Hujan di Bali

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

Rain in Bali. Caught in a sudden downpour while exploring.

The monologue, line by line

1. Cuaca tadi cerah sekali.
   The weather was very clear earlier.
2. Tiba-tiba hujan turun deras.
   Suddenly heavy rain came down.
3. Saya tidak bawa payung.
   I didn't bring an umbrella.
4. Ayo berteduh di warung itu.
   Let's take shelter at that warung.
5. Hujan di Bali sering begini.
   Rain in Bali is often like this.
6. Datang cepat, pergi cepat.
   Comes fast, goes fast.
7. Mari minum teh hangat dulu.
   Let's drink warm tea first.
8. Setelah hujan, udara jadi sejuk.
   After the rain, the air becomes cool.
9. Mungkin nanti ada pelangi.
   Maybe later there'll be a rainbow.

Vocabulary in this monologue

• cuaca, weather
• tadi, earlier today
• cerah, clear
• tiba-tiba, suddenly
• hujan, rain
• turun, to go down
• saya, I
• tidak, no
• payung, umbrella
• ayo, come on
• di, at
• warung, small food stall