Valencian is a Romance language that is part of the Catalan language family. It is spoken mainly in the Valencian Community, in Spain, and is co-official along with Spanish. Although Valencian and Catalan share many similarities, there are differences in vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar. In this article, we will focus on the numbers in Valencian and its pronunciation. Numbers in Valencian, as in other languages, are essential to communicate in everyday situations, such as counting, performing mathematical operations and expressing quantities.
Cardinal numbers in Valencian
Cardinal numbers are those numbers that indicate quantity or position in a series. Below is a list of the cardinal numbers from 1 to 20 in Valencian together with their translation into Spanish and their phonetic pronunciation:
- 1 โ u (a) [หu]
- 2 โ two (two) [หdษs]
- 3 โ three (three) [หtษพes]
- 4 โ quatre (four) [หkสฐwatre]
- 5 โ cinc (five) [หsiลk]
- 6 โ sis (six) [หsis]
- 7 โ set (seven) [หset]
- 8 โ vuit (eight) [หฮฒwit]
- 9 โ nou (nine) [หnษw]
- 10 โ deu (ten) [หdew]
- 11 โ once (eleven) [หษn(t)sษ]
- 12 โ dotze (twelve) [หdษtsษ]
- 13 โ tretze (thirteen) [หtษพetsษ]
- 14 โ fourteen (fourteen) [kษหtoษพtsษ]
- 15 โ quinze (fifteen) [หkiล(t)sษ]
- 16 โ setze (sixteen) [หsettsษ]
- 17 โ dixset (seventeen) [หdidสset]
- 18 โ dxvuit (eighteen) [หdiสฮฒwit]
- 19 โ dxnou (nineteen) [หdiสหnษw]
- 20 โ vint (twenty) [หฮฒint]
In general, the pronunciation of numbers in Valencian is quite similar to that of Spanish. However, there are some notable differences in the pronunciation of certain numbers, such as "quatre", "cinc" and "vuit".
Ordinal numbers in Valencian
Ordinal numbers indicate the order or position of elements in a sequence. Below is a list of the ordinal numbers from 1 to 10 in Valencian together with their translation into Spanish and their phonetic pronunciation:
- 1st โ primer (first) [หpษพimeษพ]
- 2nd โ segon (second) [sษหษกษn]
- 3rd โ third (third) [หtษพษser]
- 4th โ quart (fourth) [หkwaษพt]
- 5th โ quint (fifth) [หkiลt]
- 6th โ sextile (sixth) [หsษkstil]
- 7th โ setรจ (seventh) [sษหte]
- 8th โ vuitรจ (eighth) [หฮฒwitษ]
- 9th โ novรจ (ninth) [nษหve]
- 10th โ desรจ (tenth) [dษหse]
Decimal numbers in Valencian
Decimal numbers in Valencian are expressed in a similar way to cardinal numbers, but with some differences in pronunciation and writing. The decimal comma in Valencian is pronounced as ยซcommaยป [หkoma] and is written ยซ,ยป. Below is an example of a decimal number in Valencian and its translation into Spanish and phonetic pronunciation:
- 3,14 โ three comma fourteen (three point fourteen) [หtษพes หkoma kษหtoษพtsษ]
Fractions and percentages in Valencian
Fractions are also expressed in a similar way to cardinal numbers in Valencian. For example, to say "un medio" in Valencian, one would say "un mig" [หun หmidi]. Percentages in Valencian are expressed using the word โperโ [หpeษพ], followed by a cardinal number and the word โcentโ [หsent]. For example, โcinc per centโ [หsiลk peษพ หsent] would be equivalent to 5% in Spanish.
Conclusions about the numbers in Valencian
Learning the numbers in Valencian is essential both to communicate in everyday situations and in the academic field. In addition, learning the numbers in Valencian can be of great help when traveling or working in the Valencian Community. Although there are differences in pronunciation and writing compared to Spanish, the similarity between both languages โโfacilitates the learning process and is an excellent opportunity to expand our linguistic knowledge.
