Lesson 3: Numbers 1-20

Numbers are essential! In Bislama, most numbers come from English but with phonetic spelling.

Numbers 1-10: | Number | Bislama | Sound | |--------|---------|-------| | 1 | wan | like "one" | | 2 | tu | like "two" | | 3 | tri | like "three" | | 4 | fo | like "four" | | 5 | faef | like "five" | | 6 | sikis | like "six" | | 7 | seven | same! | | 8 | eit | like "eight" | | 9 | naen | like "nine" | | 10 | ten | same! |

Numbers 11-20: | Number | Bislama | |--------|---------| | 11 | ileven | | 12 | twelef | | 13 | totin | | 14 | fotin | | 15 | fiftin | | 16 | sikstin | | 17 | seventin | | 18 | eitin | | 19 | naentin | | 20 | twenti |

Tip: Notice how Bislama numbers are just English numbers spelled the way they sound!