Makan dengan Siapa?

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

Who Are We Eating With?. Two friends connect simple ideas while arranging dinner.

The dialogue, line by line

Everyday register: casual friends. Friends planning dinner use aku, aja, paling gampang, buat, and sama. Kita includes both speakers. Everyday wording appears first; a standard reference is shown underneath when the wording differs.

1. Kita makan di rumah atau warung?
   Are we eating at home or at a food stall?
   Standard reference: Kita makan di rumah atau di warung?
2. Di rumah aja, paling gampang.
   Home is the easiest place.
   Standard reference: Rumah adalah tempat yang paling mudah.
3. Mereka datang juga?
   Are they coming too?
   Standard reference: Mereka juga akan datang?
4. Iya, sama temannya.
   Yes, they are coming with a friend.
   Standard reference: Ya, mereka datang dengan teman.
5. Aku masak buat semuanya.
   I will cook for everyone.
   Standard reference: Saya masak untuk semua orang.
6. Jangan terlalu pedas, ya.
   Do not make it very spicy.
   Standard reference: Jangan masak terlalu pedas.
7. Oke. Kita punya nasi sama ayam.
   Okay. We have rice and chicken.
   Standard reference: Baik. Kita punya nasi dan ayam.
8. Kalau begitu, aku bawa teh.
   In that case, I will bring tea.
   Standard reference: Kalau begitu, saya membawa teh.

Vocabulary in this dialogue

• kita, we (including you)
• makan, to eat
• di, at
• rumah, house
• atau, or
• warung, small food stall
• saja, only
• mereka, they
• datang, to come
• juga, also
• ya, yes
• sama, same / equal