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Afrikaans Numbers

This page is about numbers in Afrikaans. Including the cardinal (counting) and ordinal (order) numbers. Each of which is used in a different situation.

One: een
Two: twee
Three: drie
Four: vier
Five: vyf
Six: ses
Seven: sewe
Eight: agt
Nine: nege
Ten: tien
Eleven: elf
Twelve: twaalf
Thirteen: dertien
Fourteen: veertien
Fifteen: vyftien
Sixteen: sestien
Seventeen: sewentien
Eighteen: agtien
Nineteen: negentien
Twenty: twintig
Thirty three: Drie-en-dertig
One hundred: eenhonderd
Three hundred and sixty: Driehonderd-en-sestig
One thousand: eenduisend

Here are some examples in Afrikaans for the cardinal numbers above.

Two thousand and fourteen: Tweeduisend-en-veertien
One million: Een miljoen
I'm thirty years old: Ek is dertig jaar oud
I have 2 sisters and one brother: Ek het 2 susters en 1 broer

Now we move on to the ordinal numbers, which helps us organize things by order or rank.

First: eerste
Second: tweede
Third: derde
Fourth: vierde
Fifth: vyfde
Sixth: sesde
Seventh: sewende
Eighth: agtste
Ninth: negende
Tenth: tiende
Eleventh: elfde
Twelfth: twaalfde
Thirteenth: dertiende
Fourteenth: Veertiende
Fifteenth: vyftiende
Sixteenth: sestiende
Seventeenth: sewentiende
Eighteenth: agtiende
Nineteenth: negentiende
Twentieth: twintigste

And here are a couple sentences related to the ordinal numbers above.

English is my first language: Engels is my eerste taal
Her second language is Spanish: Haar tweede taal is Spaans
Once: een keer
Twice: twee keer

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