"I took cups, glasses, and bowls from the kitchen."

Translation: Saya mengambil cangkir, gelas, dan mangkuk dari dapur.

[boringtomi]

Why isn't it accepted when I use "cangkir-cangkir, gelas-gelas and mangkuk-mangkuk"? I know that they don't HAVE TO said that way but the English sentence is in plural so they should definitely be correct!

[falcon074]

It should be acceptable and you can report it. But normally in daily conversation it would be redundant. We Indonesian tend to speak simpler phrase or sentence.

[tthatchbass]

Why can't I put -nya at the end of dapur to write dapurnya (the kitchen)?

[ComeRaczy]

can anyone answer this question? The -nya suffix is getting more and more confusing to me

[Stewart737090]

?

[Nancy757351]

Can "mangkuk" also be spelled "mangkok"?

[WayangOrang]

It's often pronounced (and written) like that, but the official spelling is "mangkuk".

[VincentQuerta]

Can you just say ambil instead of mengambil?

[WayangOrang]

In everyday speech, yes.
In the formal style, no, I wouldn't leave out the 'me-' prefix.

[bojo.franc]

When do i use bawa or ambil, i seem to be confusing them both as take