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

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. Ya. Saya baru tiba di toko sebelah restoran.
   Yes. I just arrived at the shop next to the restaurant.
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 periksa sebelum bus berangkat lagi.
   Check it before the bus leaves again.
8. Semuanya lengkap. Terima kasih banyak, Pak.
   Everything is there. Thank you very much, sir.
9. Sama-sama. Lain kali periksa kursi dulu.
   You're welcome. Next time, check the seat first.
10. Pasti. Saya tidak mau kehilangan tas lagi.
    Definitely. I do not want to lose my bag again.

Vocabulary in this dialogue

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