Numbers 11–100
Numbers 11–100
Beyond ten, Polish numbers combine as separate words rather than fusing together, and they hide a distinctive Slavic quirk worth knowing about even before you learn the full rule.
Grammar Comparison
Grammar Comparison
Compound Numbers Stay as Separate Words
dwadzieścia jeden
twenty-one
Unlike some languages that fuse compound numbers into a single word, Polish simply places them side by side: dwadzieścia jeden (twenty one), trzydzieści osiem (thirty eight). This makes compound numbers easier to read than in languages that squash them together, since each part keeps its own familiar shape.
Numbers Change the Noun That Follows
dwie książki, pięć książek
two books, five books
In Polish, the number itself decides what form the counted noun takes: 1 pairs with the plain singular, 2–4 trigger one special plural form, and 5 and up trigger a different one entirely (5 książek looks quite different from 2 książki). This is a hallmark feature of Slavic languages — you don't need to master it yet, but it's worth knowing it's coming as you see more example sentences.
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
- English
- eleven
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- twelve
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- thirteen
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- fourteen
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- fifteen
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- twenty
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- thirty
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- forty
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- fifty
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- one hundred
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- twenty-one
- English
- twenty-eight