Indonesian Language Help: “Selamatan”?

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011 at 12:19 am  
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Hi! I have to write a short essay for my Indonesian language class about "selamatan" (written in Indo, that is.) The problem is, I'm not really sure what a selamatan is!

If anyone could give me some really detailed information in Indonesian or English about selamatan, that would be great.

Thanks in advance.

Just to clarify, I'm talking about the type of celebration for various occasions... I understand that they can be held for weddings?

Informal Indonesian translation!?

Friday, November 20th, 2009 at 6:07 pm  
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I'm having difficulty understanding these examples of informal Indonesian, written in what seems to be internet slang. Could someone please translate to English??

jadi yg tadi earthquake beneran? gw kira angin

iya nih.. tadi kerasa gw d rumah.. kaget gw..

haha nelson dnak isa ngomong indo...

Thanks in advance.

Quick Indonesian to English translation?

Sunday, September 6th, 2009 at 12:25 pm  
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That should be "English to Indonesian translation". Sorry!
Is there an expression in Bahasa Indonesia that is equivalent to the English "you know" or "y'know"? Just looking for an Indo version of those verbal fillers that we use in daily conversation...

I have read somewhere that the phrase "gitu lho" might be appropriate but I don't know if this is correct.

Thanks in advance.