In our previous lesson, you learned the months of the year in Turkish and some words related to them that need to be known. Now, it’s time to take a step further.
Knowing numbers is an essential step towards a smooth holiday experience in Turkey because, in daily life, people use numbers while shopping, exchanging telephone numbers, telling the date and time, and even simply when telling their age to carry on their conversations. So, by learning to count in Turkish, you will be able to get better prices and communicate better.
Also, it’s always wise to know what comes before 1 and after 10 to understand prices. Unlike English, Turkish doesn’t have unique words for 11 and 12. Instead, these numbers are formed by using a combination of ten + the following cardinal number.
For example, eleven would be “ten one” in Turkish. So, it is even easier to learn how to count when learning Turkish.
| Turkish cardinal numbers The words below will teach you numbers in the Turkish language. (They're of two types: cardinal (one, two, three) and ordinal (first, second, third). | ||||
| 0 | sıfır | Zero | Hava 0 derece. | The weather is 0 degrees. |
| -1/4 | çeyrek | Quarter | Saat 8’i çeyrek geçiyor. | It’s quarter past 8. |
| -1/2 | yarım/buçuk | Half | Yarım kilo peynir alacağım. | I’ll take half a kilo of cheese. |
| 1 | bir | One | Bir top dondurma istiyorum. | I want one scoop of ice cream. |
| 2 | iki | Two | Saat iki. | It’s 2:00. |
| 3 | üç | Three | Üç gece kalacağım. | I will stay for three days. |
| 4 | dört | Four | Dört kardeşim var. | I have four siblings. |
| 5 | beş | Five | Beşinci kattayım. | I’m on the fifth floor. |
| 6 | altı | Six | Türkiye’yi altı günlüğüne ziyaret edeceğim. | I will visit Turkey for six days. |
| 7 | yedi | Seven | Bugün ayın yedisi. | Today is the 7th. |
| 8 | sekiz | Eight | Saat 8’de buluşabilir miyiz? | Can we meet at 8 o’clock? |
| 9 | dokuz | Nine | 9 numaralı otobüse binmeliyiz. | We should take bus number 9. |
| 10 | on | Ten | Marketler sabah 10’da açılıyor. | The markets open at 10 A.M. |
| 11 | on bir | Eleven | Randevum 11’de. | My appointment is at 11 A.M. |
| 12 | on iki | Twelve | 12 yaşında bir kızım var. | I have a 12 year old daugther. |
| 13 | on üç | Thirteen | Ayın 13’ü ülkeme dönüyorum. | I’m going back to my country on the 13th of the month. |
| 20 | yirmi | Twenty | Kaldığım otel buradan yürüyerek 20 dakika uzaklıkta. | The hotel I’m staying at is 20 minutes away from here. |
| 30 | otuz | Thirty | Otuz yaşındayım. | I’m thirty years old. |
| 40 | kırk | Forty | 40 lira. | It’s forty liras. |
| 50 | elli | Fifty | 50 dakika bekledim. | I waited for 50 minutes. |
| 60 | altmış | Sixty | Altmış kiloyum. | I’m sixty kilograms. |
| 70 | yetmiş | Seventy | 70 liralık alışveriş yaptım. | I made a purchase of 70 liras. |
| 80 | seksen | Eighty | Annem seksen yaşında. | My mother is 80 years old. |
| 90 | doksan | Ninety | Doksan liraya güzel bir şal aldım. | I bought a beautiful scarf for ninety liras. |
| 100 | yüz | Hundred | Yüz lira olur mu? | Is 100 liras enough? |
| 200 | iki yüz | Two hundred | Bugün 200 lira harcadım. | I spent 200 liras today. |
| 1000 | bin | Thousand | Bu ayakkabılar 1000 TL. | These shoes were 1000 TL. |
| 2000 | iki bin | Two thousand | Bu otelin gecesi 2000 TL. | This hotel is 2000 per/night. |
| 10,000 | on bin | Ten thousand | Bu evin aylık kirası 10,000. | This house’s monthly rent is 10,000 lira. |
| 1,000,000 | milyon | Million | Antalya’da 7 milyona ev aldım. | I bought a house in Antalya for 7 million. |
You'll need your numbers to count Turkish Liras
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