Rencana Menikah

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

Plans to Marry. A friend shares the details of an upcoming wedding and confirms that an invitation will follow.

The dialogue, line by line

Everyday register: casual friends. Friends sharing family news with ordinary spoken reductions. Everyday wording appears first; a standard reference is shown underneath when the wording differs.

1. Rudi mau menikah dengan Sari tahun depan.
   Rudi wants to marry Sari next year.
   Standard reference: Rudi ingin menikahi Sari tahun depan.
2. Serius? Mereka udah tunangan?
   Really? Are they engaged?
   Standard reference: Benarkah? Mereka sudah tunangan?
3. Udah. Keluarga mereka ketemu kemarin.
   Yes. Their families met yesterday.
   Standard reference: Sudah. Keluarga mereka bertemu kemarin.
4. Kapan acaranya?
   When is the ceremony?
5. Bulan Juni, di kampung Sari.
   In June, in Sari's home village.
6. Kita bakal diundang nggak?
   Will we be invited?
   Standard reference: Apakah kita akan diundang?
7. Tentu. Mereka baru membuat daftar tamu.
   Of course. They have just started the guest list.
8. Bagus. Semoga rencana pernikahannya lancar.
   Great. I hope their wedding plans go smoothly.
   Standard reference: Bagus. Semoga rencana pernikahannya berjalan lancar.

Vocabulary in this dialogue

• mau, want; going to (everyday)
• menikah, to get married
• dengan, with
• tahun, year
• depan, front
• serius?, seriously?
• mereka, they
• sudah, already
• tunangan, fiancé(e)
• keluarga, family
• ketemu, meet (casual)
• kemarin, yesterday