How to Say “HELLO” in Indonesian Language (Teaching Indonesian Address Term)

Abstract

This article aims to explain how is the address terms (how to say hello) in Indonesian language, and how to explain its use for students in schools. The use of address term is very important subject to discuss, due to the fact that many students’ errors are still found in the use of address terms in schools ranging from elementary to college.The data used in this article are address terms in Indonesian language (there are some address terms in Indonesian language). The analysis was done by describing the address terms in a dialogue, both in the planned meeting and unplanned. The uses of address terms are described in a context (the use of address terms may depend on the status of a person: age, social status, etc.). This description is expected to be a reference when the teacher explains the address terms in Indonesian language teaching. To achieve the maximum teaching Indonesian language, one that can be taken is to teach the intensive use of address terms in Indonesian sentences by using the mthode ‘role play’ and the media ‘audio visuel’. Educating the student with address terms in schools, not only will create students who have the ability to speak Indonesian, but also create their attitudes to behave in the social life politely.