Di Pasar

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

At the Market. Bargaining for fruit at a traditional market.

The dialogue, line by line

Everyday register: polite everyday. Natural bargaining with Bu: direct and short, but still respectful. Everyday wording appears first; a standard reference is shown underneath when the wording differs.

1. Pagi, Bu. Mangganya berapa?
   Morning, ma'am. How much are the mangoes?
2. Dua puluh ribu sekilo.
   Twenty thousand per kilo.
3. Wah, mahal. Bisa kurang?
   Wow, that's expensive. Can you lower it?
4. Boleh. Delapan belas ribu, ya.
   Alright. Eighteen thousand.
   Standard reference: Boleh. Delapan belas ribu.
5. Tolong pilihkan yang matang.
   Please pick the ripe ones.
6. Yang ini udah matang semua.
   These are all already ripe.
   Standard reference: Yang ini sudah matang semua.
7. Saya ambil dua kilo, ya.
   I'll take two kilos.
   Standard reference: Saya ambil dua kilo.
8. Oke. Mau beli yang lain juga?
   Alright. Want to buy something else?
   Standard reference: Baik. Mau beli yang lain juga?
9. Tambah satu nanas, tolong.
   Add one pineapple, please.
10. Totalnya empat puluh tiga ribu.
    Total is forty-three thousand.

Vocabulary in this dialogue

• pagi, morning
• ibu, mother
• mangga, mango
• berapa, how much
• dua puluh, twenty
• ribu, thousand
• wah, wow
• mahal, expensive
• bisa, can
• kurang, lacking
• boleh, may
• delapan, eight