Numbers in various languages

The following is a table of the numbers 0 through 10 in a sample of the languages and writings of the world.

Language

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Indo-European languages

Germanic languages

English

zero / nil

one

two

three

four

five

six

seven

eight

nine

ten

Danish

nul

en

to

tre

fire

fem

seks

syv

otte

ni

ti

Dutch

nul

een

twee

drie

vier

vijf

zes

zeven

acht

negen

tien

Frisian

nol

ien

twa

trije

fjouwer

fiif

seis

sân

acht

njoggen

tsien

German (listen)

null

eins

zwei

drei

vier

fünf

sechs

sieben

acht

neun

zehn

Icelandic

núll

einn

tveir

þrír

fjórir

fimm

[...]

sjö

átta

níu

tíu

Norwegian, Bokmål

null

en (ett)

to

tre

fire

fem

seks

sju (syv)

åtte

ni

ti

Norwegian, Nynorsk

null

ein (eit(t))

to

tre (tri)

fire

fem

seks

sju

åtte

ni

ti

Scots

nocht

ane

twa

three

fower

five

sax

sieven

aicht

nine

ten

Swedish

noll

en (ett)

två

tre

fyra

fem

[...]

sju

åtta

nio

tio

Italic and Romance languages

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Latin

unus

duo

tres

quattuor

quinque

[...]

septem

octo

novem

decem

Catalan

zero

u/un

dos

tres

quatre

cinc

sis

set

vuit

nou

deu

French

zéro

un

deux

trois

quatre

cinq

six

sept

huit

neuf

dix

Italian

zero

uno

due

tre

quattro

cinque

sei

sette

otto

nove

dieci

Portuguese

zero

um

dois

três

quatro

cinco

seis

sete

oito

nove

dez

Romanian

zero

unu

doi

trei

patru

cinci

şase

şapte

opt

nouã

zece

Spanish

cero

uno

dos

tres

cuatro

cinco

seis

siete

ocho

nueve

diez

Wallon

zérô

onk / one

deus

troes

cwate

cénk

shîjh

set

ût

noûv

dîjh

Greek

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Greek

μηδέν
mithen

ένα
ena

δύο
dio

τρία
tria

τέσσερα
tessera

πέντε
pente

έξι
exi

επτά / εφτά
epta / efta

οκτώ / οχτώ
okto / okto

εννέα
ennea

δέκα
deka

Armenian

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Armenian

meg

yergou

yerek

tchors

hink

vetss

yoteh

outeh

inneh

dasseh

Illyrian languages

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Albanian (listen)

zero

një

dy

tre

katër

pesë

gjashtë

shtatë

tetë

nëntë

dhjetë

Baltic languages

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Latvian

viens

div

trys

cetiri

penki

šeši

septini

aštiuoni

devini

desmit

Lithuanian

vienas

du

trys

keturi

penki

šeši

septyni

aštuoni

devyni

dešimt

Slavic languages

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Bulgarian

нула
(nula)

едно
(edno)

две
(dve)

три
(tri)

четири
(chetiri)

пет
(pet)

шест
(shest)

седем
(sedem)

осем
(osem)

девет
(devet)

десет
(deset)

Czech

nula

jeden

dva

tři

čtyři

pět

šest

sedm

osm

devět

deset

Macedonian

nula
нула

eden
еден

dva
два

tri
три

četiri
четири

pet
пет

šest
шест

sedum
седум

osum
осум

devet
девет

deset
десет

Polish

zero

jeden

dwa

trzy

cztery

pięć

sześć

siedem

osiem

dziewięć

dziesięć

Russian (listen)

ноль
nol'

один
odin

два
dva

три
tri

четыре
chetyrye

пять
pyat'

шесть
shest'

семь
syem'

восемь
vosyem'

девять
dyevyat'

десять
dyesyat'

Serbo-Croat

nula
нула

jedan
један

dva
два

tri
три

četiri
четири

pet
пет

šest
шест

sedam
седам

osam
осам

devet
девет

deset
десет

Slovak

nula

jeden

dva

tri

štyri

päť

šesť

sedem

osem

deväť

desať

Slovene

nič

ena

dva

tri

štiri

pet

šest

sedem

osem

devet

deset

Ukrainian

ноль
nol'

один
odyn

два
dva

три
try

чотири
chotyry

п'ять
p'yat'

шiсть
shist'

сiм
sim

вiсiм
visim

дев'ять
dev'yat'

десять
desyat'

Indo-Iranian languages

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

०

१

२

३

४

५

६

७

८

९

१०

Sanskrit

शून्य

एकम्

द्वे

त्रीणि

चत्वारि

पञ्च

षष्

सप्त

अष्ट

नव

दश

Hindi 1

शून्य
/ɕuːnjə/

एक
/eːk/

दो
/d̪oː/

तीन
/t̪iːn/

चार
/caːr/

पाँच
/pãːc/

छः
/cʰɛ/

सात
/saːt̪ʰ/

आठ
/aːʈʰ/

नौ
/nɔː/

दस
/d̪əs/

Marathi

शून्य

एक

दोन

तीन

चार

पांच

सहा

सात

आठ

नऊ

दहा

۰

۱

۲

۳

۴

۵

۶

۷

۸

۹

۱۰

Urdu

صفر
/sɪfər/

ایک
/eːk/

دو
/d̪oː/

تین
/t̪iːn/

چار
/caːr/

پانچ
/pãːc/

چھ
/cʰɛ/

سات
/saːt̪ʰ/

آٹھ
/aːʈʰ/

نو
/nɔː/

دس
/d̪əs/

Persian

yek

do

se

chahâr

panj

shesh

haft

hasht

noh

dah

Romany

jekh

duj

trin

shtar

pandzh

shov

efta

oxto

inja

desh

Celtic languages

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Breton

zero

unan

daou (m)
diw (f)

tri
teir

pewar
peder

pemp

c'hwec'h

seizh

eizh

naw

deg

Welsh

dim

un

dau (m) / dwy (f)

tri / tair

pedwar / pedair

pump

chwech

saith

wyth

naw

deg

Irish

nialas

aon

do

trí

ceathair

cúig

sé

seacht

ocht

naoi

deich

Scottish

neoni

aon

dhà

trì

ceithir

còig

sia

seachd

ochd

naoi

deich

Afro-Asiatic languages

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Arabic 2

٠
sifer
صِفْر

١
wâhid
واحِد

٢
ithnayn
إِثنان

٣
thalâtha
ثَلاثة

٤
arba`a
أرْبَعَة

٥
khamsa
خَمْسة

٦
sitta
سِتَّة

٧
sab`a
سَبْعَة

٨
thamâniya
ثَمانِة

٩
tis`a
تِسْعة

١٠
`ashara
عَشَرة

Maltese

xejn

wieħed

tnejn

tlieta

erbgħa

ħamsa

sitta

sebgħa

tmienja

disgħa

għaxra

Hebrew

אפס

אחת
אחד

שתיים
שניים

שלוש
שלושה

ארבע
ארבעה

חמש
חמישה

שש
שישה

שבע
שבעה

שמונה
שמונה

תשע
תשעה

עשר
עשרה

efes

aħat

shtayeem

shalosh

arbah

ħamesh

sesh

shehvah

shmoneh

tayshah

esair

Amharic

ande

hulet

sost

arat

hammist

siddist

sebat

semmint

zetegn

asar

Dravidian languages

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Malayalam

onnu

rantu

mûnnu

nâlu

añju

âru

êru

ettu

onpatu

pattu

Tamil

onru

irantu

mûnru

nânku

aintu

âru

êlu

ettu

onpatu

pattu

Telugu

okati

rendu

mûdu

nâlugu

aidu

âru

êdu

enimidi

tommidi

padi

Sino-Tibetan languages

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Burmese

toun-hnya

thi

hni

toun

lei

ngha

kyauk

khun hni

shhi

khou

seh

Cantonese 3

lihng
零

yat
一

yih/lehuhng
二/两

saahm
三

seih
四

ng
五

luhk
六

chat
七

baaht
八

gauh
九

sahp
十

Mandarin 3

líng
零

yī
一

èr/liǎng
二/两

sān
三

sì
四

wǔ
五

liù
六

qī
七

bā
八

jiǔ
九

shí
十

Shanghainese (a Wu Chinese dialect) 3

rin
零

ich
一

ni/rian
二/两

sé
三

si
四

ën
五

roch
六

chich
七

pach
八

ciou
九

zach
十

Taiwanese (a Minnan Chinese dialect) 3

ling5
零

tsit8
一

li7/nng7
二/两

sa
三

si3
四

gơ7
五

lak8
六

tshit4
七

peh4
八

kau2
九

tsap8
十

Tibetan

klad kor

gcig

gnyis

gsum

bzhi

lnga

[...]

bdun

brgyad

dgu

bcu

Tai-Kadai languages

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Lao

suun

neung

song

sam

see

ha

hok

chet

paet

gow

seep

Thai

๐
sŏon

๑
nèung

๒
sŏng

๓
săm

๔
sèe

๕
hâ

๖
hòk

๗
jèt

๘
phèt

๙
gâo

๑๐
sìp

Austroasiatic languages

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Khmer

soan

moo-uhy

pee

buh-ee

boo-uhn

pram

pram moo-uhy

pram pee / pram pil

pram buh-ee

pram boo-uhn

dawp

Vietnamese

số không / cê-rô

một

hai

ba

bốn / tư

năm

sáu

bảy

tám

chín

mười / chục

Caucasian languages

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Georgian

erti

ori

sami

otkhi

khuti

eksvi

shvidi

rva

tskhra

ati

Uralic languages

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Estonian

null

üks

kaks

kolm

neli

viis

kuus

seitse

kaheksa

üheksa

kümme

Finnish

nolla

yksi

kaksi

kolme

neljä

viisi

kuusi

seitsemän

kahdeksan

yhdeksän

kymmenen

Hungarian

nulla

egy

kettő

három

négy

öt

hat

hét

nyolc

kilenc

tíz

Sami

okta

guokte

golbma

njeallje

vihtta

guhtta

cieza

gavcci

ovcci

logi

Altaic languages

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Mongolian

neg

khoyor

gurav

duruv

tav

zurgaa

doloo

naim

ies

arva

Turkish

sıfır

bir

iki

üç

dört

beş

altı

yedi

sekiz

doguz

on

Austronesian languages

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Cebuano

usa

duha

tulo

upat

lima

unom

pito

walo

siyam

napulo

Hawaiian

`ole

`ekahi

`elua

`ekolu

`ehā

`elima

`eono

`ehiku

`ewalu

`eiwa

`umi

Ilokano

ibbong / awan / sero

maysa

dua

tallo

uppat

lima

innem

pito

walo

siam

sangapulo

Indonesian

kosong / nol

satu

dua

tiga

empat

lima

enam

tujuh

delapan

sembilan

sepuluh

Malagasy

haotra

iray

roa

telo

efatra

dimy

enina

fito

valo

sivy

folo

Malay

kosong

satu

dua

tiga

empat

lima

enam

tujuh

lapan

sembilan

sepuluh

Maori

tahi

rua

toru

whâ

rima

ono

whitu

waru

iwa

tekau

Samoan

tasi

lua

tolu

fa

lima

ono

fitu

valu

iva

sefulu

Tagalog

isa

dalawa

tatlo

apat

lima

anim

pito

walo

siyam

sampu

Tongan

noa

taha

ua

tolu

fa

nima

ono

fitu

valu

hiva

hongofulu / taha noa

Native American languages

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Guarani

peteï

moköi

mbohapy

irundy

(as in Spanish)

Cherokee

sagwu

ta'li

jo'i

nvhgi

hisgi

sudali

gahlgwogi

janela

sohnela

sgohi

Mayan

hun

ca

ox

can

ho

uac

uuc

uaxac

bolon

lahun

Mapuche

kiñe

epu

küla

meli

kechu

kayu

relqe

pura

ailla

mari

Navajo

láá'ii

naaki

táá

díí`

`ashdla`

hastáá

tsots`id

tseebíí

náhást`éí

neezná

Quechua

huk

iskay

kimsa

tawa

pichqa

soqta

qanchis

pusaq

isqon

chunka

Bantu Languages

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Swahili

sifuri

moja

mbili

tatu

nne

tano

sita

saba

nane

tisa

kumi

Language isolates

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Korean

yeong
영

hana
하나
il
일

dul
둘
i
이

set
셋
sam
삼

net
넷
sa
사

daseot
다섯
o
오

yeoseot
여섯
yuk
육

ilgop
일곱
chil
칠

yeodeol
여덟
pal
팔

ahop
아홉
gu
구

yeol
열
sip
십

Japanese 4

〇/零
zero / rei
ゼロ / れい

一
hitotsu / ichi
いち

二
futatsu / ni
に

三
mittsu / san
さん

四
yottsu / shi
し / よん

五
itsutsu / go
ご

六
muttsu / roku
ろく

七
nanatsu / shichi
しち / なな

八
yattsu / hachi
はち

九
kokonotsu / ku
きゅう

十
tô / jû
じゅう

Basque

bat

bi

hiru

lau

bost

sei

zazpi

zortzi

bederatzi

hamar

Etruscan

thu

zal

ci

huth

mak

sa

semph

cezp

nurph

zal(ch)

Pidgins

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Tok Pisin

siro, nating, not

wan(pela)

tu(pela)

tri(pela)

foa, fopela

faiv, faipela

sikis(pela)

seven(pela)

et(pela)

nain(pela)

ten(pela)

Constructed languages

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Brithenig

sero / rhen

yn

dew

trui

cathr

cinc

sei

seth

oeth

noe

deg

Esperanto

nulo

unu

du

tri

kvar

kvin

ses

sep

ok

naŭ

dek

Klingon

pagh

wa'

cha'

wej

loS

vagh

jav

Soch

chorgh

Hut

wa'maH

Lojban

no

pa

re

ci

vo

mu

xa

ze

bi

so

pano

Nuirn

ingen

haon

tuâ

þrí

fiòra

féam

stvac

siù

ácht

naoi

tí

Quenya

úqua

minë

atta

neldë

canta

lempë

enquë

otso

tolto

nertë

cainen

Slovio

nul

din

dva

tri

cxtir

piat

sxes

siem

vos

dev

des

Volapük

nul

bal

tel

kil

fol

lul

mäl

vel

jöl

zül

bals

Wenedyk

zero

un

dwu

trze

kwatru

cząc

szej

sieć

ocu

nów

dziecz

1The forms between brackets are transcriptions different from the Hindi.

2Although English names its numerals Arabic numerals, they came to Europe through India, originally from the Islamic civilization. Arab countries use other symbols for numerals, although with the same decimal structure. In the table, these figures appear in the top row of the text. For numbers with several digits, one writes in increasing powers of ten (units first, then tens, and so on). As in the west, the units are on the right and the greater powers of ten are on the left, as shown for the Arabic ten in the table. In the transliteration, th must be read about like English th, although closer to the S than Z or V . kh is a guttural R, as in Khaled, similar to the German CH of Bach (IPA χ, ).

3There are two different characters which mean "2"

  • èr (二) is used for numbers ("the year 2000")
  • liăng (两) is used to describe ("I have two fruits")

4 the Japanese usually use the Arabic numerals, but still use Chinese characters (kanji) in calligraphy or when written in columns. The word shi (死) means "death", in some cases yon replaces shi (4) and nana replaces shichi (7).

See also

  • Common phrases in different languages

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