Every day of the week is explained and pronounced with different words in the other languages. In Indonesian-speaking countries, the first day of the week starts with Monday and Sunday is the last day of the week. The first day of the week, Monday in Indonesian is written as Senin, and it is pronounced as “Se Neen.” The second day of the week, Tuesday in Indonesian is written as Selasa, and it is pronounced as “Selah sah.” The third day of the week, Wednesday in Indonesian is written as Rabu, and it is pronounced as “Rah Boo.” The fourth day of the week, Thursday in Indonesian is written as Kamis, and it is pronounced as “Kah Mees.” The fifth day of the week, Friday in Indonesian is written as Jumat, and it is pronounced as “Joom Aht.” The sixth day of the week, Saturday in Indonesian is written as Sabtu, and it is pronounced as “Sahb too.” The last and seventh day of the week, Sunday in Indonesian is written as Minggu, and it is pronounced as “Meeng Goo.” The names of all the days in the Indonesian Language are listed in the simple table.
Days of the Week in Indonesian
English | Indonesian Translation | English Pronunciation |
Monday | Senin (First Day of the Week in Indonesian) | Se Neen |
Tuesday | Selasa (Second Day of the Week in Indonesian) | Selah sah |
Wednesday | Rabu (Third Day of the Week in Indonesian) | Rah Boo |
Thursday | Kamis (Fourth Day of the Week in Indonesian) | Kah Mees |
Friday | Jumat (Fifth Day of the Week in Indonesian) | Joom Aht |
Saturday | Sabtu (Sixth Day of the Week in Indonesian) | sabota |
Sunday | Minggu (Seventh Day of the Week in Indonesian) | Sahb too |
There are several opinions to explain how the 7-days in the week are originated. Initially, Babylonian astrologers around 700 BCE assigned the planet gods to the days in the week. Then, Romans changed the names of the week with their planet gods in the ancient Roman Calendar. Later, Germanic and Norse people also changed the names with the names of their gods. As per the rules of the International Standard ISO 8601, Monday is the first day of the week and then it is followed by the Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Even though it is the international standard, some of the countries like United States of America, Canada, Australia, India and much more countries consider Sunday as the first day of the week. The names for the seven days in the week came from the Roman Calendar and each day relates to 7 celestial bodies: the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.
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