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Days of the Week (Hari-hari dalam Seminggu)
Sunday = Minggu
Monday = Senin
Tuesday = Selasa
Wednesday = Rabu
Thursday = Kamis
Friday = Jum'at
Saturday = Sabtu
Note that Minggu can also translated as week.
Contoh (example):
Minggu ini = This week
Minggu depan = Next week (literally: depan = front)
Minggu lalu = Last week (literally: lalu = past)
Week can also be translated into pekan, such as in the word weekend which means akhir pekan (akhir = end; pekan = week)
Adverb of Time (Kata Keterangan Waktu)
Today = Hari ini (literally means this day)
Yesterday = Kemarin
Tomorrow = Besok
Day after tomorrow = Lusa
For some people (e.g. Javanese), besok can also means several days ahead. It can mean the next 2 or 3 days, or even the next week.
Months (Bulan)
In Indonesian, bulan means both month and moon. This is the list of months in Indonesian:
January = Januari
February = Februari
March = Maret
April = April
May = Mei
June = Juni
July = Juli
August = Agustus
September = September
October = Oktober
November = November
December = Desember
Note that the Indonesian use dd-mm-yyyy date format. So, in Indonesia, 10-11-2016 means November 10, 2016, not October 11, 2016.
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