Menerima Tamu di Rumah

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

Receiving Guests at Home. A host welcomes guests, shows them around and offers refreshments.

The dialogue, line by line

1. Selamat datang, silakan masuk.
   Welcome, please come in.
2. Terima kasih. Rumahnya bagus sekali.
   Thank you. Your house is lovely.
3. Ini ruang tamu, silakan duduk.
   This is the living room, please sit down.
4. Ruang makan di sebelah sana?
   Is the dining room over there?
5. Iya. Kebun kecil ada di belakang.
   Yes. There is a small garden at the back.
6. Wangi sekali, bunga apa itu?
   It smells lovely, what flower is that?
7. Melati. Istri saya yang menanam.
   Jasmine. My wife planted it.
8. Sebagai tuan rumah, Anda ramah sekali.
   As a host, you are very welcoming.
9. Biasa saja. Mau minum apa?
   It is nothing. What would you like to drink?
10. Teh saja, terima kasih.
    Just tea, thank you.
11. Ini kue, silakan dicoba.
    Here are some cakes, please try them.
12. Yang menggendong bayi itu siapa?
    Who is holding the baby?
13. Yang menggendong bayi itu menantu saya.
    The one holding the baby is my daughter in law.
14. Cucu Anda lucu sekali.
    Your grandchild is adorable.
15. Terima kasih. Jangan sungkan, anggap rumah sendiri.
    Thank you. Please make yourself at home.

Vocabulary in this dialogue

• datang, to come
• masuk, to enter
• terima kasih, thank you
• bagus, good
• ini, this
• ruang tamu, living room
• duduk, to sit
• ruang makan, dining room
• di, at
• kebun, garden
• kecil, small
• ada, there is