English vs Ngapak September

English: Reading is the window of the world.
Ngapak: …

• Maca kuwi pintu mlebu dalan

• Maca kuwi lawang pawon

• Maca kuwi jendela donya

• Maca kuwi pager omah

Ngapak : Ilmu gawe urip padhang kemelip
English : ...

• Knowledge makes life better

• Knowledge makes life bitter

• Knowledge makes life harder

• Knowledge makes life brighter.

English: Libraries are treasure houses of knowledge.
Ngapak: …

• Perpustakaan kuwi gudang buku

• Perpustakaan kuwi gudang ilmu

• Perpustakaan kuwi gudang jagung

• Perpustakaan kuwi gudang klambi

Ngapak: “Sing seneng maca, uripe ora gampang diapusi.”
English: ...

• People who love reading won’t be easily fooled

• People who love reading won’t be easily cooked

• People who love reading won’t be easily sleepy

• People who love reading won’t be easily hooked

English: “Those who don’t read live like walking in the dark.”
Ngapak: ...

• Wong sing ora maca, uripe koyo turu sak lawase

• Wong sing ora maca, uripe koyo mangan tanpa sambel

• Wong sing ora maca, uripe luwih gampang golek dalan

• Wong sing ora maca, uripe kaya mlaku ning dalan peteng

English: “Knowledge never runs out when shared, but it disappears if you stop reading.”
Ngapak: ...

• Ilmu kuwi dadi tambah akeh nek turu bae

• Ilmu kuwi ora bisa entong nek dienggo, nanging ilmu bisa ngilang nek ora maca

• Ilmu kuwi bisa entong nek ko kakehan madhang.

• Ilmu kuwi luwih penting timbang sandal jepit

Ngapak: “Sing rajin maca bakal luwih adoh langkahé tinimbang sing mung ngeluh.”
English : ...

• Readers jump higher than kanguru

• Readers run faster than odong-odong

• Readers go further than complainers

• Readers sing louder than dangdut koplo

Ngapak: “Maca kuwi investasi sing paling murah, nanging ngasilaké paling larang.”
English : ...

• Reading is the cheapest way to get free WiFi

• Reading is the most expensive way to buy cilok

• Reading is the cheapest investment with the less valuable return

• Reading is the cheapest investment with the most valuable return