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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