Numbers in Filipino – Part 2

The following are the numbers from one hundred to nine hundred. You may notice that the Spanish and the filipinized of one hundred have a (to) attached to it. This is used to add the other two digits to it. For example, Ciento veinte is one hundred twenty. If the number is one hundred alone, it is only cien. The format of the below list is Filipino, English, Spanish, and filipinized version.

  • Sangdaan, one hundred, cien(to), syen(to).
  • Dalawangdaan, two hundred, dos cientos, dos syentos.
  • Tatlongdaan, three hundred, tres cientos, tres syentos.
  • Apatnaraan, four hundred, cuatro cientos, kwatro syentos.
  • Limangdaan, five hundred, quinientos, kinyentos.
  • Animnaraan, six hundred, seiscientos, saisyentos.
  • Pitongdaan, seven hundred, setecientos, setesyentos.
  • Walongdaan, eight hundred, ochocientos, otsosyentos.
  • Siyamnaraan, nine hundred, novecientos, nobesyentos.

If you remember the first part of this lesson, The na and ng is also used here. As for the auxiliary daan and raan, only four hundred, six hundred, and nine hundred uses raan while the rest uses daan. Furthermore, these three also has the na in it and not ng. One last thing is the sang in both one hundred and one thousand. Do you remember sampu or ten from the previous part? The word isa is its proper form but in the word sampu, it drops the i and adds m to it as a modifier. For the hundreds and the thousands, m is replaced by ng and na.

  • Sanglibo, one thousand, mil, (same).
  • Dalawanglibo, two thousand, dos mil, (same).
  • Tatlonglibo, three thousand, tres mil, (same).
  • Apatnalibo, four thousand, cuatro mil, kwatro mil.
  • Limanglibo, five thousand, cinco mil, singko mil.
  • Animnalibo, six thousand, seis mil, sais mil.
  • Pitonglibo, seven thousand, ciete mil, syete mil.
  • Walonglibo, eight thousand, ocho mil, otso mil.
  • Siyamnalibo, nine thousand, nueve mil, nwebe mil.

As for the million, billion, trillion, and any number higher that the above, it is similar to Spanish but the spelling is filipinized. To change the Spanish spelling to the Filipino one, you must replace the last li by y. This will give us the following: milyon, bilyon, trilyon. This is the last part of introduction to number. Soon, we will move to the applications of these basics. 

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