10 Little Numbers – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
one little two little three little numbers
four little five little six little numbers
seven little eight little nine little numbers
ten little numbers
ten little nine little eight little numbers
seven little six little five little numbers
four little three little two little numbers
one little number
one
two
three
three little numbers
four
five
six
six little numbers
seven
eight
nine
ten ten ten
one little two little three little numbers
four little five little six little numbers
seven little eight little nine little numbers
ten little numbers
ten little nine little eight little numbers
seven little six little five little numbers
four little three little two little numbers
one little number
one little number
Key Vocabulary
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little /ˈlɪtl/ A1 |
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number /ˈnʌmbər/ A1 |
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one /wʌn/ A1 |
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two /tuː/ A1 |
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three /θriː/ A1 |
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four /fɔːr/ A1 |
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five /faɪv/ A1 |
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six /sɪks/ A1 |
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seven /ˈsevn/ A1 |
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eight /eɪt/ A1 |
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nine /naɪn/ A1 |
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ten /ten/ A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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one little two little three little numbers
➔ Adjective order: opinion-size-age-shape-color-origin-material-type + noun.
➔ The word "little" is used as an adjective describing the size of the "numbers". The adjective typically precedes the noun it modifies in English.
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four little five little six little numbers
➔ Repetition for emphasis and simple sentence structure.
➔ The repetition of "little" emphasizes the small size of each group of numbers. The sentence structure is straightforward.
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ten little numbers
➔ Simple noun phrase with an adjective preceding the noun.
➔ "Little" modifies "numbers", indicating that we are talking about a small quantity of numbers.
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one
➔ Cardinal Number used as a noun
➔ The number "one" is used to represent a single unit. In this case, it refers to the first number in the sequence.
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three little numbers
➔ Noun phrase with the adjective 'little' modifying the plural noun 'numbers'. Correct adjective order (quantity, quality, noun).
➔ The adjective 'little' describes the size of the group of numbers being referred to. The number three functions as a determiner, specifying the quantity.
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ten ten ten
➔ Repetition for emphasis.
➔ Repeating 'ten' three times emphasizes the number and might be used to build anticipation or to mark the end of a sequence.
