Indonesian

Youth Issues:

Merokok - Smoking
batuk	to cough
cepat terengah-engah	to be quickly out of breath
hubungan antara rokok dan penyakit jantung/kanker	connection between smoking and heart disease/cancer
kebiasaan mahal	an expensive habit
menjadi pecandu rokok	to become addicted to smoking
merokok pasif	passive smoking
merusak paru-paru	to destroy the lungs
sirkulasi darah	blood circulation

Minuman keras/alkohol - Alcohol
mabuk	drunk
masalah sosial	a social problem
mengemudikan mobil terlalu cepat	to drive cars too fast
minuman beralkohol	alcoholic beverages
muntah	to vomit
tidak bertanggung jawab	to not be responsible
tidak sadar akan bahaya	to not be aware of the danger of

Narkoba - Drugs
disahkan	legalised
legalisasi ganja	the legalisation of marijuana
mengedarkan	to distribute, to peddle
narkotika	narcotics
pedagang obat gelap	drug dealer
putau	low grade heroin
suntikan	injection

Reasons
diajak oleh teman	invited by friends
mau dianggap orang yang keren	want to be thought of as "cool"
mempunyai rasa ingin tahu	to be curious
menurut penelitian	according to research
mudah dipengaruhi oleh teman	easily influenced by friends
tekanan teman sebaya	peer pressure

Pengangguran - unemployment
anak jalanan	street kid
dipecat	to be sacked
di-PHKkan (PHK = putus hubungan kerja)	to be sacked
hidup pas-pasan	living hand to mouth
kais pagi kais petang	to eke out a living
kekurangan kesempatan	lacking opportunities
kesempatan kerja	work opportunities
kesusahan	difficulty
ketidakberdayaan	powerlessness
lingkaran setan	vicious circle
lowongan	(job) vacancy
mata pencaharian	livelihood
mencari nafkah	to earn a living
mendapat tunjangan sosial	receive social security
menganggur	to be unemployed
miskin	poor
pemulung	scavenger
pengamen	busker
tunawisma	homeless
tunjangan sosial dari pemerintah	social security

Useful phrases
Biasanya sulit sekali mendapat pekerjaan di luar kota.	It's usually very difficult to get work outside the city.
lapangan kerja sangat terbatas	work is very limited
pengangguran di kalangan orang muda	unemployment amongst youths
tingkat pengangguran menurun/meningkat	level of unemployment is decreasing/increasing

Conflict between generations
berbeda	different, to differ
berlainan	different
berselisih	to argue
bertanggung jawab	to be responsible
bertengkar mulut	to argue
dewasa	adult
kesenjangan	gap
konflik	conflict
mandiri	independent, self-reliant
manja	spoilt
melanggar perintah	to disobey an order
memahami	to understand
mematuhi perintah	to obey an order
membolehkan	to allow
mengerti	to understand
mengizinkan	to permit
pendapat	opinion
perbedaan	difference
perselisihan	disagreement
pertengkaran	argument, quarrel
sikap	attitude
tegas	strict/firm
tekanan	pressure

Useful phrases and sentences
Mereka sudah lupa akan/tidak mengerti kesukaran yang dihadapi remaja.	They have forgotten/don't understand the problems faced by young people.
Mereka tidak percaya bahwa saya sudah menjadi orang dewasa.	They don't believe that I've become an adult.
Nilai-nilai mereka sangat berbeda dengan nilai-nilai saya.	Their values are very different to mine.
Orangtua saya berpendapat bahwa saya masih belum bisa mengambil keputusan sendiri.	My parents still think that I'm unable to make my own decisions.
Saya ingin sekali pergi ke pesta itu, tetapi...	I really wanted to go to that party, but...
Saya mau kencan/pacaran dengan X, tapi...	I want to go on a date/go out with X, but...
Saya sudah berkali-kali berupaya untuk menjelaskan kepada mereka bahwa...	I've tried many times to explain to them that...
Setiap sore/malam, saya harus belajar selama empat jam.	Every afternoon/evening, I must study for four hours.