Numbers

1. Hiji, dua, tilu

   One, two, three

   Usage

   Say with fingers for 1 to 3

   Grammar Note

   The basic Sundanese numerals

2. Opat, lima, genep

   Four, five, six

   Usage

   Numbers 4 to 6

   Grammar Note

   Genep is six; lima is five, as in Indonesian

3. Tujuh, dalapan, salapan, sapuluh

   Seven, eight, nine, ten

   Usage

   Numbers 7 to 10

   Grammar Note

   Dalapan is eight and salapan nine; the spellings are close, so take care

4. Sabelas, dua belas

   Eleven, twelve

   Usage

   Numbers 11 and 12

   Grammar Note

   Eleven is sabelas and the teens are number + belas; dua welas also exists but belas is more common

5. Dua puluh

   Twenty

   Usage

   The pattern for round tens

   Grammar Note

   Puluh means ten; 30 is tilu puluh, with the multiplier first

6. Saratus

   One hundred

   Usage

   Saying 100

   Grammar Note

   Sa- means one; saratus is 100 and dua ratus 200

7. Sarébu

   One thousand

   Usage

   Saying 1,000; common when bargaining

   Grammar Note

   Sa- + rébu (thousand); sarébu is 1,000 and dua rébu 2,000

8. Lima puluh rébu rupia

   Fifty thousand rupiah

   Usage

   Saying Rp 50,000 in words

   Grammar Note

   A price is number + rébu + rupia; in speech rupia is often dropped

9. Kahiji, kadua, katilu

   First, second, third

   Usage

   Giving an order or position

   Grammar Note

   Ordinals are ka- + numeral

10. Dua kali

    Twice

    Usage

    Saying how many times

    Grammar Note

    Kali counts times; tilu kali is three times

11. Umur anjeun sabaraha?

    How old are you?

    Usage

    Asking someone's age

    Grammar Note

    Umur is age and sabaraha how many

12. Umur abdi dua puluh tujuh taun.

    I am 27 years old

    Usage

    Giving your age

    Grammar Note

    Umur abdi means my age; change the number as needed. Taun is year

13. Taun ieu umur abdi dua puluh dalapan taun.

    I turn 28 this year

    Usage

    Giving the age you reach this year

    Grammar Note

    Taun ieu means this year; change the number as needed

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