A0 · Zero Point Chapter 4

Numbers and Counting

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Rules in This Chapter Quick Practice

Chapter in 30 Seconds

Unlock the ability to count and quantify items in the beautiful Amharic language.

  • Master the basic cardinal numbers from one to ten.
  • Calculate and pronounce larger numbers up to one hundred.
  • Identify and write traditional Ethiopic numeral symbols.
Count your way to fluency with ease.

What You'll Learn

Mastering the Ethiopic numeral system and cardinal numbers. We also cover basic counting for everyday items.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

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    By the end you will be able to: Count objects in a market setting accurately.

Tips & Tricks (3)

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Practice Aloud

Say numbers out loud to build muscle memory.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Cardinal Numbers 1-10
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Practice the tens

Memorize the tens (20, 30, 40...) first. It makes everything else easy.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Cardinal Numbers 11-100
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Memorize the base

Learn 1-9 and 10, 20, 30... first.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Ethiopic Numeral Symbols

Key Vocabulary (6)

አንድ (and) one አምስት (amïst) five አስር (asïr) ten ሃያ (haya) twenty መቶ (meto) hundred ቁጥር (qutïr) number

Real-World Preview

shopping-cart

Buying Fruit

Review Summary

  • Number name
  • Base + suffix or unique word
  • Symbol

Common Mistakes

Do not pluralize the noun when using the number one.

Wrong: አንድ ብርቱካኖች (One oranges)
Correct: አንድ ብርቱካን (One orange)

For numbers 11-19, use the 'asïra' prefix instead of 'and'.

Wrong: አስር እና አምስት (Ten and five for 15)
Correct: አስራ አምስት (Fifteen)

In formal Ethiopic writing, use the specific numeral symbols.

Wrong: Using Latin 1, 2, 3 in formal text
Correct: Using ፩, ፪, ፫

Next Steps

You have done an amazing job! Keep counting and practicing daily.

Count objects in your room

Continue to: Essential Nouns

Quick Practice (10)

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Haya-na-and (Incorrect)

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Haya-and
Remove 'na'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Cardinal Numbers 11-100

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

ሰው ሁለት

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ሁለት ሰው
Number first, singular noun.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Cardinal Numbers 1-10

What is ፻?

What is ፻?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: 100
፻ is 100.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Ethiopic Numeral Symbols

Translate 21 to Amharic.

21 = ___

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Haya-and
Haya is 20, and is 1.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Cardinal Numbers 11-100

Which is 88?

88 = ?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Semanya-simint
Semanya is 80, simint is 8.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Cardinal Numbers 11-100

What is ፲፩?

What is ፲፩?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: 11
10 + 1 = 11.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Ethiopic Numeral Symbols

Which is 35?

35 = ?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Selasa-amest
Selasa is 30, amest is 5.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Cardinal Numbers 11-100

Fill in the number 1.

___ መጽሐፍ

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: አንድ
1 is አንድ.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Cardinal Numbers 1-10

Translate 99.

99 = ___

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Zetegna-zetegn
Zetegna is 90, zetegn is 9.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Cardinal Numbers 11-100

Fill in the number 5.

___ ብር

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: አምስት
5 is አምስት.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Cardinal Numbers 1-10

Score: /10

Common Questions (6)

No, they are gender-neutral.
No, usually singular.
No, Amharic numbers 11-100 are gender-neutral.
No, the number already implies plurality.
No, mostly in formal or traditional contexts.
You don't. There is no zero.
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