Indonesian Days of the Week

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The Indonesian days of the week are:

Sunday Ahad / Minggu

Monday Senin

Tuesday Selasa

Wednesday Rabu

Thursday Kamis

Friday Jumat (Jum'at)

Saturday Sabtu

week minggu

day hari

holiday hari libur

yesterday kemarin

today hari ini

tomorrow esok (formal), besok (informal)

next tomorrow lusa

Notice how similar are those days with Arabic numbers: wahid, isnain, tsalasa, arba'atun, khamsatun, etc.

However, usually Indonesian starts the day with Senin, Selasa, etc.

Hari apa hari ini? - What day is today?

Hari ini hari Minggu - Today is Sunday

Aduh, aku harus masuk sekolah besok! - Oh, I have to go to school tomorrow! (literally: I have to be inside the school tomorrow. Masuk: in, inside)

Besok? Tapi besok hari libur - Tomorrow? But tomorrow is holiday

Aku ketinggalan sesuatu di sekolah kemarin. Tugas untuk minggu ini. - I left something at school yesterday. Homework for this week.

Pergilah. Aku akan menunggumu. Ingat, kita akan ada pesta malam ini - Off you go. I'll be waiting for you. Remember, we'll have a party tonight

Oke. Sampai nanti - Okay. See you later