Basque Numbers

Welcome to the sixth Basque lesson about numbers. This time we will learn about cardinal and ordinal numbers, followed by grammar rules, then animal names, finally a conversation in Basque to help you practice your daily phrases.

Cardinal and Ordinal - Basque
one bat
first lehen
two bi
second bigarren
three hiru
third hirugarren
four lau
fourth laugarren
five bost
fifth bosgarren
six sei
sixth seigarren
seven zazpi
seventh zazpigarren
eight zortzi
eighth zortzigarren
nine bederatzi
ninth bederatzigarren
ten hamar
tenth hamargarren
eleven hamaika
eleventh hamaikagarren
twelve hamabi
twelfth hamabigarren
thirteen hamahiru
thirteenth hamahirugarren
fourteen hamalau
once behin
fifteen hamabost
twice bi aldiz
sixteen hamasei
Monday astelehena
seventeen hamazazpi
Tuesday asteartea
eighteen hemezortzi
Wednesday asteazkena
nineteen hemeretzi
Thursday osteguna
twenty hogei
Friday ostirala
seventy one hirurogeita bat
Saturday larunbata
one hundred ehun
Sunday igandea

Numbers Grammar Rules

Basque 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 Basque. The examples below use numbers in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar + Rules - Basque
I have three dogs [number + noun] hiru txakur dauzkat
my daughter has two cats [number + noun] nire alabak katu bi dauzka
she speaks seven languages [verb + number] zazpi hizkuntza hitz egiten ditu
my brother has one son [number + singular noun] nire anaiak seme bat dauka
this is my second lesson [ordinal number + noun] hau nire bigarren ikasgaia da
did you read the third book? [ordinal number + noun] hirugarren liburua irakurri zenuen?

We're not done yet! The following is a list of animals.

cow behia

goat ahuntza

donkey astoa

horse zaldia

dog txakurra

cat katua

mouse sagua

bird txoria

Conversation in Basque

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 - Basque
Where are you from? nondik zatoz?
I'm from the U.S estatu batuetakoa naiz.
I'm American amerikarra naiz
Where do you live? non bizi zara?
I live in the U.S estatu batuetan bizi naiz
What do you do for a living? zertan egiten duzu lan?
I'm a student ikaslea naiz

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