Halo semuanya, apa kabar? Ketemu lagi dengan saya, Iman Prabawa. This time, I'm going to talk about the meaning of the word [eh] in the Indonesian language. As always, we will watch scenes from Indonesian movies where this word [eh] is spoken to better understand this word's meaning.
The Meaning of Eh In the Indonesian Language
[Eh] in the Indonesian language can have a few meanings. The first meaning of [eh]. [Eh] is usually used to get someone's attention. For example, if you want to talk a someone, then you can begin with this word [eh]. It's like [oi] or [hey] in English.
Example sentence:
Eh, gue mau ngomong sama loe deh. (Hey, I want to talk to you about something.)
Here is the audio version from the sentence above.
The second meaning of [eh]. [Eh] is used when you suddenly remember something to add when you're talking or writing. We can see the example like in this photo below.
Eh, satu lagi... Ada yang tanya, "Kalau ada kerjaan lain yang lebih fun, mau nggak pindah? (One more thing... There is someone who asks, "If there is another job, that's more fun. Do you want to move?)
Lagi enak makan, eh.. dikerjain habis sama Ferdians. (Just enjoying the food, but then they got pranked by Ferdians.)
How to Pronounce Eh
Let's hear how to pronounce [eh] in the video below.
Next, we're going to watch scenes from movies where this [eh] is spoken.
Eh In Movie Scenes
The first scene is taken from a famous movie in Indonesia called Dilan 1990. Let's watch the scene down below.
Milea: Eh, kamu tahu ngga? Masa tadi pagi aku diramal sama anak yang pake motor? (Hey, you know what? This morning, there was a boy riding a motorbike, and he told me my fortune.)
Rani: Diramal gimana? (Telling your fortune how?)
Milea: Katanya bakal ketemu dia di kantin. (He said that I'm going to meet him at the cafeteria.)
Rani: Siapa? (Who?)
Milea: Ngga kenal. (I don't know.)
Rani: Jadi ke kantin ngga nih? (So, you wanna go to the cafeteria or not?)
Milea: Ngga ah. (I don't think so.)
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