How to count in Malay (Bahasa Melayu), a Malayic language spoken in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei and Thailand.
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Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
---|---|---|
0 | sifar / kosong | |
1 | satu | pertama / kesatu |
2 | dua | kedua |
3 | tiga | ke tiga |
4 | empat | keempat |
5 | lima | kelima |
6 | enam | keenam |
7 | tujuh | ketujuh |
8 | lapan | kelapan |
9 | sembilan | kesembilan |
10 | sepuluh | kesepuluh |
11 | sebelas | kesebelas |
12 | dua belas | kedua belas |
13 | tiga belas | ketiga belas |
14 | empat belas | keempat belas |
15 | lima belas | kelima belas |
16 | enam belas | keenam belas |
17 | tujuh belas | ketujuh belas |
18 | lapan belas | kelapan belas |
19 | sembilan belas | kesembilan belas |
20 | dua puluh | kedua puluh |
21 | dua puluh satu | kedua puluh satu |
22 | dua puluh dua | kedua puluh dua |
23 | dua pulu tiga | kedua pulu tiga |
24 | dua pulu empat | kedua pulu empat |
25 | dua pulu lima | kedua pulu lima |
26 | dua pulu enam | kedua pulu enam |
27 | dua pulu tujuh | kedua pulu tujuh |
28 | dua pulu lapan | kedua pulu lapan |
29 | dua pulu sembilan | kedua pulu sembilan |
30 | tiga puluh | ketiga puluh |
40 | empat puluh | keempat puluh |
50 | lima puluh | kelima puluh |
60 | enam puluh | keenam puluh |
70 | tujuh puluh | ketujuh puluh |
80 | lapan puluh | kelapan puluh |
90 | sembilan puluh | kesembilan puluh |
100 | seratus / ratus | keseratus / kesatu ratus |
200 | dua ratus | kedua ratus |
300 | tiga ratus | ketiga ratus |
400 | empat ratus | keempat ratus |
500 | lima ratus | kelima ratus |
600 | enam ratus | keenam ratus |
700 | tujuh ratus | ketujuh ratus |
800 | lapan ratus | kelapan ratus |
900 | sembilan ratus | kesembilan ratus |
1000 | seribu / satu ribu | keseribu / kesatu ribu |
1100 | seribu seratus | keseribu seratus |
1200 | seribu duaratus | keseribu duaratus |
1300 | seribu tigaratus | keseribu tigaratus |
2000 | dua ribu | kedua ribu |
10,000 | sepuluh ribu | kesepuluh ribu |
100,000 | seratus ribu | keseratus ribu |
1 million | sejuta / satu juta | kesejuta / kesatu juta |
1 billion | satu bilion | kesatu bilion |
1 trillion | satu trilion | kesatu trilion |
Information compiled by C L Tan
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Compound number example: 12,345 = dua belas ribu tiga ratus empat puluh lima
For ordinals you add the prefix "ke-"; e.g. 2nd is "kedua", 10th is "kesepuluh", 21st is "kedua puluh satu"; however, although accepted, "kesatu" is rarely used for 1st; "pertama" (a Sanskrit loanword) is widely used instead.
Information about numbers in Malay
http://mylanguages.org/malay_numbers.php
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