Polish Numbers

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

Cardinal and Ordinal - Polish
one jeden
first pierwszy
two dwa
second drugi
three trzy
third trzeci
four cztery
fourth czwarty
five pięć
fifth piąty
six sześć
sixth szósty
seven siedem
seventh siódmy
eight osiem
eighth ósmy
nine dziewięć
ninth dziewiąty
ten dziesięć
tenth dziesiąty
eleven jedenaście
eleventh jedenasty
twelve dwanaście
twelfth dwunasty
thirteen trzynaście
thirteenth trzynasty
fourteen czternaście
once raz
fifteen piętnaście
twice dwa razy
sixteen szesnaście
Monday poniedziałek
seventeen siedemnaście
Tuesday wtorek
eighteen osiemnaście
Wednesday środa
nineteen dziewiętnaście
Thursday czwartek
twenty dwadzieścia
Friday piątek
seventy one siedemdziesiąt jeden
Saturday sobota
one hundred sto
Sunday niedziela

Numbers Grammar Rules

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

Grammar + Rules - Polish
I have three dogs [number + noun] mam trzy psy
my daughter has two cats [number + noun] moja córka ma dwa koty
she speaks seven languages [verb + number] mówi w siedmiu językach
my brother has one son [number + singular noun] mój brat ma jednego syna
this is my second lesson [ordinal number + noun] to jest moja druga lekcja
did you read the third book? [ordinal number + noun] czy przeczytałeś trzecią książkę?

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

cow krowa

goat koza

donkey osioł

horse koń

dog pies

cat kot

mouse mysz

bird ptak

Conversation in Polish

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 - Polish
Where are you from? skąd pan [pani] jest?
I'm from the U.S jestem z usa
I'm American jestem amerykaninem
Where do you live? gdzie pan [pani] mieszka?
I live in the U.S mieszkam w usa
What do you do for a living? jak ma pan [pani] zawód?
I'm a student jestem studentem

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