Cari Rumah Cat Jingga

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

Looking for the Orange House. Finding a house by its colour, with directions given street by street.

The dialogue, line by line

1. Permisi, saya cari rumah Pak Hasan.
   Excuse me, I am looking for Pak Hasan's house.
2. Yang mana? Di sini banyak rumah.
   Which one? There are a lot of houses here.
3. Katanya rumahnya cat jingga.
   I was told his house is painted orange.
4. Oh, yang di ujung jalan.
   Oh, the one at the end of the street.
5. Ke arah mana? Selatan atau barat?
   Which way? South or west?
6. Ke barat, lalu belok di pojok.
   West, then turn at the corner.
7. Ada tanda lain?
   Is there another landmark?
8. Pagarnya warna emas, agak mencolok.
   The fence is gold coloured, quite eye-catching.
9. Di sebelahnya rumah apa?
   What is the house next to it?
10. Rumah cat merah muda, punya bidan.
    The pink house, it belongs to the midwife.
11. Ada motor perak di depan?
    Is there a silver motorbike out front?
12. Biasanya iya. Kalau tidak ada, dia keluar.
    Usually yes. If it is not there, he has gone out.
13. Terima kasih banyak.
    Thank you very much.
14. Sama-sama. Kalau tersesat, tanya lagi.
    You are welcome. If you get lost, just ask again.

Vocabulary in this dialogue

• permisi, excuse me (to pass)
• saya, I
• rumah, house
• yang, which / who / that (relativizer)
• di, at
• banyak, many
• jingga, orange (colour
• ujung, end
• jalan, street
• ke, to (direction)
• selatan, south
• atau, or