Rencana Liburan Keluarga

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

Planning a Family Holiday. A family compares destinations, weighs the cost and decides together.

The dialogue, line by line

1. Kita berencana liburan ke mana tahun ini?
   Where are we planning to go on holiday this year?
2. Aku mau mengunjungi nenek di kampung.
   I want to visit grandma in the village.
3. Aku lebih suka pantai. Kita bisa menginap dua malam.
   I prefer the beach. We could stay two nights.
4. Kita bandingkan dulu biayanya.
   Let us compare the costs first.
5. Ke kampung lebih murah, tapi jauh.
   The village is cheaper, but far.
6. Kalau ke pantai, kita melewati kota besar.
   If we go to the beach, we pass through a big city.
7. Ayah saja yang menentukan.
   You decide, Dad.
8. Jangan begitu. Kita diskusikan bersama.
   Do not do that. Let us discuss it together.
9. Aku menyarankan kampung dulu, pantai bulan depan.
   I suggest the village first, the beach next month.
10. Itu masuk akal. Semua senang begitu.
    That makes sense. Everyone is happy with that.
11. Aku bermimpi bisa ke luar negeri suatu hari.
    I dream of going abroad one day.
12. Suatu hari pasti. Kita menabung dulu.
    One day for sure. Let us save up first.
13. Jadi kita berangkat hari Jumat?
    So we leave on Friday?
14. Iya. Aku siapkan tas malam ini.
    Yes. I will pack the bags tonight.

Vocabulary in this dialogue

• kita, we (including you)
• berencana, to plan
• ke, to (direction)
• tahun, year
• ini, this
• aku, I
• mau, want (informal)
• mengunjungi, to visit (formal)
• nenek, grandmother
• di, at
• suka, to like
• pantai, beach