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Buah tangan meaning in English
buah tangan means souvenir / hand-fruit in Indonesian. Pronounced BOO-ah TAH-ngahn.
Hear buah tangan
Example sentence
Bawa buah tangan untuk teman.
Bring a souvenir for friends.
How buah tangan is used
Polite term for gift/souvenir, especially when visiting someone's home.
buah tangan in real dialogue
These lines show how the word is used naturally inside complete Indonesian conversations:
- Ini sedikit buah tangan untuk keluarga.
Here is a small gift for the family.
From Makan Malam dengan Keluarga Nina - Buah tangan saja, kue atau buah.
Just a small gift, cake or fruit.
From Adat dan Tradisi di Sini - Baik. Semoga buah tangannya disukai.
Okay. I hope they like the gift.
From Oleh-oleh di Bandara
Related idioms
- makan hati, eat one's heart out (to suffer silently)
- gigit jari, bite one's finger (regret missing out)
- kepala dingin, cool head (calm)
- panjang tangan, long hand (thief)
- muka tembok, thick-skinned (no shame)
- naik darah, to get angry (rise of blood)