Notes on Indonesian Alphabets, Numbers and Colors
Published: Wednesday, July 28, 2010
1. Alphabets
Bahasa Indonesia uses the Roman alphabet. However, the pronunciation follows a Dutch model. In the following alphabet table [e] is pronounced like ‘ay’ in the English word ‘bay.’
| A /Ā/ | B /be/ | C /ce/ | D /de/ | E /e/ |
| F /ef/ | G /ge/ | H /hĀ/ | I /ee/ | J /je/ |
| K /kĀ/ | L /el/ | M /em/ | N /en/ | O /oh/ |
| P /pe/ | Q /kee/ | R /eRR/ | S /es/ | T /te/ |
| U /oo/ | V /ve/ | W /we/ | X /eks/ | Y /ye/ |
| Z /jet/ |
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2. Numbers
| 0 | nol (or kosong) |
| 1 | satu |
| 2 | dua |
| 3 | tiga |
| 4 | empat |
| 5 | lima |
| 6 | enam |
| 7 | tujuh |
| 8 | delapan |
| 9 | sembilan |
| 10 | sepuluh |
| 11 | sebelas |
| 12 | dua belas |
| 13 | tiga belas |
| 14 | empat belas |
| 15 | lima belas |
| 16 | enam belas |
| 17 | tujuh belas |
| 18 | delapan belas |
| 19 | sembilan belas |
| 20 | dua puluh |
| 21 | dua puluh satu |
| 22 | dua puluh dua |
| 23 | dua puluh tiga |
| 24 | dua puluh empat |
| 25 | dua puluh lima |
| 26 | dua puluh enam |
| 27 | dua puluh tujuh |
| 28 | dua puluh delapan |
| 29 | dua puluh sembilan |
| 30 | tiga puluh |
| 40 | empat puluh |
| 50 | lima puluh |
| 60 | enam puluh |
| 70 | tujuh puluh |
| 80 | delapan puluh |
| 90 | sembilan puluh |
| 100 | seratus |
3. Colors
| merah | = | red |
| kuning | = | yellow |
| biru | = | blue |
| hijau | = | green |
| hitam | = | black |
| putih | = | white |
| coklat | = | brown |
| ungu | = | purple |
| oranye/jingga | = | orange |
| abu-abu | = | gray |
| merah muda | = | pink |
Source: Malcom W. Mintz, A Student’s Gammar of Malay Indonesian
