Kenalan di Kelas

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

Meeting in Class. Two classmates exchange names, hometowns and details about their class.

The dialogue, line by line

Everyday register: safe neutral. New classmates can use saya with kamu. Repeating Anda here sounds more formal than most classrooms. Everyday wording appears first; a standard reference is shown underneath when the wording differs.

1. Halo, nama saya Rina. Salam kenal.
   Hello, my name is Rina. Nice to meet you.
   Standard reference: Halo, nama saya Rina. Senang bertemu Anda.
2. Halo, saya Tom. Salam kenal juga.
   Hello, my name is Tom. Nice to meet you too.
   Standard reference: Halo, nama saya Tom. Senang bertemu Anda juga.
3. Apa kabar hari ini?
   How are you today?
4. Baik. Kamu?
   Good. And you?
   Standard reference: Baik. Anda?
5. Saya juga baik. Kamu dari mana?
   I am good too. Where are you from?
   Standard reference: Saya juga baik. Anda dari mana?
6. Saya dari Kanada. Kamu?
   I am from Canada. And you?
   Standard reference: Saya dari Kanada. Anda?
7. Saya orang Indonesia.
   I am Indonesian.
8. Kamu tinggal di mana?
   Where do you live?
   Standard reference: Anda tinggal di mana?
9. Saya tinggal di Bali.
   I live in Bali.
10. Kamu belajar bahasa Indonesia?
    Are you learning Indonesian?
    Standard reference: Anda belajar bahasa Indonesia?
11. Ya, saya belajar di kelas ini.
    Yes, I study in this class.
12. Siapa guru kamu?
    Who is your teacher?
    Standard reference: Siapa guru Anda?
13. Bu Sari. Dia guru baru.
    Ms Sari. She is a new teacher.

Vocabulary in this dialogue

• halo, hello
• nama saya, my name is
• kenalan, acquaintance
• saya, I
• juga, also
• apa kabar, how are you
• hari ini, today
• baik, good
• kamu, you (familiar)
• dari, from
• mana, which one
• saya dari, I am from