Numbers

1. Бер — Ике — Өч

   Ber — Ike — Öch

   One – Two – Three

   Usage

   Numbers one to three

   Grammar Note

   A noun after a numeral stays singular (ике китап).

2. Дүрт — Биш — Алты

   Dürt — Bish — Alty

   Four – Five – Six

   Usage

   Numbers four to six

   Grammar Note

   Tatar numerals are native Turkic words.

3. Җиде — Сигез — Тугыз

   Jide — Sigez — Tugyz

   Seven – Eight – Nine

   Usage

   Numbers seven to nine

   Grammar Note

   "җ" sounds like English j and is romanized "j".

4. Ун — Егерме — Утыз

   Un — Yegerme — Utyz

   Ten – Twenty – Thirty

   Usage

   Ten, twenty and thirty

   Grammar Note

   The tens run "ун, егерме, утыз, кырык, илле, алтмыш, җитмеш, сиксән, туксан".

5. Йөз — Мең — Миллион

   Yöz — Meñ — Million

   Hundred – Thousand – Million

   Usage

   Hundred, thousand and million

   Grammar Note

   "миллион" is a loan from French.

6. Сәгать ничә?

   Sägat nichä?

   What time is it?

   Usage

   Asking the time

   Grammar Note

   "ничә" asks for a number; "Сәгать ничәдә?" = at what time?

7. Бүген ничәнче көн?

   Bügen nichänche kön?

   What is today's date?

   Usage

   Asking the date

   Grammar Note

   "ничәнче" asks for an ordinal position. Composed with regular grammar.

8. Бер елда унике ай бар

   Ber yelda unike ay bar

   There are twelve months in a year

   Usage

   Stating the months in a year

   Grammar Note

   "ел" (year) takes the locative "-да". "унике" is written as one word, and the noun stays singular (унике ай). Composed with regular grammar.

9. Ярты — Чирек

   Yarty — Chirek

   Half – Quarter

   Usage

   Half and quarter

   Grammar Note

   "чирек" is of Persian origin.

10. Нуль

    Nul

    Zero

    Usage

    The number zero

    Grammar Note

    A word of Latin origin.

11. Беренче — Икенче — Өченче

    Berenche — Ikenche — Öchenche

    First – Second – Third

    Usage

    Ordinal numbers

    Grammar Note

    Ordinals take "-нче / -енче" (өч → өченче).

12. Миңа егерме җиде яшь

    Miña yegerme jide yash

    I'm 27 years old

    Usage

    Telling your age

    Grammar Note

    Age is given with the dative "миңа" + number + "яшь" (to me, 27 years); "яшь" stays singular.

13. Быел миңа егерме сигез яшь тула

    Byyel miña yegerme sigez yash tula

    I turn 28 this year

    Usage

    Saying the age you turn this year

    Grammar Note

    "яшь тула" means "an age is completed".

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