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- Pukul berapa? -What time is it? (formal)
- Jam berapa? - What time is it? (informal)
Tepat waktu - on time.
Indonesia uses 24-hour time format, so use pukul 20 instead of 8 pm. Because Indonesia is so large there are three time zones: West: Sumatra, Java and surroundings (Waktu Indonesia Barat <WIB>); Central: Bali and surroundings (Waktu Indonesia Tengah<WITA>); and East: Papua and surroundings (Waktu Indonesia Timur <WIT>). Each zone differs from the next by 1 hour. In spoken indonesian, 12 hour format is prefer to use and adding the time indicator after it.
| Kata (Word) | Arti (Meaning) | Waktu / Kondisi
(Time / Condition) |
|---|---|---|
| Pagi | morning | Sun is already risen, but before 10am. |
| Siang | noon | Around noon. Usually 10am-2pm. |
| Sore | afternoon | Sun is still up, but after 2pm. |
| Malam | night | Sun must have set. |
| Dini hari | midnight | Rare to use, usually occur in movie or TV schedule |
| Subuh | dawn | around 3-5 am. Rare, usually to express "it is too early" |
Examples:
- 6.00 am = 6:00 pagi
- 11.00 am = 11:00 siang
- 6.00 pm = 6:00 sore
- 11.00 pm = 11:00 malam
"Jam" ("lit. clock") or "at time", often added before the time (e.g "pukul 6 pagi" means at 6 am) In written Indonesian, the 24-hour format is used.
Minutes
[edit | edit source]To say minutes, first, you say "the hours" then "kurang/lebih" (lit. less/more) then "the minutes". examples:
- 6.11 = enam lebih sebelas (lit. six more eleven <minutes>)
- 11.54 = duabelas kurang enam (lit. twelve less six <minutes>)
use only if the minutes not more or less than 15 minutes, see below.
use the word "setengah" to say half-hour
examples:
- 6.30 = setengah tujuh (lit. half seven)
- 11.30 = setengah dua belas (lit. half twelve)
- 2.31 = setengah tiga lebih satu (lit. half three more one <minute>)
- 4.25 = setengah lima kurang lima (lit. half five less five <minutes>)
- 6.16 = setengah tujuh kurang empat belas (lit. half seven less fourteen <minutes>)
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Basic: Learning Indonesian • The Alphabet • Greetings • This and that • Pronouns • Simple Sentences • Numbers • Rainbow • Prepositions
Beginner: Introducing Yourself • My Body • My Family • My Home • At School • At Work • To the Market • What Time is it? • Happy Birthday! • Going to Bali
Expert: Me and you • Slang language • Money • Transportation
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