Sebelas Duabelas Meaning In Indonesian

Halo semuanya, apa kabar? This time we're gonna learn an Indonesian idiom, that is [sebelas duabelas]. As always, we're gonna watch a scene from an Indonesian movie where this idiom is spoken.

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Sebelas Duabelas Meaning

Literally, [sebelas] is [eleven], and [dua belas] is [twelfth]. So, if we translate this literally, sebelas duabelas would be translated into,

Eleven twelfth.

It's kind of weird and doesn't make any sense, right. Actually, if you said that something or someone is sebelas duabelas, it means that those two are more or less the same. 

For example, when you compare two things, and you ask your friend about those two things. I'll give you a conversation example:

A: Gimana menurut loe tas yang ini? (What do you think about this bag?)

B: Tas ini kalau menurut gue sih bagus. (I think this bag is good.)

A: Kalau tas yang itu gimana? (What about that bag?)

B: Sebelas duabelas lah sama tas yang ini, gue bilang mah. (I think they are more or less the same.)

A asks B about the quality of the two bags that A has an interest in. B said that the two of them more or less have the same quality.

How to Pronounce Sebelas Duabelas

Let's hear how to pronounce sebelas duabelas in the video down below.

Next, I will give 3 example sentences using this sebelas duabelas idiom.

Sebelas Duabelas Example Sentences

Let's see the three example sentences using sebelas duabelas below.

Example Sentences	English Translation
1. Menurutku kelakuan dia sama orangtuanya sebelas duabelas.	1. I think his attitude, more or less, is the same with his parents.
2. Cantiknya dia, gue bilang sih sebelas duabelas sama Raisa.	2. Her beauty, in my opinion, more or less, is the same as Raisa.
3. A: Menurut loe kegantengan gue sebelas duabelas kan sama Nikolas Saputra? B: Muke loe jauh!	3. A: Do you think that my handsomeness is more or less the same as Nikolas Saputra, right? B: Yeah, in your dream!

Next, we will watch a scene from an Indonesian movie where this Indonesian idiom is spoken.

Sebelas Duabelas In Movie Clips

This clip is taken from a web series from Umay Shahab's youtube channel. Let's watch the clip down below.

The conversation in the scene with English subtitles is as follows.

Alina: Nah, kalo yang lagi boncengin gue ini. Ehem, dia namanya Rendra. Pacar gue. Ya, tapi dia itu sebelas duabelas mulutnya ama Vira. Kadang bisa romantis banget. Kadang bisa bikin gue kesel. (This person who gave me a ride, his name is Rendra. He's my boyfriend. Yeah, but his mouth, more or less, is the same with Vira's mouth. Sometimes he can be really romantic, and sometimes he can make me very upset.)

Alina, in this scene, was talking about her boyfriend Rendra, and her friend Vira. Both of them were chatterbox people. That's why she said this,

Dia itu sebelas duabelas mulutnya ama Vira. (His mouth, more or less, is the same with Vira's mouth.)

Meaning that her boyfriend talks a lot, just like Vira. [Kalo] is informal for [kalau]. [Ama] is informal for [sama]. [Kesel] is informal for [kesal].

So, I think that's all for now. If you have any questions, just write it down in the comment section down below, and I'll be happy to answer your question. If I find another scene where this idiom is spoken, Insya Allah, I will update this article again. Bye now.