Ordinal numbers
Say first, second, third, floors, rankings, and positions in a sequence.
Two special beginnings, then a regular pattern
First and second should be memorized. From many higher cardinals, ordinals are built with -երորդ (-erord). Ordinals behave like adjectives and normally come before the noun.
Common ordinals
| Number | Armenian | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | առաջին | arrajin | first |
| 2nd | երկրորդ | yerkrord | second |
| 3rd | երրորդ | yerrord | third |
| 4th | չորրորդ | ch’orrord | fourth |
| 5th | հինգերորդ | hingerord | fifth |
| 6th | վեցերորդ | vets’erord | sixth |
| 7th | յոթերորդ | yot’erord | seventh |
| 8th | ութերորդ | ut’erord | eighth |
| 9th | իններորդ | innerord | ninth |
| 10th | տասներորդ | tasnerord | tenth |
| 20th | քսաներորդ | k’sanerord | twentieth |
| 21st | քսանմեկերորդ | k’sanmekerord | twenty-first |
Dates
օգոստոսի տասնինըogostosi tasninəAugust nineteenth / August 19Pronunciation: ə is a short neutral “uh” sound.
փետրվարի հինգըp’etrvari hingəFebruary fifth / February 5Pronunciation: p’ is aspirated; ə is a short “uh” sound.
Examples
առաջին օրarrajin orthe first dayPronunciation: rr is strongly rolled; j is as in “jam”.
երկրորդ հարկyerkrord harkthe second floorPronunciation: rr is strongly rolled.
երրորդ անգամyerrord angamthe third timePronunciation: rr is strongly rolled.
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Eight questions are drawn from this lesson and reshuffled every time.
Questions switch between recognition and recall, so you practise both meaning and the Armenian form.