Thursday, May 2, 2013

How to express "Time and Date" in Indonesian Language

Time in Indonesian Language

To express time in Indonesian is as easy as English is
Pass = lewat
to ( less ) = kurang

-Hour = pukul or Jam
  •  Jam enam = 6 o'clock
  • Pukul ( jam ) delapan pagi = 8 o'clock in the morning
  • Jam satu malam =1 o'clock in midnight
-Minute = menit
  • Jam tujuh lewat  lima belas menit = fiften minutes past seven ( 7:15 )
  • Jam satu lewat setengah jam = half past one ( 1:30)
  • Jam dua kurang seperempat jam = a quarter to two ( 1:45 )
  • Jam 5 lewat 3 menit = three minutes past five ( 5:03 )
-Second = detik
  • 5 detik = 5 seconds


~Asking time in Indonesian
  What time is now ? ( Jam berapa sekarang ? )
  How many hours do you want ? ( Berapa jam yang kamu mau ? )

Date in Indonesian Language

-Date = tanggal
  • Hari ini, tanggal 14 Februari ( Today's date is February 14th )
  • Tanggal 9 bulan depan, saya akan pergi ke Jepang ( On 9th of next month, i'll go to Japan )
~Asking date in Indonesian
  What date is today ? ( Tanggal berapa sekarang ? )

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