Tagalog Words For Numbers
Category : Phrases & Vocabulary , Words
Filipino primary schools teach children to count in Filipino and English. As a result of 373 years of Spanish colonization (1521 – 1898) over the Philippines, Spanish derived numbers are used commonly by most of the Filipino population.
| English | Tagalog |
|---|---|
| one | isa |
| two | dalawa |
| three | tatlo |
| four | apat |
| five | lima |
| six | anim |
| seven | pito |
| eight | walo |
| nine | siyam |
| ten | sampu |
| eleven | labing-isa |
| twelve | labing-dalawa |
| thirteen | labintatlo |
| fourteen | labing-apat |
| fifteen | labinlima |
| sixteen | labing-anim |
| seventeen | labimpito |
| eighteen | labing-walo |
| nineteen | labinsiyam |
| twenty | dalawampu |
| hundred | daan |
| thousand | libo |
| million | milyon |
Besides counting with Tagalog numbers, Filipinos often use Spanish-derived numbers for telling time and one’s age. Often they provide a faster and simpler way to speak.
For example:
labindalawa (syllables: 5)
twelve
dose (syllables: 2)
twelve (Spanish derived)
| Tagalog | Spanish derived |
| isa one |
uno one |
| dalawa two |
dos two |
| tatlo three |
tres three |
| apat four |
kuatro four |
| lima five |
sinko five |
| anim six |
seis six |
| pito seven |
siete seven |
| walo eight |
ocho eight |
| siyam nine |
nueve nine |
| sampu ten |
diez ten |
To express a specific number of an object, add ‘ng’ to the number words that end in vowels and add ‘na’ to the number words that end in consonants.
For example:
pito(ng) isda
seven fish
isang bata
one child
anim na sapatos
six shoes
siyam na libro
seven books
