Numbers in Folkspraak



Learn numbers in Folkspraak

Knowing numbers in Folkspraak is probably one of the most useful things you can learn to say, write and understand in Folkspraak. Learning to count in Folkspraak may appeal to you just as a simple curiosity or be something you really need. Perhaps you have planned a trip to a country where Folkspraak is the most widely spoken language, and you want to be able to shop and even bargain with a good knowledge of numbers in Folkspraak.

It's also useful for guiding you through street numbers. You'll be able to better understand the directions to places and everything expressed in numbers, such as the times when public transportation leaves. Can you think of more reasons to learn numbers in Folkspraak?

Folkspraak (also spelled Folksprak), which means language of the people, is an international auxiliary language started in 1995. It is based on Germanic languages (mostly Danish, Dutch, English, German, Norwegian Bokmål, and Swedish) and can be defined as a zonal constructed language aimed at facilitating communication between speakers of the same linguistic group. Created on the internet, it has evolved in different dialects depending of the languages used at its source.

List of numbers in Folkspraak

Here is a list of numbers in Folkspraak. We have made for you a list with all the numbers in Folkspraak from 1 to 20. We have also included the tens up to the number 100, so that you know how to count up to 100 in Folkspraak. We also close the list by showing you what the number 1000 looks like in Folkspraak.

  • 1) een
  • 2) twee
  • 3) tri
  • 4) fier
  • 5) femf
  • 6) six
  • 7) seven
  • 8) acht
  • 9) nien
  • 10) tejen
  • 11) eenliv
  • 12) tweenliv
  • 13) tritejen
  • 14) fiertejen
  • 15) femftejen
  • 16) sixtejen
  • 17) seventejen
  • 18) achttejen
  • 19) nientejen
  • 20) tweentig
  • 30) tritig
  • 40) fiertig
  • 50) femftig
  • 60) sixtig
  • 70) seventig
  • 80) achttig
  • 90) nientig
  • 100) een hondrad
  • 1,000) een tusend
  • one million) grottusend

Numbers in Folkspraak: Folkspraak numbering rules

Each culture has specific peculiarities that are expressed in its language and its way of counting. The Folkspraak is no exception. If you want to learn numbers in Folkspraak you will have to learn a series of rules that we will explain below. If you apply these rules you will soon find that you will be able to count in Folkspraak with ease.

The way numbers are formed in Folkspraak is easy to understand if you follow the rules explained here. Surprise everyone by counting in Folkspraak. Also, learning how to number in Folkspraak yourself from these simple rules is very beneficial for your brain, as it forces it to work and stay in shape. Working with numbers and a foreign language like Folkspraak at the same time is one of the best ways to train our little gray cells, so let's see what rules you need to apply to number in Folkspraak

.
  • Digits from zero to nine are rendered by specific words: nul [0], een [1], twee [2] (but tween when compound), tri [3], fier [4], femf [5], six [6], seven [7], acht [8], and nien [9].
  • The tens are formed by suffixing the multiplier digit with tig, except for ten: tejen [10], tweentig [20], tritig [30], fiertig [40], femftig [50], sixtig [60], seventig [70], achttig [80], and nientig [90].
  • Eleven and twelve are formed by suffixing the unit with liv: eenliv [11] and tweenliv [12]. Teens are formed by suffixing the unit with the word for ten (tejen): tritejen [13], fiertejen [14], femftejen [15], sixtejen [16], seventejen [17], achttejen [18], and nientejen [19].
  • Other compound numbers are formed by separating the ten and the unit with a space (e.g.: tweentig femf [25], sixtig een [61]).
  • The hundreds are formed by setting the multiplier digit before the word for hundred (hondrad) separated with a space: een hondrad [100], twee hondrad [200], tri hondrad [300], fier hondrad [400], femf hondrad [500], six hondrad [600], seven hondrad [700], acht hondrad [800], and nien hondrad [900].
  • The thousands are formed by setting the multiplier digit before the word for thousand (tusend) separated with a space: een tusend [1,000], twee tusend [2,000], tri tusend [3,000], fier tusend [4,000], femf tusend [5,000], six tusend [6,000], seven tusend [7,000], acht tusend [8,000], and nien tusend [9,000].
  • The word for million (106) is grottusend.
  • Numbers Folksprak
  • Numbers in different languages