How to set the table - Anna Post

Translator: Aprilia Agatha Gunawan Reviewer: Dewi Barnas

Have you ever helped set a table

Pernahkah kamu membantu menata meja makan

and found yourself wondering

dan bertanya-tanya

where to place the forks?

dimana posisi garpu?

Or sat down to eat a restaurant

Atau duduk di restoran

and wondered which utensils to use?

dan tidak tahu alat mana yang harus digunakan?

Well, here's some simple, traditional etiquette tips

Berikut adalah tips sederhana etiket klasik

on how to set a table.

tentang cara menata meja makan.

What would happen if you set a table like this?

Apa yang akan terjadi jika kamu menata meja makan seperti ini?

It doesn't look good,

Tidak tampak bagus,

and you have to clean up the mess

dan kamu harus merapikannya

before you can even start.

sebelum mulai makan.

Let's try another way.

Mari coba cara lain.

To start, use a placemat or tablecloth,

Pertama, gunakan alas makan atau taplak,

but not both,

tapi jangan keduanya,

so the dishes aren't directly on the table.

agar piring tidak langsung menyentuh meja.

This is more about looks than etiquette,

Ini lebih tentang penampilan daripada etiket,

but it's rare to see nothing under a plate

namun jarang kita melihat piring tak beralas

unless you're eating at a picnic table.

kecuali saat makan di meja piknik.

Set out any flowers,

Tatalah bunga,

candlesticks,

tempat lilin,

or other decorations you like.

atau hiasan lain yang kamu sukai.

Candles are usually only lit at night.

Lilin biasanya dinyalakan hanya pada malam hari.

Start with utensils for the main course,

Mulailah dengan alat makan hidangan utama,

putting your dinner fork on the left

letakkan garpu makan di sebelah kiri

and your dinner knife on the right-hand side

dan pisau makan di sebelah kanan,

since these are the hands we use them with.

karena kita menggunakannya pada posisi itu.

Here's a helpful tip:

Ini tips berguna:

You always eat outside-in,

Selalu gunakan alat makan dari luar ke dalam,

so to set for salad,

jadi untuk salad,

we'll put the salad fork

letakkan garpu salad

to the outside of the dinner fork

di sisi luar garpu makan

and the salad knife to the outside of the dinner knife.

dan pisau salad di sisi luar pisau makan.

We'll have salad first,

Kita makan salad duluan,

then our main course.

baru hidangan utama.

Notice, too, that the knife blades

Perhatikan bahwa kedua mata pisau

are both pointed toward the plate.

mengarah ke piring.

This is an old tradition

Ini adalah tradisi kuno

from a time when dinner knives were quite sharp,

sejak ketika pisau makan cukup tajam,

and it was a sign of politeness and nonaggression

dan tanda kesopanan dan persahabatan

to keep them pointed away from other diners.

supaya pisau tidak mengarah ke orang lain di meja makan.

We might have some soup,

Mungkin kita menyantap sup,

and since soup usually comes first,

dan karena sup biasanya keluar duluan,

the soup spoon goes outside the knives

sendok sup berada di sisi luar pisau

since we use our right hand to hold it.

karena kita memegangnya dengan tangan kanan.

Here's another tip:

Tips lain:

Only set the table with what you'll need.

Hanya letakkan alat makan yang dibutuhkan.

If you're not eating soup,

Kalau tidak ada sup,

don't set a soup spoon.

jangan letakkan sendok sup.

Now, for dessert, we'll have ice cream

Untuk pencuci mulut, kita akan menyantap es krim,

so we'll place the dessert up top

letakkan pencuci mulut di atas

since we don't need it for a little while.

karena kita belum perlu sekarang.

Notice that the bowl of the spool

Perhatikan bahwa cekungan sendok

is pointing to the left.

menghadap ke kiri.

This way, when it's time to eat,

Dengan begitu, tiba waktu makan,

you just slide it down

tinggal digeser ke bawah

and it's in the right spot.

ke tempat yang tepat.

If you were having cake,

Untuk kue,

you'd set a fork and flip it 180 degrees

letakkan garpu dan putar 180 derajat

so it would be right side-up on the left instead.

untuk memposisikannya di sebelah kiri.

Next we'll anchor our setting with the plate.

Berikutnya kita akan menata piring.

You can also serve from the kitchen

Kita juga bisa menyajikan makanan dari dapur

then bring them to the table.

dan dibawa ke meja.

The bread plate goes up and to the left of the setting,

Piring roti diletakkan di sebelah kiri atas,

and the butter knife goes on the plate at an angle,

dan pisau mentega diletakkan miring di piring,

again, with the blade pointing in.

sekali lagi dengan mata pisau mengarah ke dalam.

There's only one spot left,

Tinggal satu tempat kosong,

and that's for the drinks.

tempat ini untuk minuman.

Set the wine glass to the upper right,

Letakkan gelas anggur di kanan atas,

and then place the water glass to the left of it at an angle.

lalu gelas air di sebelah kirinya, agak miring.

If you're like me

Jika kamu seperti saya

and can never remember which goes where,

dan selalu lupa mana anggur dan mana air,

think water, wine,

ingat air, anggur

w-a, w-i;

a -i, a-n;

a, i;

i, n;

they go left to right in alphabetical order.

dari kiri ke kanan sesuai abjad.

Another tip:

To remember left and right with the bread and the drinks,

Tips lain:

Untuk mengingat urutan makanan dan minuman dari kiri ke kanan,

think B-M-W like the car.

ingat merek mobil B-M-W.

B, your bread plate, is on the left;

B, bread, piring roti, di kiri;

M, your meal, is in the middle,

M, makanan, di tengah,

and W, your water, is on the right.

dan W, water, air, di kanan.

Lastly, the napkin traditionally goes to the left of the forks,

Terakhir, serbet biasanya ditaruh di kiri garpu,

though it's okay to put it underneath them, too.

tapi di bawahnya pun tidak apa-apa.

For a fancier meal like this one

Untuk makanan mewah seperti ini

that takes up a lot of space,

yang memakan banyak tempat,

we'll put it in the middle.

kita letakkan di tengah.

Now we're ready to eat.

Sekarang kita siap untuk makan.

Hopefully these tips will be helpful

Semoga tips ini membantu

the next time you're asked to help set the table

kali berikutnya kamu diminta menata meja

or sit down at a fancy meal.

atau menyantap makanan mewah.

Enjoy!

Selamat menikmati!