Indonesian vocabulary
Indonesian greetings
16 curated greetings at A1 / A2 / B1 levels. Every entry includes pronunciation and an example sentence, with usage notes where they help.
- halo, hello
- selamat pagi, good morning
- selamat siang, good afternoon
- selamat sore, good evening
- selamat malam, good night
- terima kasih, thank you
- sama-sama, you're welcome
- maaf, sorry
- permisi, excuse me (to pass)
- tolong, please
- apa kabar, how are you
- sampai jumpa, see you later
- selamat tinggal, goodbye (when leaving)
- nama saya, my name is
- saya dari, I am from
- senang bertemu Anda, nice to meet you
Greetings in context
Reading a word inside something you can nearly follow is what makes it stick. These stories use the vocabulary above:
- Maaf, Pak, Excuse Me, Sir