Numbers

1. One.

   One

   Usage

   Basic counting; the English number words are used as is

   Grammar Note

   Pidgin has no native number words and uses the English numerals as is.

2. Two.

   Two

   Usage

   Basic counting; the English number words are used as is

   Grammar Note

   Pidgin has no native number words and uses the English numerals as is.

3. Three.

   Three

   Usage

   Basic counting; the English number words are used as is

   Grammar Note

   Pidgin has no native number words and uses the English numerals as is.

4. Four.

   Four

   Usage

   Basic counting; the English number words are used as is

   Grammar Note

   Pidgin has no native number words and uses the English numerals as is.

5. Five.

   Five

   Usage

   Basic counting; the English number words are used as is

   Grammar Note

   Pidgin has no native number words and uses the English numerals as is.

6. Six.

   Six

   Usage

   Basic counting; the English number words are used as is

   Grammar Note

   Pidgin has no native number words and uses the English numerals as is.

7. Seven.

   Seven

   Usage

   Basic counting; the English number words are used as is

   Grammar Note

   Pidgin has no native number words and uses the English numerals as is.

8. Ten.

   Ten

   Usage

   Basic counting; the English number words are used as is

   Grammar Note

   Pidgin has no native number words and uses the English numerals as is.

9. Twenty.

   Twenty

   Usage

   Basic counting; the English number words are used as is

   Grammar Note

   Pidgin has no native number words and uses the English numerals as is.

10. One hundred.

    One hundred

    Usage

    Basic counting; the English number words are used as is

    Grammar Note

    Pidgin has no native number words and uses the English numerals as is.

11. I get twenty-seven years.

    I'm 27 years old

    Usage

    The age frame: Pidgin uses get ("have"), as in "How many years you get?"

    Grammar Note

    Age is 'I get ... years'. Unlike English 'I am ... years old', no 'be' verb is used. (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

12. I go turn twenty-eight dis year.

    I turn 28 this year

    Usage

    For birthday small talk; dis year means "this year"

    Grammar Note

    The future is go before the verb. dis year is the Pidgin spelling. (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

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