Friday, January 23, 2026

Count to ten


Everybody just needs to take a deep collective breath, and chill out for ten seconds.  Here are a few ways to do it:
  • English - zero, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
  • Kalalisut (Greenlandish)- nul, ataaseq, marluk, pingasut, sisamat, pingasut, sisamat, arfineq, arfinillit, qulit.
  • Tswana (Botswana) - lefela, nngwe, pedi, tharo, nne, tlhano, thataro, supa, robedi, robongwe, lesome.
  • French - zéro, un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept, huit, neuf, dix.
  • Spanish - cero, uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis, siete, ocho, nueve, diez.
  • Italian - zero, uno, due, tre, quattro, cinque, sei, sette, otto, nove, dieci.
  • Romansch - nulla , in, dus, trais, quatter, tschintg, sis, set, otg, nov,  diesch
  • Romanian - zero, unu, doi, trei, patru, cinci, șase, șapte, opt, nouă, zece.
  • Romani - nulo, jekh, duj, trin, shtar, panzh, shov, efta, oxto, inja, desh.
  • Hindi - शून्य, एक, दो, तीन, चार, पांच, छह, सात, आठ, नौ, दस।(shoony, ek, do, teen, chaar, paanch, chhah, saat, aath, nau, das.)
  • Maltese - żero, wieħed, tnejn, tlieta, erbgħa, ħamsa, sitta, sebgħa, tmienja, disgħa, għaxra.
  • Lithuanian - nulis, vienas, du, trys, keturi, penki, šeši, septyni, aštuoni, devyni, dešimt.
  • Estonian - null, üks, kaks, kolm, neli, viis, kuus, seitse, kaheksa, üheksa, kümme.
  • Hungarian - nulla, egy, kettő, három, négy, öt, hat, hét, nyolc, kilenc, tíz.
  • Finnish - nolla, yksi, kaksi, kolme, neljä, viisi, kuusi, seitsemän, kahdeksan, yhdeksän, kymmenen.
  • Igbo (Nigeria) - efu, otu, abụọ, atọ, anọ, ise, isii, asaa, asatọ, itoolu, iri.
  • Arabic - صفر، واحد، اثنان، ثلاثة، أربعة، خمسة، ستة، سبعة، ثمانية، تسعة، عشرة. (sifr, wahd, aithnan, thalathat, 'arbaeat, khamsat, sitat, sabeat, thamaniat, tiseat, eashra.)
  • Persian - صفر، یک، دو، سه، چهار، پنج، شش، هفت، هشت، نه، ده.  (safar, yek, do, seh, chehar, panj, shesh, npaft, npasht, nah, dah.)
  • Navajo (Diné Bizaad) - názbas/ádin, tʼááłáʼí, naaki, tááʼ, dį́į́ʼ, ashdlaʼ, hastą́ą́, tsostsʼid, tseebíí, náhástʼéí, neeznáá.
  • Icelandic - núll, einn, tveir, þrír, fjórir, fimm, sex, sjö, átta, níu, tíu.
  • Dinka (South Sudan) - guɛw, tök, rou, diäk, ŋuan, dhiëc, dhetem, dhorou, bɛ̈t, dhoŋuan, thiäär.
  • Turkish -  sıfır, bir, iki, üç, dört, beş, altı, yedi, sekiz, dokuz, on.
  • Swahili -sifuri, moja, mbili, tatu, nne, tano, sita, saba, nane, tisa, kumi.
  • Hebrew - אפס, אחד, שתיים, שלוש, ארבע, חמש, שש, שבע, שמונה, תשע, עשר. (afes, achad, shti'im, shlosh, arba, chamesh, shesh, shba, shmona, tisha, asher.)
  • Albanian - zero, një, dy, tre, katër, pesë, gjashtë, shtatë, tetë, nëntë, dhjetë.
  • Russian - ноль, один, два, три, четыре, пять, шесть, семь, восемь, девять, десять.(nol', odin, dva, tri, chetyre, pyat', shest', sem', vosem', devyat', desyat'.)
  • Chinese - 零、一、二、三、四、五、六、七、八、九、十。 (líng, yī', èr, sān, sì, wǔ, liù, qī, bā, ji, ǔshí.)
  • Japanese - ゼロ、一、二、三、四、五、六、七、八、九、十。 (zero, ichi, ni, san, shi (or yon), go, roku, shichi (or nana), hachi, kuu (or kyuu), juu.)
  • Korean - 영, 하나, 둘, 셋, 넷, 다섯, 여섯, 일곱, 여덟, 아홉, 열.  (yeong, hana, dul, ses, nes, daseos, yeoseos, ilgob, yeodeolb, ahob, yeol.)
  • Lakota - tákuni , waŋží, núŋpa, yámni, tópa, záptaŋ, šákpe, šakówiŋ, šaglóǧaŋ, napčíyuŋka, wikčémna
  • Esperanto - nul, unu, du, tri, kvar, kvin, ses, sep, ok, naŭ, dek.
  • Malay - sifar, satu, dua, tiga, empat, lima, enam, tujuh, lapan, sembilan, sepuluh.
  • Basque -zero, bat, bi, hiru, lau, bost, sei, zazpi, zortzi, bederatzi, hamar.
  • Greek - μηδέν, ένα, δύο, τρία, τέσσερα, πέντε, έξι, επτά, οκτώ, εννέα, δέκα. (midén, éna, dýo, tría, téssera, pénte, éxi, eptá, októ, ennéa, déka.)
  • Zulu - u-zero, oyedwa, ababili, abathathu, abane, abahlanu, abayisithupha, abayisikhombisa, abayisishiyagalombili, abayisishiyagalolunye, abayishumi.
  • Danish - nul, en, to, tre, fire, fem, seks, syv, otte, ni, ti.
  • Quechua - cero, huk, iskay, kimsa, tawa, pichqa, suqta, qanchis, pusaq, isqun, chunka.
  • Hawaiian - ʻole, ʻekahi, ʻelua, ʻekolu, ʻehā, ʻelima, ʻeono, ʻehiku, ʻewalu, ʻeiwa, ʻumi.
  • Maori - kore, tahi, rua, toru, whā, rima, ono, whitu, waru, iwa, tekau.
  • Rapa Nui (Easter Island) - kore, tahi, rua, toru, hā, rima, ono, hitu, va’u, iva, ho’e ’ahuru
  • Georgian - ნული, ერთი, ორი, სამი, ოთხი, ხუთი, ექვსი, შვიდი, რვა, ცხრა, ათი. (nuli, erti, ori, sami, otkhi, khuti, ekvsi, shvidi, rva, tskhra, ati.)
  • Telugu (Southeastern India) - సున్నా, ఒకటి, రెండు, మూడు, నాలుగు, ఐదు, ఆరు, ఏడు, ఎనిమిది, తొమ్మిది, పది. (sunnā, okaṭi, reṇḍu, mūḍu, nālugu, aidu, āru, ēḍu, enimidi, tom'midi, padi.)
  • Nahuatl (Aztec) -  ahtle, ce, ome, yei, nahui, macuilli, chicuace, chicome, chicuei, chiconahui, mahtlactli
  • Q'eqchi' (a Mayan language of Guatemala) -zero, jun, wiib’, oxib’, kaahib’, oob’, waqib’, wuqub’, waqxaqib’, nueve, lajeeb’.
  • German - null, eins, zwei, drei, vier, fünf, sechs, sieben, acht, neun, zehn
  • Latin - nullus, unus, duo, tres, quattuor, quinque, sex, septem, octo, novem, decem.

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