Macedonian Numbers

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

Cardinal and Ordinal - Macedonian - Pronunciation
one еден [yedyen]
first прв [prv]
two два [dva]
second втор [vtor]
three три [tri]
third трет [tryet]
four четири [chyetiri]
fourth четврт [chyetvrt]
five пет [pyet]
fifth петти [pyetti]
six шест [shyest]
sixth шести [shyesti]
seven седум [syedoom]
seventh седми [syedmi]
eight осум [osoom]
eighth осми [osmi]
nine девет [dyevyet]
ninth деветти [dyevyetti]
ten десет [dyesyet]
tenth десетти [dyesyetti]
eleven единаесет [yedinayesyet]
eleventh единаесетти [yedinayesyetti]
twelve дванаесет [dvanayesyet]
twelfth дванаесетти [dvanayesyetti]
thirteen тринаесет [trinayesyet]
thirteenth тринаесетти [trinayesyetti]
fourteen четиринаесет [chyetirinayesyet]
once петнаесет [pyetnayesyet]
fifteen еднаш [yednash]
twice два пати [dva pati]
sixteen шеснаесет [shyesnayesyet]
Monday понеделник [ponyedyelnik]
seventeen седумнаесет [syedoomnayesyet]
Tuesday вторник [vtornik]
eighteen осумнаесет [osoomnayesyet]
Wednesday среда [sryeda]
nineteen деветнаесет [dyevyetnayesyet]
Thursday четврток [chyetvrtok]
twenty дваесет [dvayesyet]
Friday петок [pyetok]
seventy one седумдесет и еден [syedoomdyesyet i yedyen]
Saturday сабота [sabota]
one hundred сто [sto]
Sunday недела [nyedyela]

Numbers Grammar Rules

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

Grammar + Rules - Macedonian + Pronunciation
I have three dogs [number + noun] јас имам три кучиња [јas imam tri koochiњa]
my daughter has two cats [number + noun] ќерка ми има две мачки [kjyerka mi ima dvye machki]
she speaks seven languages [verb + number] таа зборува седум јазици [taa zboroova syedoom јazitzi]
my brother has one son [number + singular noun] брат ми има еден син [brat mi ima yedyen sin]
this is my second lesson [ordinal number + noun] ова е мојот втор час [ova ye moјot vtor chas]
did you read the third book? [ordinal number + noun] сте ја прочитале ли третата книга? [stye јa prochitalye li tryetata knigua?]

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

cow крава [krava]

goat коза [koza]

donkey магаре [maguarye]

horse коњ [koњ]

dog куче [koochye]

cat мачка [machka]

mouse глушец [gulooshyetz]

bird птица [ptitza]

Conversation in Macedonian

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 - Macedonian - Pronunciation
Where are you from? од каде сте? [od kadye stye?]
I'm from the U.S јас сум од сад [јas soom od sad]
I'm American јас сум американец [јas soom amyerikanyetz]
Where do you live? каде живеете? [kadye ʐivyeyetye?]
I live in the U.S јас живеам во сад [јas ʐivyeam vo sad]
What do you do for a living? што работите? [shto rabotitye?]
I'm a student јас сум студент [јas soom stoodyent]

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