Daily Routines

Daily Routine Activities

The term for “daily routine” is kegiatan sehari-hari.
Bangun translates to “wake up”, Mandi refers to “shower” and Berangkat sekolah means “leave for school”.
To express “go to work”, use pergi ke kerja.
The term Makan siang is used for “have lunch”, Makan malam translates to “have dinner” and Minum kopi is “drink coffee”.
To say “go home” use pulang, Mengerjakan PR denotes “do homework”, and Menonton TV means “watch TV”.
For “go to bed”, use tidur.

Days of the Week

Use Senin for “Monday”, Selasa for “Tuesday”, Rabu for “Wednesday”, Kamis for “Thursday”, Jumat for “Friday”, Sabtu for “Saturday”, and Minggu for “Sunday”.

Expressions of Time

To express “in the morning”, use pagi hari, for “afternoon” use siang hari, for “evening” use sore hari, and for “night” use malam hari.
Sebelum and setelah imply “before” and “after” respectively.
Expressing durations can be done with Selama which means “for”.

Descriptive Language for Daily Routine

Use Biasanya… to say “I usually…”, Saya sering… to express “I often…”, and Saya selalu… is “I always…”.
To state “I never…”, use Saya tidak pernah….
Jarang translates to “rarely”.

Plurals

Note that Indonesian language does not usually use plurals in context of time or daily activities. Repetition is not commonly used for expressing plurals for this category.

Adverbs of Frequency

Use Selalu for “always”, Sering for “often”, Kadang-kadang for “sometimes”, and Jarang for “rarely”.
Tidak pernah translates to “never”.

Expressing the Order of Activities

Use pertama for “first”, kedua for “second”, ketiga for “third”, and so on.
To express “then” or “next”, use kemudian.
The term akhirnya is used for “finally” or “at last”.