Olahraga Pagi di Taman

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

Morning Exercise in the Park. A trainer walks you through a warm up and you discover which muscles ache.

The dialogue, line by line

1. Sebelum lari, kita pemanasan dulu, ya.
   Before we run, let us warm up first.
2. Baik. Mulai dari mana?
   All right. Where do we start?
3. Putar bahu dan pergelangan tangan pelan-pelan, lalu tekuk siku.
   Rotate your shoulders and wrists slowly, then bend your elbows.
4. Lutut saya bunyi kalau ditekuk.
   My knees make a sound when I bend them.
5. Jangan dipaksa. Kalau sakit, berhenti dan periksa ke tenaga medis.
   Do not force it. If it hurts, stop and seek medical advice.
6. Paha saya masih sakit dari kemarin.
   My thighs still hurt from yesterday.
7. Berarti otot kamu masih lelah. Jangan dipaksa.
   That means your muscles are still tired. Do not force it.
8. Tumit saya juga terasa berat.
   My heels feel heavy too.
9. Coba jalan dulu sepuluh menit, jangan lari.
   Try walking for ten minutes first, do not run.
10. Baik. Besok saya datang lagi jam enam.
    All right. I will come again tomorrow at six.

Vocabulary in this dialogue

• sebelum, before
• kita, we (including you)
• ya, yes
• baik, good
• dari, from
• bahu, shoulder
• dan, and
• pergelangan tangan, wrist
• pelan-pelan, slowly
• lalu, then (shorter)
• siku, elbow
• lutut, knee