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