Turkish Numbers

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

Cardinal and Ordinal - Turkish
one bir
first birinci, ilk
two iki
second ikinci
three üç
third üçüncü
four dört
fourth dördüncü
five beş
fifth beşinci
six altı
sixth altıncı
seven yedi
seventh yedinci
eight sekiz
eighth sekizinci
nine dokuz
ninth dokuzuncu
ten on
tenth onuncu
eleven on bir
eleventh on birinci
twelve oniki
twelfth on ikinci
thirteen on üç
thirteenth on üçüncü
fourteen on dört
once bir kere
fifteen onbeş
twice iki kere
sixteen on altı
Monday Pazartesi
seventeen on yedi
Tuesday Salı
eighteen onsekiz
Wednesday Çarşamba
nineteen on dokuz
Thursday Perşembe
twenty yirmi
Friday Cuma
seventy one Yetmiş bir
Saturday Cumartesi
one hundred yüz
Sunday Pazar

Numbers Grammar Rules

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

Grammar + Rules - Turkish
I have three dogs [number + noun] Üç köpeğim var
my daughter has two cats [number + noun] Kızımın iki kedisi var
she speaks seven languages [verb + number] Yedi dil biliyor
my brother has one son [number + singular noun] Kardeşimin bir oğlu var.
this is my second lesson [ordinal number + noun] Bu benim ikinci dersim
did you read the third book? [ordinal number + noun] Üçüncü kitabı okudunuz mu?

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

cow inek

goat keçi

donkey eşek

horse at

dog köpek

cat kedi

mouse fare

bird kuş

Conversation in Turkish

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 - Turkish
Where are you from? Nerelisiniz?
I'm from the U.S Ben Amerika'dan geliyorum
I'm American Ben Amerikalıyım
Where do you live? Nerede yaşıyorsunuz?
I live in the U.S Ben Amerika'da yaşıyorum
What do you do for a living? Ne işle uğraşıyorsunuz?
I'm a student Ben öğrenciyim

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