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- "Silakan minum."
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Does "silakan" also means "there you go" / "here you go" - in some situations? I believe I have heard it used that way. But perhaps I always confused it with "please"?
Does people really say this? In what situation? Is it used like "cheers" or "drink up"?
In a party, if the host want to ask the guest to drink (not necessarily alcoholic drinks), s/he could say "silahkan (di)minum"
You can also hear this in a situation where the waiter in the restaurant puts your drink on the table.
My dictionary shows Silakan spelled both as Silakan and Silahkan but I was told I had a typo with Silahkan. Please correct this.
'silahkan' is still used in everyday speech, but the official spelling according to KBBI is 'silakan'.
https://kbbi.web.id/silah.silahkan_1sila
silah, silahkan ? 1sila1/si·lah, si·lah·kan ? 1sila/
If you search for 'silahkan', there is no definition of the word.
You'll be directed to 'silakan'.
sila1/si·la/ v, silakan/si·la·kan/ v sudilah kiranya (kata perintah yang halus): - duduk;
The definition is listed under 'silakan'.
One less letter in the official spelling, sounds good to me. Terima Kasih.
I often see "silakan" spelled " silahkan". Which is ok?
The official spelling is 'silakan'.
(see my comment above and the links to the official definition).
I always thought that silakan meant something similar to 'you are welcome to'. Guess not then.
it still is! it can also be translated as "you are welcome to drink" too, so it still is
