How to Count from 11 to the Hundreds in Indonesian

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11 → Sebelas

12 to 19 → ... + belas

To count from twelve to nineteen, simply add belas to the end of the numbers 2–9.

e.g. Dua belas / Twelve
e.g. Tiga belas / Thirteen
e.g. Empat belas / Fourteen

20 to 99 → ... + puluh + (...)

Puluh represents tens in Indonesian. Add this behind the number 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and you get twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, and ninety.

• Dua puluh / Twenty
• Tiga puluh / Thirty
• Empat puluh / Forty
• Lima puluh / Fifty
• Enam puluh / Sixty
• Tujuh puluh / Seventy
• Delapan puluh / Eighty
• Sembilan puluh / Ninety

Now, if you add another number behind puluh, you'll get something like this:

e.g. Lima puluh enam / 50 + 6 = 56 / Fifty six
e.g. Tujuh puluh delapan / 70  + 8 = 78 / Seventy eight
e.g. Sembilan puluh satu / 90 + 1 = 91 / Ninety one

100 → Seratus

100 to 999 → ... + ratus + (...)

Ratus represents hundreds in Indonesian. Here's how you'd use it:

• Dua ratus / Two hundred
• Tiga ratus / Three hundred
• Empat ratus / Four hundred
• Lima ratus / Five hundred
• Enam ratus / Six hundred
• Tujuh ratus / Seven hundred
• Delapan ratus / Eight hundred
• Sembilan ratus / Nine hundred

Putting It All Together So Far

Now, let's say you want to pronounce these numbers below. It's time to combine the knowledge of what you have learned so far!

• e.g. 123 = 100 + 20 + 3 = Seratus dua puluh tiga
• e.g. 456 = 400 + 50 + 6 = Empat ratus lima puluh enam
• e.g. 780 = 700 + 80 = Tujuh ratus delapan puluh

Easy, right?

Learn Also

1. Let's Count from 0 to 10 in Indonesian
2. How to Count from 11 to the Hundreds in Indonesian
3. Counting from 1,000 to the Billions in Indonesian