You are behaving exceedingly badly, and it would serve you right if you got a caning— Jahat sakali orang ini, kalau bahagi rasa sadikit dengan rotan baharu dia ingat. (Lit. This person is exceedingly bad; if one were to make him feel with a rattan he would remember.)

What an idiot you are! I tell you to bring water, and you bring oil— Budak bedebah ini! Orang suroh bawa ayer di-bawa-nia minyak.

Third, Do not be satisfied with one general Malay verb to describe a whole class of actions for which separate specific words exist. It may be possible to make oneself intelligible by using pukul, to strike, for every kind of blow, but it is preferable to employ the appropriate term for the particular mode of striking.

The following lists will illustrate this caution:—

1. Pukul, to strike, beat. Gasak, to beat, flog, punish. Hentam, to strike, attack, throw. Balun, to beat, thrash, drub. Palu, to beat, hammer, knock. Kĕtok, to knock, tap, rap. Godam, to thrash, hammer. Lantak, to nail, to drive in. Tinju-kan, to box, strike with the fist. Tumbuk, to pound, strike with the fist. Bĕdal, to switch. Sakal, and sakai, to strike. Tampar, and tampiling, to slap. Tepuk, to pat.
2. Chuchuk, to thrust, poke. Merusuk, to thrust, poke, pierce. Radak or rodok, to pierce with a spear. Juluk, to thrust upwards. Tikam, to thrust, pierce, stab. Sigi, to poke with the finger. Merunjang, to lower a spear at the charge.
3. Angkat, to lift, carry off, remove. Pikul, to carry on the back, to carry a load. Kandar, to carry on a stick over the shoulder. Bibit, to carry with the fingers. Junjong, to carry on the head. Tanggong, to bear, carry, support. Gendong, to carry slung in a bundle. Usong, to carry in a litter. Julang, to hold aloft, to hoist, to carry with the arm uplifted. Bawa, to carry, convey, bring. Dukong, to carry on the back or hip. Kepit, to carry under the arm. Jinjing, to carry in the arms or hands. Galas, to carry slung over the back or shoulder. Kilik, to carry under the arm. Bebat, to carry in the girdle. Tatang, to carry on the palms of the hands. Kandong, to carry at the waist.
4. Jatoh, to fall, drop. Gugur, to drop off, fall, miscarry. Tumbang, to fall, tumble down. Reban, to fall in, give way, tumble down. Runtoh, to come down, to fall. Luroh, to drop off, fall (as fruit). Titek, to drop, distil (as water). Rĕbah,[1] to tumble, fall. Timpa, to fall against. Chichir, to drop, to spill. Tumpah, to spill.
5. Buang, to throw away. Lotar or lontar, to hurl, fling. Lempar, to throw, fling. Humban, to throw down, cast away. Champak, to throw down, cast away. Baling, to throw, fling. Lanting, to throw, cast, propel.
6. Lihat, to see. Pandang, to look, to look at. Kelih, to see. Nampa, to see, perceive. Intei, to peep, spy, observe. Petiak, to notice, observe. Tulih, to look, glance. Tengok, to see. Jingok, to peep, look out. Tengadah, to look up. Tampak, to see, perceive. Per-hati-kan, to perceive, notice, take notice of. Tentang, to regard.