Keluarga Saya

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

My Family. Budi introduces the people in his family from oldest to youngest.

The monologue, line by line

Everyday register: safe conversational monologue. A personal introduction that keeps saya because the audience is not established as close family or friends. Everyday wording appears first; a standard reference is shown underneath when the wording differs.

1. Ini keluarga saya.
   This is my family.
2. Ini kakek dan nenek saya.
   These are my grandfather and grandmother.
3. Ini ayah dan ibu saya.
   These are my father and mother.
4. Saya punya satu kakak.
   I have one older sibling.
5. Saya juga punya satu adik.
   I also have one younger sibling.
6. Paman dan bibi saya juga datang.
   My uncle and aunt are coming.
   Standard reference: Paman dan bibi saya datang.
7. Sepupu saya juga datang.
   My cousin is coming too.
   Standard reference: Sepupu saya datang juga.
8. Kami makan bareng.
   We eat together.
   Standard reference: Kami makan bersama.

Vocabulary in this monologue

• ini, this
• keluarga, family
• saya, I
• kakek, grandfather
• dan, and
• nenek, grandmother
• ayah, father
• ibu, mother
• punya, to have
• satu, one
• kakak, older sibling
• juga, also