Laundry

1. Titiang meled ngumbah baju

   I want to have my clothes washed

   Usage

   Says you want clothes washed. A sentence assembled from dictionary-checked words, not a quoted example. Ngumbah is everyday speech; no polite form was found.

   Grammar Note

   Ngumbah washes clothes or hands, not the whole body.

2. Baju titiang daki

   My clothes are dirty

   Usage

   Describes the state before asking for laundry. A sentence assembled from dictionary-checked words, not a quoted example.

   Grammar Note

   Noun plus titiang plus a state means "my ... is ...".

3. Aji ngumbah baju kuda?

   How much is it to wash clothes?

   Usage

   Asks the price of a laundry service. A sentence assembled from dictionary-checked words, not a quoted example.

   Grammar Note

   Aji plus the service plus kuda asks the cost.

4. Kuda rahina puput?

   How many days will it take?

   Usage

   Asks how many days it will take. A sentence assembled from dictionary-checked words, not a quoted example. Rahina is the polite word for day.

   Grammar Note

   Kuda asks a number and goes before the noun.

5. Dados puput benjang?

   Can it be finished by tomorrow?

   Usage

   Asks for a next-day finish. A sentence assembled from dictionary-checked words, not a quoted example.

   Grammar Note

   A verb and a time word follow dados.

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