Pelayanan di Restoran

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

Service at the Restaurant. A manager trains a new waiter on how to look after guests.

The dialogue, line by line

1. Hari pertama kamu melayani tamu, ya?
   It is your first day serving guests, isn't it?
2. Iya, Pak. Saya agak gugup.
   Yes. I am a little nervous.
3. Santai. Yang penting ramah.
   Relax. What matters is being friendly.
4. Kalau tamu berbicara bahasa asing bagaimana?
   What if a guest speaks a foreign language?
5. Tanya saja, bisa pakai bahasa Inggris?
   Just ask, can we use English?
6. Kalau saya tidak mengerti juga?
   And if I still do not understand?
7. Panggil saya. Jangan menebak-nebak.
   Call me. Do not guess.
8. Baik, Pak.
   All right.
9. Ini menu. Pria yang di meja empat sudah lama menunggu.
   Here is the menu. The man at table four has been waiting a while.
10. Saya ke sana sekarang.
    I will go there now.
11. Wanita di meja dua minta tambah air.
    The woman at table two asked for more water.
12. Sudah saya bawa tadi.
    I brought it earlier.
13. Bagus. Kalau ada tumpahan, langsung dibersihkan.
    Good. If there is a spill, clean it right away.
14. Mengerti. Terima kasih sudah mengajari.
    Understood. Thank you for teaching me.
15. Sama-sama. Kerja bagus hari ini.
    You are welcome. Good work today.

Vocabulary in this dialogue

• hari, day
• pertama, first
• kamu, you (informal)
• melayani, to serve
• tamu, guest
• ya, yes
• saya, I
• santai, relaxed
• yang, which / who / that (relativizer)
• penting, important
• ramah, friendly
• kalau, if / when (casual)