Makan Siang di Kantor

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

Lunch at the Office. Two colleagues decide where to eat lunch and what to order.

The dialogue, line by line

Everyday register: casual colleagues. Friendly colleagues use aku/kamu, root verbs, and common reductions. Everyday wording appears first; a standard reference is shown underneath when the wording differs.

1. Udah makan siang belum?
   Have you had lunch yet?
   Standard reference: Sudah makan siang belum?
2. Belum. Mau makan di mana?
   Not yet. Where do you want to eat?
   Standard reference: Belum. Kamu mau makan di mana?
3. Di warung depan ada bakso dan mie ayam.
   The place out front has meatball soup and chicken noodles.
4. Aku mau sate aja. Kemarin udah makan bakso.
   I will just have satay. I already had meatball soup yesterday.
   Standard reference: Saya mau sate saja. Kemarin sudah makan bakso.
5. Sate di sana enak. Ayamnya dibakar, nggak direbus.
   The satay there is good, the chicken is grilled, not boiled.
   Standard reference: Sate di sana enak, ayamnya dibakar, tidak direbus.
6. Minumnya ada apa?
   What drinks do they have?
   Standard reference: Minuman apa yang ada?
7. Es teh manis. Ada cemilan juga kalau masih lapar.
   Sweet iced tea. There are snacks too if you are still hungry.
8. Cukup. Nanti malam aku makan di rumah.
   That is enough. Tonight I will have dinner at home.
   Standard reference: Cukup. Nanti malam saya makan malam di rumah.
9. Oke, yuk jalan sekarang sebelum ramai.
   All right, let us go now before it gets crowded.
   Standard reference: Baik, ayo jalan sekarang sebelum ramai.

Vocabulary in this dialogue

• sudah, already
• makan siang, lunch
• belum, not yet
• mau, want; going to (everyday)
• makan, to eat
• di mana, where
• di, at
• warung, small food stall
• depan, front
• ada, there is
• bakso, meatball soup
• dan, and