Esperanto Numbers

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

Cardinal and Ordinal - Esperanto
one unu
first unua
two du
second dua
three tri
third tria
four kvar
fourth kvara
five kvin
fifth kvina
six ses
sixth sesa
seven sep
seventh sepa
eight ok
eighth oka
nine naŭ
ninth naŭa
ten dek
tenth deka
eleven dek unu
eleventh dekunua
twelve dek du
twelfth dekdua
thirteen dek tri
thirteenth dektria
fourteen dek kvar
once foje
fifteen dek kvin
twice dufoje
sixteen dek ses
Monday lundo
seventeen dek sep
Tuesday mardo
eighteen dek ok
Wednesday merkredo
nineteen dek naŭ
Thursday ĵaŭdo
twenty dudek
Friday vendredo
seventy one sepdek unu
Saturday sabato
one hundred cent
Sunday dimanĉo

Numbers Grammar Rules

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

Grammar + Rules - Esperanto
I have three dogs [number + noun] mi havas tri hundojn
my daughter has two cats [number + noun] mia filino havas du katojn
she speaks seven languages [verb + number] ŝi parolas sep lingvojn
my brother has one son [number + singular noun] mia frato havas unu filo
this is my second lesson [ordinal number + noun] ĉii tiu estas mia dua leciono
did you read the third book? [ordinal number + noun] ĉu vi legis la trian libron?

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

cow bovino

goat kapro

donkey azeno

horse ĉevalo

dog hundo

cat kato

mouse muso

bird birdo

Conversation in Esperanto

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 - Esperanto
Where are you from? de kie vi venas?
I'm from the U.S mi estas ano de usono.
I'm American mi estas usona
Where do you live? kie vi loĝas?
I live in the U.S mi loĝas en usono.
What do you do for a living? kian okupon vi faras porvivaĵe?
I'm a student mi estas studento

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