Tugas Belum Selesai

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

The Assignment Is Not Finished. A student asks a teacher for help before an important presentation.

The dialogue, line by line

1. Bu, tugas saya belum selesai.
   Ma'am, my assignment is not finished.
2. Bagian mana yang sulit?
   Which part is difficult?
3. Saya bingung membuat presentasi.
   I am confused about making the presentation.
4. Kamu sudah bicara dengan teman sekelas?
   Have you spoken with a classmate?
5. Belum. Mereka sedang ujian.
   Not yet. They are taking an exam.
6. Kita lihat proyeknya bersama.
   Let's look at the project together.
7. Apakah saya harus lembur di sekolah?
   Do I have to stay late at school?
8. Tidak. Selesaikan satu bagian hari ini.
   No. Finish one section today.
9. Lalu besok saya latihan presentasi.
   Then tomorrow I will practise the presentation.
10. Bagus. Saya bantu setelah rapat.
    Good. I will help after the meeting.

Vocabulary in this dialogue

• tugas, assignment
• saya, I
• belum, not yet
• selesai, finished
• yang, which / who / that (relativizer)
• sulit, difficult
• bingung, confused
• presentasi, presentation
• kamu, you (informal)
• sudah, already
• bicara, to speak
• dengan, with