Siapa Bisa Memperbaiki Atap?

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

Who Can Fix the Roof?. Neighbours choose the right tradesperson to repair a leaking roof.

The dialogue, line by line

1. Atap rumah saya bocor.
   My roof is leaking.
2. Kamu perlu tukang, bukan arsitek.
   You need a tradesperson, not an architect.
3. Kamu kenal tukang yang bagus?
   Do you know a good tradesperson?
4. Ya, tetangga kita bekerja sebagai tukang.
   Yes, our neighbour works as a tradesperson.
5. Apakah dia punya jadwal kosong?
   Does he have space in his schedule?
6. Saya akan bertanya malam ini.
   I will ask tonight.
7. Bagus. Saya bukan orang bisnis.
   Good. I am not a businessperson.
8. Tenang. Dia menghitung harga dengan adil.
   Do not worry. He calculates a fair price.
9. Kalau selesai, saya masak makan malam.
   When it is finished, I will cook dinner.
10. Nah, saya bisa jadi tukang masaknya.
    Well then, I can be the cook.

Vocabulary in this dialogue

• rumah, house
• saya, I
• kamu, you (informal)
• perlu, need to
• tukang, craftsman / handyman
• bukan, not (with nouns)
• arsitek, architect
• yang, which / who / that (relativizer)
• bagus, good
• ya, yes
• tetangga, neighbour
• kita, we (including you)