Salah Kirim Pesan

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

A Message Sent to the Wrong Person. A worried friend calms down after a harmless messaging mistake.

The dialogue, line by line

1. Kamu kelihatan cemas. Ada apa?
   You look worried. What happened?
2. Saya salah kirim pesan kepada bos.
   I sent a message to my boss by mistake.
3. Pesannya tentang apa?
   What was the message about?
4. Tentang film. Saya malu sekali.
   It was about a film. I am so embarrassed.
5. Jangan takut. Hapus pesannya lalu minta maaf.
   Do not be afraid. Delete it, then apologise.
6. Saya sudah minta maaf. Dia tidak marah.
   I already apologised. He is not angry.
7. Bagus. Sekarang kamu lebih santai?
   Good. Are you more relaxed now?
8. Ya. Saya senang masalahnya selesai.
   Yes. I am happy the problem is over.
9. Semua orang pernah bingung seperti itu.
   Everyone gets confused like that sometimes.
10. Terima kasih. Saya lega sekarang.
    Thank you. I am relieved now.

Vocabulary in this dialogue

• kamu, you (informal)
• cemas, anxious
• ada, there is
• apa, what
• saya, I
• salah, wrong
• pesan, message
• bos, boss
• tentang, about
• film, movie
• malu, embarrassed
• jangan, don't (command)