Haitian Creole/Numbers

To understand numbers in Haitian Creole, it is helpful to know French (but not necessary) because they are all derived from that language. The Haitian Creole numbers are mostly phonetic representations of how the same numbers are pronounced in French (changed according to a few rules), so if you know some rules regarding French pronunciation, you will understand Haitian Creole numbers more readily.

Zero to ten

#	Haitian Creole
0	zewo
1	en
2	de
3	twa
4	kat
5	senk
6	sis
7	sèt
8	uit
9	nèf
10	dis

Eleven to nineteen

#	Haitian Creole
11	onz
12	douz
13	trèz
14	katòz
15	kenz
16	sèz
17	disèt
18	dizwit
19	disnèf

One way to help you remember these numbers is that they all have "z" in them except 17,18,and 19

Twenty to twenty-nine

Twenty is ven. For the rest, you take either vent- or ven- and add the units number. Use vent- for 1, 8 and 9. The only units number that is different from before is 1, which is eyen instead of en (which comes from French et-un, "and-one").

#	Haitian Creole
20	ven
21	venteyen
22	vende
23	ventwa
24	venkat
25	vensenk
26	vensis
27	vensèt
28	ventwit
29	vennèf

Thirty to sixty-nine

These are all similar to the twenties, where "ven" (20) is the only irregularity.

#	Haitian Creole	#	Haitian Creole	#	Haitian Creole	#	Haitian Creole
30	trant	40	karant	50	senkant	60	swasant
31	tranteyen	41	karanteyen	51	senkanteyen	61	swasanteyen
32	trande	42	karande	52	senkande	62	swasande
33	trantwa	43	karantwa	53	senkantwa	63	swasantwa
34	trankat	44	karankat	54	senkankat	64	swasankat
35	transenk	45	karansenk	55	senkansenk	65	swasansenk
36	transis	46	karansis	56	senkansis	66	swasansis
37	transèt	47	karansèt	57	senkansèt	67	swasansèt
38	trantwit	48	karantwit	58	senkantwit	68	swasantwit
39	trannèf	49	karannèf	59	senkannèf	69	swasannèf

Seventy to seventy-nine

These are irregular. You take the word for "sixty" (swasant) and add the numbers 10–19 as though it were "sixty-ten" for "seventy". This is also derived from French. Note that where in French you would say soixante-et-onze (71), you say swasanonz, and not *swasanteyonz.

#	Haitian Creole
70	swasandis
71	swasanonz
72	swasandouz
73	swasantrèz
74	swasankatòz
75	swasankenz
76	swasansèz
77	swasandisèt
78	swasandizwit
79	swasandisnèf

Extra Practice
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