Memperbaiki Panggung Pesta

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

Fixing the Party Stage. A team leader accepts responsibility after a party decoration falls and guides the repair.

The dialogue, line by line

1. Papan nama yang kita pasang tadi jatuh.
   The sign we installed earlier has fallen.
2. Saya bertanggung jawab. Saya kurang kuat memasangnya.
   I am responsible. I did not install it firmly enough.
3. Jangan mengangkat papan itu sendiri.
   Do not lift that sign by yourself.
4. Baik. Tolong tunjukkan bagian yang rusak.
   Okay. Please show me the damaged part.
5. Kita perlu memecahkan masalah ini sebelum tamu datang.
   We need to solve this problem before the guests arrive.
6. Saya menyarankan tali baru yang lebih kuat.
   I suggest a stronger new rope.
7. Mari kita membandingkan dua tali ini.
   Let's compare these two ropes.
8. Yang tebal lebih aman. Saya akan memimpin pemasangannya.
   The thick one is safer. I will lead the installation.
9. Terima kasih sudah jujur dan tidak meninggalkan masalahnya.
   Thank you for being honest and not leaving the problem behind.
10. Saya berterima kasih karena semua orang membantu.
    I am grateful because everyone helped.

Vocabulary in this dialogue

• nama, name
• yang, which / who / that (relativizer)
• kita, we (including you)
• tadi, earlier today
• jatuh, to fall
• saya, I
• bertanggung jawab, to be responsible
• kurang, lacking
• kuat, strong
• jangan, don't (command)
• mengangkat, to lift
• itu, that