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Lesson 7 of 10
Meeting people in Indonesian
How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes. Play the ten Indonesian words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Indonesian phrases in this lesson
- Bagaimana kabar Anda?bah-gai-MAH-nah KAH-bar AHN-dah
- How are you?
- Baik-baik sajabah-IK bah-IK SAH-ja
- I'm fine, thanks
- Bagaimana dengan Anda?bah-gai-MAH-nah DEN-gan AHN-dah
- And you?
- Siapa nama Anda?see-AH-pah NAH-mah AHN-dah
- What's your name?
- Nama saya...NAH-mah SAH-yah
- My name is...
- Anda dari mana?AHN-dah DAH-ree MAH-nah
- Where are you from?
- Saya dari...SAH-yah DAH-ree
- I'm from...
- Saya sukaSAH-yah SOO-kah
- I like it
- Indah sekaliIN-dah seh-KAH-lee
- It's beautiful
- Selamat datangseh-LAH-mat DAH-tahng
- Welcome
Kabar means news/condition, Anda is formal you. Used with strangers, elders, or in professional settings. The person will give a real answer, then volley back.
The standard response. Baik-baik (good-good, doubled for emphasis) saja (only/just). Polite but slightly reserved, like the Danish model.
Dengan means with/about. Always volley it back. Atau anda? (and you?) works too, more casual. Conversation is exchange, not interrogation.
Literally "very beautiful".