Numbers in Lithuanian: from 0 to 100
Numbers and digits are one of the first topics you'll encounter when learning Lithuanian. You'll use them every day: your address, phone number, age, and prices at the store.
Let's work through them step by step.
Numbers 0–10
The first ten numbers must simply be memorised:
| Number | Lithuanian |
|---|---|
| 0 | nulis |
| 1 | vienas |
| 2 | du |
| 3 | trys |
| 4 | keturi |
| 5 | penki |
| 6 | šeši |
| 7 | septyni |
| 8 | aštuoni |
| 9 | devyni |
| 10 | dešimt |
Numbers 11–19
Numbers 11–19 are formed with the suffix -olika:
| Number | Lithuanian |
|---|---|
| 11 | vienuolika |
| 12 | dvylika |
| 13 | trylika |
| 14 | keturiolika |
| 15 | penkiolika |
| 16 | šešiolika |
| 17 | septyniolika |
| 18 | aštuoniolika |
| 19 | devyniolika |
Note: 12 is dvylika (not dvy-uolika) and 13 is trylika — small irregularities worth noticing.
Tens
| Number | Lithuanian |
|---|---|
| 20 | dvidešimt |
| 30 | trisdešimt |
| 40 | keturiasdešimt |
| 50 | penkiasdešimt |
| 60 | šešiasdešimt |
| 70 | septyniasdešimt |
| 80 | aštuoniasdešimt |
| 90 | devyniasdešimt |
Pattern: tens are formed from the number's stem + -asdešimt (literally "ten"). Exception: 20 is dvi-dešimt (two-ten).
Compound numbers
Compound numbers are said as two separate words:
| Number | Lithuanian |
|---|---|
| 21 | dvidešimt vienas |
| 32 | trisdešimt du |
| 45 | keturiasdešimt penki |
Hundreds
| Number | Lithuanian |
|---|---|
| 100 | šimtas |
| 101 | šimtas vienas |
| 200 | du šimtai |
| 300 | trys šimtai |
Addresses
In Lithuania, an address is read in parts: street name + house number + apartment number, said separately.
- Parko gatvė 4–10 → Parko gatvė, keturi, dešimt
- Bokšto 29 → Bokšto, dvidešimt devyni
How to ask: Koks tavo adresas? — What's your address?
Phone numbers
Phone numbers are read digit by digit or in pairs:
- 867 741 216 → aštuoni, šeši, septyni — septyni, keturi, vienas — du, vienas, šeši
How to ask: Koks tavo telefono numeris? — What's your phone number?
Key phrases
| Lithuanian | English |
|---|---|
| Koks tavo adresas? | What's your address? |
| Koks jūsų telefono numeris? | What's your phone number? |
| Kiek? | How many / how much? |