How to ask for the price

One thing that you can’t avoid when you’re in Indonesia is talking about the price, money, and number in general.

 

Here is the list of common sentences.

 

Berapa banyak?	How many?
Berapa harganya?	How much is it?
Boleh ditawar?	May I bargain it?
Ya, boleh.	Yes, you may.
Tidak, ini harga pas.	No, it’s a fixed price.
Uang	Money
Uang kembalian	Change
Tempat penukaran uang	Money changer
Angka; nomor	Number
Terlalu mahal.	Too expensive.
Ini murah.	This is cheap

 

 

Now lets see the numbers.

Nol	Zero
Satu	One
Dua	Two
Tiga	Three
Empat	Four
Lima	Five
Enam	Six
Tujuh	Seven
Delapan	Eight
Sembilan	Nine
Sepuluh	Ten
Sebelas	Eleven
Dua belas	Twelve
Tiga belas	Thirteen
… belas	…-teen
Dua puluh	Twenty
Tiga puluh	Thirty
… puluh	…-ty
Seratus	One hundred
Dua ratus	Two hundred
Tiga ratus	Three hundred
… ratus	… hundred
Seribu	One thousand
Dua ribu	Two thousand
Tiga ribu	Three thousand
… ribu	… thousand
Sepuluh ribu	Ten thousand
Dua puluh ribu	Twenty thousand
Sejuta; satu juta	One million
Dua juta	Two million
… juta	… million
Satu milyar	One billion
… milyar	… billion
Satu trilyun	One

If you want to be a millionare, just come to Indonesia, because with only about $70, you could have a million rupiah! Haha…

 

In case you’d like to know about the prices in Indonesia. I can tell you some.

 

A coffee from Starbucks starts is about 40,000-70,000 rupiah (3-5 US dollars).

A regular size pizza from Pizza Hut is about 100,000 rupiah (7 US dollars).

 

On the street, people sell a meal for about 20,000 only (less than 2 dollars).

In a middle class restaurant, a meal could be about 50,000-200,000 rupiah (3.5-14 US dollars)

 

Oh, I have a tip for you. If the restaurant doesn’t give you a price list of the food and drinks, it’s better that you ask for the price list before you order, so they won’t rip you off.

 

That’s all for today.

 

Hope you find this article useful.

 

Love,

Mama Bahasa