Halo semuanya, ketemu lagi sama saya, Iman Prabawa. In this article, I want to talk to you about the meaning of the word [kulbet] in Indonesian. As always, we're also going to be watching examples from movies, YouTube videos, comics, and others where Indonesians use the word.
Meaning of Kulbet
When you say that someone is [kulbet], it means that the person is cool, doesn’t talk much, and shows no friendliness toward others.
[Kulbet] is a slang term. It is used by younger people in Indonesia. [Kulbet] is a combined word. It comes from the word [cool], but Indonesians write it as [kul] and the word [bet].
[Bet] or [beut] has the same meaning as [banget], which I already talked about in my previous article:
Banget In Indonesian
Halo semuanya, ketemu lagi sama saya, Iman Prabawa. In this article, I want to talk to you about the meaning of the word [banget] in Indonesian. As always, we will also watch examples from movies where the word [banget] is spoken by Indonesians to better understand the meaning and how to use this word.
[Beut] or [bet] here means very.
How to Pronounce Kulbet
Here is how you pronounce [kulbet] in Bahasa Indonesia.
Next, let’s look at examples where Indonesians use the word [kulbet].
Examples of Kulbet in Use
The first example we are about to watch is taken from a TV Program called Tonight Show Net. Let’s watch the clip below.
Below is the conversation from the clip, with the English translation:
Desta: Katanya kamu takut banget ama Surya. Kenapa? (I heard you’re really scared of Surya. Why?)
Eca: Soalnya pertama, kulbet kulbet gitu. (Well, first of all, he seemed kind of kulbet, you know.)
Vincent: Kulbet tu apa sih? (What the heck is kulbet?)
Eca: Vibesnya mirip kalian. (He has the same kind of vibes as you guys.)
Vincent: Bapak-bapak, gitu? (Like middle-aged men?)
Eca: Om-om kulbet. (Like kulbet uncles.)
Desta: Om-om kulbet? (Kulbet uncles?)
Vincent: Kulbet tu apa sih? (Seriously, what does kulbet mean?)
Desta: Nah, ni istilah apa nih? Kita ngga.. ngga.. ngga catch up nih. (Yeah, what kind of term is that? We’re not... we’re not... we’re not up to date with this stuff.)
Eca: Kulbet itu cool banget. (Kulbet means cool banget—really cool.
Vincent: Ooo.. Ooo.. Kulbeut. Kulbeut. (Oh, I got it. Kulbeut, that is.)
Desta: Kamu takutnya takut karena kita cool atau om Surya cool atau karena apa? (So, are you scared because we’re cool, because Uncle Surya is cool, or what?)
Eca: Ya, karena cool gitu. Trus.. (Well, because you guys are cool, you know. And then...)
Desta: Takut apa? Takut suka? Takut, takut diapa-apain? (Scared of what? Are you afraid you might fall for us? Or are you afraid we might do something to you?
Eca: Engga, dong. Tapi waktu pertama, om Surya ga banyak ngomong. Kalo om Jegel kan, pertamanya udah ramah gitu. (No, of course not! But at first, Uncle Surya didn’t talk much. Uncle Jegel, on the other hand, was friendly right from the start.)
Desta: Ooo. Kalo om Surya cool. (Ohhh, I see. So, Uncle Surya was being cool.)
Eca: Iya. (Yeah.)
Desta: Takut kamu? Tapi sekarang udah ngga takut lagi? (Is that why you were scared of him? But you’re not scared anymore now?)
Eca: Engga. (Nope.)
As you can see in the clip above, Desta and Vincent don’t even know the meaning of [kulbet] because Desta and Vincent are from a different generation than Eca.
But then, Eca explains the meaning of [kulbet] there.
[Kulbet] means very cool and shows no friendliness, and that’s why it makes Eca afraid of Uncle Surya the first time she meets him.
Vocabulary From the Clip
Here are some useful words and expressions from the clip:
[Katanya] is usually used when you hear information from someone.
[Takut] = afraid.
[Banget] = [sekali] = very.
[Ama] is a common reduction of [sama] = with.
[Kenapa] = why.
[Mirip] = looks like.
[Ni] and [nih] are informal for [ini] = this. For more about this, you can read my article: Ini, Ni, and Nih in Indonesian.
[Beut] is a slang term for [banget] = very.
[Kulbeut] = [kul beut] = [kul banget] = very cool.
[Diapa-apain] = being hurt by someone.
[Udah] is a common reduction of [sudah] = already.
[Bapak-bapak] refers to men who are already married and look old.
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