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Selamat (Common Greetings & Gestures)

Many Malaysian goodwill greetings begin with the Malay word "Selamat" which usually takes on the meaning of "wishing you a safe...", and corresponds to the English word "good" as used in "Good Morning" or "Good Day".

Examples:
Selamat Pagi: Good Morning
Selamat Petang: Good Afternoon/Evening
Selamat Malam: Good Evening/Night
Selamat Tinggal or Selamat Jalan: Have a good trip or Goodbye
Selamat Hari Jadi: Happy Bithday
Selamat Tahun Baru: Happy New Year

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Give way
Salam
Shoes off!
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Terima Kasih
Selamat


   

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