In Reply to: it does posted by balibeli on Friday, 28. March 2008 at 23:51 Bali Time:
..these things don't always translate well to other languages. Yes, jelek can also mean bad, but in the sense of 'ugliness'. Bad, in terms of 'Bad Man' would take jahat; a bad boy would be an 'anak jahat'. You would be 'orang jahat'. If you are really nasty, we could call you 'orang buruk'. If you mean you are naughty, 'orang nakal'.If you really stink, 'orang busuk' (when fruit is spoiled it is called 'busuk'). How about, 'kabar buruk'? Means Bad News. Is that you??? 'Manusia' is more a generic word, reffering to 'humanity' in general, and would seldom be used in common speech. Just don't tell anyone in Indonesia that you choose this for yourself; they'll all smile, but take it from me, they'll think your weird. Have fun.