Telling the time
 Timing (hours, month, date)
What time is it? Pukul berapa?
It’s one o’clock. Pukul satu
It’s five past one. (It’s one five) Pukul satu lewat lima
It’s ten past one. (It’s one ten) Pukul satu lewat sepuluh
Its quarter past one. (It’s one fifteen) Pukul satu seperempat
It’s twenty past one. (It’s one twenty) Pukul satu lewat dua puluh
It’s twenty-five past one. (It’s one twenty-five) Pukul lewat dua puluh lima
It’s half past one. (It’s one thirty) Pukul setengah dua
It’s twenty-five to two (It’s one thirty five) Pukul dua kurang dua puluh lima
It’s twenty to two (It’s one forty) Pukul dua kurang dua puluh
It’s quarter to two. (It’s one forty-five Pukul dua kurang seperempat
It’s ten to two (It’s one fifty) Pukul dua kurang sepuluh
It’s five to two. (It’s on fifty-five Pukul dua kurang lima
It’s two o’clock Pukul dua
It’s two o’clock sharp Pukul dua tepat
It’s exactly two o’clock
It’s one o’clock in the morning It’s one a.m. Pukul satu pagi
It’s nine o’clock in the morning It’s nine a.m. Pukul sembilan pagi
It’s twelve noon/midday Pukul duabelas siang (tengah hari)
It’s three o’clock in the afternoon It’s three p.m. Pukul tiga siang
It’s six o’clock in the evening It’s six p.m. Pukul enam petang
It’s eleven o’clock at night It’s eleven p.m. Pukul sebelas malam
It’s twelve o’clock midnight Pukul duabelas malam (tengah malam)
*a.m. = ante merediem (Latin), before moon-sebelum jam 12 siang
p.m. = ante merediem (Latin), after noon - sesudah jam 12 siang
When ? Kapan ?
Yesterday Kemarin
Today Hari ini
Tomorrow besok
The day before yesterday Kemarin dulu
The day after tomorrow Besok lusa
A moment ago Baru saja
In a moment Sebentar lagi
In a little while Sebentar lagi
A long time ago Sudah lama yang lalu
Not a long ago Belum lama yang lalu
Recently, lately Baru-baru ini
A little while ago, a moment
ago
Tadi, bar u saja
This morning Pagi ini
Yesterday morning Kemarin pagi
Tomorrow morning Besok pagi
This afternoon Siang ini
Yesterday afternoon Kemarin siang
Tomorrow afternoon Besok siang
This evening Sore ini
Yesterday evening Kemarin sore
Tomorrow evening Besok sore
Tonight Malam ini
Last night Kemarin malam
Tomorrow night Besok malam
This week, this month, this year Minggu ini, bulan ini, tahun ini
A week ago last Friday Satu minggu yang lalu pada hari jum’at
A week form Friday Seminggu dari hari Jum’at yang akan datang
At the end of the month Pada akhir bulan
Every day Setiap hari
All day Sepanjang hari
All night Sepanjang malam
Overnight (to stay overnight) Waktu satu malam (bermalam)
During the day, during the night Selama siang hari, selama malam hari
Usually Biasanya
Generally Umumnya
Seldom, rarely Jarang, jarang sekali
Often, frequently Sering
Always Senantiasa, selalu
Never Tidak pernah
Sometimes, once in a while,
now and then, occasionally
Kadang-kadang, sewaktu-waktu
The days of the week Hari-hari
Sunday Minggu
Monday Senin
Tuesday Selasa
Wednesday Rabu
Thursday Kamis
Friday Jum’at
Saturday Sabtu
The months of the year Bulan-bulan
January Januari
February Pebruari
March Maret
April April
May Mei
June Juni
July Juli
August Agustus
September September
October Oktober
November Nopember
December Desember
Dates Tanggal
When were you born? Kapan anda dilahirkan?
I was born on May the second*, nineteen
fifty eight
Saya dilahirkan tanggal 2 Mei 1958
My birthday is May the second Ulang tahun saya tanggal 2 Mei
*Tanggal May 2, 1958 dapat dibaca:
May the second atau the second of May. Juli 27:
July the twenty-seventh atau the twenty-seventh of July
He was born on Friday, July the twentyseventh,
nineteen fifty six
Dia dilahirkan pada hari Jum’at, 27
Juli 1956
Indonesia’s Independence Day is August
the seventeenth
Hari kemerdekaan Indonesia jatuh pada
tanggal 17 Agustus
Indonesia declared its independence on Indonesia mengumumkan
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August the seventeen, nineteen fortyfive
kemerdekaannya pada tanggal 17
Agustus 1945
America was discovered in fourteen
ninety-two
America ditemukan pada tahun 1492
We have been working here for six years Kita sudah enam tahun bekerja disini
We have been working here since nineteen
sixty-five
Kita bekerja di sini sejak 1965
We started working here in September
nineteen sixty-five
Kita mulai bekerja di sini pada bulan
September 1965
This is our sixth year at this office Tahun ini tahun keenam kita bekerja
di sini
2.2 Marriage, pass away
To be born Dilahirkan
I was born in 1920 Saya dilahirkan pada tahun 1920
He was born in 1962 Dia dilahirkan pada tahun 1962
When were you born? Kapan anda dilahirkan?
What is the date of your birth? Tanggal berapa tanggal lahir anda?
They were born in Kalimantan Mereka dilahirkan di Kalimantan
To marry, to get married, to be married
Is she married? Yes, She is Apakah dia sudah menikah? Ya, sudah
No, she isn’t married No,
she is unmarried. She is
single.
Belum, dia belum menikah
Is he married? Apakah dia sudah menikah
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No, he is still a bachelor Belum, dia masih bujangan
He was married, but now he is divorced Dia sudah pernah menikah, tetapi
sekarang sudah bercerai
He was married in 1950 He
got married in 1950
Dia menikah tahun 1950
They were engaged two years before they
were married/ got married
Mereka bertunangan dua tahun
sebelum menikah
They are going to be married. They
are getting married. They are going to get
married.
Mereka akan menikah
He didn’t marry until he was forty Dia baru menikah pada umur empat
puluh tahun
She married a Frenchman Dia menikah dengan seorang Perancis
We are going to their wedding. Kami mau ke perkawinan mereka
They are celebrating their fifth wedding
anniversary
Mereka sedang merayakan hari ulang
tahun pernikahan mereka yang
kelima
2.3 Age
How old are you? Berapa umur anda?
I’m twenty-seven Umur saya duapuluh tujuh
I’m twenty-seven years old Umur saya duapuluh tujuh tahun
He is twenty-seven years of age Umurnya duapuluh tujuh tahun.
They are the same age Umurnya sama
a bachelor – bujangan
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finance – tunangan pria
finance – tunangan wanita
a widow – janda
a widower – duda
a divorce, adivorce man – pria yang bercerai, duda
a divorcee, divorced women – wanita yang bercerai, janda
To die, to be dead
My father is dead but my mother is still alive/
still living
Ayah say sudah meninggal, tetapi
ibu saya masih hidup
My grandfather is dead. He dies in 1920 Kakek saya sudah meninggal. Dia
meninggal tahun 1920
To die Meninggal
To be dead Mati (keadan)
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Attention:
1) Jangan mengatakan he was dead.
Seharusnya: He is dead atau He died.
(mati, telah meninggal)
atau lebih halus: He passed away
2) He was buried yesterday. (dikubur)
We went to the funeral. (pemakaman)
Sekarang cobalah jawab pertanyaan -pertanyaan di bawah ini:
1. When is your birthday?
2. When is the date of your birthday?
3. When is your mother’ birthday?
4. What’s today’s date?
5. What’s tomorrow’s date?
6. What day was it yesterday?
7. What date was it yesterday? / What was yesterday’s date?
8. This year is Jakarta’s __________ anniversary.