Dialog on Taking Public Transportation (Audio)

Situation : Putu and Kartini are friends.  While waiting for the rain to stop, they meet in the street and talk about kind of transportation they are used to take to the office.

Putu : Wah hujan deras sekali, sebaiknya saya berteduh saja dulu disini. Itukan Kartini. Pagi, kamu mau kemana Kartini? Wow, it’s been a heavy rain, I'd better take shelter here. Is that Kartini? Morning. Where are you going, Kartini?

Kartini: Pagi juga. Tadinya saya ingin pergi ke kantor, tetapi tiba- tiba hujan turun jadi saya ingin singgah sebentar untuk membeli sarapan.  Morning. I want to go to the office, but suddenly it was raining  so I’d like to drop by briefly to buy  something for breakfast

Putu: Kamu ingin sarapan apa? What kinds of breakfast do you want?

Kartini: Saya akan membeli bubur ayam di warung langganan saya di ujung jalan. I’d like to buy chicken porridge in my favorite stall at the end of the road.

Putu: Oh, di warung bubur 24 jam itu? Saya dengar bubur disana enak dan murah. Oh, that 24-hour porridge stall? I heard they sell delicious and cheap chicken porridge.

Kartini: Iya benar, apakah kamu juga sering sarapan disana? Yes, you’re right. Do you often have breakfast there too?

Putu: Tidak terlalu sering, kadang- kadang saja saya makan disana. Not too often, I sometimes eat there.

Kartini: kamu mau pergi kemana? Ke kantor? Where do you want to go? To the office?

Putu : Iya, saya biasa pergi lebih awal karena jalanan macet sekali. Tapi hari ini saya terlambat bangun. Pasti jalan sudah ramai dan macet. Yes, I am used to leave early because of the traffic jam. But today I woke up late. Surely, the road has been crowded and jammed.

Kartini: Naik apa kamu ke kantor? How do you get to the office?

Putu: Biasanya saya naik transjakarta . I usually take Transjakarta bus

Kartini: Oh begitu, kantor kamu di Kuningan kan? I see. Your office in Kuningan area, isn’t it?

Putu: Iya benar. Kalau kamu naik apa ke kantor? Yes. How do you get to your office?

Kartini: Biasanya saya berlangganan ojek tapi kalau pulang dari kantor saya sering menumpang temen saya. I usually get on ojek, but when I go back home I often ride my friends’ car.

Putu: Kamu naik ojek setiap hari? Do you ride ojek everyday?

Kartini: Biasanya begitu, tetapi kalau hujan saya naik taksi. Normally, yes. But when if it rains I take a taxi

Putu: wah apa tidak mahal? Wow, isn’t that expensive?

Kartini: Tidak juga, mungkin disamping karena saya sudah berlangganan juga karena kami tetangga. Saya suka naik ojek pagi hari seperti ini karena lebih lancar dan bisa lewat jalan pintas. Not really. Maybe besides I’ve become a regular customer, the taxi driver is my neighbor. I like to ride ojek in the morning because it can run faster and can take shortcuts.

Putu: Benar juga sih, mungkin saya harus mencoba naik ojek sekali- sekali. Oh ya, apa kamu tidak pernah mencoba naik angkot? You’re right, maybe I need to ride ojek once in a while. But, don’t you ever try angkot?

Kartini : Tentu saja pernah, tetapi saya kurang suka karena mereka suka ngetem lama di persimpangan jalan. Selain itu saya harus ganti angkot 3 kali untuk sampai ke kantor. Jadi saya lebih suka naik ojek. Of course I do, but I don’t like it because they like to stop at the crossroads waiting for passangers. Besides,  I need to change public transportation three times to get to the office. So, I prefer to ride ojek.