How to Say Good Evening In Bahasa Indonesia

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Good Evening In Bahasa Indonesia

Good evening in Bahasa Indonesia is [selamat malam]. [Selamat malam] is spoken in the nighttime. In English, there are good evening and good night. In Bahasa Indonesia, there is only one, that is [selamat malam].

[Selamat] can mean safe or congratulations. And [malam] means night. And if we translate word for word, it can mean a safe night or to congratulate the night. It sounds weird, but that's if you translate it word for word. 

How to Pronounce Selamat Malam

Here is how you pronounce [selamat malam] in Bahasa Indonesia.


You can also just say [malam], and here is how you pronounce it.


Next, let's watch from movie scenes how Indonesians say those, [selamat malam] and [malam].

Examples of Selamat Malam In Use

In this section, we will watch examples from movies, YouTube videos, and whatnot where this phrase [selamat malam] is spoken.

The first clip we are about to watch is taken from a TV Series called Tetangga Masa Gitu.

As you can see from the scene above, the phrase is being spoken in a full phrase, [selamat malam].

The second clip is taken from a TV Series called Mimpi Metropolitan. In this scene, the phrase is being spoken half of it, that's [malam].

The conversation in the scene with English subtitles is as follows.

Bambang: Mba Melanie. Malam, mba Melanie. (Melanie. Evening, Melanie.)

Melanie: Malam, Bang. Belum tidur? (Evening, Bang. Haven't slept yet?)

Bambang: Belum, mba. (No, not yet.)

You can choose whether to say in the full phrase [selamat malam] or just [malam]. If the situation is formal, you better say in the full sentence [selamat malam].

The third clip is taken from Ini Talk Show, a popular TV program in Indonesia.

In this clip, this is what he said,

Andre: Ya! Selamat malam, pemirsa. Di mana pun Anda berada. (Well, good evening, everyone. Where ever you are.)

As you can see, he said it in a full phrase [selamat malam].

The fourth clip is taken from a movie called Sin (2019).

In this clip, he said good evening in Bahasa Indonesia in its full phrase [selamat malam].

     Read also: How to Say Good Morning In Bahasa Indonesia

So, this wraps up this article, but if I find any examples, Insha Allah, I will update this article again. 

Thank you for reading this article, and I'll see you soon. Bye now.