Numerals
Learning to count is not very difficult. You should first memorize counting from 1 to 10, and then to 100.
| Tibetan Numerals: 0 - 29 | |||||
| 0 | P+-"}:-í | 10 | 0%t- | 20 | (m-co- |
| 1 | #%m#- | 11 | 0%t-#%m#- | 21 | (m-co-P-#%m#- |
| 2 | #(m=- | 12 | 0%t-#(m=- | 22 | (m-co-P-#(m=- |
| 3 | #=v1- | 13 | 0%t-#=v1- | 23 | (m-co-P-#=v1- |
| 4 | 06m- | 14 | 0%t-06m- | 24 | (m-co-P-06m- |
| 5 | T- | 15 | 0%}-T- | 25 | (m-co-P-T- |
| 6 | Hx#- | 16 | 0%t-Hx#- | 26 | (m-co-P-Hx#- |
| 7 | 0`o,- | 17 | 0%t-0`o,- | 27 | (m-co-P-0`o,- |
| 8 | 0W+- | 18 | 0%}-0W+- | 28 | (m-co-P-0W+- |
| 9 | +]o- | 19 | 0%t-+]o- | 29 | (m-co-P-+]o- |
Note how the spelling of 15 and 18 breaks away from the rule. For 15 the pronunciation is "chö-nga" while 18 is pronounced"chub-gye" (not "cho-gye" as might be expected). There are some other pronunciation variations in the Lhasa dialect. Those will be made clear when we have added sound recordings to this page.
Table with 30 - 100 will be added later.
Usage in a Sentence
The numeral is always placed after the noun in a sentence. You would say "book two", and not "two book". When a noun is qualified with a numeral, it should not be in the plural. You should say "book three", and not "books three" or "three books" . If there is an adjective following the noun, then the numeral should follow the adjective.
Examples:
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