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Hari Dokter Maya
Doctor Maya's day
Module 8 · A bad dayGet to know the neighbours and practise what you've learned in a new story.
The storyMonday of festival week, the day you fall ill, seen from the other side of the desk: forty patients for Maya, the town doctor, no lunch, three calls from her mother, and a daughter who is waiting.
New words in the story
- pasien patient
- ujian exam
- bosan bored
- kurus thin
- boneka doll
- seminggu one week
Tap a word to see what it means.
Monday of festival week, half past seven in the morning. The waiting room of the Jatibaru practice is already full.
Senin, dua puluh lima Mei. Dokter Maya sudah di klinik. Dia selalu datang pagi.
Monday, the twenty-fifth of May. Doctor Maya is already at the practice. She always comes early.
DewiSelamat pagi, Dokter! Hari ini empat puluh pasien.
Good morning, doctor! Forty patients today.
dokter MayaEmpat puluh? Baik, kita bekerja sampai jam tujuh. Pasien pertama, ya!
Forty? Well, we work until seven. First patient, please!
An old man with a walking stick comes in very slowly and sits down with a happy sigh. - Pasien
Selamat siang, Dokter! Saya lagi.
Good day, doctor! It's me again.
- dokter Maya
Oh, Pak Anton! Bapak datang dua kali seminggu. Bagaimana rasanya?
Oh, Mr Anton! You come twice a week. How do you feel?
- Pasien
Tidak enak. Punggung, kaki, dan kepala sakit.
Bad. My back hurts. And my leg. And my head.
- dokter Maya
Kepala juga? Baik. Tarik napas panjang... Sekali lagi.
Your head too? All right. Breathe in deeply... Once more.
- Pasien
Dokter, anak-anak saya jauh. Di rumah saya bosan sekali.
Doctor, my children are far away. At home I'm very bored.
- dokter Maya
Bapak tidak sakit. Hanya bosan.
You aren't ill. You're just bored.
dokter MayaIni resep saya: setiap pagi, kafe Bu Rina. Kopi, kue, dan orang.
Here's my prescription: every morning, Rina's café. Coffee, cake and people.
- Pasien
Kue sebagai obat? Saya suka resep ini sekali!
Cake as medicine? I like this prescription very much!
He goes off, smiling. The receptionist shakes her head.
- dokter Maya
Dewi, dia tidak perlu obat. Dia perlu orang.
Dewi, he doesn't need medicine. He needs people.
More patients: a cough, a cut finger, a baby who will not stop crying. At eleven, a student comes in with a heavy rucksack.
- Mahasiswa
Selamat siang. Kepala saya sakit. Setiap hari.
Good day. I have a headache. Every day.
- dokter Maya
Tidur berapa jam?
How many hours do you sleep?
- Mahasiswa
Empat. Jumat ada ujian. Saya belajar pada malam hari.
Four. I have an exam on Friday, so I study at night.
dokter MayaEmpat? Terlalu sedikit. Kepala lelah tidak bisa belajar.
Four? Too little. A tired head learns nothing.
- dokter Maya
Tidur delapan jam setiap malam dan minum banyak air.
Sleep eight hours a night and drink a lot of water.
One o'clock. The waiting room is still full. The receptionist puts her head round the door.
- Dewi
Dokter, tidak makan siang lagi!
Doctor, you're not having lunch again!
- dokter Maya
Saya tidak punya waktu, Dewi. Mungkin nanti.
I haven't got time, Dewi. Maybe later.
- Dewi
Ibu Dokter menelepon. Ketiga kalinya hari ini. Saya bilang apa?
Your mother is on the phone. The third time today. What shall I tell her?
The doctor sighs, smiles and picks up the phone.
Ibu SariMaya, kamu tidak makan lagi. Ibu tahu. Dewi cerita semuanya.
Maya, you're not eating again. I know: Dewi tells me everything.
- Ibu Sari
Jam empat tetangga baru Ibu datang. Dia sakit.
And at four my new neighbour is coming to see you. They're ill.
- dokter Maya
Saya tahu, Bu. Saya juga tahu semuanya.
I know, Mum. I know everything too.
- Ibu Sari
Malam ini? Intan tanya, kamu datang jam berapa.
And this evening? Intan is asking when you're coming.
- dokter Maya
Jam tujuh, Bu. Ke rumah Ibu.
At seven, Mum. To your place.
Ibu SariSelalu bilang jam tujuh. Datang jam sembilan.
You always say seven. And you come at nine.
Afternoon: more patients, more tea, still no lunch. At four, the new neighbour from number 7 comes in, with a sore throat and a story about a trumpet. At half past seven, the last patient goes home.
Eight o'clock, in Sari's living room at number 7. Intan sits at the table with her yellow sketchbook. A plate of pancakes is waiting.
IntanBu! Kata Ibu jam tujuh!
Mum! You said seven!
- dokter Maya
Maaf, Intan. Hari ini empat puluh pasien.
Sorry, Intan. There were forty patients today.
- Intan
Empat puluh pasien! Saya hanya pada malam hari.
Forty patients! And me you only see in the evening.
- Ibu Sari
Duduk, Nak. Makan. Dokter juga harus makan.
Sit down, my girl. Eat. A doctor has to eat too.
- dokter Maya
Bu, saya bukan anak kecil. Umur saya empat puluh empat!
Mum, I'm not a child. I'm forty-four!
- Ibu Sari
Kamu anak Ibu. Kamu perlu makan.
You're my child, and you need to eat.
- Intan
Bu, kenapa Ibu dokter?
Mum, why are you a doctor?
- dokter Maya
Waktu kecil, seperti kamu, Nenek guru. Seharian di sekolah.
When I was little, like you, Grandma was a teacher. She was at school all day.
dokter MayaSore hari Nenek lelah sekali. Saya sedih.
In the evening she was very tired, and I was sad.
- dokter Maya
Saya jadi dokter. Nenek pasien saya. Boneka saya perawat.
So I was the doctor. Grandma was my patient, and my doll was the nurse.
- Ibu Sari
Ya. Resepnya selalu sama: teh dan tidur.
Yes. And the prescription was always the same: tea and bed.
- dokter Maya
Saya senang kalau orang merasa lebih baik. Karena itu saya dokter.
I like it when people feel better. That's why I'm a doctor.
- Intan
Sabtu, tiga puluh Mei, saya menyanyi dengan anak-anak! Ibu datang?
On Saturday, the thirtieth of May, I sing with the children! Are you coming?
- dokter Maya
Sabtu? Sabtu Ibu bekerja sampai...
On Saturday? On Saturday I work until...
- Intan
Bu! Ibu selalu bekerja!
Mum! You're always working!
Maya looks at her daughter, then at her mother. For once, Sari says nothing.
dokter MayaBaik. Sabtu Ibu tidak bekerja. Kita semua ke festival: kamu, Ibu, Ayah, dan adik.
All right. On Saturday I'm not working. We're all coming to the festival: you, me, Dad and your brother.
- Ibu Sari
Nenek? Nenek selalu di festival. Nenek lihat dan tahu semuanya.
And me? I'm always at the festival. I see everything and I know everything.
- Ibu Sari
Sekarang kalian makan! Terlalu kurus.
And now eat, both of you! You're too thin.
Mereka bertiga makan panekuk. Dokter Maya sudah makan yang ketiga.
All three of them eat pancakes. Maya is already on her third.
Practice 1/4 · Who says it
Who said it?
Who says it?
Selamat pagi, Dokter! Hari ini empat puluh pasien.
Empat puluh? Baik, kita bekerja sampai jam tujuh. Pasien pertama, ya!
Selamat siang, Dokter! Saya lagi.
Practice 2/4 · True or false
Right or wrong?
True or false?
Dokter Maya punya empat puluh pasien.
Doctor Maya has forty patients.
Pak Anton merasa bosan.
Mr Anton feels bored.
Maya datang ke rumah Bu Sari jam delapan.
Maya arrives at Mrs Sari's house at eight.
Maya makan siang di klinik.
Maya has lunch at the practice.
Maya tidak mau datang ke festival.
Maya refuses to come to the festival.
Practice 3/4 · What happens
What happened first?
Put what happens in order.
Practice 4/4 · Questions
Understand the story
Answer the questions.
Berapa pasien hari itu?
How many patients are there that day?
The story gives this information explicitly.
Mahasiswa tidur berapa jam?
How many hours does the student sleep?
The story gives this information explicitly.
Kenapa Maya dokter?
Why is Maya a doctor?
The story gives this information explicitly.
Unit complete
