Galician Numbers

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

Cardinal and Ordinal - Galician
one un
first primeiro
two dous
second segundo
three tres
third terceiro
four catro
fourth cuarto
five cinco
fifth quinto
six seis
sixth sexto
seven sete
seventh sétimo
eight oito
eighth oitavo
nine nove
ninth noveno
ten dez
tenth décimo
eleven once
eleventh décimo primeiro
twelve doce
twelfth duodécimo
thirteen trece
thirteenth décimo terceiro
fourteen catorce
once unha vez
fifteen quince
twice dúas veces
sixteen dezaseis
Monday luns
seventeen dezasete
Tuesday martes
eighteen dezaoito
Wednesday mércores
nineteen dezanove
Thursday xoves
twenty vinte
Friday venres
seventy one setenta e un
Saturday sábado
one hundred cen
Sunday domingo

Numbers Grammar Rules

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

Grammar + Rules - Galician
I have three dogs [number + noun] eu teño tres cans
my daughter has two cats [number + noun] miña filla ten dous gatos
she speaks seven languages [verb + number] ela fala sete linguas
my brother has one son [number + singular noun] meu irmán ten un fillo
this is my second lesson [ordinal number + noun] esta é a miña segunda lección
did you read the third book? [ordinal number + noun] leu o terceiro libro?

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

cow vaca

goat cabra

donkey burro

horse cabalo

dog can

cat gato

mouse rato

bird paxaro

Conversation in Galician

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 - Galician
Where are you from? de onde é?
I'm from the U.S son dos estados unidos
I'm American son americano
Where do you live? onde vive?
I live in the U.S vivo nos estados unidos
What do you do for a living? a que se dedica?
I'm a student son estudante

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