Tuesday, February 2, 2016

1st Day : Greetings & Self Introduction






First Meeting : Greetings & Introducing yourself
Good [morning  | afternoon | evening]
Selamat [pagi | siang | sore | malam]
Thank you
Terima kasih
You're welcome
Sama sama.
Kembali
Yes
Ya
No
Tidak
How are you? What's new?
Apa kabar
Fine, and you?
Baik, dan [Bapak | Ibu]?
I don't speak Indonesian.
Saya tidak bisa bahasa Indonesia
Good-bye (to someone leaving or staying)
Selamat (jalan | tinggal)
See you later
Sampai nanti
Please [sit down | come in]
Silakan [duduk | masuk]
Let me introduce my self. My name is Joko
Kenalkan, nama saya Joko
What's your name?
Siapa nama anda?
Are you a British?
Anda orang Inggris?
Please, excuse me.
Say this if you want to leave someone for a moment
Saya permisi dulu
Yes, of course (please)
Silakan













Tips : In Indonesia, politeness is important in any situations such as not getting the job done, going to a place or others.  Don't be unkind or say loud words. Indonesian like to ask trivial things such as 'mau ke mana?' (where are you going?) the first time you meet him on a day just to show closeness. They also like to stop someone for a while and ask such questions or just say halo.

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