Jatuh di Kebun

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

A Fall in the Garden. A gardener seeks prompt medical care after a fall causes pain and chest heaviness.

The dialogue, line by line

1. Saya jatuh waktu berkebun tadi pagi.
   I fell while gardening this morning.
2. Bagian mana yang sakit?
   Which part hurts?
3. Pinggang, pinggul, dan lengan kiri.
   My waist, hip and left arm.
4. Ada darah di kulit dekat kuku.
   There is blood on the skin near the nail.
5. Dada saya juga terasa berat.
   My chest also feels heavy.
6. Saya perawat. Karena dada terasa berat, dokter harus segera memeriksa jantung dan paru-paru.
   I am a nurse. Because your chest feels heavy, a doctor needs to check your heart and lungs promptly.
7. Apakah tulang saya baik-baik saja?
   Are my bones all right?
8. Belum bisa dipastikan. Dokter mungkin perlu melakukan rontgen.
   We cannot be certain yet. The doctor may need to take an X-ray.
9. Apakah sebelumnya Anda sempat pusing, pingsan, atau mengalami gangguan pada indera?
   Earlier, did you have dizziness, fainting or any changes to your senses?
10. Tidak, tapi kepala saya terbentur sedikit.
    No, but I hit my head lightly.
11. Baik. Dokter juga akan memastikan tidak ada cedera otak. Jangan banyak bergerak dulu.
    Okay. The doctor will also make sure there is no brain injury. Try not to move much for now.

Vocabulary in this dialogue

• saya, I
• jatuh, to fall
• waktu, time
• berkebun, to garden
• tadi, earlier today
• pagi, morning
• yang, which / who / that (relativizer)
• sakit, sick
• pinggang, waist
• pinggul, hip
• dan, and
• lengan, arm