Pesan Sebelum Bermain

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

A Message Before Playing. A child finishes brushing their teeth before replying to a friend and going out to play.

The dialogue, line by line

1. Kamu sudah gosok gigi?
   Have you brushed your teeth?
2. Belum. Tunggu sebentar.
   Not yet. Wait a moment.
3. Baik. Saya tunggu di sini.
   Okay. I will wait here.
4. Sudah selesai. Sekarang kita bermain bola?
   I am finished. Shall we play ball now?
5. Rina mengirim pesan juga.
   Rina sent a message too.
6. Saya akan membalas sekarang.
   I will reply now.
7. Bilang kita datang jam sembilan.
   Tell her we are coming at nine.
8. Baik. Saya kirim pesannya sekarang.
   Okay. I will send the message now.

Vocabulary in this dialogue

• kamu, you (informal)
• sudah, already
• gosok gigi, to brush teeth
• belum, not yet
• tunggu, wait
• sebentar, a moment
• baik, good
• saya, I
• di, at
• selesai, finished
• sekarang, now
• kita, we (including you)