Numbers

1. Besik, dua, telu

   One, two, three

   Usage

   The everyday way to count. In polite speech use siki and kalih (telu stays the same).

   Grammar Note

   Numerals; before nouns a bound form (duang, telung) can appear.

2. Pat, lima, nem

   Four, five, six

   Usage

   Four to six are the same at every speech level (mider in the dictionary). Lima also means hand.

   Grammar Note

   Numerals; the bound form of four is petang.

3. Pitu, kutus, sia, dasa

   Seven, eight, nine, ten

   Usage

   Seven to ten. Kutus has the polite form asta and sia has sanga.

   Grammar Note

   Numerals; dasa is Sanskrit in origin and also forms the tens.

4. Siki, kalih

   One, two (polite)

   Usage

   One and two in polite speech, used when giving numbers to elders or in formal settings.

   Grammar Note

   The everyday forms are besik and dua.

5. Solas, roras, telulas

   Eleven, twelve, thirteen

   Usage

   Eleven to thirteen; from thirteen the pattern is number + las (telu + las = telulas).

   Grammar Note

   Eleven and twelve are special forms; fourteen is patbelas and fifteen is limolas.

6. Duang dasa

   Twenty

   Usage

   Twenty; politely it can also be kalih dasa.

   Grammar Note

   Bound-form numeral + dasa forms the tens; thirty is telung dasa.

7. Dua likur

   Twenty-two

   Usage

   The numbers 21 to 29 use likur (dua likur is 22); 25 is the special form selae.

   Grammar Note

   Number + likur, as in pat likur (24) and pitu likur (27).

8. Selae

   Twenty-five

   Usage

   A special word used only for 25; the dictionary also lists it as slae.

   Grammar Note

   From 26 the likur pattern resumes, e.g. nem likur.

9. Telung dasa

   Thirty

   Usage

   Thirty; a dictionary headword.

   Grammar Note

   Thirty-three is telung dasa telu.

10. Seket

    Fifty

    Usage

    Fifty. The same spelling has other meanings in the dictionary, but as a number it is the same at every level.

    Grammar Note

    A numeral; one hundred is satus.

11. Satus

    One hundred

    Usage

    One hundred (mider in the dictionary). In prices the currency unit is often left out.

    Grammar Note

    Two hundred is satak or bangsit.

12. Siu

    One thousand

    Usage

    One thousand. In prices a thousand is often tali (limang tali is 5,000).

    Grammar Note

    Two hundred is bangsit. Tali also means rope and other things.

13. Limang tali

    Five thousand (rupiah)

    Usage

    A price expression. Tali means thousand in the dictionary and the currency may be left out. Shops often answer in Indonesian numerals.

    Grammar Note

    Bound-form numeral + tali counts thousands; 2,000 is duang tali.

14. Paro

    Half

    Usage

    Dividing into halves; paro is the everyday word in the dictionary.

    Grammar Note

    Noun or verb; paro + number means divided into that many parts.

15. Umur titiang pitu likur

    I am 27 years old

    Usage

    States your age. Umur is the everyday word; no honorific is used for yourself and titiang adds politeness. Change the number to your age.

    Grammar Note

    Noun + titiang + number: my age is ...

16. Yusa ragane kuda?

    How old are you?

    Usage

    Politely asks someone's age. Yusa is the honorific word for another person's age. The sentence is built from checked words and no example was found.

    Grammar Note

    Never use yusa for your own age; use umur.

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