Beli Baju untuk Kerja

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

Buying Clothes for Work. Choosing an outfit for a first day at work, and asking to try things on.

The dialogue, line by line

1. Selamat sore. Saya cari baju untuk kerja.
   Good afternoon. I am looking for clothes for work.
2. Mau kemeja atau kaos, Mas?
   Do you want a button shirt or a t-shirt?
3. Kemeja putih dan celana panjang hitam.
   A white shirt and black trousers.
4. Ukuran berapa? Ada jas juga kalau perlu.
   What size? There are blazers too if you need one.
5. Jas belum perlu. Tapi dasi ada?
   I do not need a blazer yet. But do you have ties?
6. Ada. Kaus kaki juga sebaiknya beli sekalian.
   Yes. You should buy socks at the same time.
7. Boleh saya coba dulu?
   May I try them on first?
8. Silakan, kamar pas di sebelah kanan.
   Please do, the fitting room is on the right.
9. Celana pendek dan sandal untuk hari Sabtu ada?
   Do you have shorts and sandals for Saturdays?
10. Ada di lantai dua, dekat sepatu olahraga.
    Yes, on the second floor, near the sports shoes.

Vocabulary in this dialogue

• selamat sore, good evening
• saya, I
• baju, shirt
• untuk, for
• kerja, work (noun + casual verb)
• mau, want (informal)
• kemeja, shirt (button-up)
• atau, or
• kaos, t-shirt
• putih, white
• dan, and
• celana panjang, trousers