Lesson 8

breton for beginners

Numbers

Three of the numbers in Breton – two, three and four – have masculin and feminine forms. In the following list, the masculine form is given first, followed by the feminine form:

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1. unan

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2. daou, div

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3. tri, teir

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4. pevar, peder

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5. pemp

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6. c’hwec’h

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7. seizh

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8. eizh

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9. nav

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10. dek

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Thanks to Rafael Urien for the pronunciation and for help with all aspects of the Breton on this course.

1. unan

2. daou, div

3. tri, teir

4. pevar, peder

5. pemp

6. c’hwec’h

7. seizh

8. eizh

9. nav

10. dek

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