Membantu Tetangga Pindah

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

Helping a Neighbour Move. Helping carry furniture, lending tools and agreeing who does what.

The dialogue, line by line

Everyday register: warm respectful. A younger neighbour keeps Pak/Bapak and saya while speaking naturally and warmly. Everyday wording appears first; a standard reference is shown underneath when the wording differs.

1. Pak, boleh saya bantu pindahkan lemari?
   May I help you move the wardrobe?
   Standard reference: Pak, boleh saya membantu memindahkan lemari?
2. Boleh. Berat, saya nggak kuat sendiri.
   Yes please. It is heavy, I cannot manage alone.
   Standard reference: Boleh sekali. Berat, saya tidak kuat sendiri.
3. Kita dorong pelan-pelan, jangan sampai merusak lantai.
   Let us push it slowly, so we do not damage the floor.
4. Hati-hati, ada kaca di sebelah kiri.
   Careful, there is glass on the left.
5. Kita bagi tugas. Saya angkat depan, Bapak di belakang.
   Let us split the job. I will lift the front, you take the back.
   Standard reference: Kita bagi tugas. Saya angkat depan, Bapak belakang.
6. Bapak punya alat? Kalau nggak, pakai punya saya.
   Do you have tools? If not, I can lend you mine.
   Standard reference: Bapak punya alat? Kalau tidak, saya bisa meminjamkan punya saya.
7. Makasih. Saya cari obeng dari tadi.
   Thank you. I have been looking for a screwdriver.
   Standard reference: Terima kasih. Saya cari obeng dari tadi.
8. Ini. Taruh aja di meja kalau udah selesai.
   Here. Just put it on the table when you are done.
   Standard reference: Ini. Taruh saja di meja kalau sudah selesai.
9. Kita ukur pintunya dulu, takut nggak muat.
   Let us measure the door first, in case it does not fit.
   Standard reference: Kita ukur pintunya dulu, takut tidak muat.
10. Betul. Jangan memaksa, nanti pecah.
    Right. Do not force it, it will break.
11. Lewat pintu belakang lebih lebar.
    Through the back door it is wider.
12. Ide bagus. Begitu aja.
    Good idea. I suggest we do that.
    Standard reference: Ide bagus. Saya sarankan begitu.
13. Udah masuk! Kita berhasil.
    It is in! We did it.
    Standard reference: Sudah masuk! Kita berhasil.
14. Terima kasih banyak. Saya berutang budi.
    Thank you so much. I owe you one.
15. Nggak usah. Tetangga memang harus saling bantu.
    Not at all. Neighbours look after each other.
    Standard reference: Tidak usah. Tetangga memang saling menjaga.

Vocabulary in this dialogue

• bapak, father
• boleh, may
• saya, I
• membantu, to help
• berat, heavy / difficult
• tidak, no
• kuat, strong
• sendiri, alone
• kita, we (including you)
• pelan-pelan, slowly
• jangan, don't (command)
• sampai, to arrive / until