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Indonesian Words to Know Before Arriving in Indonesia: Greetings and Farewells

Do you know that every language has its own unique language culture? For example, as an English speaker, when we meet a new friend, we would like to greet them by saying ‘hi!’ or ‘hello!’ while shaking hands with theirs for a couple of seconds. Alternatively, in a more formal situation, we would like to go ‘Good morning!’ or ‘Good Afternoon’ as an expression of warm greetings. 

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Close Juncture in bahasa Indonesia

One of the factors to consider when learning bahasa Indonesia is breaking up sentences. With the right word choices, the aspects of the sentence can be well understood. These aspects include subject, predicate, object and adverb. In Indonesian, it is common to read poetry or the news by looking for fragmented phrases. The slash (/) is often used as a punctuation mark in Indonesian to indicate a pause or the end of a sentence.

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