Kapan Kamu Libur?

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

When Are You Off?. Two friends try to find a day and a month when both are free.

The dialogue, line by line

1. Kapan kamu libur bulan ini?
   When are you off this month?
2. Hari Senin dan Selasa saya kerja, Rabu kosong.
   I work Monday and Tuesday, Wednesday is free.
3. Kamis bagaimana? Saya bisa siang.
   How about Thursday? I am free at midday.
4. Kamis saya ada rapat sampai sore.
   On Thursday I have meetings until late afternoon.
5. Kamu jarang libur, ya.
   You rarely have a day off.
6. Kadang-kadang libur, tapi biasanya sibuk.
   Sometimes I am off, but usually I am busy.
7. Bulan depan bagaimana? Awal Januari?
   How about next month? Early January?
8. Januari ramai. Februari atau Maret lebih tenang.
   January is busy. February or March is quieter.
9. Bagaimana kalau tengah April, sebelum Mei?
   How about the middle of April, before May?
10. Boleh. Juni sampai Agustus saya di kampung.
    That works. From June to August I am in my home village.
11. September, Oktober, dan November saya sendiri sibuk.
    I am busy myself in September, October and November.
12. Berarti tengah April paling cocok, ya.
    So the middle of April works best.
13. Sudah, kita putuskan April saja. Jangan lupa!
    Fine, let us just decide on April. Do not forget!

Vocabulary in this dialogue

• kapan, when
• kamu, you (informal)
• libur, holiday
• bulan, month
• ini, this
• hari, day
• Senin, Monday
• dan, and
• Selasa, Tuesday
• saya, I
• kerja, work (noun + casual verb)
• Rabu, Wednesday