The Malaysian would also say: Helo more formal would be selamat pagi (morning) / selamat tengahari (afternoon), selamat petang (evening) / selamat malam (after sunset)
Selamat Petang
goodnight: selamat malam (se-laa-maat maa-laam)
"Selamat Petang" means good afternoon
The meaning of the word Selamat Petan (səlamat pətaŋ), means good afternoon/evening in the Malay language. The Malay language is the national language of Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei
'selamat' means 'safe'. But different usage of the word 'selamat' can give different meanings such as 'selamat datang' which is saying 'welcome' to greet visitors.If you translate each of the word 'selamat datang',you will get 'safe coming' or 'safe arriving'.This is because we Malaysians expect visitors to come in safely.Other use of the word 'selamat' is when you say 'selamat pagi' which is 'good morning','selamat tengahari' which is 'good afternoon','selamat petang' which is 'good evening' and 'selamat malam' which is 'good night'.
The official language in Brunei is Malay, so "Good afternoon" in Malay is "Selamat petang".However, most Bruneians speak English, so saying "Good afternoon" is perfectly fine.
Instead of Hello, Malaysians would say one of the following:Selamat pagi (good morning)Selamat petang (good afternoon)Selamat malam (good night)Assalamualaikum (used by Muslims)
Good Morning: Selamat pagi(sounds like "pag-ee")Good Afternoon: Selamat tengah hari (sounds like "teen-gah har-ee")Good Evening: Selamat Petang (sounds like "puh-tong")Good Night: Selamat Malam(sounds like "mah-lahm")
Petang
Selamat Pagi means 'Hello' from 6am to 11am in Indonesian, or, because of the time period of which this can be said, 'Selamat Pagi' can also mean 'Good Morning.'
is - a. Apa khabar? (What's news?) b. Apa macam? (How are you?). Note c is pronounced as ch in English c. Halo (same pronunciation as ) - Colloquial (As in a famous '60's Malay song - Halo halo kawan saya) Good bye is - a. Selamat jalan (Safe journey) Said to the person going b. Selamat tinggal (Safe or good stay) Said to the person staying behind c. Selamat malam (Safe or good night) Said for a short journey