Turkish Numbers
Learning the Turkish 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 Turkish language. But first we need to know what the role of Numbers is in the structure of the grammar in Turkish.
Turkish cardinal number convey the "how many" they're also known as "counting numbers," because they show quantity.
Grammar Tips:
In Turkish numbers are as follows:
1: bir = one 11:
on bir = eleven
2: iki = two 12:
on iki = twelve
3:üç = three 13:
on üç = thirteen
4: dört = four
5: beş = five In
Turkish we always say the tens digit first, then the ones
6: altı = six digit.
7: yedi =seven
8: sekiz = eight
9: dokuz = nine
10: on =ten
20: yirmi
30: otuz 40: kırk 50: elli 60: atmış 70: yetmiş 80:
seksen 90:doksan 100: yüz
Some
examples: 28: yirmi sekiz ( tens digit first; ones digit second. )
31: otuz bir
45: kırk beş
57: elli yedi
Here are some examples:
| English Numbers | Turkish Numbers |
| numbers | numaralar |
| one | bir |
| two | iki |
| three | üç |
| four | dört |
| five | beş |
| six | altı |
| seven | yedi |
| eight | sekiz |
| nine | dokuz |
| ten | on |
| eleven | on bir |
| twelve | oniki |
| thirteen | on üç |
| fourteen | on dört |
| fifteen | onbeş |
| sixteen | on altı |
| seventeen | on yedi |
| eighteen | onsekiz |
| nineteen | on dokuz |
| twenty | yirmi |
| hundred | yüz |
| one thousand | bin |
| million | milyon |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Numbers in Turkish has a logical pattern. Locate the Numbers above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Turkish.
List of Ordinal Numbers in Turkish
Turkish 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 Turkish. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Turkish vocabulary.
| English Numbers | Turkish Numbers |
| Ordinal Numbers | |
| first | birinci, ilk |
| second | ikinci |
| third | üçüncü |
| fourth | dördüncü |
| fifth | beşinci |
| sixth | altıncı |
| seventh | yedinci |
| eighth | sekizinci |
| ninth | dokuzuncu |
| tenth | onuncu |
| eleventh | on birinci |
| twelfth | on ikinci |
| thirteenth | on üçüncü |
| fourteenth | on dördüncü |
| fifteenth | on beşinci |
| sixteenth | on altıncı |
| seventeenth | on yedinci |
| eighteenth | on sekizinci |
| nineteenth | on dokuzuncu |
| twentieth | yirminci |
| |
| once | bir kere |
| twice | iki kere |
Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers have a very important role in Turkish, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Turkish Numbers, you might want to check the rest of our Turkish lessons here: Learn Turkish. Don't forget to bookmark this page.