(18) Numbers (1)

Talking about numbers is as interesting as that about nouns. By mentioning numbers we can be sure if the noun involved is few or many in number. Numbers can be cardinal or ordinal. We will talk here about cardinal numbers first.

1 satu
2 dua
3 tiga
4 empat
5 lima
6 enam
7 tujuh
8 delapan
9 sembilan

10 sepuluh
11 sebelas
12 dua belas
13 tiga belas
14 empat belas
15 lima belas
16 enam belas
17 tujuh belas
18 delapan belas
19 sembilan belas
20-99 dua puluh – sembilan puluh sembilan

100-199 seratus – seratus sembilan puluh sembilan
200-999 dua ratus – sembilan ratus sembilan puluh sembilan
1000 seribu
10 000 sepuluh ribu
100 000 seratus ribu
1000 000 sejuta
2000 000 dua juta
1000 000 000 semilyar

You may notice that the syllable se in 10, 11, 100, 1000, 10 000, 100 000, 1000 0000, and 1000 000 000 means a or one.
Now, can you say 2007 in Indonesian language? You may then try the following numbers:

1945
250
1000 459
135 056

You did? Congratulation then! (Indonesian says: Selamat ya? :-) )

Regards,

Ika