Numbers

12 phrases · Mauritian Creole with romanization, English and audio

  1. Enn, de, trwa

    One, two, three

    Usage

    Counting one to three

    Grammar Note

    As in the official numeral table; "enn" is also the article "a"

  2. Kat, sink, sis

    Four, five, six

    Usage

    Counting four to six

    Grammar Note

    As in the official numeral table

  3. Set, wit, nef

    Seven, eight, nine

    Usage

    Counting seven to nine

    Grammar Note

    As in the official numeral table

  4. Dis

    Ten

    Usage

    Ten

    Grammar Note

    As in the official numeral table

  5. Komie? Vennsink roupi.

    How much? Twenty-five rupees.

    Usage

    Asking the price and answering in rupees

    Grammar Note

    Twenty-five is "vennsink" in the official table; the currency is "roupi"

  6. Vint-e-enn, vennde, venntrwa

    Twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-three

    Usage

    Twenty-one to twenty-three

    Grammar Note

    Only 21 takes "-e-"; from 22 it is "venn" plus the unit, as in the official table

  7. Trant, karant, sinkant

    Thirty, forty, fifty

    Usage

    Thirty, forty, fifty

    Grammar Note

    As in the official numeral table

  8. San, mil, enn milyon

    One hundred, one thousand, one million

    Usage

    Hundred, thousand, million

    Grammar Note

    As in the official table; a million is "enn milyon"

  9. Premie, deziem, trwaziem

    First, second, third

    Usage

    First, second, third

    Grammar Note

    Ordinals as listed in the grammar; built with "-iem"

  10. Mo ena vennset an.

    I'm 27 years old

    Usage

    Giving your age

    Grammar Note

    Sentence composed from dictionary-verified words

  11. Sa lane mo pou ena vintwit an.

    I turn 28 this year

    Usage

    Saying what age you turn this year

    Grammar Note

    Sentence composed from dictionary-verified words

  12. Swasant, katrovin, san

    Sixty, eighty, one hundred

    Usage

    Sixty, eighty, a hundred

    Grammar Note

    As in the official table; eighty is "katrovin"

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