Indonesian Formal Vocabs and Phrases for Beginners (Kosakata dan Frasa Sopan dalam Bahasa Indonesia)

How do you address older people in the most formal way? (Sir, Ma'am)

What do we say when we want to enter someone else's place?

What is the most formal way to express gratitude?

Depending on where you are, folks in Indonesia will slip a couple of regional phrases in daily conversations. How do we say "yes and no" in formal Javanese? (East and Central Java)

In daily conversations, folks would usually use day-to-day vocabulary to be efficient. How do they use the words "one, two, three, four, five" in day-to-day conversations?

How do we introduce ourselves in the most formal way?

Pagi, aku (namamu), senang akhirnya bertemu dengan anda!

Selamat pagi, nama saya (namamu), senang bertemu dengan anda!

Pagi pagi, gua (namamu), senang bertemu dengan anda!

Selamat berpergian (namamu), senang bertemu dengan anda!

The word "silahkan" (Please) is really important in Indonesian culture, as it is the way we show respect to the people around us. How do we say "silahkan" in Javanese?

How do you say "Can I help you?" in Formal Indonesian?

We have multiple vocabularies that refer to the same activities. These vocabularies are used depending on the formality of the sentence. How do we say "talking" in the least formal way?

What is the most formal form of the word "how?"