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Introduction

In this lesson, you will learn how to tell time in Javanese. You will learn how to express hours, minutes, and seconds using Javanese vocabulary. Telling time is an essential skill for communication, and this lesson will help you in daily conversations with native Javanese speakers.

Telling time in Javanese involves using a combination of numbers and words. The numbers used in Javanese are covered in the previous lesson, "Numbers 1-10." Therefore, to follow this lesson effectively, it is recommended that you complete that lesson first.

After mastering this lesson, these related pages might interest you: Greetings & Days of the Week.

Expressing Hours

When telling time in Javanese, the word "jam" is used to indicate "hour." To express a particular hour, the word "iki" is used, which means "this." Here are some examples:

Javanese	Pronunciation	English
jam siji iki	[jam siːd͡ʒi iki]	It's one o'clock
jam loro iki	[jam loɾo iki]	It's two o'clock
jam telu iki	[jam tɛlu iki]	It's three o'clock
jam papat iki	[jam papat iki]	It's four o'clock
jam lima iki	[jam lima iki]	It's five o'clock
jam enem iki	[jam ɛnɛm iki]	It's six o'clock
jam pitu iki	[jam pitu iki]	It's seven o'clock
jam wolu iki	[jam wolu iki]	It's eight o'clock
jam sanga iki	[jam saŋa iki]	It's nine o'clock
jam sepuluh iki	[jam sɛpuluh iki]	It's ten o'clock

Note: "Iki" means "this" and it is not used to express the time. It is used to indicate which hour is being referred to.

Expressing Minutes and Seconds

To express minutes and seconds, the words "menit" and "detik" are used, respectively. "Menit" means "minute," and "detik" means "second." Here are some examples:

Javanese	Pronunciation	English
lima menit setengah lima	[lima mɛnit sɛtɛŋa lima]	It's five thirty-five
sepuluh menit setengah tujuh	[sɛpuluh mɛnit sɛtɛŋa tudʒu]	It's six forty
duapuluh menit setengah sebelas	[duapuluh mɛnit sɛtɛŋa sɛbɛlas]	It's ten thirty
tiga puluh menit siji	[tiga puluh mɛnit siːd͡ʒi]	It's half past one

Note: "Setengah" means "half" and is used to express half-hour.

Conclusion

In this lesson, you have learned how to tell time in Javanese, including expressing hours, minutes, and seconds. You now have the essential skill to communicate about time using Javanese words and phrases. Practice these phrases frequently, and you will soon be confident in expressing time in Javanese.

Finished this lesson? Check out these related lessons: Education & Common Foods.

Table of Contents - Javanese Course - 0 to A1

• Course Presentation

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Greetings and Introductions

• Basic Greetings
• Introducing Yourself

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Sentence Structure

• Subject-Verb-Object
• Questions and Negations

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Numbers and Time

• Numbers 1-10
• Telling Time

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Nouns and Pronouns

• Personal Pronouns
• Possessive Pronouns

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Family and Relationships

• Family Members
• Relationship Terms

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Verbs and Tenses

• Present Tense
• Past Tense

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Food and Drinks

• Common Foods
• Drinks and Beverages

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Adjectives and Adverbs

• Descriptive Adjectives
• Adverbs of Manner

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Travel and Transportation

• Modes of Transportation
• Travel Vocabulary

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Prepositions and Conjunctions

• Basic Prepositions
• Common Conjunctions

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Javanese Customs and Etiquette

• Politeness Levels
• Social Etiquette

Other Lessons

• Basic Greetings
• Family Members
• Count from 1 to 10
• Modes of Transportation
• Common Foods
• Numbers 1 10
• The 4 Seasons
• Fruits
• Colors

Sources

• Javanese Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com