Indonesian vocabulary
Indonesian time
65 curated time words at A1 / A2 / B1 levels. Every entry includes pronunciation and an example sentence, with usage notes where they help.
- hari, day
- hari ini, today
- besok, tomorrow
- kemarin, yesterday
- sekarang, now
- nanti, later
- pagi, morning
- siang, midday
- sore, late afternoon
- malam, night
- jam, hour
- menit, minute
- minggu, week
- bulan, month
- tahun, year
- Senin, Monday
- Selasa, Tuesday
- Rabu, Wednesday
- Kamis, Thursday
- Jumat, Friday
- Sabtu, Saturday
- Minggu, Sunday
- biasanya, usually
- kadang-kadang, sometimes
- jarang, rarely
- sering, often
- selalu, always
- tidak pernah, never
- awal, beginning
- akhir, end
- tengah, middle
- Januari, January
- Februari, February
- Maret, March
- April, April
- Mei, May
- Juni, June
- Juli, July
- Agustus, August
- September, September
- Oktober, October
- November, November
- Desember, December
- sebentar, a moment
- sehari-hari, daily
- kemarin malam, last night
- besok pagi, tomorrow morning
- dua hari lagi, in two days
- tadi, earlier today
- detik, second (time)
- pagi-pagi, early in the morning
- tengah hari, noon / midday
- tengah malam, midnight
- dini hari, early morning (pre-dawn)
- subuh, dawn / early morning prayer time
- magrib, sunset / sunset prayer time
- sebelum, before
- setelah, after
- selama, during / for (duration)
- waktu, time
- masa lalu, the past
- masa depan, the future
- saat ini, right now / currently
- saat, moment / when
- abad, century
Time in context
Reading a word inside something you can nearly follow is what makes it stick. These stories use the vocabulary above:
- Satu Hari, Tiga Waktu, One Day, Three Times
- Kapan Kamu Libur?, When Are You Off?
- Libur Hari Jumat, A Day Off on Friday