Language/Tagalog/Vocabulary/Counting-and-Numbers

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.