One thing that makes counting in Turkish easier is the lack of the plural. Asking for two beers, for instance, simply becomes ‘two beer’. Three oranges, for instance, becomes ‘three orange.’
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English |
Turkish |
Pronunciation |
1 |
One |
bir |
beer |
2 |
Two |
iki |
ee-kee |
3 |
Three |
üç |
ewch |
4 |
Four |
dört |
dirt |
5 |
Five |
beş |
besh |
6 |
Six |
altı |
ahl-tuh |
7 |
Seven |
yedi |
yeh-dee |
8 |
Eight |
sekiz |
seh-keez |
9 |
Nine |
dokuz |
doh-kooz |
10 |
Ten |
on |
ohn |
11 |
Eleven |
on bir |
ohn beer |
12 |
Twelve |
on iki |
ohn ee-kee |
13 |
Thirteen |
on üç |
ohn ewch |
and so on... |
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