Alamat Pak RT

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

The Neighbourhood Head's Address. A resident asks a neighbour for an address and checks each direction before leaving.

The dialogue, line by line

1. Permisi, saya perlu alamat Pak RT untuk mengurus surat.
   Excuse me, I need the neighbourhood head's address to arrange a letter.
2. Rumahnya di dalam gang, ya kan?
   His house is inside the lane, right?
3. Saya belum tahu. Bisa jelaskan jalannya?
   I do not know yet. Can you explain the route?
4. Coba masuk gang ini, lalu lihat rumah di samping warung.
   Try entering this lane, then look for the house beside the stall.
5. Apakah rumahnya di dalam atau di luar pagar biru?
   Is the house inside or outside the blue fence?
6. Di dalam. Ada koran di depan pintunya.
   Inside. There is a newspaper in front of the door.
7. Baik, saya tidak perlu mencari jauh lagi.
   Okay, I do not need to look much farther.
8. Benar. Hati-hati membawa suratnya.
   Correct. Take care with the letter.

Vocabulary in this dialogue

• permisi, excuse me (to pass)
• saya, I
• perlu, need to
• alamat, address
• untuk, for
• surat, letter
• di, at
• dalam, inside
• ya kan?, right? isn't it?
• belum, not yet
• tahu, to know (a fact)
• bisa, can