Numbers

1. ၼိုင်ႈ / သွင် / သၢမ်

   nueng3 / sawng1 / saam1

   1 / 2 / 3

   Usage

   Cardinals 1-3, native Tai words (not Burmese loans).

   Grammar Note

   Numerals do not inflect.

2. သီႇ / ႁႃႈ / ႁူၵ်း

   si2 / haa3 / hok4

   4 / 5 / 6

   Usage

   Cardinals 4-6. ႁႃႈ is also spelled like "epidemic disease".

   Grammar Note

   Numerals do not inflect.

3. ၸဵတ်း / ပႅတ်ႇ / ၵဝ်ႈ

   tset4 / paet2 / kao3

   7 / 8 / 9

   Usage

   Cardinals 7-9.

   Grammar Note

   Numerals do not inflect.

4. သိပ်း

   sip4

   10 (ten)

   Usage

   The cardinal ten.

   Grammar Note

   Numerals do not inflect.

5. သၢဝ်း

   saao4

   20 (twenty)

   Usage

   Twenty is an irregular word, not "two" + "ten".

   Grammar Note

   Numerals do not inflect.

6. ပၢၵ်ႇ / ႁဵင် / မိုၼ်ႇ

   paak2 / heng1 / muen2

   100 / 1,000 / 10,000

   Usage

   Words for hundred, thousand and ten thousand.

   Grammar Note

   Numerals do not inflect.

7. ၼိုင်ႈၵေႃႉ / သွင်ၵေႃႉ / သၢမ်ၵေႃႉ

   nueng3-kaw5 / sawng1-kaw5 / saam1-kaw5

   1 person / 2 people / 3 people

   Usage

   Persons are counted with the classifier ၵေႃႉ after the numeral.

   Grammar Note

   Numerals do not inflect.

8. တီႈၼိုင်ႈ / တီႈသွင် / တီႈသၢမ်

   ti3-nueng3 / ti3-sawng1 / ti3-saam1

   first / second / third

   Usage

   Ordinals are formed with တီႈ (place, rank) + numeral.

   Grammar Note

   Numerals do not inflect.

9. မိူဝ်ႈၼႆႉ / မိူဝ်ႈၽုၵ်ႈ / မိူဝ်ႈဝႃး

   moe3-nai5 / moe3-phuk3 / moe3-waa4

   Today / Tomorrow / Yesterday

   Usage

   Three adverbs for the day.

   Grammar Note

   Each is listed in the dictionary as an adverb (today, tomorrow, yesterday).

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