No. 71 in Indonesian
jalan
"Jalan" means "road," "street," or "way" in English.
In a sentence
Saya suka jalan di pagi hari.
I enjoy walking in the morning.
In this sentence, 'jalan' is used as a verb meaning 'to walk'.
Jalan di depan rumah saya sangat ramai.
The road in front of my house is very busy.
Here, 'jalan' acts as a noun meaning 'street' or 'road'.
Proyek ini sudah mulai jalan dengan lancer.
This project has started running smoothly.
In this instance, 'jalan' is used as part of an idiom, meaning 'to run' or 'to operate'.
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