Taman atau Tempat Parkir?

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

A Park or a Car Park?. Two neighbours disagree politely about an empty lot and find an idea they can both support.

The dialogue, line by line

1. Menurut saya, tanah kosong itu sebaiknya menjadi taman.
   In my opinion, that empty land should become a park.
2. Pendapat saya berbeda. Kita perlu tempat parkir.
   My opinion is different. We need a car park.
3. Saya berpikir taman lebih penting untuk anak-anak.
   I think a park is more important for children.
4. Mungkin benar, tetapi jalan ini pasti semakin ramai.
   That may be true, but this road will certainly get busier.
5. Alasan kamu jelas, tetapi dua tempat itu tidak sama.
   Your reason is clear, but those two places are not the same.
6. Bagaimana kalau kita membagi tanahnya?
   How about dividing the land?
7. Ide itu serupa dengan rencana lama.
   That idea is similar to the old plan.
8. Benar. Setengah untuk taman dan setengah untuk parkir.
   Right. Half for a park and half for parking.
9. Saya setuju. Kita tidak perlu bilang ide lain salah.
   I agree. We do not need to call the other idea wrong.
10. Bagus. Kita sampaikan pendapat bersama saat rapat.
    Good. We will present our shared view at the meeting.

Vocabulary in this dialogue

• menurut saya, in my opinion
• tanah, land / soil / ground
• kosong, empty
• itu, that
• sebaiknya, it's better to
• menjadi, to become
• taman, park
• pendapat, opinion
• saya, I
• berbeda, to be different
• kita, we (including you)
• perlu, need to