Language/Turkish/Grammar/Ordinal-Numbers-in-Turkish

Welcome to this lesson on ordinal numbers in Turkish! Ordinal numbers are used to indicate the order or position of something in a series, and they are an essential part of everyday communication. In this lesson, we will learn how to count from first to tenth in Turkish and how to use these numbers in everyday conversation.

Consider broadening your understanding by checking out these related lessons: REİTERATİVE, Gender, How to Use be & Cardinal Numbers in Turkish.

Ordinal Numbers 1 - 10

1. Birinci (First) Birinci is used to indicate the first position in a series. For example, "Bu birinci denemem." means "This is my first attempt."
2. İkinci (Second) İkinci is used to indicate the second position in a series. For example, "İkinci sıradaki öğrenci kim?" means "Who is the student in the second row?"
3. Üçüncü (Third) Üçüncü is used to indicate the third position in a series. For example, "Üçüncü kez buraya geliyorum." means "I am coming here for the third time."
4. Dördüncü (Fourth) Dördüncü is used to indicate the fourth position in a series. For example, "Dördüncü defa söylüyorum." means "I am saying this for the fourth time."
5. Beşinci (Fifth) Beşinci is used to indicate the fifth position in a series. For example, "Beşinci maddeye dikkat edin." means "Pay attention to the fifth item."
6. Altıncı (Sixth) Altıncı is used to indicate the sixth position in a series. For example, "Altıncı kattan indim." means "I came down from the sixth floor."
7. Yedinci (Seventh) Yedinci is used to indicate the seventh position in a series. For example, "Yedinci sınıfta öğrenciyim." means "I am a student in the seventh grade."
8. Sekizinci (Eighth) Sekizinci is used to indicate the eighth position in a series. For example, "Sekizinci dakikada gol attılar." means "They scored a goal in the eighth minute."
9. Dokuzuncu (Ninth) Dokuzuncu is used to indicate the ninth position in a series. For example, "Dokuzuncu sırada bekliyoruz." means "We are waiting in the ninth queue."
10. Onuncu (Tenth) Onuncu is used to indicate the tenth position in a series. For example, "Onuncu yıl kutlaması yapacağız." means "We will celebrate the tenth year."

Practice in a Conversation

Now that we've learned the ordinal numbers from first to tenth in Turkish, let's practice using them in everyday conversation.

• A: Merhaba! Nasılsın? (Hello! How are you?)
• B: Merhaba, iyiyim teşekkür ederim. Sen nasılsın? (Hello, I'm good thank you. How about you?)
• A: Ben de iyiyim, teşekkür ederim. Kaçıncı sınıftasın? (I'm also good, thank you. What grade are you in?)
• B: Onuncu sınıftayım. Sen? (I'm in the tenth grade. How about you?)
• A: Ben de onuncu sınıftayım. Hangi dersleri seversin? (I'm also in the tenth grade. What subjects do you like?)
• B: Ben matematik ve tarih derslerini seviyorum. Peki sen? (I like math and history classes. How about you?)
• A: Ben de matematiği seviyorum ama tarih dersleri pek sevemiyorum. (I also like math but I'm not a big fan of history classes.)
• B: Anlıyorum. Senin hobilerin nelerdir? (I understand. What are your hobbies?)
• A: Ben müzik dinlemeyi ve kitap okumayı seviyorum. Peki senin hobilerin nelerdir? (I like listening to music and reading books. How about you?)
• B: Ben futbol oynamayı ve yüzme yapmayı seviyorum. (I like playing soccer and swimming.)
• A: Çok güzel. Belki bir gün birlikte bir futbol maçı yapabiliriz! (That's great. Maybe one day we can play a soccer match together!)
• B: Tabii, neden olmasın! (Sure, why not!)

Ordinal Numbers 1 - 20

ENGLISH	PRONUNCIATION in ENGLISH	TURKISH
FIRST	bih rihn jih	BİRİNCİ
SECOND	ih kihn jih	İKİNCİ
THIRD	ew chewn jewh	ÜÇÜNCÜ
FOURTH	der dewn jew	DÖRDÜNCÜ
FIFTH	beh shihn jih	BEŞİNCİ
SIXTH	ahl tuhn juh	ALTINCI
SEVENTH	yeh dihn jih	YEDİNCİ
EIGHTH	seh kih zihn jih	SEKİZİNCİ
NINTH	doh kou zoun jou	DOKUZUNCU
TENTH	oh noun jou	ONUNCU
ELEVENTH	on bih rihn jih	ON BİRİNCİ
TWELFTH	on ih kihn jih	ON İKİNCİ
THIRTEENTH	on ew chewn jew	ON ÜÇÜNCÜ
FOURTEENTH	on der dewn jew	ON DÖRDÜNCÜ
FIFTEENTH	on beh shihn jih	ON BEŞİNCİ
SIXTEENTH	on ahl tuhn juh	ON ALTINCI
SEVENTEENTH	on yeh dihn jih	ON YEDİNCİ
EIGHTEENTH	on seh kih zihn jih	ON SEKİZİNCİ
NINETEENTH	on doh kou zoun jou	ON DOKUZUNCU
TWENTIETH	eer mihn jih	YİRMİNCİ
TWENTIETH FIRST	eer mih bih rihn jih	YİRMİ BİRİNCİ

Other Lessons

• The Dative Case in Turkish
• Conditional Mood
• Personal Pronouns
• Count from 1 to 10
• How to use ¨to be¨ with adjectives in Turkish
• Indefinite Articles in Turkish
• The Ablative Case in Turkish
• Gender
• The Genitive Case in Turkish
• Comaratives and Superlatives