Malay Numbers And Counting: 3 Best Basic Guides For You

Malay Numbers And Counting

Counting and understanding how to pronounce each number may seem like a piece of cake to you. But do you know how the numbers in Malay sound like? How do we count in the Malay language?

If you’re planning to work in Malaysia or even live in that Southeast Asian country, you must know the basics of Malay numbers and counting. Apart from greetings, you may not realize it, but our daily lives do revolve around numbers! Try observing from today – you’ll see how questions like what is today’s date, when will the meeting be held, how many of that do you want, and how much is the price are frequently being asked every single day.

In Malaysian culture, the scenario is exactly the same. In today’s blog, we’ll see and learn how Malay numbers and counting sound in Malay as well as the basic steps to memorize them.

Malay Numbers & Counting: The Basics You Need To Know

Before jumping into Malay numbers and counting, you need to be familiar with the numbers first. This first lesson will introduce you to the numbers in Malay. One tip you can do when learning Malay numbers for the first time is to buy a children’s book. It’s the most effective way for you to understand and grasp the basics of pretty much everything in the language. Now, let’s see the Malay words for numbers:

EnglishMalay
Zero0 Kosong
One1 Satu
Two2 Dua
Three3 Tiga
Four4 Empat
Five5 Lima
Six6 Enam
Seven7 Tujuh
Eight8 Lapan
Nine9 Sembilan
Ten10 Sepuluh

If you understand how English numbers work, or you’re a native English speaker (which is even better), then this lesson to learn Malay numbers will be easy for you! As a native Malay speaker myself (and having English as my second language), the Malay numbers and counting system are quite similar to English.

Place ValueDigit ValueMalay Spelling
Sa (Ones)9Sembilan
Puluh (Tens)12Dua belas
Ratus (Hundreds)400Empat ratus
Ribu (Thousands)7,000Tujuh ribu
Puluh ribu (Ten thousand)90,000Sembilan puluh ribu
Ratus ribu (Hundred thousand)300,000Tiga ratus ribu
Milion (Millions)9,000,000Sembilan juta
Malay numbers and counting chart 1 to 100

Counting Chart: Numbers 1 To 100 In Malay

1
Satu

(One)
2
Dua

(Two)
3
Tiga

(Three)
4
Empat

(Four)
5
Lima

(Five)
6
Enam

(Six)
7
Tujuh

(Seven)
8
Lapan

(Eight)
9
Sembilan

(Nine)
10
Sepuluh

(Ten)
11
Sebelas

(Eleven)
12
Dua belas

(Twelve)
13
Tiga belas

(Thirteen)
14
Empat belas

(Fourteen)
15
Lima belas

(Fifteen)
16
Enam belas

(Sixteen)
17
Tujuh belas

(Seventeen)
18
Lapan belas

(Eighteen)
19
Sembilan belas

(Nineteen)
20
Dua puluh

(Twenty)
21
Dua puluh satu

(Twenty one)
22
Dua puluh dua

(Twenty two)
23
Dua puluh tiga

(Twenty three)
24
Dua puluh empat

(Twenty four)
25
Dua puluh lima

(Twenty five)
26
Dua puluh enam

(Twenty six)
27
Dua puluh tujuh

(Twenty seven)
28
Dua puluh lapan

(Twenty eight)
29
Dua puluh sembilan

(Twenty nine)
30
Tiga puluh

(Thirty)
31
Tiga puluh satu

(Thirty one)
32
Tiga puluh dua

(Thirty two)
33
Tiga puluh tig
a
(Thirty three)
34
Tiga puluh empat

(Thirty four)
35
Tiga puluh lima

(Thirty five)
36
Tiga puluh enam

(Thirty six)
37
Tiga puluh tujuh

(Thirty seven)
38
Tiga puluh lapan

(Thirty eight)
39
Tiga puluh sembilan

(Thirty nine)
40
Empat puluh

(Forty)
41
Empat puluh satu

(Forty one)
42
Empat puluh dua

(Forty two)
43
Empat puluh tiga

(Forty three)
44
Empat puluh empat

(Forty four)
45
Empat puluh lima

(Forty five)
46
Empat puluh enam

(Forty six)
47
Empat puluh tujuh

(Forty seven)
48
Empat puluh lapan

(Forty eight)
49
Empat puluh sembilan

(Forty nine)
50
Lima puluh

(Fifty)
51
Lima puluh satu

(Fifty one)
52
Lima puluh dua

(Fifty two)
53
Lima puluh tiga

(Fifty three)
54
Lima puluh empat

(Fifty four)
55
Lima puluh lima

(Fifty five)
56
Lima puluh enam

(Fifty six)
57
Lima puluh tujuh

(Fifty seven)
58
Lima puluh lapan

(Fifty eight)
59
Lima puluh sembilan

(Fifty nine)
60
Enam puluh

(Sixty)
61
Enam puluh satu

(Sixty one)
62
Enam puluh dua

(Sixty two)
63
Enam puluh tiga

(Sixty three)
64
Enam puluh empa
t
(Sixty four)
65
Enam puluh lima

(Sixty five)
66
Enam puluh enam

(Sixty six)
67
Enam puluh tujuh

(Sixty seven)
68
Enam puluh lapan

(Sixty eight)
69
Enam puluh sembilan

(Sixty nine)
70
Tujuh puluh

(Seventy)
71
Tujuh puluh satu

(Seventy one)
72
Tujuh puluh dua

(Seventy two)
73
Tujuh puluh tiga

(Seventy three)
74
Tujuh puluh empat

(Seventy four)
75
Tujuh puluh lima

(Seventy five)
76
Tujuh puluh enam

(Seventy six)
77
Tujuh puluh tujuh

(Seventy seven)
78
Tujuh puluh lapan

(Seventy eight)
79
Tujuh puluh sembilan

(Seventy nine)
80
Lapan puluh

(Eighty)
81
Lapan puluh satu

(Eighty one)
82
Lapan puluh dua

(Eighty two)
83
Lapan puluh tiga

(Eighty three)
84
Lapan puluh empat

(Eighty four)
85
Lapan puluh lima

(Eighty five)
86
Lapan puluh enam

(Eighty six)
87
Lapan puluh tujuh

(Eighty seven)
88
Lapan puluh lapan

(Eighty eight)
89
Lapan puluh sembilan

(Eighty nine)
90
Sembilan puluh

(Ninety)
91
Sembilan puluh satu

(Ninety five)
92
Sembilan puluh dua

(Ninety five)
93
Sembilan puluh tiga

(Ninety five)
94
Sembilan puluh empat

(Ninety five)
95
Sembilan puluh lima

(Ninety five)
96
Sembilan puluh enam

(Ninety six)
97
Sembilan puluh tujuh

(Ninety seven)
98
Sembilan puluh lapan
(Ninety eight)
99
Sembilan puluh sembilan

(Ninety nine)
100
Seratus
(One hundred)
Malay numbers and counting how to count more than 100

Malay Numbers – How To Count More Than 100

Here’s the list that will guide you on how to say numbers more than 100 in Bahasa Malaysia.

1,518 = Seribu lima ratus lapan belas

Just like in English, the numbers in Malay are pronounced and counted from left to right. Let me break down the place values of each of the digits and translate them for you:

Place value of 1 = 1000 – ribu (thousands)

Place value of 5 = 500 – ratus (hundreds)

Place value of 1 = 10 – puluh (tens)

Place value of 8 = 8 – sa (ones)

Now let’s take a look at the next lesson on how to say numbers (100 and above) in Bahasa Melayu.

EnglishDigitMalay
One hundred100Seratus
One hundred and one101Seratus satu
One hundred and fifty150Seratus lima puluh
One hundred and ninety-nine199Seratus sembilan puluh sembilan
One thousand1,000Seribu
One thousand and one1,001Seribu satu
One thousand and seventeen1,017Seribu tujuh belas
One thousand nine hundred and nineteen1,919Seribu sembilan ratus sembilan belas
Ten thousand10,000Sepuluh ribu
Ten thousand and fifty10,050Sepuluh ribu lima puluh
Ten thousand five hundred and sixteen10,516Sepuluh ribu lima ratus enam belas
Fifteen thousand15,000Lima belas ribu
One hundred thousand100,000Seratus ribu
One hundred fifty thousand and fourteen150,014Seratus lima puluh ribu empat belas
One hundred fifty thousand and five hundred150,500Seratus lima puluh ribu lima ratus
One million1,000 000Sejuta
One million five hundred and thirteen1,000 513Sejuta lima ratus tiga belas
One million and five hundred thousand1, 500 000Sejuta lima ratus ribu
Ten thousand million10,000 000Sepuluh juta
One hundred million100,000 000Seratus juta
One billion1,000,000,000Satu bilion
One billion five hundred million1,500,000,000Satu billion lima ratus juta
Ten billion10,000,000,000Sepuluh bilion
One hundred billion100,000,000,000Seratus bilion
One trillion1,000,000,000,000Satu trilion

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