this is why our humor is hard to translate in english...
2026-07-24 00:13:37
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서린 Seorin love 🌸 :
ayam makan is definitely the chicken is eating. makan ayam is eating chicken
2026-07-24 09:17:12
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MAVY :
i just love the avatar meme because we can make a lot of it in Indonesian lmao
2026-08-02 15:26:15
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Az-One 🩴 :
so it's Malay? correct me if I'm wrong
2026-07-24 01:20:42
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🌸🌸 :
as indonesian, i can confirm what we are cat girl in anime 🙏 lot of Nya~
2026-08-08 13:39:50
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alopecia androgenetica :
actually indonesian is much more complex than most ppl thought, the use of "nya" imbuhan "ke-an", etc are actually pretty hard to understand for most rookie learner
2026-07-23 18:46:44
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siapa ya? :
it's not Indonesian Riau, but Malay Riau (Melayu Riau) from Indonesia. Indonesian language is derived from Riau dialect, not the vice versa.
2026-07-23 16:25:33
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Darlan Freitas :
So, Riau is Malay language?
2026-08-06 21:30:58
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rahadiantio :
It happens in even in Indonesian language though, especially in informal conversation. Minimized in formal form of the language due to structure.
2026-07-23 17:31:50
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BoBo Borak Motosiput :
Wait, isn't riau basically Malay? If so, this language is spoken by not a million, but rather hundreds of millions. I speak this language too. But in formal speak the verb or noun confusion doesn't happen because of grammatical prefixes or suffixes. Only in informal speak do we drop the pre and suffix where context gives more meaning. The best example is not "Ayam Makan" , but rather "goreng pisang" which is often used interchangeably as the act of frying bananas or banana fritters.
2026-07-24 01:01:54
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MIZAN HOJA :
😂 As a bahasa melayu native speaker, I can say she is wrong about the 'ayam makan' thing. 😂
2026-07-26 02:52:35
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Tondelaya Della Ventimiglia :
And imagine how challenging and hard for us to learn English or other languages who has many rules 😢
2026-07-23 23:05:10
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sami.goreng :
malay riau… also. it is an overstating. it is flexible yes, but only in spoken form. that is why, in the standardised version it doesnt work the same way. the flexibility is the reason why it is adapted to Bahasa Indonesia, since the region has so many dialects and different grammars to adapt too. but yea no, ayam makan wont mean someone is eating the chicken nor chicken is eating.
2026-07-23 23:40:59
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L e z u t a r i :
when u use word "Lah" , have more context
exp
when u happy, "Lah, udah siap aja"
when u sad, "Lah, udah gak ada"
when u surprised, "Lah, bisa gitu?"
complex context for "Laaaaaahhh" 😂
2026-08-04 19:02:59
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Delt(sa) :
Kau apakan dulu apa itu biar apa kali
2026-07-24 13:24:04
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LandFish无为 :
that's malay
2026-07-31 18:05:03
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Leonardo Di Catmeeow :
Ayam makan only has one meaning: Chicken eats.
Ayam dimakan : Chicken is eaten
Ayam memakan: Chicken is eating
Makan ayam: eats chicken
memakan ayam: eats chicken
Prepositions and affixes on verbs change the meaning.
2026-07-28 14:46:30
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Khodijah :
Even Indonesia's national language, Bahasa Indonesia, does not have grammatical tenses. A sentence like "Saya makan nasi" can mean "I ate rice," "I eat rice," or "I will eat rice," depending entirely on the context. The time of the action is indicated simply by adding a time expression. For example:
Kemarin saya makan nasi- I ate rice yesterday.
Tadi pagi saya makan nasi- I ate rice this morning.
Saya sedang makan nasi- I am eating rice.
Besok pagi saya akan makan nasi- Iwill eat rice tomorrow morning.
In other words, it is the time expression, not a change in the verb itself, that tells you whether the action happened in the past, is happening now, or will happen in the future.
2026-07-23 19:51:09
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leemau08 :
We even understand non complete sentences e.g. "jangan diini-inikan sekali lah, apa itu?" which means "Don't be to eh eh too much, what's that, you know.."
2026-07-25 09:52:46
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Anugrah🕸🕷 :
ayam makan : 1. the chicken is eating 2. (you're) eating chicken 3. (I'm) eating chicken 4. (calling chicken) let's eat! 5. (calling someone) let's eat!. 6. (your menu for today is chicken) 7. (calling ur friend as chicken and grab him/her to eat chicken together) what else guys?
2026-08-05 08:49:54
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garongsai :
“Ayam makan bumbu kecap”is a food, “ayam makan beras” is an activity whereas a chicken doing things, “ada ayam makan di meja” is someone telling there’s a fried/grilled chicken on the table for you to eat
2026-08-07 06:06:41
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Salmaarmel :
hahh ayam makan meant the chicken is eating, if you wanted to say you eat a chicken, saya makan ayam.
2026-08-06 06:17:38
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oh yeah🫰 :
Aku nak belajar bahasa riaulah.
Siapa boleh tolong ajarkan
2026-07-26 03:02:52
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Darlan Freitas :
It's Malay, bruh
2026-08-06 21:31:34
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