Alergi Makanan Laut

By Speak Indo, original reading practice from the Speak Indo course.

A Seafood Allergy. A diner checks a soup carefully before ordering because of an allergy.

The dialogue, line by line

1. Apakah soto ini memakai makanan laut?
   Does this soto contain seafood?
2. Tidak, tapi dapur juga memasak udang.
   No, but the kitchen also cooks prawns.
3. Saya alergi udang, cumi-cumi, dan kepiting.
   I am allergic to prawns, squid and crab.
4. Baik. Saya bicara dengan koki dulu.
   Okay. I will speak with the cook first.
5. Tolong jangan pakai alat yang sama.
   Please do not use the same utensils.
6. Koki akan memakai panci yang bersih.
   The cook will use a clean pot.
7. Terima kasih sudah memeriksa.
   Thank you for checking.
8. Sama-sama. Keselamatan lebih penting.
   You're welcome. Safety is more important.
9. Kalau begitu, saya pesan soto sayur.
   In that case, I will order vegetable soto.
10. Baik. Saya catat alerginya.
    Okay. I will note the allergy.

Vocabulary in this dialogue

• soto, soto (Indonesian soup)
• ini, this
• makanan, food
• laut, sea
• tidak, no
• tapi, but
• dapur, kitchen
• juga, also
• memasak, to cook
• udang, shrimp / prawn
• saya, I
• alergi, allergy