NUMBERS AND ARITHMETICS
CARDINAL NUMBERS
SIFURI/ZERO 0
MOJA 1
MBILI 2
TATU 3
NNE 4
TANO 5
SITA 6
SABA 7
NANE 8
TISA 9
KUMI 10
KUMI NA MOJA 11
KUMI NA MBILI 12
KUMI NA TATU 13
KUMI NA NNE 14
KUMI NA TANO 15
KUMI NA SITA 16
KUMI NA SABA 17
KUMI NA NANE 18
KUMI NA TISA 19
ISHIRINI 20
ISHIRINI NA MOJA 21
ISHIRINI NA MBILI 22
ISHIRINI NA TISA 29
THELATHINI 30
THELATHINI NA MOJA 31
THELATHINI NA MBILI 32
THELETHINI NA TATU 33
THELATINI NA NANE 34
THELATHINI NA TISA 35
AROBAINI 40
AROBAINI NA MOJA 41
AROBAINI NA MBILI 42
AROBAINI NA NANE 43
AROBAINI NA TISA 49
HAMSINI 50
HAMSINI NA MOJA 51
HAMSINI NA MBILI 52
HAMSINI NA TATU 53
HAMSINI NA NANE 58
HAMSINI NA TISA 59
SITINI 60
SITINI NA MOJA 61
SITINI NA MBILI 62
SITINI NA NANE 68
SITINI NA TISA 69
SABINI 70
SABINI NA MOJA 71
SABINI NA MBILI 72
SABINI NA NANE 78
SABINI NA TISA 79
THEMANINI 80
THEMANINI NA MOJA 81
THEMANINI NA MBILI 82
THEMANINI NA TATU 83
THEMANINI NA NANE 88
THEMANINI NA TISA 89
TISINI 90
TISINI NA MOJA 91
TISINI NA MBILI 92
TISINI NA NANE 98
TISINI NA TISA 99
MIA MOJA 100
MIA MOJA NA MOJA 101
MIA MOJA NA MBILI 102
MIA MOJA NA NANE 108
MIA MOJA NA TISA 109
MIA MOJA NA KUMI 110
MIA MOJA NA KUMI NA MOJA 111
MIA MOJA NA KUMI NA MBILI 112
MIA MOJA NA KUMI NA TATU 113
MIA MOJA NA KUMI NA TISA 119
MIA MOJA NA ISHIRINI 120
MIA MOJA NA ISHIRINI NA MOJA 121
MIA MOJA NA ISHIRINI NA MBILI 122
MIA MOJA NA ISHIRINI NA NANE 128
MIA MOJA NA ISHIRINI NA TISA 129
MIA MOJA NA THELATHINI 130
MIA MOJA NA THELETHINI NA MOJA 131
MIA MOJA NA THELETHINI NA TISA 139
MIA MOJA NA AROBAINI 140
MIA MOJA NA AROBAINI NA MOJA 141
MIA MOJA NA AROBAINI NA MBILI 142
MIA MOJA NA AROBAINI NA NANE 148
MIA MOJA NA AROBAINI NA TISA 149
MIA MOJA NA HAMSINI 150
MIA MOJA NA SITINI 160
MIA MOJA NA SABINI 170
MIA MOJA NA THEMANINI 180
MIA MOJA NA TISINI 190
MIA MBILI 200
MIA MBILI NA MOJA 201
MIA MBILI NA KUMI 210
MIA MBILI NA KUMI NA MOJA 211
MIA MABILI NA ISHIRINI 220
MIA MBILI NA TISINI NA TISA 299
MIA TATU 300
MIA NNE 400
MIA TANO 500
MIA SITA 600
MIA SABA 700
MIA NANE 800
MIA TISA 900
ELFU MOJA 1,000
ELFU MOJA NA MOJA 1,001
ELFU MOJA MIA MOJA NA MOJA 1,101
ELFU MOJA MIA TISA NA TISINI NA TISA 1,999
ELFU MBILI 2,000
ELFU TISA 9,000
ELFU KUMI 10,000
ELFU KUMI, NA MOJA 10,001
ELFU KUMI-NA-MOJA 11,000
ELFU KUMI-NA-MBILI 12,000
ELFU ISHIRINI 20,000
ELFU TISINI 90,000
ELFU TISINI NA TISA, MIA TISA NA TISINI NA TISA 99,999
LAKI MOJA 100,000
LAKI MBILI 200,000
LAKI TISA 900,000
MILIONI MOJA 1,000,000
MILIONI MBILI 2,000,000
BILIONI MOJA
1,000,000,000,000
LUKUKI UNCOUNTABLE
SEHEMU - FRACTIONS AND DECIMALS
NUSU - Half (1/2)
ROBO - Quarter (1/4)
THELUTHI - One Third (1/3)
SUDUSU - One Sixth (1/6)
THUMUNI - One eigth (1/8)
DECIMALI - DECIMALS
2.01 = Mbili nukta sifuri moja
20.59 = Ishirini nukta tano tisa (Ishirini nukta hamsini na tisa)
ASILIMIA - PERCENTAGES
Asilimia moja - 1 %
Asilimia kumi - 10 %
Asilimia ishirini - 20 %
Asilimia tisini na tisa - 99 %
Asilimia mia moja 100 %
ORDINAL NUMBERS
Ya kwanza - First
Ya Pili - Second
Ya tatu Third
Ya nne Fourth
Ya tano Fifth
Ya sita Sixth
Ya saba Seventh
Ya nane Eighth
Ya tisa Ninth
Ya kumi Tenth
Ya kumi na moja Eleventh
Ya kumi na mbili Twelveth
Ya kumi na tisa Nineteenth
Ya ishirini Twentieth
Ya arobaini Fortieth
Ya tisini Ninetieth
Ya mia Hundredth
The use of preposition "of" ( "ya"; "cha"; "wa"; "la")
Mifano - Examples:
Sherehe hii ni "ya" kwanza (This festival is the first)
Fredi ni "wa" ishirini (Fred is twentieth)
Maria ni "wa" kwanza (Mary is first)
Kituko "cha" kwanza (First occurrence/event)
Darasa "la" kwanza
KUJUMLISHA (ADDITION) NA KUTOA (SUBTRACTION)
ALAMA = SIGNS
+ Kujumlisha (to combine) / kuongeza (to add)
- Kutoa (to subtract) / kuondoa(to take away)
x Kuzidisha (to multiply)
÷ Kugawa (to divide)
KUJUMLISHA = KUONGEZA
28 + 10 = 38 (Ishirini na nane kujumlisha(kuongeza) kumi ni sawa na
thelethini na nane). Note: "ni" = is
(Twenty added to (i.e. plus) ten is equal to thirty
eight)
28 - 10 = 18 (Ishirini na nane kutoa(kuondoa) kumi ni sawa na kumi
na nane).
(Twenty subtract (i.e. minus) ten is equal to
eighteen)
KUZIDISHA = MULTIPLICATION
28 x 10 = 280 (Ishirini na nane kuzidisha na kumi ni sawa na mia
mbili na themanini).
(Twenty-eight multiplied by (i.e. times) ten is equal
to two hundred and eighty).
KUGAWA = DIVISION
28 ÷ 10 = 2.8 (Ishirini na nane kugawa kwa kumi ni sawa na mbili
nukta nane).
(Twenty divided by ten is equal to two point eight)
Nashukuru Kaka. Kuarifu hubwa. Wakati Nalitafuta Kamusi ya Kiswahili-Kiingereza [1894]. Naliona hesabu Hii:Moya/MosiMbili/PiliTatuNneTanoSitaSabaNaneKenda [9]KumiKumi na KendaMakumi Mawili [20]Makumi Mawili na moja [21]Makumi Matatu [30]Makumi Matatu na mbili [32]Makumi Manne [40]Makumi Matano [50]Makumi Sita [60]Makumi Saba [70]Makumi Manane [80]Makumi Kenda [90]Makumi Kumi [100]Mia na Kenda [109]Mia Mbili [200]Mia Tatu [300] Elfu [1000]Elfu Mbili [2000] Kadha wa KadhaMia Elfu, au Lakki [100,000]Kumi Mia za Elfu, au Lakki Kumi [1,000,000]Mia Lakki (Kar: KiaAmwu labda?) [1,000,000,000]Mia Kar (Kurur: KiaAmwu labda?) [1,000,000,000,000]Mia Kurur [Quadrillion]Mahali ya kwanza, Kulikuwa na mfumo wa numerali mbili. Moja huu ni Kiswahili mfumo wa numerali.
Asante sana kwa kutufundisha Kiswahili.
Mimi ni kuwa lugha ya kiswahili mwanachuoni kubeba karibu mfuko hii kubwa kujazwa na kamusi na vitabu vya lugha wakati wote.
Asante sana!