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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

Everyday register: casual classmates. Classmates use aku/kamu, the bare forms bawa and kasih, and shorter classroom phrases. Everyday wording appears first; a standard reference is shown underneath when the wording differs.

1. Aduh, aku lupa bawa buku.
   Oh no, I forgot to bring my book.
   Standard reference: Aduh, saya lupa membawa buku.
2. Kamu ingat baca tugas dan tulis jawabannya?
   Did you remember to read the assignment and write the answer?
   Standard reference: Kamu ingat membaca tugas dan menulis jawabannya?
3. Iya. Tadi aku pinjam pensil dari teman.
   Yes. A friend lent me a pencil.
   Standard reference: Ya. Teman meminjamkan pensil kepada saya.
4. Kita pakai buku ini bareng aja.
   We can share this book.
   Standard reference: Kita bisa berbagi buku ini.
5. Makasih. Aku duduk di sini, ya.
   Thank you. I want to sit here.
   Standard reference: Terima kasih. Saya mau duduk di sini.
6. Gurunya datang. Buka bukunya, yuk.
   The teacher is coming. Please open the book.
   Standard reference: Guru datang. Tolong buka bukunya.
7. Oke. Habis kelas aku mau pulang ambil buku.
   Okay. After class, I want to go home to get the book.
   Standard reference: Baik. Setelah kelas, saya mau pulang untuk mengambil buku.
8. Sekarang kita belajar dulu.
   Now let's study.
   Standard reference: Sekarang ayo kita belajar.

Vocabulary in this dialogue

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