Chapter 2: Greetings

Here are greetings which are commoly used in Indonesia.

1. Selamat pagi: good morning
2. Selamat siang: good day
3. Selamat sore: good afternoon
4. Selamat malam: good evening
5. Selamat tidur: good night
6. Selamat datang: welcome
7. Selamat tinggal: good bye
8. Selamat makan: have a nice meal
9. Apa kabar? Who are you?
10. Saya baik. I am fine.

Selamat means “safe”. Moreover, if you want to make a new greeting, just add “selamat” in front of the word that you want to say. For example: have a nice trip: selamat jalan-jalan.