Essential everyday greetings, farewells, and courtesy phrases.
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Hai, selamat pagi!
Hi, good morning! ('Selamat' (safe/blessed) + time of day — same pattern for siang, sore, malam.)
Apa kabar?
How are you? (Literally 'what news?')
Baik! Kamu gimana?
I'm good! And you? ('Gimana' is the colloquial form of 'bagaimana' (how).)
Selamat malam, semuanya!
Good evening, everyone! ('Semua' (all) + '-nya' makes it 'everyone'.)
Selamat tidur, sayang.
Good night, darling. (Literally 'safe sleep' — 'selamat malam' is the greeting, 'selamat tidur' is for going to bed. 'Sayang' = love/darling, also means 'pity'.)
Siapa nama kamu?
What's your name? (Literally 'who is your name?' — Indonesian uses 'siapa' (who) for names, not 'apa' (what).)
Nama saya Alex. Kalau kamu?
My name is Alex. And yours? ('Kalau kamu?' — literally 'if you?' — common way to bounce a question back.)
Maaf, saya tidak mengerti.
Sorry, I didn't understand.
Permisi.
Excuse me. (Used to get attention or pass by someone.)
Maaf.
Pardon me / sorry.
Tolong.
Please. ('Tolong' is for asking favors; 'silakan' is for offering ('please, go ahead').)
Terima kasih atas bantuannya.
Thank you for your help. (Literally 'receive love for the help' — 'terima' (receive) + 'kasih' (love/affection).)
Sama-sama.
You're welcome. (Literally 'same-same' — reduplication is very common in Indonesian.)
Senang bertemu denganmu!
Nice to meet you! ('Senang' = happy, 'bertemu' = to meet, 'denganmu' = with you.)
Sampai jumpa!
Goodbye! (Literally 'until [we] meet' — also 'dadah' for casual 'bye'.)
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