How to Say Ordinal Numbers
play_circle_filled Beginner Lesson- You will learn how to say ordinal numbers such as first, second, third, etc. in Haitian Creole
- Please see our lesson on counting numbers in Haitian Creole if you haven't done so already.
- Here are the patterns you need to pay attention to:
- 1. The first ordinal number premye occurs only once and does not repeat in patterns.
- Every first number after that end as -entyèm.
- 2. Second through ninth repeats in patterns (except in the 70s and 90s).
- 3. 10th through 19th only repeats in the 70s and 90s.
- 4. Every tenth number ends as -tyèm (except for 70th and 90th).
What You Will Learn
1 - Saying the 'First' Ordinal Number
- 1. Premye is the Creole ordinal number for first. It occurs only once.
- 2. Every first ordinal number from 21st and on such as 31st , 41st and 51st end as -entyèm.
- 3. The only exceptions are 71st and 91st. They end as -onzyèm.
Key Points
![Premye appears only once.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHXD-0hPjam37C3YHellxVuBCKC-bnu2UYx51yd4L6_FOUJNMzYAiHaNrZzW5lY3wjKCbw6qN_wKPwtFWzhsKunGKqWbsn97lGL4iD2UtUx2m63GmJJRiB63SaCcf87MCpRrANmDU1iug/s1600/First_Ordinal_Numbers_Haitian_Creole.jpg)
2 - Saying Second Through Ninth
- 1. Ordinal numbers second through ninth repeats in patterns.
- 2. The only times they don't repeat are are 10-19th, 70-79th, and 90-99th.
Key Points
![Ordinal numbers second through ninth repeats in patterns](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVh0c7QMpcS87n6lnVOvwcc3ifpzjG6kLspGsulQ5UVRuENU7j-h7kD31qvApZqwiNQurIGpKRi-zejjXYl2WZFd4xjLpuISaLis1zB14Iged6ogxzkENp2kUifkOKbNcWneyuKAI6CJI/s1600/2nd_9th_Ordinal_Numbers_Haitian_Creole_Pattern_1.jpg)
![Ordinal numbers second through ninth repeats in patterns](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiscjtjFIOp6tewWWnRvBQVI_bUd42Q3mPsxhqDO92ENxJMTWG9FYDMBNhsaYuKcrZKglGUxF_Xa0TlUzB-gGNSEG6kUO_OKXYp90E0Cl2AgdZ23ZE_DmXoq3j573Hc1B7oWNl9K9pjC4M/s1600/2nd_9th_Ordinal_Numbers_Haitian_Creole_Pattern_2b.jpg)
3 - 10th through 19th Pattern
- 1. 10th to 19th repeats from 70th to 79th and from 90th to 99th.
Key Points
![Ordinal numbers 10th to 19th repeat in patterns in 70th to 79th and 90 to 99th.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghOwFW7-V4i4xwj7Xui0VINsJyHHM_YGp_8roHqPY40BvgZxHzsXwEwd_1xoxGJFhT3ME8BOSK2b2N-Es3PAsOOm4aNTmbRLOOaoGynX-pflaX239hz972UmmWNK-3Wm_3bccnSeV4aIA/s1600/10_19th_ordinal_numbers_haitian_creole.jpg)
4 - Every Tenth Number
- 1. Every tenth number from 20th and up ends as -tyèm.
- 2. The only exceptions to this are 70th and 90th.
Key Points
![Ordinal numbers 10th to 19th repeat in patterns in 70th to 79th and 90 to 99th.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rpvGeR-chORc4S1o2oFBWV1JGl8dwESPnmw97rbXKQczVfVY4_ug1pcC8pwtV9Ejqkz3TnDPkndmzpiKO0V5CScV4DjsX-GW4_LeQ5K8daxKPQ5ujO5WgOoKayqfvdF0vtW9csY-SeY/s1600/tenth_numbers_ordinal_haitian_creole.jpg)