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Malagasy Numbers

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

Cardinal and Ordinal - Malagasy
one iray Audio
first voalohany Audio
two roa Audio
second faharoa Audio
three telo Audio
third fahatelo Audio
four efatra Audio
fourth fahaefatra Audio
five dimy Audio
fifth fahadimy Audio
six enina Audio
sixth fahaenina Audio
seven fito Audio
seventh fahafito Audio
eight valo Audio
eighth fahavalo Audio
nine sivy Audio
ninth fahasivy Audio
ten folo Audio
tenth fahafolo Audio
eleven iraika amby folo Audio
eleventh faha-iraika amby folo Audio
twelve roa amby folo Audio
twelfth faha-roapolo Audio
thirteen telo amby folo Audio
thirteenth faha-telopolo Audio
fourteen efatra amby folo Audio
once indray mandeha Audio
fifteen dimy amby folo Audio
twice indroa Audio
sixteen enina amby folo Audio
Monday alatsinainy Audio
seventeen fito amby folo Audio
Tuesday talata Audio
eighteen valo amby folo Audio
Wednesday alarobia Audio
nineteen sivy amby folo Audio
Thursday alakamisy Audio
twenty roapolo Audio
Friday zoma Audio
seventy one iraika amby fitopolo Audio
Saturday asabotsy Audio
one hundred zato Audio
Sunday alahady Audio

Numbers Grammar Rules

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

Grammar + Rules - Malagasy
I have three dogs
[number + noun] manana alika telo aho Audio
my daughter has two cats
[number + noun] manana saka roa ny zanako vavy Audio
she speaks seven languages
[verb + number] mahay miteny tenim-pirenena telo izy Audio
my brother has one son
[number + singular noun] manana zanaka lahy iray ny rahalahiko Audio
this is my second lesson
[ordinal number + noun] lesona faharoako ity Audio
did you read the third book?
[ordinal number + noun] novakianao ve ilay boky fahatelo? Audio

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

cow
cow Audio omby
goat
goat Audio osy
donkey
donkey Audio apondra
horse
horse Audio soavaly
dog
dog Audio alika
cat
cat Audio saka
mouse
mouse Audio totozy
bird
bird Audio vorona

Conversation in Malagasy

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 - Malagasy
Where are you from? avy aiza ianao? Audio
I'm from the U.S avy any etazonia aho Audio
I'm American amerikanina aho Audio
Where do you live? aiza ianao no mipetraka? Audio
I live in the U.S any etazonia aho no mipetraka Audio
What do you do for a living? inona no antom-pivelomanao? Audio
I'm a student mpianatra aho Audio

Did you enjoy this lesson about numbers in Malagasy? I hope so, if you have any problem with this lesson contact me with questions you have homepage. You can now check the next lesson below.


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