Greetings in Bahasa Indonesia

In this article, you will learn about greetings in bahasa Indonesia. It is very important for you to know how to say and how to write it in bahasa Indonesia. Just like in English, this material is also the basic material when learning bahasa Indonesia.

Speaker of bahasa Indonesia usually greet each other in formal way. The following are some greetings that Indonesian always speak in formal ways and their meaning in English.

This greeting can be said to people that you never met or to people that you have already known. It can be used in formal and in informal way. Sometimes we say this greeting while shaking hands with people we meet. If someone greets you by saying this greeting, you can respond it by saying "Kabar baik! Bagaimana dengan Anda?" which means "Good, how about you?".

This greeting in English means"good morning!". It is used when we want to greet someone in the morning. This greeting can also be combined with the first greeting by saying "Selamat pagi! Bagaimana kabar Anda?" which means "Good morning! How are you?" or "Selamat pagi! Apa kabar?" which means "Good morning! How are you?".

You have to note that it is unusual to say "Selamat pagi, apa kabar Anda?" in bahasa Indonesia. If you want to add subject to your greeting, it is recomended for you to say "Bagaimana kabar Anda?" instead of "Apa kabar Anda?".

This greeting is used to greet someone in the afternoon. Just like in the previous greeting, it can also be combined with "Apa kabar?" or "Bagaimana kabar Anda?". When someone greets you, you can simply give response by saying "Selamat siang! Kabar baik! Bagaimana dengan Anda?".

This greeting is used to greet someone in night. Just like in the previous greeting, it is also possible to be combined with "Apa kabar?" or "Bagaimana kabar Anda?". In order to respond this greeting, you can simply say "Selamat malam! Kabar baik! Bagaimana dengan Anda?".