What You Need to Know
As in English, once you know the basic numbers, counting larger numbers becomes much easier.
Therefore, check out our lesson on counting numbers up to 100 if you haven't done so already.
How to Count by Hundreds
When counting in hundreds, the numbers from 100 to 999 use san, which means hundred.
Consider These Examples
1. 200
De san → Two hundred
2. 600
Sis san → Six hundred
See our lesson on counting up to 100
3. 742
Sèt san karann-de → Seven hundred forty-two
4. 938
Nèf san trantuit → Nine hundred thirty-eight
When to Be Careful
When simply saying one hundred, do not say en san.
Remember, one hundred is simply san in Creole.
For example, 138 in Creole is san trantuit, not en san trantuit.
How to Count by Thousands
When counting in thousands, use mil, which means thousand.
Consider These Examples
1. 2 000
De mil → Two thousand
2. 600 000
Sis san mil → Six hundred thousand
3. 742 000
Sèt san karann-de mil → Seven hundred forty-two thousand
See our lesson on counting up to 100
4. 700 200
Sèt san mil de san → Seven hundred thousand two hundred
5. 700 231
Sèt san mil de san tranteyen → Seven hundred thousand two hundred thirty-one
When to Be Careful
When simply saying one thousand, use mil instead of en mil.
For example, 1 038 in Creole is mil trantuit, not en mil trantuit.
How to Count in Millions and Billions
The Creole word for million is milyon.
The Creole word for billion is milya.
The Creole word for billion is milya.
The pattern is similar to the one used for hundreds and thousands.
The key difference is that you say en milyon for one million and en milya for one billion.
Knowing this, all you have to do is follow the same pattern as before.
Consider These Examples
1. 1 200 000
En milyon de san mil → One million two hundred thousand
2. 1 200 020
En milyon de san mil ven → One million two hundred thousand twenty
3. 1 400 200 000
En milya kat san milyon de san mil → One billion four hundred million two hundred thousand