Indonesian/Lessons/Dates

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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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