Tas Tertinggal di Bus

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

A Bag Left on the Bus. A student and a driver recover a bag before the next bus leaves.

The dialogue, line by line

Everyday register: polite everyday. Saya and Pak stay because this is a stranger interaction; the reductions are still natural. Everyday wording appears first; a standard reference is shown underneath when the wording differs.

1. Pak, tas saya tertinggal di bus.
   Sir, I left my bag on the bus.
2. Kamu mahasiswa yang tadi turun di pasar?
   Are you the university student who got off at the market?
3. Iya. Saya baru sampai di toko sebelah restoran.
   Yes. I just arrived at the shop next to the restaurant.
   Standard reference: Ya. Saya baru tiba di toko sebelah restoran.
4. Saya supir bus yang tadi.
   I am the driver from that bus.
5. Tasnya ada di belakang kursi.
   The bag is behind the seat.
6. Syukurlah. Dompet dan kartu kredit saya di dalam.
   Thank goodness. My wallet and credit card are inside.
7. Coba cek sebelum bus berangkat lagi.
   Check it before the bus leaves again.
   Standard reference: Coba periksa sebelum bus berangkat lagi.
8. Semuanya lengkap. Terima kasih banyak, Pak.
   Everything is there. Thank you very much, sir.
9. Sama-sama. Lain kali cek kursinya dulu.
   You're welcome. Next time, check the seat first.
   Standard reference: Sama-sama. Lain kali periksa kursi dulu.
10. Pasti. Saya nggak mau kehilangan tas lagi.
    Definitely. I do not want to lose my bag again.
    Standard reference: Pasti. Saya tidak mau kehilangan tas lagi.

Vocabulary in this dialogue

• bapak, father
• tas, bag
• saya, I
• di, at
• bus, bus (formal spelling)
• kamu, you (familiar)
• mahasiswa, university student
• yang, which / who / that (relativizer)
• tadi, earlier today
• turun, to go down
• pasar, market
• ya, yes