Tersesat di Kota

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

Lost in the City. Asking a stranger for directions.

The dialogue, line by line

1. Permisi, Pak. Boleh tanya?
   Excuse me, sir. May I ask?
2. Tentu saja. Apa yang bisa saya bantu?
   Of course. How can I help?
3. Saya mencari stasiun kereta.
   I'm looking for the train station.
4. Dari sini, jalan lurus dua blok.
   From here, go straight two blocks.
5. Kemudian belok kanan.
   Then turn right.
6. Stasiunnya ada di sebelah kiri.
   The station is on the left.
7. Jauh tidak?
   Is it far?
8. Sekitar sepuluh menit jalan kaki.
   About ten minutes on foot.
9. Terima kasih banyak, Pak!
   Thank you very much, sir!
10. Sama-sama. Hati-hati di jalan.
    You're welcome. Be careful on the road.

Vocabulary in this dialogue

• permisi, excuse me (to pass)
• boleh, may
• tentu saja, of course
• apa, what
• yang, which / who / that (relativizer)
• bisa, can
• saya, I
• mencari, to search for
• stasiun, station
• kereta, train
• dari, from
• jalan, street