Greetings
Examples
| Formal | Casual | Meaning | Description |
| Selamat pagi, Pak | Pagi, Pak | Good morning, Sir | |
| Selamat siang, Pak | Siang, Pak | Good afternoon, Sir | |
| Selamat sore, Pak | Sore, Pak | Good evening, Sir | |
| Selamat malam, Pak | Malam, Pak | Good night, Sir | |
| Selamat datang | Welcome | ||
| Selamat jalan | Have a good trip Good bye |
said to people leaving | |
| Selamat tinggal | Mari duluan Mari pak |
Good bye | said to people staying |
| Daaggg | Good bye | said to people staying & leaving | |
| Sampai jumpa | Sampai ketemu lagi | Hope to see you again | |
| Sampai nanti | See you later(soon) | ||
| Apa kabar? | ‘pa kabar? | How are you? | |
| Kabar baik, terima kasih | baik | I am fine thank you | ‘thank you’ is not translated. The common answer is just ‘baik’ |
| Terima kasih | ‘makasih | Thank you | |
| Nama saya John | John | My name is John/I am John | |
| Saya dari Inggris | I come from England | ||
| Terima kasih kembali | sama-sama | You’re welcome | |
| Saya baru datang dari Amerika | I just came from America | ||
| Saya tidak bisa Bahasa Indonesia | Saya nggak bisa Bahasa Indonesia | I can’t speak Indonesian language |
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| Semoga sukses | Sukses yaa .. | Good luck Wish you luck |
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| Selamat | Selamat ya .. | Congratulations .. | For any occassions |
| Semoga lekas sembuh | Cepat sembuh ya .. | Get well soon | |
| Selamat Natal | Merry Christmas | To people celebrating christmas | |
| Selamat Tahun Baru | Happy New Year | ||
| Selamat Lebaran, Maaf lahir bathin |
Happy Eid! Please forgive my past mistakes (literal meaning) |
To Muslims celebrating Eid | |
| Selamat Ulang Tahun | Happy Birthday |