Basque Numbers
This page is about numbers in Basque. Including the cardinal (counting) and ordinal (order) numbers. Each of which is used in a different situation.
One: bat
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Two: bi
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Three: hiru
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Four: lau
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Five: bost
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Six: sei
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Seven: zazpi
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Eight: zortzi
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Nine: bederatzi
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Ten: hamar
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Eleven: hamaika
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Twelve: hamabi
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Thirteen: hamahiru
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Fourteen: hamalau
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Fifteen: hamabost
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Sixteen: hamasei
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Seventeen: hamazazpi
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Eighteen: hemezortzi
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Nineteen: hemeretzi
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Twenty: hogei
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| Thirty three: Hogehita hamairu. |
| One hundred: Ehun. |
| Three hundred and sixty: Hiru ehun eta hirurogehi. |
| One thousand: Mila. |
Here are some examples in Basque for the cardinal numbers above.
Two thousand and fourteen: Bi mila berrogehi.
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One million: Milioi bat.
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| I'm thirty years old: Hogeita hamar urte ditut. |
| I have 2 sisters and one brother: Bi arreba eta anai bat ditut. |
Now we move on to the ordinal numbers, which helps us organize things by order or rank.
First: lehena
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Second: bigarrena
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Third: hirugarrena
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Fourth: laugarrena
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Fifth: bosgarrena
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Sixth: seigarrena
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Seventh: zazpigarrena
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Eighth: zortzigarrena
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Ninth: bederatzigarrena
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Tenth: hamargarrena
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Eleventh: hamaikagarrena
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Twelfth: hamabigarrena
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Thirteenth: hamahirugarrena
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Fourteenth: Hamalaugarrena.
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Fifteenth: Hamabostgarrena.
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Sixteenth: Hamaseigarrena.
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| Seventeenth: Hamazazpigarrena. |
| Eighteenth: Hamazortzigarrena. |
| Nineteenth: Hemeretzigarrena. |
| Twentieth: Hogeigarrena. |
And here are a couple sentences related to the ordinal numbers above.
English is my first language: Ingelesa da nire ama hizkuntza.
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Her second language is Spanish: Gure bigarren hizkuntza espainola da.
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| Once: behin |
| Twice: bi aldiz / Birritan. |
After this lesson about the numbers in Basque, which included cardinal and ordinal numbers, now we move on to the next subject below. You can also choose your own topic from the menu above.
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