Gambar Orang yang Lucu

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

A Funny Drawing of a Person. A child fixes a funny drawing by adding the missing body parts.

The dialogue, line by line

1. Bu, gambar orang saya aneh.
   Ma'am, my drawing of a person looks strange.
2. Kepalanya sudah ada, tapi wajahnya kosong.
   The head is there, but the face is empty.
3. Saya lupa mata, alis, dan hidung.
   I forgot the eyes, eyebrows and nose.
4. Tambahkan mulut, gigi, dan dagu juga.
   Add a mouth, teeth and chin too.
5. Sekarang saya gambar leher dan tangan.
   Now I will draw the neck and hands.
6. Jangan lupa lima jari dan satu ibu jari.
   Do not forget five fingers and one thumb.
7. Kakinya terlalu pendek, ya?
   The legs are too short, right?
8. Sedikit. Panjangkan paha dan kakinya.
   A little. Make the thighs and legs longer.
9. Sekarang gambarnya terlihat lebih baik.
   Now the drawing looks better.
10. Bagus. Terakhir, tambahkan rambut.
    Good. Finally, add the hair.

Vocabulary in this dialogue

• gambar, picture / image
• orang, person
• saya, I
• aneh, strange
• sudah, already
• ada, there is
• tapi, but
• kosong, empty
• lupa, to forget
• mata, eye
• alis, eyebrow
• dan, and