English to Indonesian Greetings and Goodbyes
Most meetups begin with a friendly hello and end with a simple goodbye. If you'll be wanting to say hello or farewell to someone in Indonesian, then this page should certainly help you do so, because that's exactly what this page is all about.
By scrolling below, you will find a number of English to Indonesian translated greetings in the following categories: Hellos, Timely Greetings, Goodbyes, and Other Useful Greetings.
Also, for further information, it's worth noting that the word "Salamat" comes from the Arabic for "may your time/action be blessed". You'll notice that this word comes up a lot in Indonesian greetings.
Greetings from English to Indonesian:
Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view these greetings from Indonesian to English.
English to Indonesian Hellos
Hello! ➔ Halo!
Hi! ➔ Hai!
Welcome ➔ Selamat datang
Timely Greetings from English to Indonesian
Good morning ➔ Selamat pagi (7am - 11am)
Good midday ➔ Selamat siang (11am - 3pm)
Good afternoon ➔ Selamat sore (3pm - 7pm)
Good evening ➔ Selamat malam (after dark)
English to Indonesian Goodbyes
Goodbye ➔ Selamat jalan (to one leaving)
Goodbye ➔ Selamat tinggal (to one staying)
See you! ➔ Sampai jumpa!
See you tomorrow. ➔ Sampai besok.
Other Useful English to Indonesian Greetings
Excuse me. ➔ Permisi. (when leaving a conversation)
Nice to meet you. ➔ Senang bertemu dengan Anda.
This list of English to Indonesian greetings was last updated on March 20, 2025.
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