12տասներկու
Armenian numbers
How to say twelve (12) in Armenian
Twelve (12) in Armenian is տասներկու, pronounced tasnerku.
- Romanization:
- tasnerku
Twelve in use
- Տասներկու տարեկան եմ։Tasnerku tarekan em.I'm 12 years old.
- Ժամը տասներկուսն է։Zhamə tasnerkusn e.It's 12 o'clock.
- տասներկու խնձորtasnerku khndzor12 apples
After a number, an Armenian noun stays singular: տասներկու խնձոր is literally “12 apple”.
Good to know
տասներկու is տասն (ten) + երկու (two), written as one word.
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12 in Armenian letters
Before Arabic digits, Armenians wrote numbers with letters: every letter of Mesrop Mashtots' alphabet had a value. 12 is written ԺԲ — you still see it on clock faces, in church calendars and in chapter numbers.
Questions
How do you say twelve in Armenian?
Twelve is տասներկու, pronounced tasnerku.
How do you say “12th” in Armenian?
The ordinal is տասներկուերորդ (tasnerkuerord).
How is 12 written in Armenian letters?
In the classical system it is ԺԲ. Everyday Armenian uses ordinary digits: 12.
Do Armenian nouns take the plural after twelve?
No. After any number the noun stays singular: տասներկու խնձոր — “12 apple”.
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