Easy Greetings in Indonesian
Budi: Selamat pagi, Bu!
Wati: Selamat pagi, Pak!
Budi: Apa kabar?
Wati: Baik. Anda?
Budi: Baik-baik juga. Selamat tinggal.
Wati: Selamat jalan.
Terjemahannya (The Translation):
Budi: Good morning, Ma’am!
Wati: Good morning, Sir!
Budi: How are you?
Wati: Good. You?
Budi: Also good. Good bye.
Wati: Good bye.
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Good Morning/Selamat Pagi
# Spoken from sunrise until about 11 AM
Good Afternoon (Part I)/Selamat Siang
# Spoken in the middle of the day (11 AM to 2 PM) when the sun is at its brightest
Good Afternoon (Part II)/Selamat Sore
# Spoken from 2 PM until sunset
Good Evening/Selamat Malam
# Spoken at night only
Good Night/Selamat Tidur
# Spoken to someone going to sleep
Selamat Datang/Welcome
# Spoken to someone arriving
Selamat Tinggal/Goodbye
# This is spoken when sending a long farewell to a person being left behind. In this case, the person departing expresses these words to the person staying behind. In Indonesian, tinggal means to “live” or “stay”.
Selamat Jalan/Goodbye
# This is spoken when sending a long farewell to a person leaving. In this case, the person staying behind expresses these words to the person departing. In Indonesian, jalan means to “travel” or “go”.
Sampai jumpa/See you later
# Spoken to someone who will return shortly
Terima Kasih/Thank You
# Spoken to show your appreciation even if you don’t mean it
Nanti/Later
# Spoken to someone you will meet later that same day
Halo/Hello
# Spoken most often when answering the phone. It has the same informal meaning as English.
Hai/Hi
# Spoken informally around young people and has the same meaning in English. It can also mean “yes”.
Useful Indonesian phrases
A collection of useful phrases in Indonesian. Click on the English phrases to see them in many other languages.
| Welcome | Selamat datang |
| Hello | Selamat siang Halo (on phone) |
| How are you? I’m fine, thanks. And you? |
Apa kabar? (What news?) |
| Baik-baik saja, terima kasih. Bagaimana dengan Anda? | |
| Long time no see | Lama tidak berjumpa |
| What’s your name? My name is … |
Siapa nama anda? |
| Nama saya … | |
| Where are you from? I’m from … |
Anda berasal dari mana? |
| Saya dari … | |
| Pleased to meet you | Senang bertemu dengan Anda |
| Good morning | Selamat pagi |
| Good afternoon | Selamat siang |
| Good evening | Selamat sore |
| Good night | Selamat malam |
| Goodbye | Selamat tinggal (you’re leaving) Selamat jalan (you’re staying) Sampai jumpa lagi |
| Good luck | Semoga Beruntung! |
| Cheers/Good health! | Pro! Tos! |
| Have a nice day | Semoga hari anda menyenangkan |
| Bon appetit | Selamat makan |
| Bon voyage | Semoga selamat sampai tujuan |
| I don’t understand | Saya tidak mengerti |
| Please speak more slowly | Tolong bicara pelan sedikit |
| Please write it down | Tolong tuliskan |
| Do you speak Indonesian? Yes, a little |
Kamu bisa bicara bahasa indonesia? |
| Ya, sedikit | |
| Excuse me | Maafkan saya |
| How much is this? | Berapa harganya? |
| Sorry | Maaf |
| Thank you Response (You’re welcome) |
Terima kasih / Terima kasih banyak / Makasih (vinf) |
| Kembali / Sama-sama / Dengan senang hati | |
| Where’s the toilet? | Di manakah kamar kecil? |
| This gentleman/lady will pay for everything |
Bapak/Ibu ini akan membayar semuanya |
| Would you like to dance with me? |
Bersediakah Anda berdansa dengan saya? |
| I love you | Cinta kamu / Saya mencintaimu |
| Get well soon | Semoga lekas sembuh |
| How do you say … in Indonesian? | Bagaimana cara mengatakan … dalam bahasa Indonesia? |
| Leave me alone! | Biarkan saya sendiri! |
| Help! Fire! Stop! |
Tolong! Kebakaran! Berhenti! |
| Call the police! | Panggil polisi! |
| Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year |
Selamat Hari Natal dan Tahun Baru |
| Happy Easter | Selamat Paskah |
| Happy Birthday | Selamat ulang tahun  |
| One language is never enough | Satu bahasa tidak pernah cukup |
| My hovercraft is full of eels | Hovercraft saya penuh dengan belut
LinksCollections of Indonesian phrases (some with audio) |