Filipino Numbers

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

Cardinal and Ordinal - Filipino
one isa
first una
two dalawa
second ikalawa
three tatlo
third ikatlo
four apat
fourth ikaapat
five lima
fifth ikalima
six anim
sixth ikaanim
seven pito
seventh ikapito
eight walo
eighth ikawalo
nine siyam
ninth ikasiyam
ten sampu
tenth ikasampu
eleven labingisa
eleventh ika-labingisa
twelve dose
twelfth ika-labindalawa
thirteen labintatlo
thirteenth ika-labintatlo
fourteen labingapat
once minsan
fifteen labinglima
twice dalawang beses
sixteen labinganim
Monday lunes
seventeen labimpito
Tuesday martes
eighteen labingwalo
Wednesday miyerkules
nineteen labingsiyam
Thursday huwebes
twenty dalawampu
Friday biyernes
seventy one pitumpu't isa
Saturday sabado
one hundred isangdaan
Sunday linggo

Numbers Grammar Rules

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

Grammar + Rules - Filipino
I have three dogs [number + noun] mayroon akong tatlong aso
my daughter has two cats [number + noun] may dalawang pusa ang anak kong babae
she speaks seven languages [verb + number] siya ay nagsasalita ng pitong wika
my brother has one son [number + singular noun] may isang anak na lalaki ang aking kapatid na lalaki
this is my second lesson [ordinal number + noun] ito ang aking ikalawang aralin
did you read the third book? [ordinal number + noun] nabasa mo ba ang ikatlong libro?

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

cow baka

goat kambing

donkey asno

horse kabayo

dog aso

cat pusa

mouse daga

bird ibon

Conversation in Filipino

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 - Filipino
Where are you from? saan ka nagmulâ?
I'm from the U.S ako ay mula sa estados unidos
I'm American ako ay amerikano
Where do you live? saán ka nakatirá?
I live in the U.S nakatira ako sa estados unidos
What do you do for a living? anó ang pinagkakaabalahan mo?
I'm a student ako ay isang mag-aaral

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