Numbers

1. Një

   One

   Usage

   Used for counting or expressing quantity

   Grammar Note

   Albanian for "one". Also functions as the indefinite article before nouns

2. Dy

   Two

   Usage

   Used to express the number two

   Grammar Note

   Albanian for "two". Etymologically related to other Indo-European words for two

3. Tre

   Three

   Usage

   Used to express the number three

   Grammar Note

   Similar to Latin "tres" and Italian "tre" — all from Proto-Indo-European

4. Katër

   Four

   Usage

   Used to express the number four

   Grammar Note

   The ending "ër" is a reduced vowel. Stress falls on the first syllable

5. Pesë

   Five

   Usage

   Used to express the number five

   Grammar Note

   Shares Indo-European roots with Latin "quinque" but has evolved distinctly

6. Dhjetë

   Ten

   Usage

   Used to express the number ten

   Grammar Note

   "dh" sounds like the voiced English "th". Derived from Proto-Indo-European *dekm

7. Njëzet

   Twenty

   Usage

   Used to express the number twenty

   Grammar Note

   Albanian 20 is vigesimal in origin. "njëzet" literally means "one score"

8. Njëqind

   One hundred

   Usage

   Used to express one hundred

   Grammar Note

   "qind" means hundred. Form hundreds by adding numbers: "dyqind" = 200

9. Sa lekë kushton?

   How many lekë does it cost?

   Usage

   Asking about prices in Albanian currency lekë

   Grammar Note

   "lekë" is the plural of "lek", Albania's currency. Named after Alexander the Great

10. Ora është tre

    It is three o'clock

    Usage

    Telling the time

    Grammar Note

    "Ora" is borrowed from Italian "ora" (hour). Time expressions follow "Ora është + number"

11. Jam njëzet e shtatë vjeç

    I'm 27 years old

    Usage

    Answering "Sa vjeç jeni?" (How old are you?)

    Grammar Note

    Numerals above twenty are formed as "njëzet e + unit" ("njëzet e shtatë" = 27). "Vjeç", the word used for age, never changes after a numeral — the same form as in "Fëmija im është gjashtë vjeç"

12. Këtë vit mbush njëzet e tetë vjeç

    I turn 28 this year

    Usage

    Saying what age you will reach this year

    Grammar Note

    "Mbush" also means to reach a given age: "mbush + numeral + vjeç" = to turn that age. "Këtë vit" uses the same demonstrative form as "Këtë javë" (this week)

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