Greeting

Greeting in Indonesia mean “salam”, “sapaan”, or “sambutan”. The greeting is used when the first time talks to a stranger, talk to family or friend, job interview, business meeting, contest. Usually Indonesian say “hai” when the first time looks at the person who s/he talks with, say “halo” when starting a conversation on a phone call.

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Opening Sentence

English	Indonesia
Good morning	Selamat pagi
Good day	Selamat siang
Good afternoon	Selamat sore
Good evening	Selamat malam

Introduction Question

English	Indonesia
How are you?	Apa kabar?
What is your name?	Siapa nama anda?
How old are you?	Berapa umur anda?
What are your nationality?	Apa kewarganegaraan anda?
Where do you live?	Dimana anda tinggal?
What is your job?	Apa pekerjaan anda?
Do you have hobby?	Apakah anda memiliki hobi?

Tell an Identity

Identity can include name, born, address, school, work, and/or hobbies.

Name

English	Indonesia
I’m	Saya
My name is	Nama saya adalah
My fullname is	Nama lengkap saya adalah
Rizki is my middle name	Rizki adalah nama tengah saya

Age

English	Indonesia
I was born in leap year, my birthday is every 4 years	Saya lahir di tahun kabisat, ulang tahun saya 4 tahun sekali
I’m in my mid 30	Saya di pertengahan 30
I’m older than your brother	Saya lebih tua dari saudara anda

Origin & Address

English	Indonesia
I’m Indonesian	Saya Indonesia
I was born at Jakarta	Saya lahir di Jakarta
I’m come from	Saya berasal dari
I live in	Saya tinggal di
My address is	Alamat saya adalah

School

English	Indonesia
I study at 3 Bandung High School	Saya belajar di SMA 3 Bandung
I’m college student at Parahyangan University	Saya mahasiswa di Universitas Parahyangan
I have graduated from Faculty of Language at 2019	Saya telah lulus dari Fakultas Bahasa pada tahun 2019

Job

English	Indonesia
I’m fresh graduate still looking for a job	Saya lulusan baru yang masih mencari pekerjaan
I’m blogger and content writer	Saya seorang blogger dan penulis konten
I work at IT company and have side hustle	Saya bekerja di perusahaan IT dan memiliki pekerjaan sampingan

Hobby

English	Indonesia
I read e-book everyday	Saya membaca buku elektronik setiap hari
I like sport	Saya suka olahraga
My favorite sport is fitness	Olahraga favorit saya adalah kebugaran

Closing Sentence

English	Indonesia
Nice to know you	Senang mengenal anda
Thank you	Terimakasih
Thank you for coming to this event	Terimakasih sudah datang ke acara ini
Good bye	Selamat tinggal
See you again	Sampai jumpa lagi

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