How To Count In High Valyrian From 1 To 100

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15 November 2022
By Sarah Angela Almaden
Dragon Artwork Unsplash: Tamara Harhai

It’s a Negroni Sbagliato with Prosecco in it kind of day today. And that means indulging in some Game of Thrones lore, as well as learning more about the famed fictional language of High Valyrian. Because of the Game of Thrones prequel called House of the Dragon, we have now been exposed to more High Valyrian than before. In fact, our vocabulary in High Valyrian has grown from basic, essential words like “Dracarys” (dragonfire) to “Lykiri” (calm down). If you want to challenge yourself and learn how to sing a High Valyrian lullaby, check out Daemon’s song to Vermithor, courtesy of Conlang Dialogue: House of the Dragon (HBO).

High Valyrian
English
Drakari pykirosFire breather
Tīkummo jemirosWinged leader
Yn lantyz bartossaBut two heads
Saelot vāedisTo a third sing
Hen ñuhā elēnī:From my voice:
Perzyssy vestretisThe fires have spoken
Se gēlȳn irūdaksAnd the price has been paid
ĀnogroseWith blood magic
Perzyro udrȳssiWith words of flame
Ezīmptos laehossiWith clear eyes
Hārossa letagonTo bind the three
Aōt vāedanTo you I sing
Hae mērot gierūli:As one we gather
Se hāros bartossiAnd with three heads
Prūmȳsa sōvīliWe shall fly as we were destined
Gevī dāerīBeautifully, freely

Anyway, it will be many, many moons until we get to see the highly anticipated Season 2 of House of the Dragon. I know, what a bummer. Well, more Game of Thrones lore it is. On another note, I couldn’t help but wonder… who will be cast as Aegon the Conqueror for its spin-off series? Any updates on your front HBO?

Random thoughts aside and circling back to House of the Dragon, it is safe to assume that we know we will be seeing a lot more dragon action, especially with the civil war looming from the different kingdoms all over Westeros. Btw, how many dragons do you think we’ll be meeting next season? Here’s a catch, share the number of dragons you think we’ll be seeing in High Valyrian. Scroll down to find out how to count in High Valyrian if you need help.

How to count from 1 to 10:

Tip: Memorize these cardinal numbers, because you need them for counting in High Valyrian.

  • 1– mēre
  • 2 – lanta
  • 3 – hāre
  • 4 – izula
  • 5 – tōma
  • 6 – bȳre
  • 7 – sīkuda
  • 8 – jēnqa
  • 9 – vōre
  • 10 – ampa

How to count from 11 to 20:

Tip: cardinal number (from 1 to 9) + ampā (10)

  • 11 – mēre ampā
  • 12 – lanta ampā
  • 13 – hāre ampā
  • 14 – izula ampā
  • 15 – tōma ampā
  • 16 – bȳre ampā
  • 17 – sīkuda ampā
  • 18 – jēnqa ampā
  • 19 – vōre ampā
  • 20 – lantēpsa

How to count from 21 to 30:

Tip: cardinal number (from 1 to 9) + lantepsā (20)

  • 21 – mēre lantepsā
  • 22 – lanta lantepsā
  • 23 – hāre lantepsā
  • 24 – izula lantepsā
  • 25 – tōma lantepsā
  • 26 – bȳre lantepsā
  • 27 – sīkuda lantepsā
  • 28 – jēnqa lantepsā
  • 29 – vōre lantepsā
  • 30 – hārēpsa

How to count from 31 to 39:

Tip: cardinal number from 1 to 9 + hārēpsa (30)

  • 31 – mēre hārepsā
  • 33 – hāre hārepsā
  • 39 – vōre hārepsā

How to count from 41 to 49:

Tip: cardinal number from 1 to 9 + izulepsā (40)

  • 42 – lanta izulepsā
  • 45 – tōma izulepsā
  • 49 – vōre izulepsā

How to count from 51 to 59:

Tip: cardinal number (from 1 to 9) + tōmepsā (50)

  • 51 – mēre tōmepsā
  • 52 – lanta tōmepsā
  • 53 – hāre tōmepsā

How to count from 61 to 69:

Tip: cardinal number (from 1 to 9) + bȳrepsā (60)

  • 63 – hāre bȳrepsā
  • 66 – bȳre bȳrepsā
  • 69 – vōre bȳrepsā

How to count from 71 to 79:

Tip: cardinal number (from 1 to 9) + sīkudepsā (70)

  • 73 – hāre sīkudepsā
  • 75 – tōma sīkudepsā
  • 79 – vōre sīkudepsā

How to count from 81 to 89:

Tip: cardinal number (from 1 to 9) + jēnqepsā (80)

  • 87 – sīkuda jēnqepsā
  • 88 – jēnqa jēnqepsā
  • 89 – vōre jēnqepsā

How to count from 91 to 99:

Tip: cardinal number (from 1 to 9) + vōrepsā (90)

  • 94 – izula vōrepsā
  • 95 – tōma vōrepsā
  • 96 – bȳre vōrepsā

How to count in 10s:

Tip: 10 is always ampa. But the rest of the numbers from 20 to 90, the last vowel letter is dropped and the word -ēpsa is added as a suffix.

  • 10 – ampa
  • 20 – lantēpsa
  • 30 – hārēpsa
  • 40 – izulēpsa
  • 50 – tōmēpsa
  • 60 – bȳrēpsa
  • 70 – sīkudēpsa
  • 80 – jēnqēpsa
  • 90 – vōrēpsa
  • 100 – gār