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Hari dalam seminggu The days of the week
The days of the week: Senin, Selasa, Rabu, Kamis, Jumat, Sabtu, Minggu. "hari" is often used in front: hari Senin. For "on a day", use "pada" — NOT "di" (di is for place): "pada hari Senin", not "di hari Senin". English speakers often wrongly use "di". Ask: "Hari ini hari apa?". Note: "Minggu" = Sunday, "minggu" (lowercase) = week. New words: hari, minggu, Senin, Selasa, Rabu, Kamis, Jumat, hari ini, besok, akhir pekan. Pronunciation corner: the vowels in "Senin, Rabu, Jumat".
Dialogue
di hari Senin? pada hari Senin?
- Budi Mike, kamu ke kampus hari apa? Mike, what day do you go to campus?
- Mike Saya ke kampus di hari Senin. I go to campus on Monday. (slip: a day takes "pada", not "di" — say "pada hari Senin")
- Budi "pada hari Senin" — "di" hanya untuk tempat, bukan hari. "pada hari Senin" — "di" is only for place, not a day.
- Mike Oh, saya ke kampus pada hari Senin. Terima kasih! Oh, I go to campus on Monday. Thanks!
Dialogue
Akhir pekan — The Weekend
- Sari Budi, hari ini hari apa? Budi, what day is it today?
- Budi Hari ini hari Kamis. Besok hari Jumat. Today is Thursday. Tomorrow is Friday.
- Sari Akhir pekan, kamu melakukan apa? What do you do on the weekend?
- Budi Sabtu saya santai. Minggu saya di rumah. On Saturday I relax. On Sunday I stay home.
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| hari | n. | day | |
| minggu | n. | week | |
| Senin | n. | Monday | |
| Selasa | n. | Tuesday | |
| Rabu | n. | Wednesday | |
| Kamis | n. | Thursday | |
| Jumat | n. | Friday | |
| hari ini | n. | today | |
| besok | n. | tomorrow | |
| akhir pekan | n. | weekend |
Grammar
"pada" hari Senin (bukan "di") "pada" hari Senin (not "di")
Nama hari: Senin, Selasa, Rabu, Kamis, Jumat, Sabtu, Minggu. Sering dengan "hari" di depan: hari Senin. Tanya "Hari ini hari apa?", jawab "Hari ini hari Rabu". Untuk "on a day" (waktu), pakai "pada": "pada hari Senin". JANGAN pakai "di" — "di" hanya untuk TEMPAT (di rumah, di pasar). Penutur Inggris sering keliru: "di hari Senin" ✗ → "pada hari Senin" ✓ (dalam percakapan santai, "pada" boleh dihilangkan: "Senin saya kerja"). Dan "adalah" boleh dipakai dengan kata benda: "Sabtu adalah akhir pekan".
Day names: Senin, Selasa, Rabu, Kamis, Jumat, Sabtu, Minggu. Often with "hari" in front: hari Senin. Ask "Hari ini hari apa?", answer "Hari ini hari Rabu". For "on a day" (time), use "pada": "pada hari Senin". Do NOT use "di" — "di" is only for PLACE (di rumah = at home, di pasar = at the market). English speakers often get it wrong: "di hari Senin" ✗ → "pada hari Senin" ✓ (in casual speech "pada" may be dropped: "Senin saya kerja"). And "adalah" may be used with a noun: "Sabtu adalah akhir pekan".
- Hari ini hari apa? — Hari ini hari Rabu. What day is it today? — Today is Wednesday.
- Saya ada kelas pada hari Senin dan Kamis. I have class on Monday and Thursday.
- Besok hari Jumat. Akhir pekan! Tomorrow is Friday. The weekend!
- Sabtu dan Minggu adalah akhir pekan. Saturday and Sunday are the weekend.
pronunciation
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