’s amazing!
B : Well, I just put
my mind on the paper and Bob’s
your uncle!
BUDGE UP
I want to sit down too, could you budge up a
little please?
Ketika anda meminta seseorang memberikan tempat bagi anda.
ACE
Ini memiliki dua arti yaitu Luar
biasa, atau sangat mudah.
Ace!
I just got a promotion at work!
Robert aced his physics exam!
Robert aced his physics exam!
ALL RIGHT?
A :All
right?
B :Good thanks, you all right?
Artinya hallo, apa kabar.
FULL OF
BEANS
All the children were full of beans at the
school today.
Artinya bersemangat
BLATANT
She’s blatantly very annoyed; everyone can
see it apart from you.
Artinya benar-benar atau sungguh.
PEAR SHAPED
This means something has become a disaster
I was trying to organize a surprise birthday party for her,
but it’s all gone pear shaped!
Artinya Rusak, hancur atau berantakan.
PIECE OF
CAKE
A :What did
you think of the exam? I thought it was really difficult.
B : No, it was
a piece of cake!
Ungkapan ini digunakan ketika
orang menganggap sesuatu sangat mudah.
BLIMEY
Blimey,
look at all this mess here! I’d only left the house for an hour, and look what
you’ve done!
Ini merupakan ungkapan “terkejut”
BOTCH
The builder did a terrible job on the roof. He just botched
it up, and it still leaks every time it rains!
Artinya Pekerjaan yang
dilakukan dengan ceroboh atau Tidak
hati-hati
CHEERS
Cheers everyone!
Happy birthday to John!
Ungkapan ini sama denga Toast. Tapi orang-orang yang biasa
minum beer/alkohol akan paham hal ini.
SMASHING
I had a smashing time on holiday, it was so
much fun!
Mengungkapkan ke kaguman
SOD’S LAW
Artinya Semua serba
salah.
I wore my pretty new dress, because it was a sunny day, but
as soon as I stepped out of the house, it started raining, and I got completely
soaked!
Sod’s Law!
CHIN WAG
I saw Mary after such a long time yesterday! We had a lovely chin
wag together, like the good old days.
Artinya Ngobrol-panjang lebar.
CHUFFED
My mum bought me a fantastic car when I passed my driving
test. I was chuffed to bits!
Ungkapan ketika merasa sangat menyenangkan.
CRAM
I was so busy with my family before the exam, that I only
had three days to cram in all the revision work!
Artinya “belajar sungguh-sungguh”.
NICE ONE
Nice one! You’re doing really well.
Ungkapan ketika seseorang melakukan
yang terbaik
CRIKEY
Crikey! Have
you spent all of our savings???
Seruan untuk kaget.
DEAR
I avoid going shopping into the town centre nowadays,
everything is so dear!
Sesuatu yang sangat mahal.
FAFF
Come on we have to go now. Stop faffing around, we’re going to be
late!
Digunakan saat seseorang
menghabiskan waktu pada sesuatu yang sia-sia
DO
Are you going to Lizzie’s birthday do next week?
Kata ini merupaka kata lain dari
Party (pesta)
FLOG
I managed to flog my car for a really good
price!
Menjual sesuatu.
FORTNIGHT
I’ve been really ill for the past fortnight, and
still haven’t recovered.
Artinya “2 minggu” singkatan dari “Fourteen Nights”
GOBSMACKED
I can’t believe I passed that exam! I thought I was going to
fail, I’m completely gobsmacked!
Artinya Kagum
SPLASH OUT
Ketika anda Mengeluarkan
banyak uang.
I wanted to give Sarah a special treat for her birthday, so
I splashed out on a very romantic weekend away.
GRUB / NOSH
Kata lain dari Food makanan
I’m going to get some grub for myself from
the local takeaway. Do you want anything?
BEE’S KNEES
Sesuatu ata seseorang yang sangat luar biasa
You should see my new sound-system, it’s the bee’s
knees!
I don’t like Harvey very much, he thinks he’s the bee’s knees!
I don’t like Harvey very much, he thinks he’s the bee’s knees!
GUTTED
Sedih atau kecewa
I’m so gutted I failed my driving test,
again!
PEANUTS
Murah
A :I hate my
job. I have to work such long hours, and I get paid peanuts.
B :You should buy your clothes on-line. You can find some great designs for peanuts!
B :You should buy your clothes on-line. You can find some great designs for peanuts!
HAGGLE
Menawar
A :The last time
I went shopping with my mum, she was haggling for something
that was already really cheap!
B :I managed to haggle the price of this shirt down by 25%!
B :I managed to haggle the price of this shirt down by 25%!
JOLLY
Ini artinya “Bagus, sangat bagus (So, very, good, very good)
·
Don’t
worry, I will pay you back before the end of this month.
·
I should jolly
well think so!
THROW A
SPANNER IN THE WORKS
Menghancurkan sesuatu
I managed to keep the surprise a secret, right up until the
day before my sister’s birthday, then he threw a spanner in the works by
telling her!
KIP
Tidur sekejap
Why don’t you try and have a kip before everyone
gets here? You won’t have time to rest later.
WIND UP
Ungkapan ini memiliki 2 arti. ‘wind up’ berarti anda membuat
seseorang senang. Tapi juga ‘wound up’ berarti anda menyebalkan.
– John really is a wind-up merchant, but the
girl he was picking on was so gullible!
– I was just winding her up for fun, but she took offence to it and got really angry!
– I was just winding her up for fun, but she took offence to it and got really angry!
MATE
Artinya, teman, sobat, sahabat
I’m going to the cinema with my mates tonight.
NOT MY CUP
OF TEA
Tidak sesuai dengan keinginan.
I don’t really like this sort of music. It’s just not
my cup of tea.
PORKIES
Pernyataan bohong
Don’t listen to her, she’s telling porkies!
ROW
Perdebatan
My brother had a huge row with his
girlfriend yesterday. He’s really upset!
DONKEY’S
YEARS
Lama tidak jumpa (lama tidak melihat)
Hi Sarah! What a surprise to see you here. I haven’t seen
you in donkey’s years! How have you been?
EASY PEASY
Istilah mengejek pada anak-anak yang artinya “mudah sekali”
I could make that for you, if you like? It’s easy
peasy!
SORTED
Masalah yang sudah terselesaikan. Juga jika anda
memerintahkan seseorang harus melakukan sesuatu.
·
What’s
happening about that roof leak then?
·
Oh that’s sorted now.
I found a really good builder to do the job.
STROP
Merajuk
Josua would you please cheer up? It’s your birthday, don’t
be so stroppy!
CHEERIO
Ungkapan selamat
tinggal pada sahabat
I have to go now, see you soon. Cheerio!
WANGLE
Ungkapan pada seseorang yang selalu beruntung.
I can’t believe he managed to wangle an
upgrade on their airline seats, AND the honeymoon suite in their hotel!
BLINDING
Jika ada seseorang yang sangat sukses dan menganggumkan.
They had a blinding party after their
wedding ceremony. Everyone had such a great time!
WONKY
Goyang atau tidak stabil
I can’t eat my dinner at this table. It’s wonky and
won’t stop wobbling!
ZONKED
Benar-benar kelelahan
He had a lot of fun at his birthday party earlier, but he’s
completely zonked out now!
DODGY
Cerdik/ tidak dapat dipercaya
I saw a few dodgy-looking people standing
around along that quiet street near our house, so just to be on the safe side,
I notified the police.
This food looks a bit dodgy, it might have passed its expiry date. I don’t think we should eat it.
This food looks a bit dodgy, it might have passed its expiry date. I don’t think we should eat it.
LEG IT
Artinya lakukanlah itu. Dari Run it.
I went out on Halloween night, and someone jumped out from
behind a bush to scare me. I was so frightened, that I just legged it all
the way back home!