TOPIK 7—Sultan Berubah Rakus
Please note that all vocabulary items
printed in bold may appear in an exam
| ubah, ber- |
to
change |
| rakus |
greedy |
| 1 |
|
| rakyat, me- |
to be close
to the people |
| orang-orang kecil |
common,
ordinary people |
| yakin, me-i |
to be
convinced about s.t. |
| pegawai |
employee,
official or govt. employee |
| Kanjeng |
(Javanese) form of address or reference for a
high-ranking noble |
| percaya, mem-i |
to believe
in, to trust in, to have faith in |
| gara-gara |
just because
of |
| derita, men- |
to
suffer |
| 2 |
|
| jadi, ke-an |
incident |
| langsung, ber- |
to take
place |
| kala |
time |
| lamun, me- |
to muse,
daydream |
| ganti |
replacement |
| pekan |
week |
| dering, ber- |
to
ring |
| aku, meng- |
to claim to
be; to identify oneself as |
| tanya, men-kan |
to inquire
about |
| maksud |
intention,
purpose |
| rangka |
dalam rangka, in the framework/scope/context of
|
| ulang tahun |
anniversary
|
| undi, -an |
lottery,
raffle |
| hadiah |
prize |
| undian berhadiah
|
lottery with
prizes |
| menang, me-kan |
to win (a
prize etc.) |
| rékening |
bank
account |
| 3 |
|
| ingat, meng- |
considering,
in consideration of |
| tipu, pen-an |
deception,
fraud. Here: scam |
| rupa, se- |
similar |
| koran |
newspaper |
| bujuk, mem- |
to persuade
s.o., to trick |
| HP |
[Hand Phone] cellular phone |
| ragu-ragu |
uncertain,
in doubt, hesitant |
| bimbang |
worried,
anxious, hesitant |
| 4 |
|
| gugup |
nervous,
panicky, jittery |
| ujung |
end. di ujung telepon, from the other end of the line
|
| wilayah |
district |
| dinas |
service, agency (of the government),
official. Mobil
dinas, official car |
| minder |
to feel
inferior |
| 5 |
|
| sampai, se- |
upon
arriving |
| biaya |
cost,
expenses |
| sadar |
conscious |
| masak |
(also spelt masa) used to express the speaker's doubt or
disbelief about s.t. that she has just heard, learned, or noticed. It's
hard to believe that. No, impossible! |
| rakus |
greedy |
| blokir, mem- |
to freeze (a
bank account), suspend |
| raib |
vanished,
disappeared, gone |
| kontan |
at that very
moment |
| 6 |
|
| sesal, meny- |
to
regret |
| surut |
diminished,
lessened |
| asli |
original |
| jelas, pen-an |
clarification |
| katabelece |
(Javanese) endorsement |
| bohong |
lie |
| inggih, Ngarso
Dalem |
(Javanese) Yes, your
Majesty |