IndonesianTutors.com Free Indonesian Lesson LEVEL 1 LESSON 1 Greetings Halo / Hai = Hello / Hai In Bahasa Indonesia, you can greet someone in an informal occasion by saying halo or hai. To give response, you can simply greet the person back with hai or halo. Budi Ani : Halo, Ani. : Hai, Budi. Selamat pagi Good Morning 00.00 a.m 11.30 a.m Selamat siang Good Afternoon 11.30 a.m 03.00 p.m Selamat sore Good Late Afternoon 03.00 p.m 06.00 p.m Selamat malam Good Evening 06.00 p.m 00.00 a.m Selamat tidur Good Night Selamat is very useful in Indonesian language. It means safe/good. Selamat itself can stand alone which means congratulations. To greet people in a formal way, you can use selamat + times of the Day. However, to say good night, we have selamat tidur which literally means good sleeping. You, therefore, can use selamat + a verb. 1. Budi : Selamat pagi, Ani. Ani : Selamat pagi, Budi. 2. You : Selamat tidur, Ibu. (mother) Your mother : Selamat tidur.
How to address someone Ibu/Bu Bapak/Pak Mbak Mas is used to address a respected woman. It is normally used in formal occasion. It also means mother. is used to address a respected man. It is normally used in formal occasion. It also means father. is Javanese word which means older sister. However, it is commonly used to address someone, particularly in the restaurant. is Javanese word which means older brother. However, it is commonly used to address someone, particularly in the restaurant or ojek driver. How are you? Apa kabar? Baik, terima kasih. Good, thank you. How are you? Baik sekali Very good. Baik-baik saja. Lit. just good. If someone asks you apa kabar?, you can simply answer baik or any response from the options above. If you want to ask back and you?,you can say dan kamu? To respond, you can say baik juga which means also good. (Budi is Ani s friend) 1. Budi : Apa kabar, Ani? Ani : Baik, dan kamu? Budi : Baik juga. (Tomi is Yanti s boss) 2. Tomi : Apa kabar, Yanti? Yanti Tomi : Baik, dan Bapak? : Baik, terima kasih. In the second example, you can see that Yanti says dan Bapak instead of dan kamu. Kamu is just used to those whose relationship is close to you e.g. family and friends; whereas Bapak or Ibu is used to show your respect to someone and normally used in a formal occasion.
Leave-takings Selamat jalan Selamat tinggal Sampai nanti. Sampai jumpa besok. Sampai jumpa lain waktu. Hati-hati Da da Safe leaving. (said to someone who is leaving) Safe staying. (said to someone who is staying) See you later (today). See you tomorrow. Until seeing you next time Take care Bye bye Normally, Indonesians will not say selamat tinggal or selamat jalan. The most commonly used is either sampai nanti or sampai jumpa besok. If you will see the person again at the same day, then use sampai nanti, but if you see the person again tomorrow, use sampai jumpa besok. In conversation, we just say sampai besok. It depends on you whether you want to say sampai jumpa besok or just say sampai jumpa. (You leave and your mother stays. You will return at 04.00 p.m) 1. You : Selamat tinggal, Ibu. Ibu : Selamat jalan. Hati-hati. You : Sampai nanti. Ibu : Sampai nanti. (Your boss is leaving and will return tomorrow early afternoon) 2. You : Selamat jalan, Pak. Hati-hati. Your boss : Selamat tinggal. Sampa jumpa besok siang. You : Sampai jumpa.
Exercise: Fill the blanks with appropriate words. (Ahmat meets his friend, Yuli at 09.00 a.m) 1. Ahmad : Selamat, Yuli. Yuli :. kabar? Ahmad : s. Dan? Yuli : j. (Ahmat meets his mother at 08.00 p.m) 2. Ahmad : Selamat, I. Ahmad s mom :. (Ahmad is sleeping and going to bed.) Ahmad : Selamat, I. Ahmad s mom : j, Ahmad. (Ahmad is leaving and will come home at 07.00 p.m) 3. Ahmad : Selamat, Ibu. Ahmad s mom : Selamat. Ha -. Ahmad : Sa ma. Ahmad s mom : Sampai. (Ahmad s boss is leaving for Singapore and will come back to work tomorrow) 4. Ahmad : Selamat, Pak. Ahmad s boss : Selamat. Ahmad : -, Pak. jumpa k. Ahmad s boss : jum. ANSWER KEY IS BEHIND THIS PAGE
Answer Key: (Ahmat meets his friend, Yuli at 09.00 a.m) 1. Ahmad : Selamat pagi, Yuli. Yuli : Pagi. Apa kabar? Ahmad : Baik sekali. Dan kamu? Yuli : Baik juga. (Ahmat meets his mother at 08.00 p.m) 2. Ahmad : Selamat malam, Ibu. Ahmad s mom : Malam. (Ahmad is sleeping and going to bed.) Ahmad : Selamat tidur, Ibu. Ahmad s mom : Selamat tidur juga, Ahmad. (Ahmad is leaving and will come home at 07.00 p.m) 3. Ahmad : Selamat tinggal, Ibu. Ahmad s mom : Selamat jalan. Hati-hati. Ahmad : Sampai nanti malam. Ahmad s mom : Sampai nanti. (Ahmad s boss is leaving for Singapore and will come back to work tomorrow) 4. Ahmad : Selamat jalan, Pak. Ahmad s boss : Selamat tinggal. Ahmad : Hati hati, Pak. Sampai jumpa besok. Ahmad s boss : Sampai jumpa.