Essay Phrases

• tadi pagi = this morning
• tadi malam = last night
• malam ini = tonight
• pagi kemarin = last morning
• walaupun demikian = although this is the case
• walaupun kebanyakan = while most
• sebernanya = in fact
• sambil = while (one group/person - two things)
• sedankan = whereas (comparing)
• sementara = while (two groups and two things)
• kalau begitu - if so, in that case
• walaupun = although
• bulan lalu = last month
• bulan depan = next month
• setiap hari = everyday
• tahun lalu = last year
• tahun depan = next year
• menurut pendapat saya = in my opinion
• sehelai = one sheet
• sepotong = one slice
• seekor = one animal
• besok = tomorrow
• kemarin = yesterday
• belum = not yet
• sudah = already
• sebelum = before
• sesudah= after
• oleh karena itu = because of that
• senang = happy
• sedih = sad
• sekarang = now
• kadang-kadang = sometimes
• apa maksud anda = what's your opinion on...?
• minggu depan = next week
• minggu lalu = last week
• seorang = people/a person
• sering = often
• cepat-cepat = hurry
• sebaiknya = it's better
• seringkali = often