Naik Apa ke Sana?

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

How Do We Get There?. Comparing ways to travel across the city and out to an island.

The dialogue, line by line

1. Besok kita ke pantai naik apa?
   How are we getting to the beach tomorrow?
2. Bisa naik bis, murah tapi lama.
   We can take the bus, cheap but slow.
3. Kalau taksi berapa?
   How much is a taxi?
4. Mahal. Angkot lebih murah, tapi penuh.
   Expensive. The minibus is cheaper, but crowded.
5. Dekat sini ada becak juga.
   There are pedicabs near here too.
6. Becak cuma untuk jarak dekat.
   Pedicabs are only for short distances.
7. Kamu punya sepeda?
   Do you have a bicycle?
8. Punya, tapi jauh sekali kalau naik sepeda.
   I do, but it is very far by bicycle.
9. Kalau ke pulau sebelah naik apa?
   How do we get to the next island?
10. Naik kapal dari pelabuhan, atau perahu kecil.
    By ferry from the harbour, or a small boat.
11. Tiketnya beli di mana?
    Where do we buy the tickets?
12. Di loket pelabuhan. Jangan lupa antre pagi-pagi.
    At the harbour ticket counter. Do not forget to queue early.
13. Kalau naik pesawat lebih cepat?
    Is it faster by plane?
14. Cepat, tapi harus ke bandara dulu dan tiketnya mahal.
    Faster, but we would have to get to the airport first, and the ticket is expensive.

Vocabulary in this dialogue

• besok, tomorrow
• kita, we (including you)
• ke, to (direction)
• pantai, beach
• naik, to ride
• apa, what
• bisa, can
• bis, bus
• murah, cheap
• tapi, but
• lama, old
• kalau, if / when (casual)