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10տասը

Armenian numbers

How to say ten (10) in Armenian

Ten (10) in Armenian is տասը, pronounced tasə.

Romanization:
tasə

Ten in use

  • Տասը տարեկան եմ։
    Tasə tarekan em.
    I'm 10 years old.
  • Ժամը տասն է։
    Zhamə tasn e.
    It's 10 o'clock.
  • տասը խնձոր
    tasə khndzor
    10 apples

After a number, an Armenian noun stays singular: տասը խնձոր is literally “10 apple”.

Good to know

Տասը is the full form; in quick speech you'll often hear տաս. Ten is also the base of every teen: տասն + the unit.

From 10 to 19

  • 10տասըtasə
  • 11տասնմեկtasnmek
  • 12տասներկուtasnerku
  • 13տասներեքtasnerek'
  • 14տասնչորսtasnch'ors
  • 15տասնհինգtasnhing
  • 16տասնվեցtasnvets'
  • 17տասնյոթtasnyot'
  • 18տասնութtasnut'
  • 19տասնինըtasninə

10 in Armenian letters

Before Arabic digits, Armenians wrote numbers with letters: every letter of Mesrop Mashtots' alphabet had a value. 10 is written Ժ — you still see it on clock faces, in church calendars and in chapter numbers.

Questions

How do you say ten in Armenian?

Ten is տասը, pronounced tasə.

How do you say “10th” in Armenian?

The ordinal is տասներորդ (tasnerord).

How is 10 written in Armenian letters?

In the classical system it is Ժ. Everyday Armenian uses ordinary digits: 10.

Do Armenian nouns take the plural after ten?

No. After any number the noun stays singular: տասը խնձոր — “10 apple”.

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