Orang Baru di Kantor

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

The New Person at the Office. Describing a new colleague and what makes someone good to work with.

The dialogue, line by line

1. Sudah bertemu orang baru itu?
   Have you met the new person?
2. Sudah. Dia tinggi, kurus, dan tampan.
   Yes. He is tall, thin and handsome.
3. Orangnya bagaimana?
   What is he like?
4. Jelas kalau bicara, tidak berbelit-belit.
   He speaks clearly, not in a roundabout way.
5. Bagus. Yang penting jujur dan setia pada tim.
   Good. What matters is being honest and loyal to the team.
6. Dia bilang pengalamannya asli, bukan dibesar-besarkan.
   He said his experience is genuine, not exaggerated.
7. Kadang orang baru terlihat sombong.
   Sometimes new people seem arrogant.
8. Dia tidak. Secara umum, sikapnya ramah.
   He is not. In general, he is friendly.
9. Tugas utama dia apa?
   What is his main task?
10. Mengurus klien. Itu pekerjaan yang berat.
    Handling clients. That is demanding work.
11. Semoga dia adil ke semua orang.
    I hope he is fair to everyone.
12. Kelihatannya begitu. Dia rajin dan tidak malas.
    It seems so. He is diligent and not lazy.
13. Bagus. Kantor ini butuh orang seperti itu.
    Good. This office needs people like that.

Vocabulary in this dialogue

• sudah, already
• bertemu, to meet
• orang, person
• baru, new
• itu, that
• dia, he
• tinggi, tall
• kurus, thin
• dan, and
• tampan, handsome
• bagaimana, how
• jelas, clear / obvious