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Hiranx
239
Hi, all. What is the difference in usage between selamat siang, selamat sore and selamat malam?
August 18, 2018
yogastorow
- 983
Hi Hiranx! From what I read on this site, the difference in usage between them is
- "Selamat pagi!" is used at 04:00 till 10:00
- "Selamat siang!" is used at 10:00 till 14:00
- "Selamat sore!" is used at 14:00 till 18:30
- "Selamat malam!" is used at 18:30 till 04:00
- "Selamat petang!" is used at 16:30 till 18:30, and it's used in a formal condition
Sorry for my bad English
August 18, 2018
Hiranx
- 239
Hi yogastorow. Thank you very much for your comprehensive reply. Much appreciate it.
Your English is very good but please permit me to point out the one error I noticed, and that is that the time periods should have been in a "from xx:xx till/to xx:xx" format. 'At' is specific to a particular time e.g. "I get up at 06:00".
See also https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/threads/23552-From-to-till.
Hope this helps!
August 18, 2018
Should 'goodnight' also be correct? I was under the impression that it could be either at the time (malam during night)
August 20, 2018
