Memilih Klub Sekolah

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

Choosing a School Club. A teacher helps a student turn several interests into one clear decision.

The dialogue, line by line

1. Saya ingin mengikuti klub, tetapi belum memutuskan klub mana.
   I want to join a club, but I have not decided which one.
2. Coba jelaskan kegiatan yang kamu sukai.
   Try to explain the activities you like.
3. Saya menyukai musik dan berharap menjadi lebih percaya diri.
   I like music and hope to become more confident.
4. Kalau begitu, saya mengajak kamu mencoba klub musik.
   In that case, I invite you to try the music club.
5. Mereka mulai latihan hari Selasa, bukan?
   They start practising on Tuesday, right?
6. Benar. Mereka juga menawarkan pelajaran gitar.
   Correct. They also offer guitar lessons.
7. Saya akan mencoba satu pertemuan sebelum memutuskan.
   I will try one meeting before deciding.
8. Bagus. Perhatikan perasaanmu setelah latihan.
   Good. Pay attention to how you feel after practice.
9. Kalau tidak cocok, saya boleh menolak dengan sopan.
   If it is not a good fit, I can decline politely.
10. Tentu. Yang penting kamu berani memulai.
    Of course. What matters is that you dare to begin.

Vocabulary in this dialogue

• saya, I
• ingin, want (formal)
• mengikuti, to follow
• tetapi, but (formal)
• belum, not yet
• memutuskan, to decide
• coba, try (imperative)
• yang, which / who / that (relativizer)
• kamu, you (informal)
• menyukai, to like (formal)
• musik, music
• dan, and