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Here is a short guide on '''how to count in Swahili from one to a million'''. | |||
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==0-9== | |||
First, let's start from 0-9 (zero to nine). | |||
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==Tens (10-90)== | |||
Next, we shall look at the tens i.e 10-90 (ten to ninety). | Next, we shall look at the tens i.e 10-90 (ten to ninety). | ||
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| style="height:70px; | | style="height:70px; text-align:center; background:#fff0f5" | 10 - Kumi | ||
| style="height:70px; | | style="height:70px;text-align:center; background:#e0e0ff" | 20 - Ishirini | ||
| style="height | | style="height:70px;text-align:center; background:#ffc0cb" | 30 - Thelathini | ||
| style="height | | style="height:70px;text-align:center; background:#fff0f5" | 40 - Arobaini | ||
| style="height:70px;text-align:center;background:#e6e6fa" | 50 - Hamsini | |||
|- style="vertical-align:middle;" | |||
| style="height:70px; text-align:center; background:#ffc0cb" | 60 - Sitini | |||
| style="height:70px; text-align:center;background:#fff0f5" | 70 - Sabini | |||
| style="height:70px; text-align:center; background:#e0e0ff" | 80 - Themanini | |||
| style="height:70px; text-align:center; background:#ffc0cb" | 90 - Tisini | |||
|} | |} | ||
The compound numbers like 11, 25, 76 etc are formed by saying the ten and the corresponding digit for example 11 would be "kumi na moja" which literally translates to "ten and one", 25 would be "ishirini na tano" and in English it translates to "twenty and five" literally! Hence, 99 would be "tisini na tisa". | The compound numbers like 11, 25, 76 etc are formed by saying the ten and the corresponding digit for example 11 would be "kumi na moja" which literally translates to "ten and one", 25 would be "ishirini na tano" and in English it translates to "twenty and five" literally! Hence, 99 would be "tisini na tisa". | ||
==Hundreds (100 - 1000)== | |||
Now let's look at the hundreds. These are simply formed by placing the corresponding digit or number after the word hundred in Swahili "Mia". For example, 700 (seven hundred) in Swahili would be (Mia) + (our corresponding number which in our case is 7).....Hence, it would be "Mia saba" | Now let's look at the hundreds. These are simply formed by placing the corresponding digit or number after the word hundred in Swahili "Mia". For example, 700 (seven hundred) in Swahili would be (Mia) + (our corresponding number which in our case is 7).....Hence, it would be "Mia saba" | ||
{| style="border:4px #ffa07a; border-bottom: 4px #dc143c; border-top: 4px #228b22; border-style: solid; border-width: 10px; padding: 5px;" | {| style="border:4px #ffa07a; border-bottom: 4px #dc143c; border-top: 4px #228b22; border-style: solid; border-width: 10px; padding: 5px;" | ||
|- style="vertical-align:middle;" | |- style="vertical-align:middle;" | ||
| style="height | | style="height:70px;text-align:center; background:#fff0f5;" | 100 - Mia moja | ||
| style="height:70px; | | style="height:70px;text-align:center; background:#e0e0ff;" | 200 - Mia mbili | ||
| style="height:70px; | | style="text-align:center; background:#fff0f5" | 300 - Mia tatu | ||
| style=" | | style="text-align:center;background:#e6e6fa" | 400 - Mia nne | ||
| style=" | |- style="vertical-align:middle;" | ||
| style="height:70px;text-align:center; background:#ffc0cb" | 500 - Mia tano | |||
| style="text-align:center;background:#fff0f5" | 600 - Mia sita | |||
| style="text-align:center; background:#e0e0ff" | 700 - Mia saba | |||
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffc0cb" | 800 - Mia nane | |||
| style="text-align:center; background:#fff0f5" | 900 - Mia tisa | |||
|} | |} | ||
The hundreds are different from how we name the tens when compounded. Saying the hundred and the corresponding digit will only work with the single digits 1-9 for example, 108 would be "Mia moja na nane" literally "one hundred and eight" but when it comes to the 'hundreds plus a tens' like 150, 690 we do not include the and i.e 'na' for example 150 would NOT be "Mia moja na hamsini" BUT rather "Mia moja hamsini" and 690 would be "Mia sita tisini". | The hundreds are different from how we name the tens when compounded. Saying the hundred and the corresponding digit will only work with the single digits 1-9 for example, 108 would be "Mia moja na nane" literally "one hundred and eight" but when it comes to the 'hundreds plus a tens' like 150, 690 we do not include the and i.e 'na' for example 150 would NOT be "Mia moja na hamsini" BUT rather "Mia moja hamsini" and 690 would be "Mia sita tisini". | ||
==Thousands== | |||
Finally, thousands are formed exactly like the hundreds but we place the word "Elfu" which means thousand before the corresponding number or digit for example 1007 would be "Elfu moja na saba" which in English would translate as "One thousand and seven", 3840 would be "Elfu tatu mia nane na arobaini" literally in English it translates as "Three thousand eight hundred and forty", 6587 would be "Elfu sita mia tano themanini na saba" and the literal translation in English would be a bit different from how we say it normally "Six thousand five hundred eighty and seven". Please note that the and 'na' attaches itself to the last digit and that is why a number like 9362 in Swahili is "Elfu tisa mia tatu sitini NA mbili" while 9950 would be "Elfu tisa tisini NA hamsini" | Finally, thousands are formed exactly like the hundreds but we place the word "Elfu" which means thousand before the corresponding number or digit for example 1007 would be "Elfu moja na saba" which in English would translate as "One thousand and seven", 3840 would be "Elfu tatu mia nane na arobaini" literally in English it translates as "Three thousand eight hundred and forty", 6587 would be "Elfu sita mia tano themanini na saba" and the literal translation in English would be a bit different from how we say it normally "Six thousand five hundred eighty and seven". Please note that the and 'na' attaches itself to the last digit and that is why a number like 9362 in Swahili is "Elfu tisa mia tatu sitini NA mbili" while 9950 would be "Elfu tisa tisini NA hamsini" | ||
1000 | {| style="border:4px #ffa07a; border-bottom: 4px #dc143c; border-top: 4px #228b22; border-style: solid; border-width: 10px; padding: 5px;" | ||
|- style="vertical-align:middle;" | |||
4000 | | style="height:70px; text-align:center; background:#fff0f5;" | 1000 - Elfu moja | ||
| style="height:70px;text-align:center; background:#e0e0ff;" | 2000 - Elfu mbili | |||
7000 Elfu saba | | style="height:70px; text-align:center; background:#ffc0cb;" | 3000 - Elfu tatu | ||
| style="height:70px; text-align:center; background:#fff0f5" | 4000 - Elfu nne | |||
| style="height:70px;text-align:center;background:#e6e6fa" | 5000 - Elfu tano | |||
|- style="vertical-align:middle;" | |||
| style="height:70px;text-align:center; background:#ffc0cb" | 6000 - Elfu sita | |||
| style="height:70px; text-align:center;background:#fff0f5" | 7000 - Elfu saba | |||
| style="height:70px;text-align:center; background:#e0e0ff" | 8000 - Elfu nane | |||
| style="height:70px;text-align:center; background:#ffc0cb" | 9000 - Elfu tisa | |||
| style="height:70px;text-align:center; background:#fff0f5" | 100000 - Laki moja | |||
| style="height:70px;text-align:center; background:#ffc0cb" | 1000000 - Milioni moja | |||
|} | |||
==Other Lessons== | |||
* [[Language/Swahili-individual-language/Vocabulary/Count-to-10|Count to 10]] | |||
* [[Language/Swahili-individual-language/Vocabulary/At-the-Post-Office|At the Post Office]] | |||
* [[Language/Swahili-individual-language/Vocabulary/Seasons|Seasons]] | |||
* [[Language/Swahili-individual-language/Vocabulary/Time|Time]] | |||
* [[Language/Swahili-individual-language/Vocabulary/Sport|Sport]] | |||
* [[Language/Swahili-individual-language/Vocabulary/Countries-and-Continents|Countries and Continents]] | |||
* [[Language/Swahili-individual-language/Vocabulary/Art|Art]] | |||
* [[Language/Swahili-individual-language/Vocabulary/Days-of-the-Week|Days of the Week]] | |||
* [[Language/Swahili-individual-language/Vocabulary/Body|Body]] | |||
* [[Language/Swahili-individual-language/Vocabulary/Animal|Animal]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 22:12, 26 March 2023
Here is a short guide on how to count in Swahili from one to a million.
0-9[edit | edit source]
First, let's start from 0-9 (zero to nine).
| 0 - Sufuri | 1 - Moja | 2 - Mbili | 3 - Tatu | 4 - Nne |
| 5 - Tano | 6 - Sita | 7
- Saba |
8 - Nane | 9 - Tisa |
Tens (10-90)[edit | edit source]
Next, we shall look at the tens i.e 10-90 (ten to ninety).
| 10 - Kumi | 20 - Ishirini | 30 - Thelathini | 40 - Arobaini | 50 - Hamsini |
| 60 - Sitini | 70 - Sabini | 80 - Themanini | 90 - Tisini |
The compound numbers like 11, 25, 76 etc are formed by saying the ten and the corresponding digit for example 11 would be "kumi na moja" which literally translates to "ten and one", 25 would be "ishirini na tano" and in English it translates to "twenty and five" literally! Hence, 99 would be "tisini na tisa".
Hundreds (100 - 1000)[edit | edit source]
Now let's look at the hundreds. These are simply formed by placing the corresponding digit or number after the word hundred in Swahili "Mia". For example, 700 (seven hundred) in Swahili would be (Mia) + (our corresponding number which in our case is 7).....Hence, it would be "Mia saba"
| 100 - Mia moja | 200 - Mia mbili | 300 - Mia tatu | 400 - Mia nne | |
| 500 - Mia tano | 600 - Mia sita | 700 - Mia saba | 800 - Mia nane | 900 - Mia tisa |
The hundreds are different from how we name the tens when compounded. Saying the hundred and the corresponding digit will only work with the single digits 1-9 for example, 108 would be "Mia moja na nane" literally "one hundred and eight" but when it comes to the 'hundreds plus a tens' like 150, 690 we do not include the and i.e 'na' for example 150 would NOT be "Mia moja na hamsini" BUT rather "Mia moja hamsini" and 690 would be "Mia sita tisini".
Thousands[edit | edit source]
Finally, thousands are formed exactly like the hundreds but we place the word "Elfu" which means thousand before the corresponding number or digit for example 1007 would be "Elfu moja na saba" which in English would translate as "One thousand and seven", 3840 would be "Elfu tatu mia nane na arobaini" literally in English it translates as "Three thousand eight hundred and forty", 6587 would be "Elfu sita mia tano themanini na saba" and the literal translation in English would be a bit different from how we say it normally "Six thousand five hundred eighty and seven". Please note that the and 'na' attaches itself to the last digit and that is why a number like 9362 in Swahili is "Elfu tisa mia tatu sitini NA mbili" while 9950 would be "Elfu tisa tisini NA hamsini"
| 1000 - Elfu moja | 2000 - Elfu mbili | 3000 - Elfu tatu | 4000 - Elfu nne | 5000 - Elfu tano | |
| 6000 - Elfu sita | 7000 - Elfu saba | 8000 - Elfu nane | 9000 - Elfu tisa | 100000 - Laki moja | 1000000 - Milioni moja |
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Count to 10
- At the Post Office
- Seasons
- Time
- Sport
- Countries and Continents
- Art
- Days of the Week
- Body
- Animal