A0 · Point Zéro Chapitre 4

Counting and Quantities

4 Règles totales
1 min
Règles dans ce chapitre Pratique rapide

Chapter in 30 Seconds

Master the art of counting and discover how to describe what exists in your world.

  • Count objects and people from 1 to 100.
  • Identify the presence of items using the word 'ada'.
  • Express the absence of items using 'tidak ada'.
Count your world and find what's there!

Ce que tu vas apprendre

Teaches the basic number system and simple counting. Explores how to express existence using simple existential markers.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

  1. 1
    By the end you will be able to: Count items accurately in a marketplace setting.
  2. 2
    By the end you will be able to: Describe the contents of a room using existential markers.

Conseils et astuces (3)

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Phonetic Reading

Read Indonesian exactly as it is written.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Numbers 1-10
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Keep it simple

Don't overthink 'ada'. It's always 'ada' regardless of the noun.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Existential 'Ada'
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Keep it simple

Don't overthink the grammar. Just say 'tidak ada' + the noun.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Existential 'Tidak Ada'

Vocabulaire clé (6)

satu one sepuluh ten seratus one hundred ada there is/are tidak ada there is no/not buku book

Real-World Preview

shopping-cart

At the Bookstore

Review Summary

  • Number word
  • [Digit] + puluh
  • Ada + [noun]
  • Tidak ada + [noun]

Erreurs courantes

In Indonesian, repetition isn't needed when a number is present.

Wrong: Ada satu buku-buku.
Correct: Ada satu buku.

Do not add 'adalah' after 'tidak ada'.

Wrong: Tidak ada adalah buku.
Correct: Tidak ada buku.

11 is a unique word, not 10+1.

Wrong: Sepuluh-satu.
Correct: Sebelas.

Next Steps

You have done an amazing job! You are now ready to start A1 level content. Keep practicing!

Count objects in your room aloud

Continue to: The Power of Verbs

Pratique rapide (10)

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Bukan ada air.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Tidak ada air.
Use 'tidak ada' for existence.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Existential 'Tidak Ada'

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Dua-nya kucing.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Kucing dua
No suffix.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Numbers 1-10

Choose the correct order.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: buku satu
Noun before number.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Numbers 1-10

Fill in the number for 3.

Saya punya ___ buku.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: tiga
3 is tiga.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Numbers 1-10

Fill in the blank.

13 is ___.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: tigabelas
13 is 3+belas.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Numbers 11-100

Fix the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

Adalah masalah di sini.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Ada masalah di sini.
Adalah is for definitions, not existence.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Existential 'Ada'

Fill in the blank.

___ ada kopi di dapur.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Tidak
The phrase is 'tidak ada'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Existential 'Tidak Ada'

Fill in the blank with 'ada' or 'tidak ada'.

___ kucing di sini.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Ada
Ada is the correct existential marker.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Existential 'Ada'

Choose the best fit.

___ masalah di sini.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Tidak ada
Most standard form.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Existential 'Tidak Ada'

Choose the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Tidak ada buku.
Correct word order.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Existential 'Tidak Ada'

Score: /10

Questions fréquentes (6)

No, nouns remain the same.
No, Indonesian is gender-neutral.
No, it is 'sebelas'.
No, 'ada' is invariant.
Yes, 'Ada orang' means 'There are people'.
Yes, it works for people too. 'Tidak ada orang' means 'There is no one'.
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