LESSON 4: COUNTING (2)

So, if you want to count from 11-19, you just add “belas” after each number. 11 is sebelas. Se- in Indonesian means one. For example, sepuluh (10), seratus (100), seribu (1000), etc. Look at these examples: 11 (sebelas), 12 (dua belas), 13 (tiga belas), 14 (empat belas), and so on.

Now, if you want to count numbers with one zero behind the numbers, you just add “puluh” behind them. For example: 10 (sepuluh), 20 (dua puluh), 30 (tiga puluh), 40 (empat puluh), etc. See this number, 25. How do you say it in Indonesian? It is 20 and 5, dua puluh lima. 34=tiga puluh empat, 44, empat puluh empat, 73=tujuh puluh tiga, etc.

The same rule is applied to the form of -00, 1000-, etc. Just mention one by one, from the left to the right. 100 is seratus, 120=seratus dua puluh, 134=seratus tiga puluh empat, 200=dua ratus, 300=tiga ratus, 333=tiga ratus tiga puluh tiga.

For a further lesson on counting, look at thins link.