Language/Tagalog/Vocabulary/Counting-and-Numbers
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Tagalog counting numbers follow the same pattern with English counting (hundreds, tens, ones order).
0-10
- Zero - Zero
- Isa - One
- Dalawa - Two
- Tatlo - Three
- Apat - Four
- Lima - Five
- Anim - Six
- Pito - Seven
- Walo - Eight
- Siyam - Nine
- Sampu - Ten
11-19
- Labing-Isa - Eleven
- Labing-dalawa - Twelve
- Labing-tatlo - Thirteen
- Labing-apat - Fourteen
- Labing-lima - Fifteen
- Labing-anim - Sixteen
- Labing-pito - Seventeen
- Labing-walo - Eighteen
- Labing-siyam - Nineteen
20-99
For numbers 20 up to 99, the format follows a general format: tens-digit number + pu't + ones-digit number. If the tens-digit number ends in a vowel, it is followed by an "m" before the pu. If the vowel is "o", it is replaced by a "u" and followed by the "m". The ('t) following pu represents the word at, meaning "and". So forty-seven is apatnapu't pito; sixty-six is animnapu't anim, but fifty-three is limampu't tatlo and eighty-one is walumpu't isa. If there is no ones digit, such as in fifty, no ('t) is added: thirty = tatlumpu.
Example Numbers
- Tatlumpu't anim: Thirty-six
- Apatnapu't tatlo: Forty-three
- Limampu't dalawa: Fifty-two
- Pitompu: Seventy
- Siyamnapu't isa: Ninety-one
Example Phrases
- May apat na ahas akong nakita: I saw four snakes. (Lit. There four snakes I saw.)
- Labing-dalawa ang nasugatan ngayon: Twelve are currently injured. (Lit. Twelve the injured now.)
- Dalawampung guro ay nandito sa paaralan: Twenty teachers are here at school. Note the addition of "-ng" after the number, denoting its use as a counting adjective for guro, meaning "teacher".
- Apatnapu't-walong magsasaka ang nawala: Forty-eight farmers are missing.