Haitian Numbers
Learning the Haitian Numbers is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Haitian language. But first we need to know what the role of Numbers is in the structure of the grammar in Haitian.
Haitian cardinal number convey the "how many" they're also known as "counting numbers," because they show quantity. Here are some examples:
| English Numbers | Haitian Numbers |
| numbers | nimewo |
| one | youn |
| two | de |
| three | twa |
| four | kat |
| five | senk |
| six | sis |
| seven | sèt |
| eight | wit |
| nine | nèf |
| ten | dis |
| eleven | onz |
| twelve | douz |
| thirteen | trèz |
| fourteen | Katòz |
| fifteen | kenz |
| sixteen | sèz |
| seventeen | disèt |
| eighteen | dizwit |
| nineteen | diznèf |
| twenty | ven |
| hundred | san |
| one thousand | mil |
| million | milyon |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Numbers in Haitian has a logical pattern. Locate the Numbers above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Creole.
List of Ordinal Numbers in Haitian
Haitian 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 Haitian. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Haitian vocabulary.
| English Numbers | Haitian Numbers |
| Ordinal Numbers | |
| first | premye |
| second | dezyèm |
| third | twazyèm |
| fourth | katriyèm |
| fifth | senkyèm |
| sixth | sizyèm |
| seventh | setyèm |
| eighth | wityèm |
| ninth | nevyèm |
| tenth | dizyèm |
| eleventh | onzyèm |
| twelfth | douzyèm |
| thirteenth | trèzyèm |
| fourteenth | katorzyèm |
| fifteenth | Kenzyèm |
| sixteenth | sèzyèm |
| seventeenth | Setyèm |
| eighteenth | Wityèm |
| nineteenth | diznevyèm |
| twentieth | ventyèm |
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| once | yon fwa |
| twice | de fwa |
Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers have a very important role in Haitian, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Creole Numbers, you might want to check the rest of our Haitian lessons here: Learn Haitian. Don't forget to bookmark this page.