Numbers

1. Бер — Ике — Өс

   Ber — Ike — Ös

   One – Two – Three

   Usage

   Numbers one to three

   Grammar Note

   Three is "Өс" (Tatar "Өч"). Also 7 "Ете", 8 "Һигеҙ", 9 "Туғыҙ" differ markedly from Tatar.

2. Дүрт — Биш — Алты

   Dürt — Bish — Alty

   Four – Five – Six

   Usage

   Numbers four to six

   Grammar Note

   Four to six match Tatar. A numeral precedes the noun, which stays singular.

3. Ете — Һигеҙ — Туғыҙ

   Yete — Higedh — Tughydh

   Seven – Eight – Nine

   Usage

   Numbers seven to nine

   Grammar Note

   Differs from Tatar "Җиде, Сигез, Тугыз". Watch the letters "һ", "ғ" and "ҙ".

4. Ун — Егерме — Утыҙ

   Un — Yegerme — Utydh

   Ten – Twenty – Thirty

   Usage

   Ten, twenty, thirty

   Grammar Note

   Compound numbers put tens before units (егерме биш = 25). "Утыҙ" (30) ends in "ҙ".

5. Йөҙ — Мең — Миллион

   Yödh — Meñ — Million

   Hundred – Thousand – Million

   Usage

   One hundred, one thousand, one million

   Grammar Note

   "Миллион" is a loanword via Russian. "Йөҙ" also means "face".

6. Сәғәт нисә?

   Säghät nisä?

   What time is it?

   Usage

   Asking the time

   Grammar Note

   Literally "the clock, how many?". Answer with a numeral: "Сәғәт биш" (five o'clock).

7. Бөгөн нисәһе?

   Bögön nisähe?

   What is today's date?

   Usage

   Asking the date

   Grammar Note

   "нисәһе" is "нисә" (how many) + "-һе" (its): "which number?". Bashkir "бөгөн", not Tatar "бүген".

8. Бер йылда ун ике ай бар

   Ber yylda un ike ay bar

   There are twelve months in a year

   Usage

   Explaining the length of a year

   Grammar Note

   "ун ике" (twelve) is written as two words. "ай" means both "month" and "moon". This sentence is built from standard parts; a native check is advisable.

9. Ярты — Сирек

   Yarty — Sirek

   Half – Quarter

   Usage

   Talking about fractions and amounts

   Grammar Note

   "Сирек" is also used for a school term or a moon quarter. Telling "half past" works differently and is not covered here.

10. Нуль

    Nul

    Zero

    Usage

    The number 0

    Grammar Note

    A loanword via Russian.

11. Беренсе — Икенсе — Өсөнсө

    Berense — Ikense — Ösönsö

    First – Second – Third

    Usage

    Ordinal numbers one to three

    Grammar Note

    Ordinals are formed with endings of the "-енсе/-нсе" type. "Беренсе" and "Икенсе" look irregular, so learn them whole.

12. Миңә егерме ете йәш

    Miñä yegerme yete yäsh

    I'm 27 years old

    Usage

    Telling your age

    Grammar Note

    Age is "Миңә + number + йәш" (to me N years). Just swap the number, as in "Миңә егерме йәш".

13. Быйыл миңә егерме һигеҙ йәш тула

    Byyyl miñä yegerme higedh yäsh tula

    I turn 28 this year

    Usage

    Saying the age you reach this year

    Grammar Note

    "йәш тула" means "turns that age". Put a time word first, as in "Миңә тиҙҙән ун һигеҙ йәш тула". This sentence is built from standard parts; a native check is advisable.

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