Cebuano Numbers

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

Cardinal and Ordinal - Cebuano
one usa
first una
two duha
second ikaduha
three tulo
third ikatulo
four upat
fourth ika-upat
five lima
fifth ikalima
six unom
sixth ika-unom
seven pito
seventh ika-pito
eight walo
eighth ikaw-walo
nine siyam
ninth ikasiyam
ten napulo
tenth ikanapulo
eleven unse
eleventh ika-unse
twelve dose
twelfth ika-dose
thirteen trese
thirteenth ika-trese
fourteen katorse
once kausa
fifteen kinse
twice kaduha
sixteen Dise-saiys
Monday lunes
seventeen Dise-syete
Tuesday martes
eighteen Dise-otso
Wednesday miyerkules
nineteen Dise-nuybe
Thursday huwebes
twenty baynte
Friday biyernes
seventy one Setentay-uno
Saturday sabado
one hundred gatos
Sunday dominggo

Numbers Grammar Rules

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

Grammar + Rules - Cebuano
I have three dogs [number + noun] naa ko'y tulo ka iro
my daughter has two cats [number + noun] ako anak nga babayi kay naay duha ka iring
she speaks seven languages [verb + number] musulti siya ug pito ka linguahe
my brother has one son [number + singular noun] ako igsuon nga lalaki ky naay usa ka anak nga lalaki
this is my second lesson [ordinal number + noun] mao ni ako ikaduha nga leksyon
did you read the third book? [ordinal number + noun] ima ba gibasa ang ikatulo nga libro?

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

cow baka

goat kanding

donkey dankey

horse kabayo

dog iro

cat iring

mouse ilaga

bird langgam

Conversation in Cebuano

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 - Cebuano
Where are you from? Asa man ka gikan?
I'm from the U.S Gikan ko sa U.S
I'm American Americano ko
Where do you live? Asa ka nagpuyo?
I live in the U.S Nagpuyo ko sa U.S
What do you do for a living? Unsa man imu panginabuhi?
I'm a student Estudyante ko

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