If you're trying to learn Hausa Numbers you will find some useful resources including a course about Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers... to help you with your Hausa 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 Hausa. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
Learning the Hausa 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 Hausa language. But first we need to know what the role of Numbers is in the structure of the grammar in Hausa.
Hausa cardinal number convey the "how many" they're also known as "counting numbers," because they show quantity. Here are some examples:
| English Numbers | Hausa Numbers |
|---|---|
| numbers | adadan |
| one | |
| two | biyu a |
| three | guda |
| four | huɗu |
| five | guda |
| six | shida |
| seven | |
| eight | takwar bakwai |
| nine | tara |
| ten | goma |
| eleven | |
| twelve | sha biyu guda |
| thirteen | goma sha uku |
| fourteen | guda |
| fifteen | goma |
| sixteen | sha shida |
| seventeen | guda |
| eighteen | goma sha takwas |
| nineteen | guda |
| twenty | ashirin da |
| hundred | ɗari |
| one thousand | thousand a |
| million |
Notice the structure of the Numbers in Hausa.
Hausa 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 Hausa. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Hausa vocabulary.
| English Numbers | Hausa Numbers |
|---|---|
| Ordinal Numbers | ordinal miliyan adadan |
| first | na farko |
| second | na biyu |
| third | na uku |
| fourth | na huɗu |
| fifth | na biyar |
| sixth | na shida |
| seventh | na bakwai |
| eighth | sumunin |
| ninth | tara |
| tenth | goma |
| eleventh | sha daya |
| twelfth | goma |
| thirteenth | |
| fourteenth | sha huɗu na goma sha uku |
| fifteenth | na goma sha biyar |
| sixteenth | ƙarni na |
| seventeenth | |
| eighteenth | goma sha bakwai |
| nineteenth | na goma sha tara |
| twentieth | ashirin |
| once | Idan |
| twice | har sau biyu |
Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers have a very important role in Hausa. Once you're done with Hausa Numbers, you might want to check the rest of our Hausa lessons here: Learn Hausa. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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