Tagalog, English and Spanish-derived numbers are often used interchangeably. The tables below show the preferred language(s) in everyday conversation.
Dates |
October 3 (three) 1970 (nineteen seventy) |
Time |
limang minuto, five minutes limang oras, five hours |
Clock time |
three o’clock, alas tres |
Age |
tatlong taon, three years old |
Percentage |
sampung porsyento, ten percent |
Money |
1 – piso 2 – dalawang piso, two pesos 10 – sampung piso, ten pesos 20 – dalawampung piso, twenty pesos, bente pesos 50 – limampung piso, fifty pesos, singkwenta pesos 75 – seventy-five pesos 100 – sandaang piso, one hundred pesos |
Length |
limang metro, five meters limang kilometro, five kilometers |
Volume |
limang kutsarita, five teaspoons limang kutsara, five tablespoons limang tasa, five cups limang litro, five liters limang galon, five gallons |
Weight |
limang kilo, five kilos five pounds |
Addresses |
5 (five) Ipil Street 1100 (one one zero zero) |
Grade levels |
grade one fourth year |
Other |
limang pares (5 pairs) limang dosena (5 dozens) |
See also: Cardinal numbers (p. 236), Clock time (p. 266)
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