English to Indonesian Greetings, Farewells and Goodbyes
Learning to say hello and goodbye can be good practice for any language as it will help you do some of the most basic conversations with native speakers. This page will help you learn with a series of English to Indonesian greetings, including hellos, goodbyes, and time specific greetings like good morning/ midday/ afternoon/ and evening.
Scroll below for all of these translations and more in our English to Indonesian learning dictionary.
English to Indonesian Greetings and Goodbyes:
Here is our list of greetings and Goodbyes in Indonesian. You can also view these words with translations from Indonesian to English.
(Words in bold added during the last update.)
Saying "Hello" in Indonesian
Hello! ➔ Halo!
Welcome ➔ Selamat datang
Good morning ➔ Selamat pagi (7am - 11am)
Good midday ➔ Selamat siang (11am - 3pm)
Good afternoon ➔ Selamat sore (3pm - 7pm)
Good evening ➔ Selamat malam (after dark)
Saying "Good Bye" in Indonesian
Good bye ➔ Selamat jalan (to one leaving)
Good bye ➔ Selamat tinggal (to one staying)
Excuse me ➔ Permisi (when leaving a conversation)
*Salamat comes from the Arabic for "may your time/action be blessed".
*Greetings last updated: October 17, 2024.
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