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Minta nasinya a.<br />
. Minta nasinya w.<br />
. Can I have some rice, please?<br />
Bagi kuenya<br />
Bagi kuenya u.<br />
Share the cake, please.<br />
Ketikkan surat ini<br />
Ketikkan surat ini *.<br />
Type this letter for me, please.<br />
How to make requests more polite<br />
tolong<br />
' minta tolong<br />
Requests can be made more polite by adding the word tolong, which<br />
literally means 'help', but which, when used in requests, means 'please<br />
(do something)'. Because tolong is polite, butpnot overly formal, it can<br />
be used for a wide variety of situations and with different addressees<br />
(with friends, strangers, teachers, parents and so on). We should note<br />
that, even though tolong can be translated as 'please' in ~nglish, it .<br />
cannot be used for offering (for example, 'Please eat', 'Please let me do<br />
it') or for invitations (for example, 'Pleasecome to the party').<br />
When we use tolong, the meN- prefix is dropped.<br />
Tolong bantu saya.<br />
Please help me.<br />
Tolong pegangkan payung ini.<br />
Please hold this umbrella (for me),<br />
Tolona panggilkan polisi.<br />
Please call the police (for nie).<br />
Tolong can be combined with minta, to make the request more urgent.<br />
Minta tolong panggilkan polisi.<br />
Please help call the police.<br />
We can also combine tolong with ya and dong, to make polite but<br />
informal (and friendly) requests. Ya'and dong can be placed either after<br />
tolong, to emphasise politeness, or at the end of the sentence, to<br />
emphasise the whole request.<br />
Tolong jagakan tas saya.<br />
Tolong jagakan tas saya<br />
Would you ?lease mind my bag for me?<br />
Tolana ya temani bapak ke toko.<br />
Tolong temani bapak ke toko m.<br />
Would you please accompany father to the shop?