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

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

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

cow omby

goat osy

donkey apondra

horse soavaly

dog alika

cat saka

mouse totozy

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

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