The Numbers (In-Numri)

Maltese cardinal number convey the "how many" they're also known as "counting numbers," because they show quantity.

For numbers between 2 and 10, the noun that follows is plural	The number on its own, not following a noun.	When the number is in front of a noun and is in the plural form.	When the following noun is made up of one syllable, you add a –t to the number and add an -i to the noun that starts with a double consonant in the plural.
0	Żero
1	Wieħed (m) Waħda  (f)
2	Tnejn	Żewġ / ġiex	Żewġt
3	Tlieta	Tliet	Tlett / Tlitt
4	Erbgħa	Erba’	Erbat
5	Ħamsa	Ħames	Ħamest
6	Sitta	Sitt	Sitt
7	Sebgħa’	Seba’	Sebat
8	Tmienja	Tmien	Tmint
9	Disgħa	Disa’	Disat
10	Għaxra	Għaxar	Għaxart

Cardinal Numbers (In-numri Kardinali):

1.       Wieħed

Noun + Number
Mejda + Waħda  -> Mejda waħda (feminine)
(one table)

Wieħed + Qamar -> Wieħed qamar (masculine)
(one moon)

2.      Tnejn

       Żewġ idejn (two hands)  = number + noun in the plural form
       
“Tnejn” changes to “Żewġ”.
 Żewġ is always used instead of “Tnejn”
 when we talk about two things or things in pairs.

       Żewġt  itfal
       (two children)
(when a noun starts with two consonants we add an “i” (prefix) to the beginning of a noun

and “t” (suffix) to the end of a number)

3.  Tlieta

tliet subien  (three sons) = number + noun in the plural form

 (“a” drops)

5.   Ħamsa

Ħames tiġiġiet (5 chickens) = number + noun in the plural form

4 - Erbgħa’        

7 -  Sebgħa’      -  apostrophe instead of “għ”

9 - Disgħa’

2 to 10  - number + noun in PLURAL

	For numbers between 11 and 99, the noun that follows is singular
11	Ħdax
12	Tnax
13	Tlettax
14	Erbatax
15	Ħmistax
16	Sittax
17	Sbatax
18	Tmintax
19	Dsatax

Numbers between 11 and 19 take the participle “- il”  before the noun in the singular form:           

Ħdax-il ħmar (11 donkeys)
Tlettax-il raġel (13 men)
Sbattax-il balloon (17 balls)

Dsatax-il tiffieħa (19 apples)

From 20 onwards, first we read the last digit and then the digit preceding it
20	Għoxrin     (21 – Wieħed u għoxrin)
30	Tlietin        ( 38 – Tmienja u tlietin)
40	Erbgħin     ( 42 – Tnejn u Erbgħin)
50	Ħamsin
60	Sittin
70	Sebgħin
80	Tmenin
90	Disgħin
100	Mija

* 100 - one hundred - MIJA
(when not followed by a noun)

103 - mija u tlieta

105 - mija u ħamsa

109 - mija u disgħa

* 100 - one hudred -  MITT

(when followed by a noun)

sitt mitt barranin (600 foreigners)
disgħa mitt dar (900 houses)

* When writing a numbers ending with -01 the noun comes between the hundred and the third digit:

mitt fjura u waħda (101 flowers)

Mitt tifel u wieħed (101 boys)

200	Wittejn
300	Tliet mija
400	Erba mija
1000	Elf
2000	Elfejn
3000	Tliet elef
4000	Erbat elef
1.000.000	Miljun

The Ordinal Numbers (In-Numri Ordinali)
1.	first	l-ewwel
2.	second	it-tieni
3.	third	it-tielet
4.	fourth	ir-raba’
5.	fifth	il-ħames
6.	sixth	is-sitt
7.	seventh	is-seba’
8.	eighth	it-tmien
9.	ninth	id-disa’
10.	tenth	i-għaxar