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Learning the Belarusian 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 Belarusian language. But first we need to know what the role of Numbers is in the structure of the grammar in Belarusian.
Belarusian cardinal number convey the "how many" they're also known as "counting numbers," because they show quantity.
In Belarusian numbers from 1 to 20 are unique and therefore need to be memorized individually. Numbers from 21 and upwards are formed by using the following pattern: for example 21 can be formed by using 20 + 1 written separately: дваццаць адзiн
Here are some examples:
| English Numbers | Belarusian Numbers |
|---|---|
| numbers | noomari - нумары |
| one | adzіn - адзін |
| two | dva - два |
| three | tri - тры |
| four | chatiri - чатыры |
| five | pyatzʲ - пяць |
| six | shestzʲ - шэсць |
| seven | syem - сем |
| eight | vosyem - восем |
| nine | dzyevyatzʲ - дзевяць |
| ten | dzyesyatzʲ - дзесяць |
| eleven | adzіnatztzatzʲ - адзінаццаць |
| twelve | dvanatztzatzʲ - дванаццаць |
| thirteen | trinatztzatzʲ - трынаццаць |
| fourteen | chatirnatztzatzʲ - чатырнаццаць |
| fifteen | pyatnatztzatzʲ - пятнаццаць |
| sixteen | shasnatztzatzʲ - шаснаццаць |
| seventeen | syemnatztzatzʲ - семнаццаць |
| eighteen | vasyemnatztzatzʲ - васемнаццаць |
| nineteen | dzyevyatnatztzatzʲ - дзевятнаццаць |
| twenty | dvatztzatzʲ - дваццаць |
| hundred | sto - сто |
| one thousand | 1 tisyacha - 1 тысяча |
| million | mіlʲyon - мільён |
Notice the structure of the Numbers in Belarusian.
Belarusian 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 Belarusian. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Belarusian vocabulary.
| English Numbers | Belarusian Numbers |
|---|---|
| Ordinal Numbers | Paradkaviya noomari - Парадкавыя нумары |
| first | pyershi - першы |
| second | droogі - другі |
| third | tretzі - трэці |
| fourth | chatzvyorti - чацвёрты |
| fifth | pyati - пяты |
| sixth | shosti - шосты |
| seventh | syomi - сёмы |
| eighth | vosʲmi - восьмы |
| ninth | dzyevyati - дзевяты |
| tenth | dzyesyati - дзесяты |
| eleventh | adzіnatztzati - адзінаццаты |
| twelfth | dvanatztzati - дванаццаты |
| thirteenth | trinatztzati - трынаццаты |
| fourteenth | chatirnatztzati - чатырнаццаты |
| fifteenth | pyatnatztzati - пятнаццаты |
| sixteenth | shasnatztzati - шаснаццаты |
| seventeenth | syemnatztzati - семнаццаты |
| eighteenth | vasyemnatztzati - васемнаццаты |
| nineteenth | dzyevyatnatztzati - дзевятнаццаты |
| twentieth | dvatztzati - дваццаты |
| once | (adzіn) raz/adnoychi/adnago razoo - (адзін) раз/аднойчы/аднаго разу |
| twice | dvoychi/dva razi - двойчы/два разы |
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