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September 29, 2013

Greeting in Indonesian Language

Here they are some vocabularies that usually used by Indonesian people in greeting and cordiality



Selamat datang              Welcome

Selamat pagi.                Good morning

Selamat siang               Good Afternoon (after 11:00 am till 3:00 pm)

Selamat sore                 Good Evening   (after 3:00 pm till 6:00 pm)

Selamat malam.            Good Night

Selamat jalan.                Good-bye.

Selamat tinggal.             Good-bye (to the one who is staying).

Selamat makan.             Enjoy your meal.

Selamat tidur.                 Have a nice sleep.

Apa kabar?                    How are you?

Baik, terima kasih.         Fine thank you.

Baik-baik saja.               Just fine.

Sampai jumpa.              See you again. (literally: until we meet)

Sampai jumpa, lagi.       See you again. (literally: until we meet again)

Sampai ketemu.            See you again. (literally: until we meet)

Sampai bertemu.           See you again. (literally: until we meet)

Sampai besok.              See you tomorrow. (literally: until tomorrow)

Terima kasih.                Thank you.

Terima kasih banyak.     Thank you very much.

Sama-sama.                  You’re welcome.

Kembali.                       You’re welcome

Cukup.                          Enough

Kenyang.                       Full

Permisi                          Excuse me

Maaf.                            Sorry.

Tidak apa apa.               It’s ok. No problem

Silakan masuk.              Please, come in

Silakan duduk.               Please, sit down

Silakan makan.              Please, eat. Help yourself

Silakan minum.              Please, drink

Silakan tambah lagi.       Please, have some more

Tolong.                          Please (used when requesting help with something)
Tolong, tutup pintu.        Please, close the door.

Minta.                           Please (used when requesting to be given something)
Minta air putih?              May I have some water please?

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