If you're trying to learn Tagalog Numbers which is also called Filipino, check our courses about Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers... to help you with your Tagalog grammar. Try to concentrate on the lesson and notice the pattern that occurs each time the word changes its place. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Tagalog. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
Learning the Tagalog Numbers displayed below is vital to the language. Tagalog cardinal number convey the "how many" they're also known as "counting numbers," because they show quantity. Tagalog use a mixture of numeral, the Tagalog numerals, the Spanish numerals where some Spanish numerals are adjusted to the Tagalog spelling and alphabet, like quarto becomes kuwarto, since the old Tagalog alphabet has no q. Here are some examples:
| English Numbers | Tagalog Numbers |
|---|---|
| numbers | mga numero ng |
| one | isa |
| two | dalawa |
| three | tatlo |
| four | apat |
| five | lima |
| six | anim |
| seven | pito |
| eight | walo |
| nine | siyam |
| ten | sampu |
| eleven | labing-isa |
| twelve | dose |
| thirteen | labintatlo |
| fourteen | labing-apat |
| fifteen | labinlima |
| sixteen | labing-anim |
| seventeen | labimpito |
| eighteen | labing-walo |
| nineteen | labinsiyam |
| twenty | dalawampu |
| hundred | daan |
| one thousand | isa thousand |
| million | milyon |
Notice the structure of the Numbers in Tagalog.
Tagalog 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 Tagalog. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Tagalog vocabulary.
| English Numbers | Tagalog Numbers |
|---|---|
| Ordinal Numbers | |
| first | una |
| second | pangalawa |
| third | ikatlo |
| fourth | pang-apat |
| fifth | ikalima |
| sixth | pang-anim |
| seventh | pampito |
| eighth | pangwalo |
| ninth | ikasiyam |
| tenth | ikasampu |
| eleventh | pang-onse |
| twelfth | ikalabindalawa |
| thirteenth | ikalabintatlo |
| fourteenth | panlabing-apat |
| fifteenth | pang-labinlima |
| sixteenth | panlabing-anim |
| seventeenth | ikalabimpito |
| eighteenth | ikalabing-walo |
| nineteenth | ikalabinsiyam |
| twentieth | ikadalawampu |
| once | minsan |
| twice | dalawang beses |
Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers have a very important role in Tagalog. Once you're done with the Filipino Numbers, you might want to check the rest of our Tagalog lessons here: Learn Tagalog. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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