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Kazakh Vocabulary → Greetings and Basic Expressions → Numbers and Counting

Counting and numbers are fundamental in any language, and Kazakh is no exception. In this lesson, we will learn how to count from 0 to 100 in Kazakh, and also how to use numbers in different contexts.

Basic numbers

Let's start with the basic numbers from 0 to 10:

Kazakh	Pronunciation	English
нөл	nól	zero
бір	bir	one
екі	eki	two
үш	üsh	three
төрт	tört	four
бес	bes	five
алты	alty	six
жеті	jeti	seven
сегіз	segiz	eight
тоқсан	toqsan	nine
он	on	ten

Notice that the pronunciation of the letters "ө" and "ұ" is quite unique to Kazakh and may require some practice.

From 11 to 20

From 11 to 19, we can form the numbers by adding the postfix "-он" to the corresponding digits:

Kazakh	Pronunciation	English
он бір	on bir	eleven
он екі	on eki	twelve
он үш	on üsh	thirteen
он төрт	on tört	fourteen
он бес	on bes	fifteen
он алты	on alty	sixteen
он жеті	on jeti	seventeen
он сегіз	on segiz	eighteen
он тоқсан	on toqsan	nineteen

For 20, we add the postfix "-ымза" to "екі" (two):

Kazakh	Pronunciation	English
жиырма	jıyrma	twenty

Decades

To form the words for the decades, we add "-ы" to the corresponding digit, followed by the word for ten without the postfix "-н":

Kazakh	Pronunciation	English
қырық	qyrıq	forty
елу	elw	fifty
алпыс	alpıs	sixty
жетпіс	jetpıs	seventy
сексен	seksen	eighty
тоқсаннан	toqsannan	ninety

For example, "елу екі" (fifty two).

Hundreds

To form numbers in the hundreds, we first state the number of hundreds, followed by "жүз" (hundred), and then the number of tens and units:

Kazakh	Pronunciation	English
бір жүз	bir jüz	one hundred
екі жүз	eki jüz	two hundred
үш жүз	üsh jüz	three hundred
төрт жүз	tört jüz	four hundred
бес жүз	bes jüz	five hundred
алты жүз	alty jüz	six hundred
жеті жүз	jeti jüz	seven hundred
сегіз жүз	segiz jüz	eight hundred
тоқсан жүз	toqsan jüz	nine hundred

For example, "екі жүз үш төрт" (two hundred thirty four).

Other uses of numbers

In addition to counting, numbers are also used in various contexts, such as telling time, expressing dates, or giving prices. Here are some examples:

To tell time, we use a combination of the words for the hours (in digits) and minutes (in words). For example, "сағат бірде" (one o'clock), "сағат он бестен бир басқа не?" (what time is it?).
To express dates, we use the ordinal numbers (first, second, third, etc.) followed by the name of the month. For example, "бірінші наурыз" (March 1st), "үшінші тамыз" (July 3rd).
When giving prices, we use the word "тұн" (tenge) followed by the digits for the whole part and "ақша" (cents) followed by the digits for the fractional part. For example, "бес мың тұн алты қазына тілі" (5,600 tenge for a treasure map).

It is important to note that the plural forms in Kazakh can vary depending on the numeral, the noun, and the situation. This topic will be addressed in later lessons in this course.

That's it for now. Practice counting and using numbers in different contexts to improve your Kazakh skills.

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Table of Contents - Kazakh Course - 0 to A1

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