Foto Keluarga Lama

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

An Old Family Photo. Two relatives identify people and details in an old family photograph.

The dialogue, line by line

1. Siapa tentara di foto ini?
   Who is the soldier in this photo?
2. Itu kakek sebelum menikah.
   That is Grandfather before he got married.
3. Wanita dengan pipi bulat itu nenek?
   Is the woman with round cheeks Grandmother?
4. Benar. Bulu mata dan rambutnya panjang.
   Correct. Her eyelashes and hair are long.
5. Bayi di lengan nenek siapa?
   Who is the baby in Grandmother's arms?
6. Itu ibu. Bibirnya masih sama sekarang.
   That is Mum. Her lips look the same now.
7. Foto ini diambil sebelum ayah dan ibu pacaran?
   Was this photo taken before Dad and Mum were dating?
8. Ya. Mereka belum saling kenal.
   Yes. They did not know each other yet.
9. Keluarga kita berubah banyak sejak itu.
   Our family has changed a lot since then.
10. Benar, tapi foto ini membuat kita tetap dekat.
    True, but this photo keeps us close.

Vocabulary in this dialogue

• siapa, who
• tentara, soldier
• di, at
• foto, photo
• ini, this
• itu, that
• kakek, grandfather
• sebelum, before
• menikah, to get married
• wanita, woman
• dengan, with
• pipi, cheek