Wawancara

The interview

Your goalI can introduce myself fully and answer questions about my work, my languages and my past.

Nisa

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The capital: big, loud, grey. The interviewer wants to know everything: who you are, where you are from, which languages you speak, what you can do, why you came to the town, when you can start. On the train back, you read flat ads: thirty square metres, nine million five hundred thousand rupiah a month.

Nisa
Selamat siang. Saya Nisa. Silakan duduk.
Good day. I'm Nisa. Please sit down.
Nisa
Saya dari Indonesia. Kita bicara bahasa Indonesia, ya.
I am from Indonesia. We will speak Indonesian.
Nisa
Ceritakan tentang diri dan pengalaman kamu. Dari mana? Apa pekerjaan kamu?
Tell me about yourself and your experience. Where are you from? What is your job?
Saya Lukas Becker. Dari Jerman, dari Hamburg. Umur saya tiga puluh tahun.
I'm Lukas Becker. I'm German, from Hamburg. I'm thirty.
Saya Lena Becker. Dari Jerman, dari Hamburg. Umur saya tiga puluh tahun.
I'm Lena Becker. I'm German, from Hamburg. I'm thirty.
Saya insinyur. Saya bekerja di perusahaan furnitur, di kota kecil dekat sungai.
I'm an engineer. I work at a furniture company, in a small town by the river.
Saya insinyur. Saya bekerja di perusahaan furnitur, di kota kecil dekat sungai.
I'm an engineer. I work at a furniture company, in a small town by the river.
She laughs.
Nisa
Kamu bisa bahasa apa?
Which languages do you speak?
Bahasa Jerman, bahasa Inggris, dan sedikit bahasa Indonesia.
German, English and a little Indonesian.
Bahasa Jerman, bahasa Inggris, dan sedikit bahasa Indonesia.
German, English and a little Indonesian.
Nisa
Bukan sedikit. Kamu sudah bisa dengan baik.
Not a little. You speak well.
Nisa
Kamu bisa apa?
And what can you do?
Saya bisa merancang furnitur. Saya juga bisa menjaga kucing.
I can design furniture. And I can look after a cat.
Saya bisa merancang furnitur. Saya juga bisa menjaga kucing.
I can design furniture. And I can look after a cat.
Nisa
Kucing?
A cat?
Ceritanya panjang.
It's a long story.
Ceritanya panjang.
It's a long story.
She stands up and holds out her hand.
Nisa
Kenapa kamu datang ke kota kecil itu?
Why did you come to that little town?
Untuk pekerjaan. Tapi sekarang... Untuk orang-orangnya.
For the job. But now... for the people.
Untuk pekerjaan. Tapi sekarang... Untuk orang-orangnya.
For the job. But now... for the people.
Nisa
Kapan kamu bisa mulai?
When will you be able to start?
Masa percobaan saya berakhir tanggal tiga puluh Juni.
My trial period ends on the thirtieth of June.
Masa percobaan saya berakhir tanggal tiga puluh Juni.
My trial period ends on the thirtieth of June.
Nisa
Bagus. Pekerjaan ini untuk kamu. Bisa mulai tanggal satu Juli?
Excellent. The job is yours. Can you start on the first of July?
Cepat sekali. Saya perlu pikir dulu.
So soon? I need to think about it.
Cepat sekali. Saya perlu pikir dulu.
So soon? I need to think about it.
Nisa
Tentu. Saya tunggu jawaban kamu sampai Jumat.
Of course. I'll wait for your answer until Friday.
Outside the office, a grey cat sits on a wall. It is not Miko.
Miko? Tidak... Bukan Miko.
Miko? No... Not Miko.
Miko? Tidak... Bukan Miko.
Miko? No... Not Miko.
"Apartemen di pusat kota. Tiga puluh meter persegi. Sembilan juta lima ratus ribu rupiah per bulan."
"Flat in the centre. Thirty square metres. Nine million five hundred thousand rupiah a month."
"Apartemen di pusat kota. Tiga puluh meter persegi. Sembilan juta lima ratus ribu rupiah per bulan."
"Flat in the centre. Thirty square metres. Nine million five hundred thousand rupiah a month."
Sembilan juta lima ratus ribu! Tanpa kucing.
Nine million five hundred thousand! And without a cat.
Sembilan juta lima ratus ribu! Tanpa kucing.
Nine million five hundred thousand! And without a cat.