How much do we find the numbers in their Arabic form 1,2,3,4, etc. It will be very easy to read and understand for many speakers around the world, since they are the most used symbols to represent numbers.
These numerals are called Arabic numbers, because they were brought to Europe by the Arabs, but they were actually invented in India.
So seeing numbers and understanding them is a universal language; We find the big differences when we are going to pronounce the number or write it in letters, since in each language it will be very different. In this article we will show you how numbers are written in Catalan; If we were to say this sentence in Catalan it would be “com s’escriuen els nombres en Català”
Numbers will always be one of the first aspects to learn when studying a language. The biggest complication in writing numbers in Catalan can be found in the fact that some figures contain hyphens, as well as some spellings that can cause confusion when writing; read the article to clear doubts.
Many numbers will sound very similar to Spanish and some others with the same phonetics, which makes it easier to learn. Catalan comes from Latin and is one of the official languages of the autonomous community of Catalonia in Spain, along with Spanish.
What do you need to write the numbers in Catalan?
- Want to know how numbers are written in Catalan.
- I like or want to learn Catalan.
Instructions to write the numbers in Catalan
- The numbers from 0 to 10: these first numbers are irregular, that is, there is no general rule to write them, you must learn them by heart,
0 = zero
1 = u, if you are going to use this number as a determinant it would be one or one
2 = you can pronounce it in two ways dos or dues
3 = tres
4 = quatre
5 = cinc
6 = sis
7 = set
8 = vuit
9 = nou
10 = deu - The numbers from 11 to 20: are still irregular and you must memorize them
11 = onze
12 = dotze
13 = tretze
14 = fourteen
15 = quinze
16 = setze
17 = disset
18 = divuit
19 = dinou
20 = vint - From 21 to 30: from number 21 the figures are already regular, which means that there are already standards or rules that will help you build them, you will start with the vint number of 20 and add the other numbers, adding hyphens between the tens and the units. In this case, as an exception for carrying the particle i, you must write 2 dashes as shown below
21 = Vint-iu.
22 = Vint-i-two.
23 = Vint-i-three.
24 = Vint-i-quatre.
25 = Vint-i-zinc.
26 = Vint-i-sis.
27 = Vint-i-set.
28 = Vint-i-vuit.
29 = Vint-i-nou
30 = - From 31 to 39: from number 30 (thirty) only the tens will be irregular, you can build the other numbers forming the tens and units that you already know.
31 = Thirty-u.
32 = Thirty-two.
33 = Thirty-three.
34 = Thirty-Quatre.
35 = Thirty-Zinc.
36 = Thirty-Sys.
37 = Thirty-Set.
38 = Trenta-Vuit.
39 = Thirty-Nou - From 40 to 49: it is important that you memorize the tens well and then get to know the hundreds, let’s see the next ten: 40
40 = Quaranta
41 = Quaranta-u.
42 = Quaranta-two.
43 = Quaranta-three.
44 = Quaranta-quatre.
45 = Quaranta-zinc.
46 = Quaranta-sis.
47 = Quaranta-set.
48 = Quaranta-vuit.
49 = Quaranta-nou. - Let’s see the rest of the tens, you already know how to build the numbers between tens.
50 = Fifty
60 = Sixanta
70 = Setanta
80 = Vuitanta
90 = Noranta - Once you reach the number 100 you must start learning the hundreds, to write the numbers between 100 and 200 and so on you must apply the rules seen previously by writing hyphens between the units and the hundreds. Memorize this DUC rule which will always remind you to put a hyphen between the tens and the units and between the units and the hundreds, then we will show you the hundreds.
100 = Cent
200 = Two-cents
300 = Three-cents
400 = Quatre -cents
500 = Zinc-cents
600 = Sis-cents
700 = Set-cents
800 = Vuit-cents
900 = Nou-cents - From the number one thousand, we will build the numbers like this.
1000 = One thousand
1100 = One thousand cent
1200 = One thousand two-cents
2000 = Two thousand
3000 = Three thousand
4000 = Quatre thousand
5000 = Zinc thousand
6000 = Sis thousand
7000 = Set thousand
8000 = Vuit thousand
9000 = Nou thousand
000 = Deu thousand
100,000 = Cent thousand
1,000,000 = One thousand
2,000,000 = Two million
100,000,000 = Cent million - Examples of numbers:
134 = cent thirty-quatre
472 = quatre-cents seventy-two
1543 = thousand zinc-cents quaranta-three
8545 = vuit thousand zinc-cents quaranta-cinc
599 = zinc-cents/centes noranta-nou
1999 = thousand nou -cents/centes noranta-nou
799 = set-cents/centes noranta-nou
1 999 999 = one million nou-cents/centes noranta-nou thousand nou-cents/centes noranta-nou - Once you understand the cardinal numbers, that is, the previously seen ones, which are those that are used to count, you can learn the ordinal numbers that are the ones that will help you express an order, we will put the word in Spanish and then in Catalan
First = First. (1st)
First = first (1st)
Second = Second. (2n)
Second = Second (2nd)
Third = Third (3r)
Third = Third (3rd)
Fourth = Quart. (4t)
Fourth = Fourth (4th)
Fifth = Cinquè. (5è)
Fifth = Cinquena (5ª)
Sixth = Sisè. (6è)
Sixth = Sixth (6th)
Seventh = Setè. (7è )
Seventh = Setena (7ª)
Eighth = Vuitè. (8è)
Eighth = Vuite (8ª)
Ninth = Novè. (9è)
Ninth = Ninth (9th)
Tenth = Desè. (10è)
Tenth = Desena (10th)
Eleventh = Onzè (11è)
Eleventh = Eleventh (11th)
Twelfth = Dotzè. (12è)
Twelfth = Dotzena (12th)
Thirteenth = Tretzè (13è)
Thirteenth = Tretzena (13th)
Fourteenth = Fourteenth. (14è)
Fourteenth = Fourteenth (14th)
Fifteenth = Quinzè. (15è)
Fifteenth = Quinzena (15th)
Sixteenth = Setzè (16è )
Sixteenth = Setzena (16th)
Seventeenth = Dissetè.( 17è )
Seventeenth = Dissetena (17th)
Eighteenth = Divuitè (18è )
Eighteenth = Divuitena (18th)
Nineteenth = Dinovè. (19è)
Nineteenth = Ninth (19th)
Twentieth = Vintè. (20è)
Twentieth = Vintena (20th)
Thirtieth = Trentè. (30è)
Thirtieth = Trentena (30 a)
Fortieth = Quarante (40è)
Fortieth = Quarantine (40th)
Fiftieth = Ciquanté (50è)
Fiftieth = Ciquantena (50th)
Sixtieth = Sixth (60th)
Sixtieth = Sixth (60th)
Seventh = Setanté (70è)
Seventy = Seventy (70th)
Eightieth = Vituanté (80è) Eightieth
= Vuitantena (80th)
Ninth = Noraté (90è) Ninth
= Norantena (90th) - Fractional numbers ½ =à Un mig
1/3 = à Un terç
¼ à = Un quart à Un quarter
1/5 = à Un cinquè à Una cinquena part
1/6 = à Un sisè à One sisena part
1/7 = à Un setè
1/8 = à Un vuitè
1/9 = à Un novè
1/10 = à Un dècim
2/5 = à Two cinquens
3/6 = à Tres sisens
4/7 = à Quatre setens
2/8 = à Two vuitens
Tips for writing numbers in Catalan
- With practice you will be an expert writing numbers in Catalan.
- Repeat and memorize.