How to Talk in Indonesian (1)

Hi guys! Since I'm an Indonesian, I really really really want to introduce all of you how we talk in Indonesia. Bahasa Indonesia, or well known in English as Indonesian. Btw, you can call it as Bahasa too. To make this language go International, I always try to speak in 2 languages, Bahasa and English. So that, I can talk to many people from other countries and in the same time I can promote Bahasa.

For this time, I want to introduce you, some of Bahasa words. It's not hard to learn it, I promise. You still don't believe it? Oh my, let's give a try!

*Numbers

• Satu : One
• Dua : Two
• Tiga : Three
• Empat : Four
• Lima : Five
• Enam : Six
• Tujuh : Seven
• Delapan : Eight
• Sembilan : Nine
• Sepuluh : Ten
• Sebelas : Eleven
• Dua belas : Twelve.
• Dua puluh : Twenty
• Tiga puluh : Thirty
• Seratus : One hundred
• Dua ratus : Two hundreds

In Bahasa you don't need to put 's' for things which have more than one in amount.

*Days

Hari Senin : Monday
Hari Selasa : Tuesday
Hari Rabu : Wednesday
Hari Kamis : Thursday
Hari Jumat : Friday
Hari Sabtu : Saturday
Hari Minggu : Sunday

diffrent from the other calendar which starts the week with Sunday, in here we start the week using Monday.
Anyway you're allowed not to use 'hari" (day) to call the name of the day. So it's okay if you only say Senin or Selasa.
Note for you to remember, it might written as 'Jumat' but you need to say it : Jumm-at.

*Months

Januari : January
Februari : February
Maret : March
April : April
Mei : May
Juni : June
Juli : July
Agustus : August
September : September
Oktober : October
November : November
Desember : December

*Greetings

Halo : Hi/ Hello

Selamat Pagi : Good Morning

Selamat Siang : Good Afternoon / Good Day

Selamat Sore : Good Evening

Selamat Malam : Good Evening (For you to notice, in Indonesia, time over than 18:00 or 6 p.m. is called night).

+ You're allowed to only say 'Selamat Pagi' as Pagi, and so those words. Notice that, without 'selamat' it not only to greet but also explain about time.

Selamat Tinggal : Good Bye (btw, you can say it as 'daah' too. But for informal dialogue only)

Selamat : Congratulation/ congrats (this 'Selamat' is different from the words before. When you only say this, it means that you want to gratitude someone).

**Example Conversation

A : "Selamat pagi" <Good morning>

B : "Pagi"  <Good morning>

A : "Bagaimana Kabarmu? / apa kabar?"  <how are you?>

B : "Baik / kabar baik. Bagaimana denganmu?" <Good. How about you?>

A : "Baik juga"  <Good>

So how do you think? It's quite easy isn't it? Next time I might post more and more ^^