Pashto Numbers
Learning the Pashto Numbers is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Pashto language. But first we need to know what the role of Numbers is in the structure of the grammar in Pashto.
Pashto cardinal number convey the "how many" they're also known as "counting numbers," because they show quantity. Here are some examples:
| English Numbers | Pashto Numbers |
| numbers | shemar (hesab) - شمیر (حساب) |
| one | yew - يو |
| two | dewh - دوه |
| three | der - درې |
| four | celwer - څلور |
| five | penzh - پنځه |
| six | shepẓ̌ - شپږ |
| seven | awewh - اووه |
| eight | ath - اته |
| nine | nhh - نهه |
| ten | les - لس |
| eleven | yewwels - يوولس |
| twelve | dewles - دولس |
| thirteen | daar les - دیار لس |
| fourteen | cewar les - څوار لس |
| fifteen | penzh les - پنځه لس |
| sixteen | shepaṛs - شپاړس |
| seventeen | awewh les - اووه لس |
| eighteen | at les - ات لس |
| nineteen | newles - نولس |
| twenty | shel - شل |
| hundred | sel - سل |
| one thousand | zer - زر |
| million | malawen - میلیون |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Numbers in Pashto has a logical pattern. Locate the Numbers above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Pashtu.
List of Ordinal Numbers in Pashto
Pashto Ordinal numbers tell the order of things in a set: first, second, third, etc. Ordinal numbers do not show quantity. They only show rank or position. Below is a list of the Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers in Pashto. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Pashto vocabulary.
| English Numbers | Pashto Numbers |
| Ordinal Numbers | asem meshetq zeyat shemer - اسم مشتق زيات شمېر |
| first | lewmṛa - لومړی |
| second | dewhem - دوهم |
| third | deram - دریم |
| fourth | celwerm - څلورم |
| fifth | penzem - پنځم |
| sixth | shepẓ̌m - شپږم |
| seventh | awewm - اووم |
| eighth | atem - اتم |
| ninth | nhem - نهم |
| tenth | lesm - لسم |
| eleventh | ew lesm - ېو لسم |
| twelfth | dewh lesm - دوه لسم |
| thirteenth | deyar lesm - ديار لسم |
| fourteenth | cewar lesm - څوار لسم |
| fifteenth | penzh lesm - پنځه لسم |
| sixteenth | shepaṛsem - شپاړسم |
| seventeenth | awewh lesm - اووه لسم |
| eighteenth | ath lesm - اته لسم |
| nineteenth | newlesm - نولسم |
| twentieth | shelm - شلم |
| once | yew zel - يو ځل |
| twice | dewh zelh - دوه ځله |
Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers have a very important role in Pashto, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Pashtu Numbers, you might want to check the rest of our Pashto lessons here: Learn Pashto. Don't forget to bookmark this page.