Numbers

1. Vienas, du, trys

   One, two, three

   Usage

   Basic counting numbers

   Grammar Note

   Lithuanian numbers change by gender: "vienas/viena", "du/dvi", etc.

2. Keturi, penki, šeši

   Four, five, six

   Usage

   Numbers four through six

   Grammar Note

   These are masculine forms. Feminine forms: "keturios", "penkios", "šešios"

3. Septyni, aštuoni, devyni, dešimt

   Seven, eight, nine, ten

   Usage

   Numbers seven through ten

   Grammar Note

   Lithuanian numbers closely correspond to Proto-Indo-European, preserving archaic features

4. Dvidešimt, penkiasdešimt, šimtas

   Twenty, fifty, one hundred

   Usage

   Larger numbers

   Grammar Note

   "dešimt" means ten. Compound numerals use "-sdešimt". "šimtas" means one hundred

5. Kiek valandų?

   How many hours?

   Usage

   Used to ask about duration or opening hours

   Grammar Note

   When asking quantity, nouns take genitive plural. "valanda" (hour) → "valandų" (gen. plural)

6. Pirmas, antras, trečias

   First, second, third

   Usage

   Used to express ordinal numbers

   Grammar Note

   Lithuanian ordinals function as adjectives and decline by gender, number, case. Feminine: "pirma", "antra", "trečia"

7. Pusė, ketvirtis

   Half, a quarter

   Usage

   Used to express fractions and amounts

   Grammar Note

   In time expressions: "pusė trečios" = half past two (half of three), similar to Baltic tradition

8. Du eurai penkiasdešimt centų

   Two euros fifty cents

   Usage

   Used to express amounts in euros

   Grammar Note

   Lithuania adopted the euro in 2015. "euras" declines as a regular noun

9. Kiek kilometrų iki miesto?

   How many kilometers to the city?

   Usage

   Used to ask about distance

   Grammar Note

   Nouns after "Kiek" take genitive plural. "iki" + genitive expresses "until/to"

10. Tūkstantis, milijonas

    Thousand, million

    Usage

    Used for large numbers

    Grammar Note

    "tūkstantis" and "milijonas" decline as nouns. Plural: "du tūkstančiai" (two thousand)

11. Man dvidešimt septyneri metai

    I'm 27 years old

    Usage

    Giving your age — the answer to "Kiek Jums metų?" (How old are you?)

    Grammar Note

    "metai" is a plurale tantum, so units one to nine take the collective numerals "vieneri", "septyneri" and so on — the same shape as "Vieneri metai" in this data. In a compound number only the final unit takes that form, giving "dvidešimt septyneri metai". No verb is needed; the dative "man" alone carries "I am"

12. Šiemet man sukanka dvidešimt aštuoneri metai

    I turn 28 this year

    Usage

    Saying what age you will reach during the current year

    Grammar Note

    "sukakti" marks reaching an age, as in "Jam sukako dvidešimt metų" (he turned twenty), with the person in the dative. Paired with "šiemet" it takes the present "sukanka", matching "Šiemet Kretingai sukanka 765-eri metai" (Kretinga turns 765 this year)

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