Greetings, Farewell and Congratulation in Indonesian Language

 Greetings in Indonesian

Apa kabar ? = How are you ?
Selamat pagi = Good morning
Selamat siang = ( this is used at day time, it's similar like "konnichiwa" in Japanese )
Selamat sore = Good afternoon
Selamat malam = Good evening

Farewells in Indonesian

Indonesian Language Pronunciation

Like what i mentioned before, Indonesian language has the same spelling as the Japanese does ( Romanized Katakana and Hiragana ), with a little Dutch influence.

VOWEL

For the vowel, Indonesian uses the same rule like Japanese vowel (A,I,U,E,O), but we have a little difference in how to say the ''E" part.

A

~it is spelled approximately like "a" in"bar"
( maka=so,therefore; saya=i,me )

~in the syllable ended with consonant, it is pronounced like "u" in "but"
( sekat=screen, room divider; kebal=invulnerable,resistant )

ai

~it sounds like "i" in "dine" and "slice"
( pantai=beach; santai=relaxed; kain=cloth, fabric )