Chapter 9: Stopping to Buy Burgers
Bab 9: Singgah Beli Burger
Adlan turun dari bas dekat rumahnya.
Dia lapar.
Di tepi jalan, dia nampak sebuah gerai burger.
Adlan singgah.
“Bang, burger ayam dua. Bungkus,” kata Adlan.
“Dua?” tanya penjual.
“Ya.”
Penjual itu menyiapkan dua burger.
Adlan membayar dan membawa burger pulang.
Sampai di rumah, dia meletakkan burger di atas meja dapur.
Adlan pergi mandi.
Selesai mandi, Adlan memakai baju bersih. Dia duduk di sofa dan menonton televisyen sambil makan.
Burger pertama habis dengan cepat.
Adlan membuka bungkus burger kedua.
“Nasib baik beli dua,” katanya.
Cultural Notes
Bang — Short for abang, literally “older brother.” In everyday Malaysian Malay, bang is also commonly used as a friendly, respectful way to address an adult man, such as a food seller or shop worker.
Bungkus — Literally means “to wrap” or “to pack.” When ordering food, bungkus means that you want the food packed to take away rather than eating it there. A very common question is “Makan sini atau bungkus?” — “Eat here or take away?”
Key Vocabulary
English Translation
Adlan gets off the bus near his home.
He is hungry.
At the side of the road, he sees a burger stall.
Adlan stops by.
“Two chicken burgers, please. To go,” Adlan said.
“Two?” the seller asks.
“Yes.”
The seller prepares two burgers.
Adlan pays and takes the burgers home.
When he gets home, he puts the burgers on the kitchen table.
Adlan goes to take a shower.
After his shower, Adlan puts on clean clothes. He sits on the sofa and watches television while he eats.
The first burger is gone quickly.
Adlan opens the wrapper of the second burger.
“Good thing I bought two,” he says.
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