Compliments

1. Anjeun pinter pisan.

   You are very clever

   Usage

   Praising someone's intelligence

   Grammar Note

   Pinter means clever; pisan, meaning very, follows the adjective

2. Masakan anjeun ngeunah pisan.

   Your cooking is very delicious

   Usage

   Praising a home-cooked meal

   Grammar Note

   Masakan is cooking and ngeunah is a neutral word for tasty

3. Batik anjeun éndah pisan.

   Your batik is very beautiful

   Usage

   Complimenting someone's batik clothes or cloth

   Grammar Note

   Éndah means beautiful; the spelling with é is the more common one

4. Basa Sunda anjeun saé pisan.

   Your Sundanese is very good

   Usage

   Encouraging a learner or visitor who speaks Sundanese

   Grammar Note

   Saé is the polite 'good' and basa means language

5. Anjeun sabar pisan.

   You are very patient

   Usage

   Appreciating someone's patience

   Grammar Note

   Sabar means patient or calm

6. Anjeun ramah pisan.

   You are very friendly

   Usage

   Said to a friendly host

   Grammar Note

   Ramah means warm and friendly; the form is the same in Indonesian

7. Abdi kagum ka kamampuh anjeun.

   I am amazed by your ability

   Usage

   Expressing admiration for someone's skill

   Grammar Note

   Kagum ka ... means to admire something; kamampuh is ability

8. Maén angklung anjeun saé pisan.

   Your angklung playing is very good

   Usage

   Praising someone's angklung playing

   Grammar Note

   Angklung is the bamboo instrument of West Java; maén means to play

9. Anjeun mandiri pisan.

   You are very independent

   Usage

   Praising a self-reliant person

   Grammar Note

   Mandiri means self-reliant

10. Pagawéan anjeun éndah pisan.

    Your work is truly beautiful

    Usage

    Praising a craftsperson's or artist's work

    Grammar Note

    Pagawéan means work or something made

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