Numbers in Welsh



Learn numbers in Welsh

Knowing numbers in Welsh is probably one of the most useful things you can learn to say, write and understand in Welsh. Learning to count in Welsh 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 Welsh is the most widely spoken language, and you want to be able to shop and even bargain with a good knowledge of numbers in Welsh.

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 Welsh?

The Welsh language (Cymraeg), belongs to the Celtic languages of the Indo-European languages family, and more precisely to its Brittonic branch. Spoken in Wales, but also in England and Argentina (in the Welsh colony of Y Wladfa), it counts about 700,000 speakers.

List of numbers in Welsh

Here is a list of numbers in Welsh. We have made for you a list with all the numbers in Welsh 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 Welsh. We also close the list by showing you what the number 1000 looks like in Welsh.

• 1) un
• 2) dau
• 3) tri
• 4) pedwar
• 5) pump
• 6) chwech
• 7) saith
• 8) wyth
• 9) naw
• 10) deg
• 11) undeg un
• 12) undeg dau
• 13) undeg tri
• 14) undeg pedwar
• 15) undeg pump
• 16) undeg chwech
• 17) undeg saith
• 18) undeg wyth
• 19) undeg naw
• 20) dauddeg
• 30) trideg
• 40) pedwardeg
• 50) pumdeg
• 60) chwedeg
• 70) saithdeg
• 80) wythdeg
• 90) nawdeg
• 100) cant
• 1,000) mil
• one million) miliwn
• one billion) biliwn

Numbers in Welsh: Welsh numbering rules

Each culture has specific peculiarities that are expressed in its language and its way of counting. The Welsh is no exception. If you want to learn numbers in Welsh 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 Welsh with ease.

The way numbers are formed in Welsh is easy to understand if you follow the rules explained here. Surprise everyone by counting in Welsh. Also, learning how to number in Welsh 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 Welsh 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 Welsh

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Digits from zero to nine are rendered by specific words: sero (or dim) [0], un [1], dau / dwy (masculine/feminine) [2], tri / tair (masculine/feminine) [3], pedwar / pedair (masculine/feminine) [4], pump (or pum when directly followed by a noun) [5], chwech (or chwe when directly followed by a noun) [6], saith [7], wyth [8], and naw [9].

The tens in the decimal system are formed by prefixing the word for ten (deg) with its multiplier digit (separated with a space or not): deg [10], dauddeg [20], trideg [30], pedwardeg [40], pumdeg [50], chwedeg [60], saithdeg [70], wythdeg [80], and nawdeg [90].

Teens are formed by starting with the word for ten (deg) prefixed by its multiplier (one), followed by the unit, separated with a space: undeg un [11], undeg dau [12], undeg tri [13], undeg pedwar [14], undeg pump [15], undeg chwech [16], undeg saith [17], undeg wyth [18], and undeg naw [19].

Compound numbers are formed the same way, starting with the ten, followed by the unit digit (e.g.: dauddeg pump [25], chwedeg pedwar [64]).

Hundreds are formed by stating the multiplier digit before the word for hundred (cant, gant or chant), except for one hundred: cant [100], dau gant [200], tri chant [300], pedwar cant [400], pum cant [500], chwe chant [600], saith cant [700], wyth cant [800], and naw cant [900].

When compound with numbers from one to ten, hundreds are linked with the particle ac or a (e.g.: cant ac un [101], cant a dau [102], cant a deg [110]), while no particule is needed between the hundred and upper numbers (e.g.: cant dauddeg [120]).

Thousands are formed by stating the multiplier digit before the word for thousand (mil), except for one thousand: mil [1,000], dau vil [2,000], tri mil [3,000], pedwar mil [4,000], pump mil [5,000], chwech mil [6,000], saith mil [7,000], wyth mil [8,000], and naw mil [9,000].

The word for million is miliwn (plural: miliynau), and the word for billion (10⁹) is biliwn (plural: biliynau).