Chapter 3: Name of Days in a Week

Now we are studying names of days in a week. The names in Indonesian are from Arabic.

Ahad or Minggu: Sunday
Senin: Monday
Selasa: Tuesday
Rabu: Wednesday
Kamis: Thursday
Jum’at: Friday
Sabtu: Saturday

Besides meaning Sunday, minggu also means “week”.

Hari apa hari ini?: What day is today?
Hari ini hari Minggu. Today is Sunday
Hari apa kemarin? What day was yesterday?
Kemarin hari Sabtu. Yesterday was Saturday.

In Indonesia we do not have tenses like will be discussed in the next chapter.