Compliments

1. Ragane dueg pisan

   You are very clever

   Usage

   Praises someone's cleverness. Dueg means smart or skilled in the dictionary. Built from checked words; no attested example was found.

   Grammar Note

   The opposite belog (stupid) is rude to use about a person.

2. Ajengan ragane jaen pisan

   Your cooking is very delicious

   Usage

   Praises the food. Ajengan means food and jaen means delicious (an everyday andap word; the dictionary lists no separate polite form). Built from checked words; no attested example was found.

   Grammar Note

   The possessor ragane follows the noun.

3. Basa Bali ragane becik pisan

   Your Balinese is very good

   Usage

   Praise for someone speaking Balinese. Basa means language. Built from checked words; no attested example was found.

   Grammar Note

   Noun + ragane + adjective.

4. Ragane sabar pisan

   You are very patient

   Usage

   Warm praise for someone who helped you. Sabar means patient in the dictionary.

   Grammar Note

   An adjective, same form as in Indonesian.

5. Ragane rajin pisan

   You are very hardworking

   Usage

   Praises a hard worker. Rajin means diligent in the dictionary.

   Grammar Note

   An adjective, same form as in Indonesian.

6. Ragane masolah becik pisan

   You dance very well

   Usage

   Praises dancing. The dictionary lists masolah as the polite synonym of ngigel (to dance), so it suits the other person's dancing. Built from checked words; no attested example was found.

   Grammar Note

   Verb + becik means good at doing it.

7. Ragane magambel becik pisan

   You play the gamelan very well

   Usage

   For someone who plays gamelan. Magambel means to play gamelan in the dictionary.

   Grammar Note

   A ma- verb from the root gambel.

8. Pakaryan ragane becik pisan

   Your work is very good

   Usage

   Praises a craftsperson or artist. Pakaryan comes from karya (work). Built from checked words; no attested example was found.

   Grammar Note

   Noun + ragane + adjective.

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