Understanding Indonesian Greetings, Complete with Types and Examples

Kapanlagi.com - Every language in the world must have greetings, including Indonesian language. But it turns out that these greetings must also be learned by you KLovers, of course in learning these Indonesian greetings there are examples of greetings, along with their meaning and types.

Examples of greetings are used by an individual, to a group. These examples of greetings can also be in formal and non-formal language. So, to understand and make examples of greetings in Indonesian, you must understand the greetings.

Now, for those of you who are looking to find out and want to learn greetings. Reported from various sources, here is a collection of examples of greetings, along with their meaning and types. Let's check it out KLovers.

 

 

1. Understanding Greetings

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Before knowing examples of greetings, you must first understand the meaning of greetings. Greetings are words used to greet someone or the second party, both singular and plural. Greetings or greeting words are often used in delivering news sentences on television and radio.

Not only that, greetings can also be used in daily activities. Because there are greetings in the form of respectful greetings, ordinary greetings, and rude greetings. So you can use greetings in daily life in various activities.

 

 

2. Types of Greetings

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Then before you make an example of greeting words, you must know the types of greeting words. The types of greeting words themselves are distinguished by various things, such as close relationships, positions or respect, names, and personal pronouns. Here are some types of greeting words that you can use in everyday life. The following are the types of greeting words:

• Greeting words that indicate family relationships such as grandfather, grandmother, father, mother, uncle, aunt, brother, sister, younger sibling, older brother, older sister, younger sister, older sister, younger brother, and others.
• Greeting words in the form of pronouns such as you, thou, brother, you, sir, madam, miss, and so on.
• Greeting words that show respect such as Your Excellency, Honorable, and others.
• Greeting words followed by names such as brother Hasan, father Susanto, mother Amir, and others.

3. Example Greetings

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For those of you who want to write a greeting word, you cannot be careless in making an example of a greeting word. In the General Guidelines for Improved Indonesian Language book, it is explained that greeting words used for greeting or reference are written with capital letters at the beginning of the word.

Greeting means directly greeting, both when facing each other (face to face) and through media such as telephone or other media. This direct greeting activity only occurs if the person we greet is the second person (interlocutor, person being spoken to), not the first person (speaker) or the third person (the one being talked about). Here are some examples of greeting words that are written correctly:

• Mother asks, "What time will Father leave for Jakarta?"

The word "Father" in the above sentence is a greeting word used for greeting because it is used to greet the second person (the person being spoken to). This greeting word must be written with a capital letter.

• Father said, "Tell Mother, today, Father will come home late from the office."

The word "Father" in the second sentence above is used to greet the first person (the speaker himself) so it is not included as a greeting. Similarly, the word "Mother" in that sentence is not a greeting because it refers to the third person (the one being talked about). According to the Indonesian Spelling Guidelines (EyD), words like this should not be capitalized at the beginning.

• We must respect the father who has fought for our lives.

The word "Father" in the third sentence above refers to the third person (the one being talked about) so it is not used as a greeting. Words like this do not need to be capitalized.

In addition to being a greeting, the greeting word used as the initial reference should also be written with a capital letter, as in the following example:

1. They went to Mr. Camat's house.
2. Tomorrow we will visit Mrs. Saniah who is sick.

4. Example Greeting Sentences

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Already know the types, meanings, and examples of greetings. For that, you can learn examples of greeting sentences below, as quoted from dosenbahasa.com:

Example of Respectful Greeting Sentences

1. Good afternoon, sir. Can I help you?
2. Good afternoon, madam. Let me escort you to the auditorium.
3. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Let's have a meeting right away this morning.
4. Welcome, Mr. Handoko. Let me escort you to the meeting room.
5. Good morning, Mr. Lurah. Sorry, we are here to ask for your signature for this proposal letter.
6. Welcome, gentlemen. Come, please taste the dishes that we have prepared.
7. Good afternoon, miss.Sorry to disturb your lunch break.
8. Welcome, ladies and gentlemen.On this occasion, let us give thanks to God for all His blessings to us.
9. Welcome, ladies and gentlemen.On this occasion, we would like to thank you for your presence at our event today.
10. Welcome to our restaurant.Please order your favorite menu here.

Example of Common Greetings

1. Hi, Karli.How are you?It's been a long time since we last met.
2. Hello everyone. Long time no see, right?
3. Hello, viewers.Meet again with us on the Morning Greeting event.
4. Hi, friends.Have you had breakfast this morning?
5. Good morning, everyone.Meet again with us on the morning broadcast program today.
6. Hi, everyone.This time we will give you tips on how to recycle bottle waste around you.
7. Hi, everyone.Sorry I'm late.
8. Hello, little brothers and sisters.Are you ready to play?
9. Excuse me, friends. Can you help me?
10. Good evening everyone. See you later.

Example of Informal Greetings

1. Hey, Jak. Have you heard the latest news from Sophie?
2. Hey, buddy. Did you see Mawar earlier?
3. Hey, Rina. Where are you going?
4. Hey, dude. What are you doing here?
5. Hey, Jo. Do you want to join us for a picnic?
6. Hello, friend. Have you had breakfast this morning?

Those are examples of greetings along with their types and meanings that you can learn. Hopefully, with the examples of greetings above, you will have a better understanding of using the Indonesian language correctly.

 

 

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