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Greeting Good morning Good afternoon Good evening Note: Indonesian people often reply the greeting with the words ‘morning’, ‘afternoon’, ‘evening’. Good morning is used in the morning Good evening is used between 2-6 pm Good night is used throughout the evening and night Hello. (General greeting) Hello (on phone) Where are you from? I’m from Canada Pleased to meet you How are you?    Reply to 'How are you?' Long time no see What's your name? My name is John   Note: In Indonesian, you don’t need to use the words am, are, is. I understand I don't understand Please speak more slowly Please write it down Do you speak English? Do you speak Indonesian? Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?') How do you say ... in Indonesian? Excuse me (to get past) How much is this? Sorry Thank you     You’re welcome Where's the toilet?

Memberi salam Selamat pagi. Selamat siang. Selamat sore. Catatan: Untuk mempersingkat, orang Indonesia seringkali menjawab salam dengan kata-kata ‘pagi’, ‘siang’, ‘sore’. Selamat pagi digunakan pada waktu pagi Selamat sore digunakan antara jam 2-6 sore Selamat malam digunakan pada waktu petang hingga malam Hai. Apa kabar? Halo Anda orang mana? Saya orang Kanada Senang bertemu anda Apa kabar? (What news?) Baik-baik saja, terima kasih. Bagaimana dengan Anda? Lama tidak bertemu. Siapa nama anda? Nama saya John     Saya mengerti Saya tidak mengerti Tolong bicara agak pelan. Tolong bicara pelan-pelan   Tolong tuliskan. Anda bisa bicara bahasa Inggris? Anda bisa bicara bahasa indonesia? Ya, sedikit Bagaimana mengatakan ... dalam bahasa Indonesia? Maaf Permisi Berapa harganya? Maaf Terima kasih       Sama-sama Di mana toilet?