Tajir Melintir Meaning In Bahasa Indonesia

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This phrase is usually used by younger generations and is considered [bahasa gaul], or a slang term.

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Tajir Melintir In Bahasa Indonesia

There are two words in this phrase, [tajir] and [melintir]. Let's see the meaning of [tajir] according to Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia below.

The meaning of [tajir], according to Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, is:

Kaya.

In English, it means.

Rich.

The other word [melintir] means spinning. But usually, in this phrase melintir doesn't mean spinning, it just has the same rhyme with tajir. Let's see this, tajIR melintIR, the letter that I just made big, as you can see, has the same rhyme.

[Tajir melintir], in this case, means,

Very very rich.

That's the actual meaning of this phrase.

Example Sentences Using Tajir Melintir

Let's see the table below, where I give you 3 example sentences using the phrase [tajir melintir].

Example Sentences	English Translation
1.       Katanya orang tuanya itu tajir melintir ya?	1.       I heard the rumor saying that his parents are very rich, isn’t it?
2.       Loe kenapa ngga mau sama dia? Dia kan tajir melintir.	2.       Why didn’t you accept him? He is very rich, isn’t he?
3.       Dia emang tajir melintir tapi kelakuannya ke perempuan parah!	3.       Yes, he is rich, but the way he treats women is really bad.

Moving on, let's hear how to pronounce the phrase [tajir melintir] in bahasa Indonesia.

How to Pronounce Tajir Melintir

First, we are going to hear how to pronounce the word [tajir]. Let's hear it down below.


Next, we're going to hear how to pronounce [tajir melintir]. Let's hear it down below.


Next, we are going to watch examples where the phrase is used and spoken by Indonesians.

Examples of Tajir Melintir In Use

The first example we are about to watch is taken from an Indonesian movie called Tertusuk Cinta Sate Padang (2017).

Let's watch the clip below.

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The conversation in this scene with English translation is as follows.

Woman: Tapi perasaan, Ferry ngga kaya-kaya banget, deh. (But from what I know, Ferry is not that rich.) 

Man: Heh? Masa? Bukannya dia tajir melintir, ya? Sampe-sampe cewe ngerumunin dia. (Really? Isn't he that crazy rich? It makes lots of girls want to hang around with him.) 

Woman: Eh, enak aja! Maksud loe apa? Gue jadian sama Ferry itu bukan gara-gara dia kaya, tapi karena dia itu dulunya baik. (What?! What do you mean by that? I was dating Ferry not because he is rich, but because he used to be a good man.) 

Man: Ei, baper. (So you’re involving your heart on this?) 

Woman: Ngga kok! Orang.. ya.. gue.. gue.. (No, I'm not! It's.. just..) 

Man: Hmm, lagi mikirin Ferry, ya? (So, you're thinking about Ferry right now?) 

Woman: Ngga! Gue itu cuma.. (No! I was just..)

This wraps up today's article. If I find another example, Insha Allah, I will update this article again. Thank you very much, and I'll see you soon. Bye now.