Numbers

1. jeden, dwa, trzy

   YEH-den, dvah, tshih

   One, two, three

   Usage

   Basic counting in Polish

   Grammar Note

   "Jeden" changes by gender: jeden (masc), jedna (fem), jedno (neuter) — 2 and 3 also have gender forms

2. cztery, pięć, sześć

   CHTEH-rih, pyench, sheshch

   Four, five, six

   Usage

   Counting four through six in Polish

   Grammar Note

   "Pięć" is pronounced like "pyench". "Ę" is a nasal vowel; "ć" is a soft consonant

3. siedem, osiem, dziewięć, dziesięć

   SHEH-dem, OH-shem, DJEH-vyench, DJEH-shench

   Seven, eight, nine, ten

   Usage

   Counting seven through ten in Polish

   Grammar Note

   "Dzi-" represents a soft D sound. The "ę" nasal vowel is similar to French "in" sound

4. dwadzieścia, trzydzieści, czterdzieści

   dvah-DJESH-chah, tshih-DJESH-chee, chtehr-DJESH-chee

   Twenty, thirty, forty

   Usage

   Tens for prices, ages, and quantities

   Grammar Note

   "Dwadzieścia" derives from dwa (two) + dzieścia (a ten unit). Polish numbers have complex declension

5. pięćdziesiąt, sześćdziesiąt, siedemdziesiąt

   pyench-DJEH-shont, sheshch-DJEH-shont, sheh-dem-DJEH-shont

   Fifty, sixty, seventy

   Usage

   Numbers fifty through seventy

   Grammar Note

   The "-dziesiąt" suffix means "tens of". "Ą" is a nasal vowel like "on" with rounded lips

6. osiemdziesiąt, dziewięćdziesiąt, sto

   oh-shem-DJEH-shont, djeh-vyench-DJEH-shont, stoh

   Eighty, ninety, one hundred

   Usage

   Numbers eighty through one hundred

   Grammar Note

   "Sto" is the Slavic word for 100. Also learn "tysiąc" (1000) and "milion" (million)

7. tysiąc, milion

   TIH-shonts, MEE-lyohn

   One thousand, one million

   Usage

   Expressing large numbers in Polish

   Grammar Note

   "Tysiąc" = thousand. After 2-4: "tysiące"; after 5+: "tysięcy". Number agreement is complex

8. pierwszy, drugi, trzeci

   PYER-vshih, DROO-ghee, TSHEH-chee

   First, second, third

   Usage

   Ordinal numbers for order, rankings, and floors

   Grammar Note

   Ordinals decline by case, gender, and number. Note that Poland calls the ground floor "parter", so "drugie piętro" is the third storey

9. To kosztuje dwadzieścia pięć złotych

   toh kosh-TOO-yeh dvah-DJESH-chah PYENCH ZWOH-tih

   This costs twenty-five złoty

   Usage

   Stating a price in Polish złoty

   Grammar Note

   "Złotych" is the genitive plural of "złoty". After 5+, Polish uses the genitive plural of currency

10. Mam trzydzieści lat

    mam tshih-DJESH-chee lat

    I am thirty years old

    Usage

    Stating one's age in Polish

    Grammar Note

    Polish uses "mam + number + lat" for age. "Lat" is genitive plural of "rok" (year)

11. W tym roku skończę dwadzieścia osiem lat

    f tim ROH-koo SKOHN-cheh dvah-DJESH-chah OH-shem lat

    I turn 28 this year

    Usage

    Saying what age you will reach this year

    Grammar Note

    "Skończyć + number + lat" means to turn that age. As in "Mam trzydzieści lat", numerals ending in 5–9 or 0 take the genitive plural "lat" (2–4 would take "lata"). 28 ends in "osiem", so "lat"

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