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

The Book at Home. A student forgets a book and a classmate helps solve the problem.

The dialogue, line by line

1. Aduh, saya lupa membawa buku.
   Oh no, I forgot to bring my book.
2. Kamu ingat baca tugas dan tulis jawaban?
   Did you remember to read the assignment and write the answer?
3. Ya. Teman memberi saya pensil.
   Yes. A friend gave me a pencil.
4. Kita bisa berbagi buku ini.
   We can share this book.
5. Terima kasih. Saya mau duduk di sini.
   Thank you. I want to sit here.
6. Guru datang. Tolong buka bukunya.
   The teacher is coming. Please open the book.
7. Baik. Setelah kelas, saya ingin pulang mengambil buku.
   Okay. After class, I want to go home to get the book.
8. Sekarang ayo kita belajar.
   Now let's study.

Vocabulary in this dialogue

• aduh, ouch
• saya, I
• lupa, to forget
• membawa, to bring
• buku, book
• kamu, you (informal)
• ingat, to remember
• baca, to read
• tugas, assignment
• dan, and
• tulis, to write
• jawaban, answer