Assamese Numbers
Welcome to the sixth Assamese lesson about numbers. This time we will learn about cardinal and ordinal numbers, followed by grammar rules, then animal names, finally a conversation in Assamese to help you practice your daily phrases. Click on the sound icon to hear the words.
| Cardinal and Ordinal - Assamese - Pronunciation |
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| one এক [Ēka] |
| first প্রথম [Prathama] |
| two দুই [Du'i] |
| second দ্বিতীয় [Dbitīẏa] |
| three তিনি [Tini] |
| third তৃতীয় [Tr̥tīẏa] |
| four চাৰি [Cārai] |
| fourth চতুৰ্থ [Caturtha] |
| five পাঁচ [Pām̐ca] |
| fifth পঞ্চম [Pañcama] |
| six ছয় [Chaẏa] |
| sixth ষষ্ঠ [Ṣaṣṭha] |
| seven সাত [Sāta] |
| seventh সপ্তম [Saptama] |
| eight আঠ [Āṭha] |
| eighth অষ্টম [Aṣṭama] |
| nine ন [Na] |
| ninth নৱম [Narama] |
| ten দহ [Daha] |
| tenth দশম [Daśama] |
| eleven এঘাৰ [Ēghāra] |
| eleventh একাদশ [Ēkādaśa] |
| twelve বাৰ [Bāra] |
| twelfth দ্বাদশ [Dbādaśa] |
| thirteen তেৰ [Tēra] |
| thirteenth ত্ৰয়োদশ [Traẏōdaśa] |
| fourteen চৈধ্য [Caidhya] |
| once এবাৰ [Ēbāra] |
| fifteen পোন্ধৰ [Pōndhara] |
| twice দুবাৰ [Dubāra] |
| sixteen ষোল্ল [Ṣōlla] |
| Monday সোমবাৰ [Sōmabāra] |
| seventeen সোতৰ [Sōtara] |
| Tuesday মঙলবাৰ [Maṅalabāra] |
| eighteen ওঠৰ [Ōṭhara] |
| Wednesday বুধবাৰ [Budhabāra] |
| nineteen উনৈশ [Unaiśa] |
| Thursday বৃহস্পতিবাৰ [Br̥haspatibāra] |
| twenty বিশ [Biśa] |
| Friday শুক্ৰবাৰ [Śukrabāra] |
| seventy one এসত্তৰ [Ēsattara] |
| Saturday শনিবাৰ [Śanibāra] |
| one hundred এশ [Ēśa] |
| Sunday ৰবিবাৰ [Rabibāra] |
Numbers Grammar Rules
Assamese cardinal numbers refer to the counting numbers, because they show quantity. For example: I speak two languages. Ordinal numbers on the other hand tell the order of things and their rank: my first language is Assamese. The examples below use numbers in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.
| Grammar + Rules - Assamese + Pronunciation |
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| I have three dogs [number + noun] মোৰ তিনিটা কুকুৰ আছে। [Mōra tiniṭā kukura āchē.] |
| my daughter has two cats [number + noun] মোৰ ছোৱালীজনীৰ দুটা মেকুৰী আছে। [Mōra chōraālījanīra duṭā mēkuraī āchē.] |
| she speaks seven languages [verb + number] তেখেতে সাতটা ভাষা কয়। [Tēkhētē sātaṭā bhāṣā kaẏa.] |
| my brother has one son [number + singular noun] মোৰ ভাইটিৰ এটা ল'ৰা আছে। [Mōra bhā'iṭira ēṭā la'raā āchē.] |
| this is my second lesson [ordinal number + noun] এইটো মোৰ দ্বিতীয় পাঠ। [Ē'iṭō mōra dbitīẏa pāṭha.] |
| did you read the third book? [ordinal number + noun] আপুনি তৃতীয় কিতাপখন পঢ়িছেনে? [Āpa tīsarē kitapakhana parhichene haiṁ?] |
We're not done yet! The following is a list of animals.
cow গৰু [Garau] |
goat ছাগলী [Chāgalī] |
donkey গাধ [Gādha] |
horse ঘোঁৰা [Ghōm̐raā] |
dog কুকুৰ [Kukura] |
cat মেকুৰী [Mēkuraī] |
mouse নিগনি [Nigani] |
bird চৰাই [Caraā'i] |
Conversation in Assamese
Now we finally reach the last part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.
| English - Assamese - Pronunciation |
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| Where are you from? আপুনি ক'ৰ (পৰা আহিছে) ? [Āpuni ka'ra (paraā āhichē)?] |
| I'm from the U.S মই আমেৰিকাৰ (পৰা আহিছোঁ)। [Ma'i āmēraikāra (paraā āhichōm̐).] |
| I'm American মই আমেৰিকান। [Ma'i āmēraikāna.] |
| Where do you live? আপুনি ক'ত থাকে? [Āpuni ka'ta thākē?] |
| I live in the U.S মই আমেৰিকাত থাকোঁ। [Ma'i āmēraikāta thākōm̐.] |
| What do you do for a living? আপুনি কি কৰে? [Āpuni ki karaē?] |
| I'm a student মই এজন ছাত্ৰ (male) | ছাত্ৰী (female)। [Ma'i ējana chātra | chātraī.] |
Did you enjoy this lesson about numbers in Assamese? I hope so, if you have any problem with this lesson contact me with questions you have homepage. You can now check the next lesson below.
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