How to count from 1 to 100 in Indonesian
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In a way, numbers live in our heads without paying rent. We use numbers to tell time, to go shopping, to measure something, to cook and bake tasty food, and in many, many other situations. You name an activity and there is probably some aspect of it that involves numbers. That’s the way it is. Numbers are everywhere and everywhere, whether we like it or not.

When it comes to learning something new, like a language, knowing how to count is essential. And that’s because counting is one of the most important things you’ll ever do when it comes to mastering Bahasa Indonesia. To get started with this simple skill, here is a guide to counting from 1 or satu to 100 or seratus.

    How to count from 0 to 10

    • 0: no (no)
    • 1: one (one)
    • 2: two (doowah)
    • 3: three (three)
    • 4: four (four)
    • 5: five (five)
    • 6: enam (enam)
    • 7: seven (seven)
    • 8: eight (eight)
    • 9: nine (nine)
    • 10: ten (ten)

    How to count from 11 to 20

    • 11: eleven (eleven)
    • 12: twelve (doowah belas)
    • 13: thirteen (thirteen)
    • 14: fourteen (fourteen)
    • 15: fifteen (fifteen)
    • 16: sixteen (sixteen)
    • 17: seventeen (seventeen)
    • 18: eighteen (eighteen)
    • 19: nineteen (nineteen)
    • 20: twenty (doowah twenty)

    How to count from 21 to 30

    • 21: twenty-one (doowah twenty-one)
    • 22: twenty-two (doowah ten doowah)
    • 23: twenty three (doowah thirty three)
    • 24: twenty-four (doowah twenty-four)
    • 25: twenty five (doowahty five)
    • 26: twenty-six (doowah twenty-six)
    • 27: twenty seven (doowah twenty seven)
    • 28: twenty eight (doowahty eight)
    • 29: twenty-nine (doowah twenty-nine)

    • 30: thirty (thirty)

    How to count from 31 to 40

    • 31: thirty one (thirty one)
    • 32: thirty two (thirty doowah)
    • 33: thirty-three (thirty-three)
    • 34: thirty-four (thirty-four)
    • 35: thirty-five (thirty-five)
    • 36: thirty-six (thirty-six)
    • 37: thirty-seven (thirty-seven)
    • 38: thirty-eight (thirty-eight)
    • 39: thirty-nine (thirty-nine)

    • 40: forty (forty)

    How to count from 41 to 50

    • 41: forty one (forty one)
    • 42: forty two (forty doowah)
    • 43: forty three (forty three)
    • 44: forty-four (forty-three)
    • 45: forty five (forty five)
    • 46: forty-six (forty-six)
    • 47: forty-seven (forty-seven)
    • 48: forty-eight (forty-eight)

    • 49: forty nine (forty nine)

    • 50: fifty (fifty)

    How to count from 51 to 60

    • 51: fifty-one (fifty-one)
    • 52: fifty-two (fifty doowah)
    • 53: fifty three (fifty three)
    • 54: fifty four (fifty four)
    • 55: fifty-five (fifty-five)
    • 56: fifty-six (fifty-six)
    • 57: fifty-seven (fifty-seven)
    • 58: fifty-eight (fifty-eight)
    • 59: fifty-nine (fifty-nine)

    • 60: sixty (sixty)

    How to count from 61 to 70

    • 61: sixty one (sixty one)
    • 62: sixty two (sixty doowah)
    • 63: sixty three (sixty three)
    • 64: sixty-four (sixty-four)
    • 65: sixty-five (sixty-five)
    • 66: sixty-six (sixty-six)
    • 67: sixty-seven (sixty-seven)
    • 68: sixty-eight (sixty-eight)
    • 69: sixty-nine (sixty-nine)

    • 70: Seventy (seventy)

    How to count from 71 to 80

    • 71: seventy-one (seventy-one)
    • 72: seventy two (seventy doowah)
    • 73: seventy-three (seventy-three)
    • 74: seventy-four (seventy-four)
    • 75: seventy-five (seventy-five)
    • 76: seventy-six (seventy-six)
    • 77: seventy-seven (seventy-seven)
    • 78: seventy-eight (seventy-eight)

    • 79: seventy-nine (seventy-nine)

    • 80: eighty (eighty)

    How to count from 81 to 90

    • 81: eighty-one (eighty-one)
    • 82: eighty two (eighty doowah)
    • 83: eighty-three (eighty-three)
    • 84: eighty-four (eighty-four)

    • 85: eighty-five (eighty-five)
    • 86: eighty-six (eighty-six)
    • 87: eighty-seven (eighty-seven)

    • 88: eighty-eight (eighty-eight)

    • 89: eighty-nine (eighty-nine)

    • 90: ninety (ninety)

    How to count from 91 to 100

    • 91: ninety one (ninety one)

    • 92: ninety two (ninety doowah)

    • 93: ninety three (ninety three)

    • 94: ninety-four (ninety-four)

    • 95: ninety-five (ninety-five)

    • 96: ninety-six (ninety-six)

    • 97: ninety-seven (ninety-seven)

    • 98: ninety-eight (ninety-eight)

    • 99: ninety-nine (ninety-nine)

    • 100: one hundred (one hundred)

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