Lesson 10: NUMBERS

Teaching Numbers

Numbers 1–10

• One — Rimwe
• Two — Kabiri
• Three — Gatatu
• Four — Kane
• Five — Gatanu
• Six — Gatandatu
• Seven — Karindwi
• Eight — Umunani
• Nine — Icyenda
• Ten — Icumi
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Numbers 11–20

• Eleven — Cumi na rimwe
• Twelve — Cumi na kabiri
• Thirteen — Cumi na gatatu
• Fourteen — Cumi na kane
• Fifteen — Cumi na gatanu
• Sixteen — Cumi na gatandatu
• Seventeen — Cumi na karindwi
• Eighteen — Cumi n’umunani
• Nineteen — Cumi n’icyenda
• Twenty — Makumyabiri
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Tens (20–100)

• Thirty — Mirongo itatu
• Forty — Mirongo ine
• Fifty — Mirongo itanu
• Sixty — Mirongo itandatu
• Seventy — Mirongo irindwi
• Eighty — Mirongo inani
• Ninety — Mirongo icyenda
• One hundred — Ijana
• Two hundred—Magana abiri
• Three hundred—Magana atatu
• Four hundred –Magana ane
• Five hundred –Magana atanu
• Six hundred –Magana atandatu
• Seven hundred--Magana arindwi
• Eight hundred- Magana inani
• Nine hundred—Magana icyenda
• One thousand—Igihumbi
• Two thousand--Ibihumbi bibiri
• Three thousand—Ibihumbi bitatu
• Four thousand—Ibihumbi bine
• Five thousand—Ibihumbi bitanu
• Six thousand—Ibihumbi bitandatu
• Seven thousand—Ibihumbi birindwi
• Eight thousand –Ibihumbi umunani
• Nine thousand –Ibihumbi icyenda
• Ten thousand—Ibihumbi icumi
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🗣️ Expanded Real-Life Dialogue

At a shop — Mu iduka

• Shopkeeper: Good morning! What do you want? — Mwaramutse! Ushaka iki?
• Customer: Good morning! I want some notebooks — Mwaramutse! Ndashaka amakayi
• Shopkeeper: How many notebooks do you want? — Ushaka amakayi angahe?
• Customer: I want three notebooks — Ndashaka amakayi atatu
• Shopkeeper: Do you need pens? — Ukeneye amakaramu?
• Customer: Yes, I need two pens — Yego, nkeneye amakaramu abiri
• Shopkeeper: Three notebooks and two pens cost five thousand five hundred francs — Amakayi atatu n’amakaramu abiri ni amafaranga ibihumbi bitanu na magana atanu
• Customer: Here is ten thousand francs — Dore amafaranga ibihumbi icumi
• Shopkeeper: Thank you. I will give you change — Murakoze. Ndaguha asigaye
• Shopkeeper: Here is your change, four thousand five hundred francs — Dore amafaranga asigaye, ibihumbi bine na magana atanu
• Customer: Thank you very much — Murakoze cyane