Counting to ten in Macedonian
One to ten, for prices, platforms, rooms and how many beers. Play the ten Macedonian words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Macedonian phrases in this lesson
- ЕденEH-den
- One
- Дваdva
- Two
- Триtri
- Three
- Четириcheh-TI-ri
- Four
- Петpet
- Five
- Шестshest
- Six
- СедумSEH-doom
- Seven
- ОсумO-soom
- Eight
- ДеветDEH-vet
- Nine
- ДесетDEH-set
- Ten
"Еден" is the masculine form. Feminine is "Една" and neuter is "Едно." The form changes to match the noun, but pointing and saying the number alone is always understood.
Masculine form. The feminine/neuter is "Две" (dveh). Use "Две" for most food and drink orders since many items are grammatically neuter in Macedonian.
The same across genders, making it easier to remember. Holding up fingers alongside numbers helps enormously in noisy markets and cafes.
The "ч" is a hard "ch" as in "church." Four syllables, so say it slowly. In markets you may just hold up four fingers and point to the price tag.
Short and easy. Prices in denars are often multiples of five. A coffee in Skopje typically costs around 60 to 80 denars.
Prices are in denars.