Dari Numbers
Learning the Dari Numbers is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Dari language. But first we need to know what the role of Numbers is in the structure of the grammar in Dari.
Dari cardinal number convey the "how many" they're also known as "counting numbers," because they show quantity. Here are some examples:
| English Numbers | Dari Numbers |
| numbers | ā'edād - اعداد |
| one | yek - یک |
| two | do - دو |
| three | seh - سه |
| four | chehār - چهار |
| five | penej - پنج |
| six | shesh - شش |
| seven | hefet - هفت |
| eight | heshet - هشت |
| nine | neh - نه |
| ten | deh - ده |
| eleven | yāzedeh - یازده |
| twelve | doāzedeh - دوازده |
| thirteen | seyezedeh - سیزده |
| fourteen | chehāredeh - چهارده |
| fifteen | pānezedeh - پانزده |
| sixteen | shānezedeh - شانزده |
| seventeen | hefedeh - هفده |
| eighteen | hejedeh - هجده |
| nineteen | nozedeh - نوزده |
| twenty | beyeset - بیست |
| hundred | ṣed - صد |
| one thousand | yek hezār - یک هزار |
| million | meyeleyon - میلیون |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Numbers in Dari has a logical pattern. Locate the Numbers above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Dari.
List of Ordinal Numbers in Dari
Dari Ordinal numbers tell the order of things in a set: first, second, third, etc. Ordinal numbers do not show quantity. They only show rank or position. Below is a list of the Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers in Dari. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Dari vocabulary.
| English Numbers | Dari Numbers |
| Ordinal Numbers | ā'edād tereteyebey - اعداد ترتیبی |
| first | āol - اول |
| second | dom - دوم |
| third | som - سوم |
| fourth | chehārem - چهارم |
| fifth | penejem - پنجم |
| sixth | sheshem - ششم |
| seventh | hefetem - هفتم |
| eighth | heshetem - هشتم |
| ninth | nehem - نهم |
| tenth | dehem - دهم |
| eleventh | yāzedehem - یازدهم |
| twelfth | doāzedehem - دوازدهم |
| thirteenth | seyezedehem - سیزدهم |
| fourteenth | chehāredehem - چهاردهم |
| fifteenth | pānezedehem - پانزدهم |
| sixteenth | shānezedehem - شانزدهم |
| seventeenth | hefedehem - هفدهم |
| eighteenth | hejedehem - هجدهم |
| nineteenth | nozedehem - نوزدهم |
| twentieth | beyesetem - بیستم |
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| once | yek bār - یک بار |
| twice | dobār - دوبار |
Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers have a very important role in Dari, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Dari Numbers, you might want to check the rest of our Dari lessons here: Learn Dari. Don't forget to bookmark this page.