Indonesian Cardinal Numbers

Posted by Frida Nurulia on 14:06 in Bahasa Indonesia,

1 to 10

These are the most important number to memorize in Bahasa Indonesia!

Satu = One

Dua = Two

Tiga = Three

Empat = Four

Lima = Five

Enam = Six

Tujuh = Seven

Delapan = Eight

Sembilan = Nine

Sepuluh = Ten

11-19 [Belasan/Teens]

Sebelas = Eleven

Dua Belas = Tweleve

Tiga Belas = Thirteen

For 14-19 you just need to add the word belas after empat, lima, enam, tujuh, delapan, sembilan.

20-90 [Puluhan/Tens]

Dua Puluh = Twenty

Tiga Puluh = Thirty

For 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 you just need to add the word puluh after empat, lima, enam, tujuh, delapan, sembilan.

100-900 [Ratusan/Hundreds]

Seratus = One hundred

Dua ratus = Two hundred

For 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900 you just need to add the word ratus after tiga, empat, lima, enam, tujuh, delapan, sembilan.

1000-9000 [Ribuan/Thousands]

Seribu = One thousand

Dua ribu = Two thousand

For 3000, 4000 up to 9000 just add the word ribu after the word tiga, empat, lima, enam, tujuh, delapan, sembilan.

1000.000s [Jutaan/Millions]

Sejuta = One million

Dua Juta = Two million

Use the previous rules, you will know what is three million in Bahasa Indonesia ;)

You have to memorize one to ten in bahasa Indonesia, understand the rule of belas, puluh, ratus, ribu and juta then you will able to say many numbers in Bahasa Indonesia. Of course you can't say 4,954 yet, we will learn it later in the next post, inshaallah!