Bagaimana meaning in English

bagaimana means how in Indonesian. Pronounced bah-gai-MAH-nah.

Hear bagaimana

Example sentence

Bagaimana kabarmu?
How are you?

How bagaimana is used

'How' for manner/method. 'Bagaimana kabarmu?' = how are you? (more formal variant).

bagaimana in real dialogue

These lines show how the word is used naturally inside complete Indonesian conversations:

• Kalau tiba-tiba hujan gimana?
  Then what if it suddenly rains?
  From Rencana Hari Sabtu B1
• Kalau saya pulang malam bagaimana?
  What if I come home at night?
  From Menanyakan Sewa Kos B1
• Masnya bertanya, 'Mau dipotong gimana?'
  The barber asks, 'How would you like it cut?'
  From Potong Rambut di Barbershop A2

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