Pesta Kejutan untuk Ibu

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

A Surprise Party for Mum. Siblings organise a surprise party and count who is coming.

The dialogue, line by line

1. Kita buat pesta kejutan untuk Ibu, ya.
   Let us throw a surprise party for Mum.
2. Serius? Ibu tidak boleh tahu sama sekali.
   Seriously? Mum must not know at all.
3. Tenang. Undangan sudah aku kirim lewat link.
   Relax. I have already sent the invitation by link.
4. Berapa orang yang datang?
   How many people are coming?
5. Belasan dari keluarga, puluhan dari tetangga.
   A dozen or so family, dozens of neighbours.
6. Masa sih sebanyak itu?
   Really, that many?
7. Iya. Ibu memang dicintai banyak orang.
   Yes. Mum really is loved by a lot of people.
8. Kalau ratusan, tempatnya kurang.
   If it were hundreds, there would not be room.
9. Tidak sampai. Aku sudah kurangi daftarnya.
   It will not be. I have already trimmed the list.
10. Siapa yang akan memasak ayam bakar?
    Who is going to cook the grilled chicken?
11. Bibi. Dia tukang masak yang hebat dan akan membakar ayam di belakang.
    Auntie. She is a great cook and will grill chicken out the back.
12. Aku akan menempatkan meja besar di ruang tamu.
    I will place the large table in the living room.
13. Kita gabungkan dua meja biar cukup.
    Let us join two tables so there is enough space.
14. Pesta ini pasti membawa sukacita bagi Ibu.
    This party will surely bring Mum joy.
15. Iya, kan? Semoga dia senang.
    Right? I hope she is happy.

Vocabulary in this dialogue

• kita, we (including you)
• pesta, party
• kejutan, surprise
• untuk, for
• ibu, mother
• ya, yes
• serius?, seriously?
• tidak, no
• boleh, may
• tahu, to know (a fact)
• sama, same / equal
• tenang, calm / peaceful