No. 666 in Malay
sehari
"Sehari" means "a day" or "one day" in English.
In a sentence
Saya bekerja sehari dalam seminggu.
I work one day in a week.
Here, 'sehari' is used to quantify the period of one single day within a week.
Sehari-hari, dia mengambil berjalan-jalan pada waktu petang.
Every day, he takes a walk in the evening.
In this sentence, 'sehari' is part of the term 'sehari-hari', which means 'daily' or 'every day', denoting a regular occurrence.
Dalam sehari, saya menghabiskan satu jam membaca buku.
In a day, I spend one hour reading a book.
'Sehari' in this context refers to the duration of one whole day, specifying an amount of time within a given day.
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