Appendix D - Numbers
Tagalog speakers use numbers from Tagalog, Spanish and English. Although certain groups of people have preferences of which numbers to use, there is a lot of variation so it’s impossible to give you accurate guidelines.
For example, the year is usually said in English, the time is often said in Spanish, and I hear a lot of counting done in Tagalog, but any of these can be interchanged. One thing most native speakers agree upon is that English numbers are most often used in general.
However, to help you understand numbers when you hear them I encourage you to learn them and use them. Here are the number of tables for your convenience. I recommend you make a pass at memorizing them here as soon as you encounter them in a lesson.
Don’t be concerned if they don’t stick well at first; there will be a lot of repetition and they will become automatic eventually. If at any time you’re in doubt, revisit this appendix and review them again.
Pure Tagalog cardinal numbers 1-10
isa
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1
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dalawa
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2
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tatlo
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3
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apat
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4
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lima
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5
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anim
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6
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pito
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7
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walo
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8
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siyam
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9
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sampú
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10
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Pure Tagalog cardinal numbers 11-19
Notice that labing is placed in front of numbers that start with vowels, and labin with consonants, with the exception of 17 which gets labim.
labing-isa
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11
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labindalawa
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12
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labintatlo
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13
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labing-apat
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14
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labinlima
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15
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labing-anim
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16
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labinpito
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17
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labinwalo
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18
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labinsiyam
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19
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Pure Tagalog cardinal numbers 20-99
Notice that multiples of ten are just the number followed by mpu if it ends with a vowel, and napu with a consonant. Also, o’s turn into u’s. Between the multiples of ten, just add ‘t + number.
dalawampú
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20
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tatlumpú
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30
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apatnapú
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40
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limampú
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50
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animnapú
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60
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pitumpú
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70
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walumpú
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80
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siyamnapú
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90
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siyamnapú’t isa
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91
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siyamnapú’t dalawa
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92
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siyamnapú’t tatlo
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93
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Pure Tagalog cardinal numbers 100+
Notice that except for 100, multiples of one hundred are just the number followed by -ng daan if it ends with a vowel, and na raan with a consonant. For numbers over one million just use English or Spanish. For numbers in between multiples, just use the same order you would with English, but add ‘t between the last two numbers.
sandaan
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100
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dalawang daan
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200
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tatlong daan
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300
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apat na raan
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400
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limang daan
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500
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anim na raan
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600
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pitong daan
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700
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walong daan
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800
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siyam na raan
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900
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isang libo
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1000
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tatlong libo apat na raan siyamnapú’t anim
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3496
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Cardinal numbers from Spanish 1-10
Notice that while these numbers came from Spanish, pronunciation and spelling are a bit different.
uno
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dos
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tres
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kuwatro
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singko
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sais
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siyete
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7
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otso
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8
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nuwebe
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9
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diyes
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10
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Cardinal numbers from Spanish 11-19
Notice that while these numbers came from Spanish, pronunciation and spelling are a bit different.
onse
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11
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dose
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12
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trese
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13
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katorse
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14
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kinse
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15
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disiseis
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16
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disisiyete
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17
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disiotso
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18
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disinuwebe
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19
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Cardinal numbers from Spanish 20-99
Between multiples of 10, with the exception of beynte, just add ‘y + number.
beynte
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20
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beynte uno
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21
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treynta
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30
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kuwarenta
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40
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sinkuwenta
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50
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sisenta
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60
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sitenta
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70
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otsenta
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80
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nobenta
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90
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nobenta’y uno
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91
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Cardinal numbers from Spanish 100+
siyento
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100
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dos siyentos
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200
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tres siyentos
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300
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kuwatro siyentos
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400
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kinyentos
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500
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sais siyentos
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600
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siyete siyentos
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700
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otso siyentos
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800
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nuwebe siyentos
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900
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mil
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1000
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tres mil kuwatro siyentos nobenta’y sais
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Ordinal Numbers
Ordinal numbers are of the type: first, second, third, etc. With the exceptions of first, second, third and last, all you have to do to form an ordinal number in Tagalog is add ika in front of the number:
una
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first
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ikalawa
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second
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ikatlo
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third
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ikaapat
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fourth
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ikalabinlima
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fifteenth
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ikatatlumpú
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thirtieth
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ikasandaan
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hundredth
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huli
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last
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Fractions
Tagalog fractions are very rarely used, with the exception of:
kalahatí
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half
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