Belarusian Numbers

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

Cardinal and Ordinal - Belarusian - Pronunciation
one адзін [adzіn]
first першы [pyershi]
two два [dva]
second другі [drooguі]
three тры [tri]
third трэці [tretzі]
four чатыры [chatiri]
fourth чацвёрты [chatzvyorti]
five пяць [pyatzʲ]
fifth пяты [pyati]
six шэсць [shestzʲ]
sixth шосты [shosti]
seven сем [syem]
seventh сёмы [syomi]
eight восем [vosyem]
eighth восьмы [vosʲmi]
nine дзевяць [dzyevyatzʲ]
ninth дзевяты [dzyevyati]
ten дзесяць [dzyesyatzʲ]
tenth дзесяты [dzyesyati]
eleven адзінаццаць [adzіnatztzatzʲ]
eleventh адзінаццаты [adzіnatztzati]
twelve дванаццаць [dvanatztzatzʲ]
twelfth дванаццаты [dvanatztzati]
thirteen трынаццаць [trinatztzatzʲ]
thirteenth трынаццаты [trinatztzati]
fourteen чатырнаццаць [chatirnatztzatzʲ]
once (адзін) раз [(adzіn) raz]
fifteen пятнаццаць [pyatnatztzatzʲ]
twice двойчы/два разы [dvoychi/dva razi]
sixteen шаснаццаць [shasnatztzatzʲ]
Monday панядзелак [panyadzyelak]
seventeen семнаццаць [syemnatztzatzʲ]
Tuesday аўторак [awtorak]
eighteen васемнаццаць [vasyemnatztzatzʲ]
Wednesday серада [syerada]
nineteen дзевятнаццаць [dzyevyatnatztzatzʲ]
Thursday чацвер [chatzvyer]
twenty дваццаць [dvatztzatzʲ]
Friday пятніца [pyatnіtza]
seventy one семдзесят адзін [syemdzyesyat adzіn]
Saturday субота [soobota]
one hundred сто [sto]
Sunday нядзеля [nyadzyelya]

Numbers Grammar Rules

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

Grammar + Rules - Belarusian + Pronunciation
I have three dogs [number + noun] у мяне ёсць тры сабакі [oo myanye yostzʲ tri sabakі]
my daughter has two cats [number + noun] у маёй дачкі ёсць два каты [oo mayoy dachkі yostzʲ dva kati]
she speaks seven languages [verb + number] яна размаўляе на сямі мовах [yana razmawlyaye na syamі movakh]
my brother has one son [number + singular noun] у майго брата ёсць сын [oo mayguo brata yostzʲ sin]
this is my second lesson [ordinal number + noun] гэта мая другая лекцыя [gueta maya drooguaya lyektziya]
did you read the third book? [ordinal number + noun] (ці) вы чыталі трэцюю кніга? [(tzі) vi chitalі tretzyoyo knіgua?]

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

cow карова [karova]

goat каза [kaza]

donkey асёл [asyol]

horse конь [konʲ]

dog сабака [sabaka]

cat кот [kot]

mouse мыш [mish]

bird птушка [ptooshka]

Conversation in Belarusian

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 - Belarusian - Pronunciation
Where are you from? адкуль вы? [adkoolʲ vi?]
I'm from the U.S я з зша [ya z zsha]
I'm American я амерыканец [ya amyerikanyetz]
Where do you live? дзе вы жывеце? [dzye vi ʐivyetzye?]
I live in the U.S я жыву ў зша [ya ʐivoo w zsha]
What do you do for a living? дзе вы працуеце? [dzye vi pratzooyetzye?]
I'm a student я студэнт [ya stoodent]

Did you enjoy this lesson about numbers in Belarusian? 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.