Indonesian
English
Nomor
Number
Nol
Zero
Satu
One
Dua
Two
Tiga
Three
Empat
Four
Lima
Five
Enam
Six
Tujuh
Seven
Delapan (Lapan)
Eight
Sembilan
Nine
Sepuluh (Puluh)
Ten
Belas
Suffix to form -teens (as in seventeen)
Lesson 13 • Small Numbers
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Numbers from 20 to 99
To say 21, you would say “Dua Puluh Satu”, or “two tens and 1”. 99 is “Sembilan
Puluh Sembilan”, or “nine tens and nine”.
Decimal separators and thousand separators
Unlike English-speaking countries, Indonesia use periods as the thousands
separator and commas as decimal separators.
1,234,567.89 (U.S, Australia, the U.K)
1.234.567,89 (Indonesia, Germany, the Netherlands, and much of Europe)
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Detik
Second
Menit
Minute
Jam
Hour
Jam berapa?
What time is it?
Jam enam pagi
Six a.m.
Jam tujuh malam
Seven p.m. (7 in the evening)
Lewat/Lebih
Used to express minutes past the hour
Kurang
Used to express minutes to the hour
Lesson 14 • Telling Time
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Seperempat (or satu per empat) means “a quarter”. It can be used to express
quarter past or quarter to the hours. For example:
Jam enam kurang seperempat = A quarter to six
Jam dua lewat seperempat = A quarter past two
Bonus Terms
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English
Sekarang
Now
Kemarin
Yesterday
Besok
Tomorrow
Lusa
The day after tomorrow
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Januari
January
Februari
February
Maret
March
April
April
Mei
May
Juni
June
Juli
July
Agustus
August
September
September
Oktober
October
Nopember
November
Desember
December
Tanggal
Date
Bulan
Month
Tahun
Year
Lesson 15 • Months and Dates
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As in many other countries in the world, Indonesia uses the Day/Month/Year
format to write dates. For example, January 20, 2008 is written as 20/1/2008
(date-month-year) and not 1/20/2008 (month-date-year)
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Saya suka kamu
I like you
Saya sayang kamu
I love you (note: “sayang” denotes care or dear)
Saya cinta kamu
I love you (in a romantic way)
Benar-benar
Really, Very
Sangat
Really, Very
Bahagia
Happy (as in a long-term trait like a happy personalty)
Buah hati
Sweetheart
Kasih sayang
Love, affection
Hari kasih sayang
Valentine’s Day
Lesson 16 • Expressing Love
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“Benar-benar, sangat, and sekali” mean very. “Benar-benar” and “sangat” are used
before
a verb or adjective. On the other hand, “sekali” is used
after
a verb or
adjective.
Bonus Terms
Indonesian
English
Jatuh cinta
Fall in love
Cinta monyet
Puppy love (literally, “monyet” means monkey)
Pacar
Boyfriend or girlfriend
Kekasih
Boyfriend or girlfriend
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