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PENANG MALAY. 75 
“No time to eat with so much work.” Kerja banyak ta’ dan 
makan nas-. 
“No sooner had I sat down than he come.” Ta’ dan dudok dia 
man. 
Dan when duplicated on the other hand means, “ straight- 
away there and then.” 
“A Chinese came to the station and reported that robbers had 
entered his house. Straight away I went out to enquire into the 
matter.” Sa-orang China mai repot di-balai kata-nya rumah dia 
di-masok pényamun dan-dan juga saya kéluar pr pereksa. 
“He returned as soon as he got the telegram.” Bila dia dapat 
taligéram dan-dan juga dia pulang. 
La is used for sékarang “ now ” :— 
““ Nowadays it exists no longer.” La na, tada lagi. 
“1 want it this very minute.” Saya mahu la nv juga. 
Sat a contraction of sa‘at, *‘a moment,” is in very general use. 
“Come and sit down for a moment.” Hang mat-lah dudok sat. 
“Wait a moment.” Nantw sat. 
“He will be here in a minute.” Sat lagi dia mat. 
“ He is always coming (i.e. every minute).” Sat-sat mas. 
Sat can also be duplicated when it means, “just this very 
minute, a moment ago.” 
“ He has just this second gone out.” Baru sat-sat dia kéluar. 
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Dékat “near” is frequently used for hapada “ to 
‘e of sama in Singapore. 
the place of n Sing e 
“ How many times have I not told you?” Bérapa kali saya sudah 
bilang dékat hang. 
“Go and ask your master for money.” Hang pu minta duit dékat 
tuan hang 
“He came and abused my wife in filthy terms.” Dia mat maki 
dekat bint saya kotor-kotor. 
“He was fisted and kicked until nearly half dead.” Dt-pukoi di- 
tendang dékat dia sa-téngah nyawa. 
Buang “to throw away ” is often used idiomatically with the 
imphed sense of, “to get rid of.” 
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Gear theb, wp.’ Koyak buang. 
“He has left his family and gone to Siam.” Dia sudah tinggat 
buang anak bint pi négéri Siam. 
“Who knows where he has gone to live.” 
dudok buang. 
“Go and have your food first.” Hang pi makan buang dulu. 
“A banishee.” . Orang buang négérr. 
Entah ka-mana dia pt 
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