Counting Past Ten

Level 2

11 iri na otu. 20 iri abụọ. 100 narị.

How It Works

Number	Igbo
11	iri na otu
12	iri na abụọ
15	iri na ise
20	iri abụọ
30	iri atọ
40	iri anọ
50	iri ise
100	narị

Between tens, the unit joins with na: 21 is iri abụọ na otu. Numbers follow the noun: mmadụ iri na ise “fifteen people”. Written numbers are spaced words. Digits are fine in dates and prices.

Examples (4)

iri na otu
eleven
Iri plus na plus otu.
iri na ise
fifteen
Iri na plus ise.
iri abụọ
twenty
Iri plus abụọ.
mmadụ iri atọ
thirty people
The number follows the noun.

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Counting Past TenLevel 2

Learn This First

The larger numbers are built from the first ten and joined with na, so both come first.

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Prices in NairaLevel 3

Words in This Pattern

irina

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