Pashto Numbers

If you're trying to learn Pashto Numbers which is also called Pashtu, check our courses about Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers... to help you with your Pashto grammar. Try to concentrate on the lesson and notice the pattern that occurs each time the word changes its place. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Pashto. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!

Pashto Numbers

Learning the Pashto Numbers is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Pashto language. But first we need to know what the role of Numbers is in the structure of the grammar in Pashto.
Pashto cardinal number convey the "how many" they're also known as "counting numbers," because they show quantity. Here are some examples:

English Numbers	Pashto Numbers
numbers	shemar (hesab) - شمیر (حساب)
one	yew - يو
two	dewh - دوه
three	der - درې
four	celwer - څلور
five	penzh - پنځه
six	shepẓ̌ - شپږ
seven	awewh - اووه
eight	ath - اته
nine	nhh - نهه
ten	les - لس
eleven	yewwels - يوولس
twelve	dewles - دولس
thirteen	daar les - دیار لس
fourteen	cewar les - څوار لس
fifteen	penzh les - پنځه لس
sixteen	shepaṛs - شپاړس
seventeen	awewh les - اووه لس
eighteen	at les - ات لس
nineteen	newles - نولس
twenty	shel - شل
hundred	sel - سل
one thousand	zer - زر
million	malawen - میلیون

As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Numbers in Pashto has a logical pattern. Locate the Numbers above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Pashtu.

List of Ordinal Numbers in Pashto

Pashto Ordinal numbers tell the order of things in a set: first, second, third, etc. Ordinal numbers do not show quantity. They only show rank or position. Below is a list of the Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers in Pashto. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Pashto vocabulary.

English Numbers	Pashto Numbers
Ordinal Numbers	asem meshetq zeyat shemer - اسم مشتق زيات شمېر
first	lewmṛa - لومړی
second	dewhem - دوهم
third	deram - دریم
fourth	celwerm - څلورم
fifth	penzem - پنځم
sixth	shepẓ̌m - شپږم
seventh	awewm - اووم
eighth	atem - اتم
ninth	nhem - نهم
tenth	lesm - لسم
eleventh	ew lesm - ېو لسم
twelfth	dewh lesm - دوه لسم
thirteenth	deyar lesm - ديار لسم
fourteenth	cewar lesm - څوار لسم
fifteenth	penzh lesm - پنځه لسم
sixteenth	shepaṛsem - شپاړسم
seventeenth	awewh lesm - اووه لسم
eighteenth	ath lesm - اته لسم
nineteenth	newlesm - نولسم
twentieth	shelm - شلم
once	yew zel - يو ځل
twice	dewh zelh - دوه ځله

Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers have a very important role in Pashto, therefore they need very special attention.