Basic Numbers
| one | benn |
| two | ñaar |
| three | ñett |
| four | ñeent |
| five | juróom |
| six | juróom-benn |
| seven | juróom-ñaar |
| eight | juróom-ñett |
| nine | juróom-ñeent |
| ten | fukk |
| eleven | fukk ak benn |
| twelve | fukk ak juróom-ñeent |
| twenty | ñaar-fukk |
| twenty-one | ñaar fukk ak benn |
| thirty | ñett-fukk |
| forty | ñeent-fukk |
| fifty | juróom-fukk |
| sixty | juróom-benn-fukk |
| one hundred | téeméer |
| one hundred one | téeméer ak benn |
| two hundred | ñaari téeméer |
| one thousand | junni |
| one thousand five hundred ninety-nine | junni ak juróomi téeméer ak juróom-ñeent-fukk ak juróom-ñeent |
Examples of using numbers:
| Benn waxtu moo jot. | It’s one o’clock. |
| Ñaari waxtu moo jot. | It’s two o’clock. |
| Benn waxtu teggalna fukki miniit ak juróom. | Quarter past one. |
| Benn waxtu ak xaaj. | Half past one. |
| Juróom ñetti waxtu des na fukki miniit ak juróom. | Quarter to eight. |
| Tey la fukkeeli fan ak juróom ci weeru desaambar. | It’s December 15th. |
| Mangi fii ba fukki fan. | I’m here for 10 days. |
| Mangi fii ba ñetti ay bés. | I’m here for three weeks. |
| Mangi fii ba ñaari weer. | I’m here for two months. |
| Benn, benn yoon tike ba Tambakunda. | One, one-way ticket to Tambacounda. |
| Fan la volu Air France juróom ñaar di eggsi? | Where does flight Air France 07 arrive? |
| Begg naa luwe kat-kat (quatre–quatre). | I’d like to hire a 4WD (4×4). |
| Ñaata lay jar suma ko bëggee luwe ñetti fan? | How much is it for three days? |
| Dinaa fii nekk ñaari fan. | I’d like to stay for two nights. |
| Wooteek ñetti miniit, ñaata lay jar? | How much does a three-minute call cost? |
| Waxtu bu nekk, ñaari téeméer (dërëm) la. | 1000 CFA francs per hour. |
| Téeméer (dërëm) la mën. | I’ll give you 500 CFA francs. |
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