Indonesian · BIPA 1 (A1) · Chapter 11
Umurmu berapa?How old are you?
Teens and tens: 11 = sebelas (not "satu belas"!), 12 = dua belas, 20 = dua puluh, 21 = dua puluh satu. Big numbers: seratus (100), seribu (1000), nol (0). Age is stated with NO verb: Umur saya dua puluh tahun. Ask with "berapa": Umurmu berapa? New vocabulary: sebelas, dua puluh, seratus, seribu, nol, umur, tahun, pertama, terakhir, kali.
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Sebelas, bukan Satu Belas— sebelas, Not satu belas
- BudiMike, adikmu berapa tahun?Mike, how old is your younger sibling?
- MikeAdik saya satu belas tahun.My younger sibling is eleven. (slip: 11 is "sebelas", not the regular "satu belas")
- Budi"Sebelas", Mike — bukan "satu belas".It's "sebelas", Mike — not "satu belas".
- MikeOh, adik saya sebelas tahun!Oh, my younger sibling is eleven!
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Umur Tanpa "adalah"— Age Without "adalah"
- SariMike, umurmu berapa?Mike, how old are you?
- MikeUmur saya adalah dua puluh satu tahun.I'm twenty-one. (slip: age is stated bare — drop "adalah": "Umur saya dua puluh satu tahun")
- SariTanpa "adalah", Mike — "Umur saya dua puluh satu tahun".Without "adalah", Mike — "Umur saya dua puluh satu tahun".
- MikeOh, umur saya dua puluh satu tahun!Oh, I'm twenty-one!
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- sebelas
numeraleleven
- dua puluh
numeraltwenty
- seratus
numeralhundred
- seribu
numeralthousand
- nol
numeralzero
- umur
nounage
- tahun
nounyear
- pertama
adjectivefirst
- terakhir
adjectivelast
- kali
nountime(s)
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Teens, tens, and age with no verb
Explanation
Numbers 11-19 use "belas": dua belas (12), tiga belas (13)... but 11 is irregular — "sebelas", not "satu belas". Tens use "puluh": dua puluh (20), tiga puluh (30); then add the units: dua puluh satu (21). The prefix "se-" means "one": seratus (100), seribu (1000). Age is stated with NO verb "adalah": Umur saya dua puluh tahun (age + my + number + years). Ask: "Umurmu berapa?" — "berapa" at the end.
Examples
- Umurmu berapa? — Umur saya dua puluh tahun.How old are you? — I'm twenty.
- sebelas, dua belas, tiga belaseleven, twelve, thirteen
- dua puluh, dua puluh satutwenty, twenty-one
- seratus, seribuone hundred, one thousand
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