Last weekend we visited some relatives for lunch. After the meal we stayed at the table to catch up with family goings-on (read: gossip). My mom chatted with our host.
-Tak lama lepaih tu dia masuk hospital. Lama jugak. Kena sakit terbit bulan.
-Sakit apa tu?
-Alaa sakit terbit bulan tu la. Yang isi terkeluaq tu.
-Terbit bulan ke bulan mengambang?
-Tak tak. Ala sakit orang lelaki selalu dapat tu.
(I was there at the table but didn't say a word because I was completely clueless)
-Oh tau tau sakit angin ribut.
-Ni ha pasang surut!!!
-Oh. Habaq la awai-awai!
They were actually talking about hernia. Sebelum dapat nama yang betul habis semua fenomena metorologik dikeluarkan mereka.
Which, by the way, is called angin pasang-pasang in Malay. That's what a friend told me.
Which, by the way, is called angin pasang-pasang in Malay. That's what a friend told me.
