Numbers

1. Unan, daou, tri

   One, two, three

   Usage

   Counting basics; 2 is daou (m) and div (f)

   Grammar Note

   Breton counts in twenties; nouns after numerals stay singular

2. Pevar, pemp

   Four, five

   Usage

   Basic numbers

   Grammar Note

   4 has a masculine form "pevar" and a feminine form "peder"

3. C'hwec'h, seizh, eizh, nav, dek

   Six, seven, eight, nine, ten

   Usage

   Numbers six to ten

   Grammar Note

   The "c'h" in "c'hwec'h" is a single letter for the /x/ sound

4. Unnek, daouzek, trizek, pevarzek, pemzek

   Eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen

   Usage

   Numbers eleven to fifteen

   Grammar Note

   From 13 the form is the digit plus "-zek"

5. C'hwezek, seitek, triwec'h, naontek, ugent

   Sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty

   Usage

   Numbers sixteen to twenty

   Grammar Note

   18 is the special form "triwec'h" (3 x 6)

6. Ugent, tregont, daou-ugent, hanter-kant, kant

   Twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, one hundred

   Usage

   Tens; the vigesimal system shows in them

   Grammar Note

   40 is "daou-ugent" (2 x 20) and 50 is "hanter-kant" (half a hundred)

7. Kant euro

   One hundred euros

   Usage

   Saying an amount

   Grammar Note

   The noun after a numeral stays singular (composed)

8. Ugent euro, mar plij

   Twenty euros, please

   Usage

   Asking for or giving an amount of money

   Grammar Note

   The noun after a numeral stays singular (composed)

9. Adlavarit, mar plij

   Please repeat that

   Usage

   When you did not catch a number

   Grammar Note

   Imperative of "adlavar" (repeat) with the polite "-it"

10. Seizh eur eo

    It's seven o'clock

    Usage

    Telling the time

    Grammar Note

    "number + eur eo" gives the time; the question is "Pet eur eo ?"

11. Dek eur hanter eo

    It's half past ten

    Usage

    Telling the time

    Grammar Note

    "half past" is "number + eur hanter"

12. Kreisteiz eo

    It's noon

    Usage

    Saying it is noon

    Grammar Note

    "kreisteiz" is the word for noon

13. Seizh vloaz warn-ugent on

    I'm 27 years old

    Usage

    Giving your age (composed)

    Grammar Note

    21 to 39 are "number + warn-ugent" (plus twenty); "bloaz" becomes "vloaz" after a numeral

14. Petra eo ho niverenn pellgomz ?

    What is your phone number?

    Usage

    Asking for contact details

    Grammar Note

    "ho" is the polite "your"; with friends use "da" (which triggers mutation)

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