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Learn How to Count to Ten in Latin

In today's lesson you will learn how to COUNT FROM 01 (I) TO 10 (X) in Latin.

Nowadays we use the Arabic numeral system but the Romans used their own numeral system called roman numerals as we will see.

Knowing your Latin numbers is very important for any Latin speaker.

The following table shows you the numbers in Latin from 1 to 10, their pronunciation, and Roman Numerals. You can also practice your pronunciation by watching the videos at the end of the lesson.

Good learning and counting! 😎

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Latin numbers 1-10 with Audio

Arabic numeral	Latin	Pronunciation	Audio	Roman Numeral
1	unus	[oo'nus]		I
2	duo	[do'o]		II
3	tres	[tray'se]		III
4	quattuor	[kwa'tor]		IV
5	quinque	[kween'kwe]		V
6	sex	[se'ks]		VI
7	septem	[sep'tem]		VII
8	octo	[ok'to]		VIII
9	novem	[no'wem]		IX
10	decem	[dek'em]		X

Counting from 01 to 10 in Latin and other languages

NUMBER	ENGLISH	LATIN	PRONUNCIATION IN ENGLISH	FRENCH	PORTUGUESE	RUSSIAN	POLISH	ROMANIAN
1	one	unus / una	oo nous / ou nah	un / une	um / uma	один	jeden	unu/una
2	two	duo / duæ	dou oh / dou eh	deux	dois / duas	два	dwa	doi/două
3	three	tres	trehs	trois	três	три	trzy	trei
4	four	quattuor	kou ah tou ohr	quatre	quatro	четыре	cztery	patru
5	five	quinque	kou ihn kou eh	cinq	cinco	пять	pięć	cinci
6	six	sex	sehks	six	seis	шесть	sześć	şase
7	seven	septem	sehp tehm	sept	sete	семь	siedem	șapte
8	eight	octo	ohk toh	huit	oito	восемь	osiem	opt
9	nine	novem	noh wehm	neuf	nove	девять	dziewięć	nouă
10	ten	decem	deh kehm	dix	dez	десять	dziesięć	zece

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Count to 10 in All Languages

• Summary
• Numeral Systems
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• Count to 10 in Latin
• Count to 10 in Chinese
• Count to 10 in modern Greek
• Count to 10 in Russian
• Count to 10 in Swedish
• Count to 10 in Thai