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Idioms & Proverbs
Raining Cats and Dogs
Glossary
MALAY-ENGLISH
Topic: Ramadhan
puasa - fast/fasting (berpuasa) / break fast (berbuka puasa)
bulan - month (merujuk kepada kalendar Islam @ kalendar )
bulan - moon (merujuk kepada bulan pada waktu malam)
agama - religion/religious (beragama/kuat agama)
wajib - obligatory/obligation (kewajipan) /compulsory
siang - day
malam - night
solat - pray/prayer i.e. i)I pray five times a day. ii) I perform Tarawikh prayer everyday during
Ramadhan.
solat berjemaah - congregational prayer
solat berjemaah - congregational prayer
sedekah - donate
pahala - reward
dosa - sin
neraka - hell
syurga - heaven
neraka - hell
syurga - heaven
gotong-royong - gotong-royong
kerjasama - cooperate
tanggungjawab - responsibility/ responsible (bertanggungjawab)
mencapai/capai - achieve
berusaha - strive/struggle
istimewa - special
rahmat - bless/blessing (dirahmati)
bersyukur - grateful
Idioms & Proverbs
Raining Cats and Dogs
It’s raining cats and dogs
Meaning: it’s raining very heavily
Example: Let’s stay at home today. It’s raining cats and dogs, and I don’t want to get wet.