Perkenalan di Bus - Introduction in a bus

Level: Pemula 1, Unit 1: Greetings and Introduction, Type: Conversation

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Shofi: Permisi, boleh duduk sini mas? (Excuse me, may I sit here, Mr?)

Sebas: Boleh, silahkan duduk mbak (Sure, please sit down, miss.)

Shofi: Makasi (Thanks)

Sebas: Sama-sama. Mau kemana mbak? (You're welcome. Where are you going, miss?)

Shofi: Saya mau ke Kuta. Masnya mau kemana? (I am going to Kuta. Where are you going?)

Sebas: Oh, saya mau ke Seminyak mbak. Siapa namanya mbak? (I'm going to Seminyak. What is your name?)

Shofi: Nama saya Shofi. Masnya siapa? (My name is Shofi. What is your name?)

Sebas: Oh, Saya Sebas (Oh, I'm Sebas)

Shofi: Dari mana mas? (Where are you from?)

Sebas: Saya dari Tabanan mbak (I'm from Tabanan, miss)

Shofi: Oh sama. Saya juga dari Tabanan. Masnya Tabanan mana? (Oh same. I'm also from Tabanan. Where in Tabanan?)

Sebas: Saya tinggal deket pasar, mbak (I live close to the market, miss)

Shofi: Oh saya juga, sama. Berarti kita tetanggaan ya (Oh me too. It means we are neighbors)

Sebas: Oh iya ya (oh ya (that's right))


Mas is used to address unmarried men, similar to "Mr" in English. The word derived from Javanese, used national wide.