Oleh-oleh di Bandara

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

Souvenirs at the Airport. A traveller checks the price before buying a last-minute gift.

The dialogue, line by line

1. Saya perlu oleh-oleh sebelum penerbangan.
   I need a souvenir before my flight.
2. Ada kopi dan ketupat hias di sini.
   There is coffee and a decorative ketupat here.
3. Berapa biaya untuk kotak kopi ini?
   How much does this box of coffee cost?
4. Dua ratus ribu rupiah.
   Two hundred thousand rupiah.
5. Harga di bandara internasional memang tinggi, ya.
   Prices at the international airport really are high.
6. Benar, tapi kemasannya aman untuk perjalanan.
   True, but the packaging is safe for travel.
7. Apakah saya harus bayar di muka?
   Do I have to pay in advance?
8. Ya. Bisa tunai atau kartu.
   Yes. You can use cash or card.
9. Saya ambil satu. Tolong tambah serbet kecil.
   I will take one. Please add a small napkin.
10. Baik. Semoga buah tangannya disukai.
    Okay. I hope they like the gift.

Vocabulary in this dialogue

• saya, I
• perlu, need to
• oleh-oleh, souvenir
• sebelum, before
• penerbangan, flight
• ada, there is
• kopi, coffee
• dan, and
• ketupat, ketupat (rice cake in woven palm)
• di, at
• berapa, how much
• biaya, cost