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Survival Phrases S1 #1
Thank You in Indonesian

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Hello and welcome to Indonesian Survival Phrases, brought to you by IndonesianPod101.com This
course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most
out of your visit to Indonesia. You'll be surprised at how far a little Indonesian will go. Now before we
jump in, remember to stop by IndonesianPod101.com. And there you’ll find the accompanying PDF and
additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment.

Hello! My name is Ed Luna. and I'll be your language teacher and cultural guide throughout this
introductory course. Indonesian is spoken by over 200 million people worldwide. Knowing how to speak
some Indonesian is very important in Indonesia itself for over 740 different languages--yes, you heard
correctly, 740--are spoken along with Indonesian, the language of government, major business, and
education. Wherever your destination may be, manners are a must! And in this respect, Indonesia is no
different. So in our very first lesson, we'll be taking a look at a phrase there is no excuse not to bring
with you to Indonesia. Again, I'll stress this over and over, a little a bit of the language can go such a long
way!

In Indonesian "Thank you." is Terima kasih. Let’s break it down by syllable Te-ri-ma ka-sih. Now let’s hear
it once again Terima kasih. The first word of the phrase, terima, means "to accept." Let’s break down this
word and hear it one more time Te-ri-ma. Terima. This is followed by kasih, which in Indonesian means
"love." Let’s break down this word and hear it one more time ka-sih. kasih. And the entire expression
again is terima kasih. Literally, you are saying "it is accepted with love."

Now, in Indonesian there are other ways to express one's gratitude. Let's take a look at the informal
way.

In Indonesian the informal way of expressing gratitude, like "thanks" in English, is makasih. Let’s break it
down by syllable ma-ka-sih. Now let’s hear it once again makasih.

This phrase, which is a shortened form for terima kasih, is used among friends, in other informal
situations, and in more relaxed business situations such as shopping at the market, riding in a taxi, and
so on. In Indonesian, shortened versions of expressions such as this are usually good indicators of
informal language.

On the other hand, for very special occasions when someone goes above and beyond the call of being
kind, when someone is extremely generous, or for any other time you're extremely grateful, we have the
following phrases to express extreme gratitude:

In Indonesian the formal way of expressing extreme gratitude, like "Thank you very much" in English is
Terima kasih banyak. (slow) Terima kasih banyak. Let’s break it down by syllable, Te-ri-ma ka-sih ba-nyak.
Now let’s hear it once again, Terima kasih banyak. We've already gone over the first two words of this
expression—the first word terima means "to accept." terima. And the second word kasih means "love."
kasih. These two words are then followed by a new word banyak, which means "many" or "much." Now
let’s break it down by syllable. ba-nyak. banyak. Not let’s hear the entire expression again. Terima kasih
banyak.

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The informal way of expressing extreme gratitude, like "Thanks a lot" in English is Makasih banyak. Let’s
break it down by syllable ma-ka-sih ba-nyak. Now let’s hear it once again, makasih banyak. We've already
gone over the two words of this expression -- the first word makasih is the shortened informal form for
terima kasih. Makasih. And the second word banyak, means "many" or "much." banyak. Now let’s hear
the entire expression again makasih banyak. Now I’m going to give you one more important detail.
There are actually slangy version that are even more informal than makasih and makasih banyak. These
are trims meaning “Thanks”, makasih banget meaning “Thanks a lot”. And trims banget also meaning
“Thanks a lot.” Trims is the most casual way of shortening terima kasih. While banget means “very” or
“extremely”. A word of caution, trims and banget are considered to be extremely informal slang and are
only suitable in casual conversation with friends and family or roughly the same age as you are. On the
other hand, these expressions are typical the younger generations living in the Indonesian capital of
Jakarta, as well as by young people from other urban places throughout the country. I’m only bringing
this up since you may encounter this form in passing. The version you will hear most throughout
Indonesia though is terima kasih. So whenever you have doubts about whether you should use the
informal or formal version of this expression, you can never go wrong with using the formal version,
terima kasih. You can use this everywhere from the market to the restaurants and people would be very
happy to hear you say this.

Okay, to close out today’s lesson, we'd like for you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you
with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for saying the Indonesian phrase out
loud or in Indonesian, dengan keras. You’ll have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so selamat
sukses, that means "good luck!" in Indonesian.

All right so here we go!

“Thank you” formal version. (Terima kasih. Te-ri-ma ka-sih. Terima kasih.)

“Thanks” informal version. (Makasih. Ma-ka-sih. Makasih.)

“Thank you very much” formal version. (Terima kasih banyak. Te-ri-ma ka-sih ba-nyak. Terima kasih
banyak.)

“Thanks a alot” informal version. (Makasih banyak. Ma-ka-sih ba-nyak. Makasih banyak)

All right, that's going to do it for today!

Remember to stop by IndonesianPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. When you stop by, be
sure to leave us a comment.

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