Numbers

1. एक

   ek

   One (1)

   Usage

   The number 1. Used when shopping and counting

   Grammar Note

   Numerals come before the noun. Konkani numerals often differ from Marathi.

2. दोन

   don

   Two (2)

   Usage

   The number 2. Used when shopping and counting

   Grammar Note

   Numerals come before the noun. Konkani numerals often differ from Marathi.

3. तीन

   tīn

   Three (3)

   Usage

   The number 3. Used when shopping and counting

   Grammar Note

   Numerals come before the noun. Konkani numerals often differ from Marathi.

4. चार

   cār

   Four (4)

   Usage

   The number 4. Used when shopping and counting

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary lists "grass" as the first sense of चार, so context shows whether it means "four".

5. पांच

   pāṃc

   Five (5)

   Usage

   The number 5. Used when shopping and counting

   Grammar Note

   "Five" is पांच, written with the nasal ं; Marathi spells it पाच.

6. धा

   dhā

   Ten (10)

   Usage

   The number 10. Used when shopping and counting

   Grammar Note

   "Ten" is धा, not Marathi दहा.

7. वीस

   vīs

   Twenty (20)

   Usage

   The number 20. Used when shopping and counting

   Grammar Note

   Numerals come before the noun. Konkani numerals often differ from Marathi.

8. शंबर

   śaṃbar

   One hundred (100)

   Usage

   The number 100. Used when shopping and counting

   Grammar Note

   "Hundred" is शंबर, not Marathi शंभर.

9. हजार

   hajār

   One thousand (1000)

   Usage

   The number 1000. Used when shopping and counting

   Grammar Note

   Numerals come before the noun. Konkani numerals often differ from Marathi.

10. अर्दो

    ardo

    Half

    Usage

    Means "1/2"; useful for halving amounts or portions

    Grammar Note

    The masculine form अर्दो is used as the citation form; the neuter अर्दें goes with neuter nouns.

11. हांव सत्तावीस वर्सांचो / वर्सांची

    hāṃv sattāvīs varsāṃco / varsāṃcī

    I'm 27 years old

    Usage

    Men say वर्सांचो, women say वर्सांची

    Grammar Note

    Age is "of N years", with the ending matching the speaker's gender (वर्सांचो / वर्सांची). (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

12. ह्या वर्सा हांव अठ्ठावीस वर्सांचो / वर्सांची जातां

    hyā varsā hāṃv aṭhṭhāvīs varsāṃco / varsāṃcī jātāṃ

    I turn 28 this year

    Usage

    Men say वर्सांचो, women say वर्सांची

    Grammar Note

    "Become" is जावप; the present form जातां expresses the near future. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

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