Lesson 6 of 610 min · 150 XP
Telling Time
Mengatakan Waktu
Tell time, talk about schedules, and plan your day.
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Introduction
Telling time in Indonesian uses a simple structure. "Jam" means both "hour" and "clock". Let's master it!
📝Time Vocabulary
Jam berapa?/jahm beh-rah-pah/
What time is it?
Jam berapa sekarang? — What time is it now?
Jam.../jahm/
It is ... o'clock
Sekarang jam tiga. — It is now three o'clock.
Lebih...menit/leh-bih...meh-nit/
Past (minutes past)
Jam dua lebih lima belas menit. — Two fifteen / Quarter past two.
Kurang...menit/koo-rahng...meh-nit/
To (minutes to)
Jam tiga kurang sepuluh menit. — Ten to three.
Pagi/pah-gee/
Morning (AM)
Jam tujuh pagi. — 7 AM.
Siang/see-ahng/
Midday / Afternoon
Jam dua belas siang. — 12 noon.
Sore/soh-reh/
Late afternoon
Jam empat sore. — 4 PM.
Malam/mah-lahm/
Evening / Night
Jam delapan malam. — 8 PM.
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