Bahasa Indonesia Commonly Used Expression: "Terus Terang"

There are quite a few Indonesian expressions you already have: Oh.. begitu, sekarang juga, masuk akal, biasa saja, and makan waktu. We hope that because of this, you are more and more confident in expressing yourself in Bahasa Indonesia.

In order to complete you with another commonly used expression, you will learn about "Terus Terang."

Let’s take a look at the example below:

“Terus terang, saya tidak suka makan durian.”

“Honestly, I don’t like eating durians."

As you can see from the example, we use terus terang to express “honestly, frankly, or directly.”

To see more on how terus terang is being expressed in daily situations, click the video below.

Selamat berlatih!