Numbers, Dates, Time

Cardinal Numbers

Cardinal numbers (basic numbers) are simple in Esperantop. Just learn the numbers 1-10 and you will already be able to count to 99.

Example:
1 – unu
2 – du
3 – tri

Ordinal Numbers

For ordinal numbers, we simply add an -a to the cardinal number.

Example:
la unua filo
la dua etaĝo
la tria provo

Fractions

Fractions indicate partial amounts. We often encounter them in recipes.

Example:
½ litro da lakto
¾ kg da faruno

Time

There are a few ways to tell the time in Esperanto.

Example:
7:45 → la sepa kaj kvardek kvin minutoj
→ kvarono antaŭ la oka
→ dek kvin minutoj antaŭ la oka

Date

We write the date with slashes in Esperanto. We say the date with an ordinal number and the name of the month.

Example:
15/07/1996 → la 15a de julio 1996
30/11/2014 → la 30a de novembro 2014