Kabar Teman Lama

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

News About an Old Friend. Catching up on who has married, separated or met someone new.

The dialogue, line by line

1. Kamu masih ketemu Budi? Dia sahabat kamu, kan?
   Do you still see Budi? He is your close friend, right?
2. Masih. Dia baru menikah bulan lalu.
   Yes. He got married last month.
3. Pernikahannya di mana?
   Where was the wedding?
4. Di kampung istrinya. Ramai sekali.
   In his wife's village. It was very lively.
5. Dulu dia punya pacar dari kantor, ya?
   He used to have a girlfriend from the office, didn't he?
6. Itu mantan. Mereka putus dua tahun lalu.
   That is his ex. They broke up two years ago.
7. Bagaimana dia berkenalan dengan istrinya?
   How did he meet his wife?
8. Lewat rekan kerja. Awalnya cuma kenalan biasa.
   Through a work colleague. At first they were just acquaintances.
9. Kakaknya sudah bercerai, ya?
   His older brother is divorced, isn't he?
10. Iya, tapi sekarang punya tunangan baru.
    Yes, but now he has a new fiancee.
11. Mereka pasangan yang cocok?
    Are they a good match?
12. Kelihatannya iya. Minggu depan saya bertamu ke rumah mereka.
    It seems so. Next week I am visiting their house.
13. Titip salam, ya.
    Send them my regards.

Vocabulary in this dialogue

• kamu, you (informal)
• ketemu, meet (casual)
• dia, he
• sahabat, close friend
• baru, new
• menikah, to get married
• bulan, month
• lalu, then (shorter)
• di mana, where
• di, at
• ramai, crowded
• punya, to have