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Central Kurdish → Vocabulary → 0 to A1 Course → Ordinal Numbers

Introduction

Ordinal numbers are used to indicate the position of something in a list or sequence. For example, "first" is used to indicate the initial position, "second" the next, and so on. In this lesson, you will learn how to use ordinal numbers in Central Kurdish.

Consider broadening your understanding by checking out these related lessons: Common Food Items & Dining and Ordering.

Vocabulary

Here are the Central Kurdish ordinal numbers from first to tenth:

Central Kurdish	Pronunciation	English
یه‌که‌م	yekem	first
دووه‌م	dohem	second
سێیه‌م	seyem	third
چواره‌م	chwarhem	fourth
پێنجه‌م	pêncem	fifth
شەشەم	sheshem	sixth
حەوتەم	hewtem	seventh
هەشتەم	heştem	eighth
نۆیەم	noyem	ninth
دەیەم	deyem	tenth

How to Use Ordinal Numbers

Now that you know the Central Kurdish ordinal numbers, let's take a look at how to use them. Ordinal numbers are placed before the noun they are describing. For example:

• یه‌که‌م کتێب - yekem ketebe - first book
• دووه‌م ناو - dohem naw - second name
• سێیه‌م تالیف - seyem tallyf - third edition

To form ordinal numbers above 10 (such as eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, etc.), you simply need to add the word "یەکەم" (yekem) or "یەکەی" (yekay) to the end of the number. For example:

• یازده‌م || yazdahem || eleventh
• دوازده‌م || dwazdahem || twelfth
• سیزده‌م || sizdahem || thirteenth
• چوارده‌م || chwardahem || fourteenth
• پازده‌م || pazdahem || fifteenth

Practice Sentences

Try using ordinal numbers in the following sentences. The answers can be found at the bottom of the page.

• I am reading the third book. -
• This is our fourth visit. -
• She is the ninth person in line. -
• They arrived last in the eleventh hour. -
• The eighth chapter is the longest. -

Conclusion

In this lesson, you learned how to use ordinal numbers in Central Kurdish. Practice using these numbers as often as you can to solidify your knowledge of this fundamental aspect of the Kurdish language.

Answers to Practice Sentences

• من کتێبێکی سێیه‌م خوێندم. - Min kitebekî seyem xwendêm.
• ئەمە دڵنیایێکی چواره‌مە. - Eme delniyayeke chwarhema.
• ئەو یەکەمە لای سەرەکیینە. - Ew yekeme laye sarekine.
• ئەوان دوایینە لە کاتی یازده‌م هاتن. - Ewan dawayene le kati yazdahem hatin.
• فصلێکی هەشتەمەوە درێژترینە. - Fesleyki heştemewa daretreena.

Congratulations on finishing this lesson! Explore these related pages to keep learning: Clothes & Days of the Week.

Table of Contents - Central Kurdish Course - 0 to A1

• Course Presentation

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Basic Greetings

• Introduction to Greetings
• Polite Expressions

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Pronouns and Nouns

• Subject Pronouns
• Possessive Pronouns

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Numbers and Counting

• Numbers 1-10
• Ordinal Numbers

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Basic Sentence Structure

• Forming Simple Sentences
• Questions and Negations

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Time and Dates

• Days of the Week
• Months and Seasons

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Verbs and Tenses

• Present Tense
• Past Tense

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Food and Dining

• Common Food Items
• Dining and Ordering

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Adjectives and Adverbs

• Descriptive Adjectives
• Comparative and Superlative

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Travel and Transportation

• Modes of Transportation
• Directions and Locations

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Prepositions and Conjunctions

• Common Prepositions
• Common Conjunctions

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Housing and Accommodations

• Types of Housing
• Household Items

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Central Kurdish Culture and Society

• Kurdish Traditions and Customs
• Kurdish Family and Social Structure

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