Tens, and everything in between
Level A1 · Unit 2: Numbers and things · Lesson 2: Up to 100, and your age
The tens are the units plus -deset ("ten"), except dvajset (20) and sto (100).
For any number in between, say the unit + in + the ten, written as one word:
- 21 enaindvajset (one-and-twenty)
- 35 petintrideset (five-and-thirty)
- 99 devetindevetdeset (nine-and-ninety)
| 20 | dvajset | 60 | šestdeset |
| 30 | trideset | 70 | sedemdeset |
| 40 | štirideset | 80 | osemdeset |
| 50 | petdeset | 90 | devetdeset |
| 100 | sto |
Practise this in the free course
This explanation comes from Unit 2, Lesson 2 of Slovenim, a free Slovenian course with dialogues, audio and exercises that check your answers.