Numbers are handy to know, but most often prices are written on paper or shown on a cash-register or on a calculator. On your fourth day you are not ready to bargain for antiques on Jalan Surabaya!

When spoken, prices are usually in thousands and hundreds (for example Rp. 10,500 is ten thousand, five hundred). Understanding numbers when spoken takes some practice. Another perplexity is that when discussing prices, often the units are omitted. If a figurine is quoted to you as "Enam (six)" and you don't know for certain whether they are talking about six thousand or six million, you probably shouldn't be shopping there.

The basic one-to-nine numbers are handy for spelling out addresses and giving shoe sizes. These are usually spelled out as in 147 (satu-empat-tujuh for one-four-seven). Don't worry about the hundreds and thousands, it's only your fourth day.

An Australian mate of ours managed to successfully bargain for goods in Bali using only the numbers from one to five. This approach is not recommended.

Vocabulary (Click on the sound icon to listen)

   nol - zero

   kosong - zero

   satu - one

   dua - two

   tiga - three

   empat - four

   lima - five

   enam - six

   tujuh - seven

   delapan - eight

   sembilan - nine

   sepuluh - ten

   sebelas - eleven

   duabelas - twelve

   tigabelas - thirteen

   dua puluh - twenty

   tiga puluh - thirty

   dua puluh lima - twenty five

   seratus - one hundred

   dua ratus - two hundred

   seribu - one thousand

   dua ribu - two thousand

   sejuta - one million

   du juta - two million

   setengah - ... and a half


Additional Info on Numbers

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