Hello. This is the fourth episode of this podcast. In today’s
episode I’m gonna talk to you about Indonesian greetings and some basic phrases
that might be useful. Just a quick reminder if you wanna read the transcripts
for this episode you can click the link in the shownote wherever you’re
listening to this podcast.
Okay.
So Common Greetings. How are you? This is the most common greeting in every
language and most of the time, we don’t really have the interest to ask for
someone welfare, it comes out automatically, right? Okey so in Indonesian it is
‘Apa kabar?’ ‘Apa kabar?’ it literally means What news? So you
want to know a news about someone.
How are
you? I’m fine ‘Apa kabar? Kabar baik. So kabar baik is always the
best response to give, if you have reached Indonesian intermediate Indonesian
level you may have some other responses to ‘Apa kabar?’ But when you are
just started to learn Indonesian you are to respond to ‘Apa kabar?’ with
‘Kabar baik’. Kabar baik literally means good news. Like English, which always
expect you to respond with I’m fine even when you’re not unless you really know
the person. So even if you are sick, you feel unwell, you broke heart, you will
always say I’m fine or I’m good. It’s the same with Indonesian. ‘Apa kabar?
Kabar baik.’ You are expected to always respond in this way.
Next. Good
Morning. ‘Selamat pagi’ it is to be used from the point of sunrise up to
about 11 a.m. Good Day and Good Afternoon. I know, unless you are from
Australia, I think Good Day is uncommonly used. But in Indonesian Good Day is Selamat
Siang and Good Afternoon is Selamat Sore. Selamat Siang literally
means Good Noon. It is to be used from above 11 am until about 2 p.m. And that
is why it is different with Good Afternoon Selamat Sore. Selamat sore is
to be used from 2 p.m down to the sunset. Good Evening and Good Night in
Indonesian they are Selamat Malam. You can use it from the sunset up to
before the sunrise.
Okay. Enough
with greetings and now some basic useful Indonesian phrases. Thank you. You’re welcome.
Terima kasih. Sama-sama. So this is the best phrases and its response
when you wanna say that you’re grateful if someone helps you.
Sorry. Maaf.
When you do something wrong, always say sorry. But in Indonesia, you also
say sorry for the sake of the politeness. And it brings us to our next phrase
Suppose you say Selamat Pagi to
an Indonesian. And they respond with ‘Astaga. Kamu bisa bahasa Indonesia?
Belajar dari mana? Bahasa Indonesia kamu bagus, loh.’ But you just don’t
understand what they are saying. Maybe you wanna say I don’t speak Indonesian.
I’m learning Indonesian. Remember you have to be polite, so you start with Maaf.
Saya tidak bisa bahasa Indonesia. Saya lagi belajar.
And the two last phrases I wanna
share you is excuse me and where is the toilet. It could be very useful. Excuse
me. Permisi. It is to be used when you ask a question like Permisi. Di mana
toiletnya?. Excuse me. Where is the toilet? It also could be use when you
are in hurry but someone is on your way or you wanna pass through a crowd. Excuse
me. Permisi
So now I will do a monologue and listen
carefully:
Selamat Siang. Apa kabar?
Selamat Siang. Kabar baik?
Permisi. Di mana toiletnya?
Toiletnya ada di sebelah sana. Lurus saja nanti dapat pintu
biru. Belok kanan lurus sedikit belok kiri naik tangga ke atas dapat pintu
hijau lurus sedikit belok kanan belok kiri lagi dan di situ ada toilet.
Maaf. Saya tidak bicara bahasa Indonesia. Saya lagi belajar.
Oke. Just go straight there and you see blue door that is
the toilet.
Terima kasih
Sama-sama
Do you
understand. Good. Now you’re Indonesian skill has reached a new level. Congratulations.
Please leave a review about this podcast wherever you’re listening to. I’ll see
you next time.
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