Numbers

Esperanto Lesson 6 (Numbers and School)

Duration: 30 mins

The 6th lesson teaches counting in cardinal and ordinal numbers in Esperanto. I also included a vocabulary list about school and finally common daily phrases. I will try to give examples using both vocabulary and grammar. That way it will be easy for you to see the words when they are separate and when they are in a sentence. Going through the whole page should take about 30 min. Make sure to read the pronunciation and hear the audio as well. If you have any question about this course, please email me directly at Esperanto Classes.

Numbers

Knowing how to count in Esperanto is essential and should be one of first things to learn. By simply knowing numbers from 1 to 9 you could express large numbers in a simplified way. Cardinal numbers are for counting such as "1, 2, 3 ...". Ordinal numbers represent order or rank such as "1st, 2nd, 3rd ...".

Below is a list of the first 20 cardinal and ordinal numbers that you might come across or use very often. The table contains 3 columns (English, Esperanto, and Audio). Make sure you repeat each word after hearing it by either clicking on the audio button or by reading the pronunciation. That should help with memorization as well as improving your pronunciation.

Numbers in Esperanto

Numbers Esperanto Audio
Oneunu
Firstunua
Twodu
Secondsekundo
Threetri
Thirdtria
Fourkvar
Fourthkvara
Fivekvin
Fifthkvina
Sixses
Sixthsesa
Sevensep
Seventhsepa
Eightok
Eighthoka
Ninenaŭ
Ninthnaŭa
Tendek
Tenthdeka
Elevendek unu
Eleventhdekunua
Twelvedek du
Twelfthdekdua
Thirteendek tri
Thirteenthdektria
Fourteendek kvar
Fourteenthdekkvara
Fifteendek kvin
Fifteenthdekkvina
Sixteendek ses
Sixteenthdeksesa
Seventeendek sep
Seventeenthdeksepa
Eighteendek ok
Eighteenthdekoka
Nineteendek naŭ
Nineteenthdeknaŭa
Twentydudek
Twentiethdudeka
Thirty three (31)tridek tri
One hundred (100)cent
Three hundred and sixty (360)tricent sesdek
One thousand (1000)unu mil
Two thousand and fourteen (2014)dumil dekkvar
One millionunu miliono
Oncefoje
Twicedufoje

Now we will try to implement some of the numbers above into full Esperanto sentences. That way you will be able to use the word not only by itself but embedded in a structure.

Esperanto Numbers in a Sentence

Numbers Esperanto Audio
I'm 30 years oldMi havas tridek jarojn
I have 2 sisters and 1 brotherMi havas du fratinojn kaj unu fraton
English is my first languageLa angla lingvo estas mia unua lingvo
Her second language is SpanishŜia dua lingvo estas la hispana lingvo

Questions?

If you have any questions, please contact me using the Esperanto contact form on the header above.

Vocabulary List about School

Below is a list of 26 words related to school and classrooms. If you can memorize them by heart, you will be able communicate to a teacher/students many objects in your class.

School Words in Esperanto

School Esperanto Audio
Answerrespondo
Booklibro
Bookslibroj
Chairseĝo
Deskskribtablo
Dictionaryvortaro
LaptopLingvoj
Librarybiblioteko
Notebook (paper notebook)notlibro
Pagepaĝo
Paperpapero
Penplumo
Pencilkrajono
Questiondemando
Schoollernejo
Studentstudento
Teacherinstruisto
Universityuniversitato

Daily Conversation in Esperanto

Finally, a couple bonus sentences that you might find useful. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Esperanto Phrases page. Enjoy!

Common Expressions in Esperanto

English Esperanto Audio
I have a questionMi havas demandon
To listenaŭskulti
To readlegi
To speakparoli
To thinkpensi
To understandkompreni
To writeskribi
What's the name of that book?Kiel nomiĝas tiu libro?
What do you do for a living?Kion vi faras profesie?
I'm a (teacher / artist / engineer)Mi estas (instruisto / artisto / inĝeniero)
Oh! That's good!Ho! Tio estas bona!
Can I practice with you?Ĉu mi povas ekzerci kun vi

Fun Facts

Language Quote: Approximately one new word is added to the English language every two hours and around 4,000 new words are added to the English dictionary every year.

Congratulations! You finished your 6th lesson in Esperanto about numbers, and school terms. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Esperanto Lesson 7. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Esperanto homepage.