To sum up what "gombal" is, here is an excerpt from an Australian bule's blog written about his experience with slang in the city Yogyakarta, Java. "Kata dari Yogya".
Gombal - Bahasa 'flirting'
Gambar dari: Kumpulan Kata- Kata Gombal
"Ok, before I head off I want to quickly talk about gombal. The last few months have seen a new trend emerge in Indonesian comedy television called gombal. Gombal is the name for a style of flirting that, is well incredibly corny. It is usually, but not always, in the following question and answer format:
Cowok: Apa Bapak kamu ______ ?
Cewek: Iya, kok tau sih?
Cowok: Soalnya ________
Guy: Is your dad a _______ ?
Girl: Yeah, how did you know?
Guy: Because *insert corny line here*
I’m not completely sure why girls inherit qualities from their father’s profession or from things their father’s like to do, but it … I really don’t know. Here are a couple of examples:
Cowok : Bapak kamu pasti pemain bola kan?
Cewek : Ih, Abang kok tau sih?
Cowok : Soalnya kamu telah mencetak gol di hati Abang
Guy: Your dad must be a soccer player, right?
Girl: Huh, how do you know?
Guy: Because you’ve scored a goal in my heart
Cowok : Bapak kamu suka main internet ya?
Cewek : Iya, emang kenapa Bang?
Cowok : Soalnya kamu udah men-download hatiku
Guy: Your dad likes to the surf the internet yeah?
Girl: Yeah, how come?
Guy: Because you have already downloaded my heart.
Cowok: Dek, Bapak kamu pilot ya?
Cewek: Iya Bang, kok tau sih?
Cowok : Soalnya kamu udah nerbangin hatiku
Guy: Your dad is a pilot, right?
Girl: Yeah, how did you know?
Guy: Because you’ve made my heart fly
Cowok : Kamu punya peta nggak?
Cewek : Peta apa?
Cowok : Peta hatimu. Karena aku tersesat dan tak bisa keluar dari hatimu.
Guy: Do you have a map, no?
Girl: What sort of map?
Guy: The map of your heart. Because I’m lost and I can’t get out of it.
Ok haha , that’s all for today hahaha galauuuuuuu ni… I’m galau ? (galau a useful all-purpose word to describe the restlessness that love can make you feel)
Best wishes from Yogyakarta,
Watch out for enter wind !
Catch you soon,
Nick."
Cowok: Apa Bapak kamu ______ ?
Cewek: Iya, kok tau sih?
Cowok: Soalnya ________
Guy: Is your dad a _______ ?
Girl: Yeah, how did you know?
Guy: Because *insert corny line here*
I’m not completely sure why girls inherit qualities from their father’s profession or from things their father’s like to do, but it … I really don’t know. Here are a couple of examples:
Cowok : Bapak kamu pasti pemain bola kan?
Cewek : Ih, Abang kok tau sih?
Cowok : Soalnya kamu telah mencetak gol di hati Abang
Guy: Your dad must be a soccer player, right?
Girl: Huh, how do you know?
Guy: Because you’ve scored a goal in my heart
Cowok : Bapak kamu suka main internet ya?
Cewek : Iya, emang kenapa Bang?
Cowok : Soalnya kamu udah men-download hatiku
Guy: Your dad likes to the surf the internet yeah?
Girl: Yeah, how come?
Guy: Because you have already downloaded my heart.
Cowok: Dek, Bapak kamu pilot ya?
Cewek: Iya Bang, kok tau sih?
Cowok : Soalnya kamu udah nerbangin hatiku
Guy: Your dad is a pilot, right?
Girl: Yeah, how did you know?
Guy: Because you’ve made my heart fly
Cowok : Kamu punya peta nggak?
Cewek : Peta apa?
Cowok : Peta hatimu. Karena aku tersesat dan tak bisa keluar dari hatimu.
Guy: Do you have a map, no?
Girl: What sort of map?
Guy: The map of your heart. Because I’m lost and I can’t get out of it.
Ok haha , that’s all for today hahaha galauuuuuuu ni… I’m galau ? (galau a useful all-purpose word to describe the restlessness that love can make you feel)
Best wishes from Yogyakarta,
Watch out for enter wind !
Catch you soon,
Nick."
To read more quirky stories about slang, click "Kata dari Yogya".