Unit 1: Who Are You?

Day 1 — Nice to Meet You

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The story

Hi! I am Budi. I am a designer. Today is my first day at Lensa Studio.

This is Sari. She is a designer too. She is my colleague. That is Pak Hendra. He is the manager. He is friendly.

Lensa Studio is a design agency. It is in South Jakarta. It is small, but it is busy. Dewi is not a designer. She is the barista at Kopi Lensa downstairs.

I am happy. I am ready to work!

Key language

The verb "to be" — am / is / are (to say who and what someone is)

Subject	to be
I	am
You / We / They	are
He / She / It	is

I am Budi. She is a designer. They are colleagues.

One word "dia" → two words: he / she

Indonesian uses dia for everyone.
English splits it: he (male) / she (female).
Budi → He is a designer. · Sari → She is a designer.

Don't drop "to be"

Indonesian often has no to be: Saya Budi. → English needs it: I am Budi.
❌ She the manager. → ✅ She is the manager.

Words to know

colleaguenoun: a person you work with
friendlyadjective: kind and easy to talk to
busyadjective: having a lot to do
readyadjective: prepared to do something
downstairsadverb: on a lower floor of a building

Already familiar (in the story, not taught): manager (manajer), designer (desainer), agency (agensi).

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