Meaning of Ngintip In Bahasa Indonesia

Halo, ketemu lagi sama saya, Iman Prabawa. In this article, I want to talk about the meaning of the word [ngintip] in bahasa Indonesia. We are also going to be watching examples from movies, YouTube videos and others where the word [ngintip] is used by Indonesians.

If you are a beginner in the Indonesian language, you can learn step by step with My Lesson Here.

So, let's talk about this word.

Ngintip In Bahasa Indonesia

The basic word for [ngintip] is [intip]. According to Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, the meaning of [intip] is shown in the picture below.

The meaning of [intip] is in the red box up there. If I translated this into English, the translation would be:

Try to look at something without everyone noticing.

[Ngintip] is usually used in conversational Indonesian. [Ngintip] is short for [mengintip], and you will see it in the example sentence that I give you below.

Example Sentences Using Ngintip

Let's look at these three sentences I give you using the word [intip].

First sentence.

Mengintip pekerjaan rumah (PR) seseorang itu bukanlah sesuatu yang baik, lho.

The English translation for this sentence is as follows.

It's not a good thing to take a peek at someone's homework.

[Mengintip] comes from the basic word [intip], and then you add the prefix [me]. In conversational Indonesian, [mengintip] is usually shortened to [ngintip]. 

Second sentence.

Loe dari tadi itu diintipin sama dia terus lho.

The English translation for this sentence is as follows.

Don't you know that he takes a peek at you all the time?

[Diintipin] comes from the basic word [intip], and then you add the prefix [di] and suffix [in] to the basic word. [Diintipin] is passive voice, and in Indonesian, we use passive voice a lot. 

Third sentence.

Coba deh loe intip apa yang lagi dia kerjain.

The English translation for this sentence is as follows.

Why don't you take a peek at what he is doing right now?

How to Pronounce Ngintip

Let's first hear how to pronounce the word [intip].


And now, let's hear how to pronounce [ngintip] in bahasa Indonesia.


Now, let's look at examples from movies, YouTube videos, and others where Indonesians use the word [ngintip].

Examples of Ngintip From Movies

In this section, we will take a look at examples from movies, YouTube videos, and other sources where Indonesians use the word [ngintip].

The first example we are about to watch is from a TV Serial, Tetangga Masa Gitu (2014-2017). I recommend you watch this series because it uses conversational Indonesian, which is widely used in Indonesia.

Let's watch the clip below.

You hear from the clip above this sentence:

Ngga boleh ngintip, ya?

Which translates to English as:

Please don't take a peek.

As you can see, [ngintip] is used instead of [mengintip], and as I explained earlier, [ngintip] is short for [mengintip].

You can watch all the clips on my Buy Me a Coffee post without the black screen. I also provided the captions in Indonesian with English translations and vocabulary explanations so you could better understand what happens in the clip. I explain this on my About Me page. 

I think this is a wrap and I hope that you can understand my explanation well. If you have any questions, just write them down in the comment section. So, I'll talk to you soon. Bye now.