Rupiah meaning in English

rupiah means rupiah (Indonesian currency) in Indonesian. Pronounced roo-PEE-ah.

Hear rupiah

Example sentence

Harganya sepuluh ribu rupiah.
It costs ten thousand rupiah.

How rupiah is used

The currency symbol is written Rp without a period. Prices are commonly written like 'Rp50.000', with a full stop as the thousands separator. Exchange rates change, so check the current rate instead of memorising a fixed conversion.

More sentences using rupiah

• Seratus ribu rupiah.
  One hundred thousand rupiah.
• Harga seribu rupiah.
  The price is one thousand rupiah.
• Lima ribu rupiah.
  Five thousand rupiah.

rupiah in real dialogue

These lines show how the word is used naturally inside complete Indonesian conversations:

• Tiga puluh ribu rupiah.
  Thirty thousand rupiah.
  From Maaf, Pak A1
• Satu juta lima ratus ribu rupiah.
  One million five hundred thousand rupiah.
  From Memesan Hotel B1
• Dua ratus ribu rupiah.
  Two hundred thousand rupiah.
  From Oleh-oleh di Bandara B1

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