Number system used in Bahasa language is not difficult to understand. The counting system is the similar as in English, and the numbers are written using the same Arabic numerals. Numbers are of course encountered frequently, when dealing with money.

Important rule to start before learning numerical system

It is important to be able to count to ten. From there, the suffixes like ‘belas’ (teens), ‘puluh’ (tens), ‘ratus’(hundreds), ‘ribu’ (thousands) and ‘juta’ (millions) may be added to formulate larger numbers.

The below table shows number system used in Bahasa

No’s	English	Indonesian
0	Zero	Nol
1	One	Satu
2	Two	Dua
3	Three	Tiga
4	Four	Empat
5	Five	Lima
6	Six	Enam
7	Seven	Tujuh
8	Eight	Delapan
9	Nine	Sembilan
10	Ten	Sepulah
11	Eleven	Sebalas
12	Twelve	Dua belas
13	Thirteen	Tiga belas
14	Fourteen	Empat belas
15	Fifteen	Lima belas
16	Sixteen	Enam belas
17	Seventeen	Tujuh puluh

No’s	English	Indonesian
18	Eighteen	Delapan belas
19	Nineteen	Sembilan belas
20	Twenty	Dua puluh
25	Twenty five	Dua puluh lima
30	Thirty	Tiga puluh
40	Forty	Empat puluh
50	Fifty	Lima puluh
60	Sixty	Enam puluh
70	Seventy	Tujuh puluh
80	Eighty	Delapan puluh
90	Ninety	Sembilan puluh
100	Hundred	Seratus
200	Two hundred	Dua ratus
500	Five hundred	Lima ratus
1000	Thousand	Seribu
10000	Ten thousand	Sepuluh ribu
1000000	Ten lakhs	Sejuta

Anyone planning to relocate to Indonesia and wishing to known about Bahasa Indonesia language should also know the functioning of number system used in this language.
Business professionals conducting business regularly with Bahasa Indonesia speakers should build rapport and strengthen relationships by attending a Bahasa Indonesia numerical studies survey.