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Manis meaning in English
manis means sweet in Indonesian. Pronounced MAH-nees.
Hear manis
Example sentence
Kopi ini terlalu manis.
This coffee is too sweet.
How manis is used
Also cute or sweet-natured for people. Unsweetened tea is 'teh tawar', because plain tea is assumed to be manis.
More sentences using manis
- Es teh manis, tolong.
Iced sweet tea, please. - Minumnya es teh manis satu.
For the drink, one sweet iced tea. - Saya kurang cocok dengan makanan terlalu manis.
I'm not really suited to food that is too sweet.
manis in real dialogue
These lines show how the word is used naturally inside complete Indonesian conversations:
- Es teh manis. Ada cemilan juga kalau masih lapar.
Sweet iced tea. There are snacks too if you are still hungry.
From Makan Siang di Kantor