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Voice of Indonesia presents “Let’s Speak Bahasa Indonesia,” a lesson in the Indonesian language on the radio. We introduce some Indonesian vocabulary and tips on how to use it in a conversation. This segment is a joint initiative of Voice of Indonesia and the Language and Book Development Agency of the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture.  Today’s topic is Berpisah in English ‘separate’.

Read to this conversation about Berpisah  which means ‘separate’. Eko says goodbye to Kevin and Rama. Eko will go home to Yogyakarta.

Eko                      : Saya harus pergi.

Rama                   : Hati-hati. Semoga selamat sampai tujuan.

Kevin                   : Selamat jalan. Sampai berjumpa lagi.

Eko                      : Terima kasih. Sampai berjumpa lagi.

Now, I am going to introduce the vocabularies and expressions related to the topic today. I will say each word slowly and twice, you can follow after me.

Saya harus pergi     which means           I have to go

Semoga                                                                     hopefully

Hati-hati.                                                                    Take care

Selamat jalan.                                                           goodbye

Sampai berjumpa.                                                     See you

Semoga selamat sampai tujuan                                                                                          

In the conversation Eko says an expression saya harus pergi in English ‘I have to go’. The expression is usually used when saying goodbye. In addition, the expression is usually followed by a farewell such as daah (bye) or sampai berjumpa lagi (see you again).

To respond to the greetings, you can repeat the greetings of others or say selamat jalan in English goodbye.

In addition, you can also respond with expressions of hope, such as hati-hati in English take care or semoga selamat sampai tujuan in English have a safe trip.

Additional information:

There is another expression to say goodbye, such as selamat tinggal in English Goodbye. However, the expression Selamat tinggal is rarely used in daily conversation. Expressions sampai berjumpa lagi  or  sampai bertemu lagi are commonly used in the Indonesian language both in formal or non formal context.

That was “Let’s Speak Bhs Indonesia”, a lesson in Bahasa Indonesia or the Indonesian language on the radio. Hopefully, this edition will be useful for those who want to know more about Bahasa Indonesia.