Numbers 1 to 100 in Malay (in words)
| Number | Malay | English |
|---|---|---|
| 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 tiga | 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 empat | 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-one |
| 92 | sembilan puluh dua | ninety-two |
| 93 | sembilan puluh tiga | ninety-three |
| 94 | sembilan puluh empat | ninety-four |
| 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 |
Numbers in Malay follow one of the neatest patterns of any language, so once your child knows one to ten, the rest of the way to 100 is easy. The chart above lets your child tap any number and hear it in Malay and English, or press Count with me to count along to 10, 20 or 100. Start with satu, dua, tiga, empat, lima on fingers and toes.
Malay numbers 1 to 10
| Number | Malay | Say it roughly |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | satu | SAH-too |
| 2 | dua | DOO-ah |
| 3 | tiga | TEE-gah |
| 4 | empat | um-PAHT |
| 5 | lima | LEE-mah |
| 6 | enam | uh-NAHM |
| 7 | tujuh | TOO-jooh |
| 8 | lapan | LAH-pahn |
| 9 | sembilan | sum-BEE-lahn |
| 10 | sepuluh | suh-POO-looh |
The belas and puluh pattern
Three small building blocks make every number to 100:
- belas makes 12 to 19: dua belas (12), lima belas (15), sembilan belas (19).
- puluh means tens: dua puluh (20), empat puluh (40), sembilan puluh (90).
- se- means one: sepuluh (10), sebelas (11), seratus (100) and seribu (1,000).
So 35 is tiga puluh lima, "three tens five", and 88 is lapan puluh lapan. There are no irregular words like "eleven", "twelve" or "twenty", which is why children often find Malay counting easier than English counting. Tap 10, 20, 30 on the chart in a row to show your child the pattern.
Counting by age in tadika
Malaysia's national preschool standard, the KSPK, teaches early maths through play in tadika and prasekolah. Roughly: at 2-3, children count 1 to 5 with objects and understand "one" and "many". At 4, they count to 10 and match numerals to groups. At 5-6, they count to 20 and beyond, compare "more" and "less" (lebih and kurang), and add and take away with real things. Counting to 100 is a nice goal for 6-year-olds before Year 1. For English counting at the same levels, see counting 1 to 10 and the 1 to 100 counting chart.
Counting games from Malaysia
- Congkak. This traditional wooden board game has children drop seeds or shells into holes one by one, counting as they go. An egg box and dried beans make a home version.
- Ketinting. The Malay hopscotch: chalk the boxes, number them and count each hop in Malay.
- Duit raya counting. At Hari Raya, help your child count their green packets, then count the coins inside. Ringgit and sen give older children real reasons to count.
- Kuih counting. Count kuih on a plate, then share them: "Satu untuk Adik, satu untuk Abang."
- Songs. Many Malay counting songs use "satu, dua, tiga"; clap along and jump on the last number.
Keep it moving. Count steps on the stairs, jumps on the spot, or claps. Two active minutes of counting are worth more than a long sitting session.
Malay and Indonesian numbers side by side
Malay and Indonesian share almost every number word. The clear difference is eight: lapan in Malay and delapan in Indonesian. Children in homes with both languages manage this easily. You can compare them on the numbers in Indonesian page.
Counting in Malay outside Malaysia
If your child counts in English at school in Singapore, the UK or Australia, add Malay counting to the easiest moments of home life: setting the table, putting shoes in pairs, or counting cars of one colour on the drive home. Let your child be the teacher sometimes; many children love "testing" a parent. If they mix languages, such as "satu, dua, three", that is a normal bilingual stage. Simply carry on in Malay.
How to use the number chart
Tap any square to hear the number in Malay and English. Count with me reads the numbers in order, so your child can point along the rows. For a 3-year-old, stop at 10 and celebrate. For a 5-year-old, try counting in tens (sepuluh, dua puluh, tiga puluh) down the last column, which shows how the puluh pattern works. The chart prints cleanly from your browser if you would like a paper copy for the fridge.
Nombor 1 hingga 100 dalam bahasa Melayu
Anak boleh belajar nombor dengan menyentuh jadual di atas. Setiap nombor disebut dalam bahasa Melayu dan bahasa Inggeris. Tekan butang "Count with me" untuk mengira bersama dari satu hingga sepuluh, dua puluh atau seratus.
Mulakan dengan mengira benda sebenar seperti jari, sudu dan anak tangga. Selepas anak hafal satu hingga sepuluh, tunjukkan coraknya: sebelas, dua belas, tiga belas, kemudian dua puluh, tiga puluh dan seterusnya. Permainan tradisional seperti congkak dan ketinting menjadikan mengira lebih seronok.
How to use this page at home
Say it, then find it
Play for a few minutes, then look for the same thing away from the screen: malay words on the shelf, in the kitchen, on the way to school. A child learns a word properly when they meet it twice, once on the screen and once in their hand.
Ten minutes is enough
Short and happy beats long and tired. Stop while your child still wants more, and come back tomorrow: the same page on five short days teaches far more than one long sitting. Nothing here is scored, so there is no reason to push.
Use both languages
Tap the language button at the top to hear the words in your home language first and the second language after. Hearing the same picture named in two languages is one of the few things research agrees builds attention as well as vocabulary.
