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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English

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

Indonesian

English

Sekarang

Now

Kemarin

Yesterday

Besok

Tomorrow

Lusa

The day after tomorrow

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English

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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English

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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