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🤗 Indonesian Greetings for Everyday Life

Hi Indonesian learners! 😃

➡ Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in Indonesian?

Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.

If you’re planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn Indonesian, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.

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Greetings

The most common greetings in Indonesian and how to use them

➡ Here are the most common greetings in Indonesian:

• Hi is "Hai"
• Good morning is "Selamat pagi"
• Good noon: it does not exist in English, but in Indonesian it is "Selamat siang"
• Good afternoon is "Selamat sore"
• Good evening is "Selamat malam"

➡ Halo and Hai are rather informal.

➡ The use of Selamat pagi/siang/sore/malam is both formal and informal. Most people would drop "Selamat" when greeting someone close and just say "Pagi/Siang/Sore/Malam" therefore making it informal.

➡ While there is "tengah hari" (noon) and "petang" (afternoon), this is rarely used in most community.

➡ At school or office, you would use "siang" or "sore".

Selamat

"Selamat" means "safe, happy, healthy", among other things. However, when used as greetings, it can't stand alone. It has to be accompanied with a noun, such as selamat datang (welcome) etc.

Summary

English	Indonesian
general greeting (informal): Hello!	Halo!
general greeting (informal): Hi!	Hai!
noon greeting: "good noon"	(Selamat) siang
morning greeting: good morning	(Selamat) pagi
afternoon greeting: good afternoon	(Selamat) sore
evening greeting: good evening	(Selamat) malam
welcome greeting	Selamat datang
general greeting	Salam
how are you?	Apa kabar?
reply to Apa kabar	Kabar baik
morning greeting, literally: "have you eaten breakfast yet?"	Sudah sarapan?
reply to Sudah sarapan	Sudah
informal greeting	Hai
informal morning greeting used in Jakarta	'Met pagi
informal evening greeting used in Jakarta	'Met malam

Sources

• http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/
• https://polyglotclub.com/language.php?question_id=36380

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