How to ask a question to get an ordinal number(3rd, 4th, 8th etc)as answer?

At the very outset let me make it amply clear that the styles of expression among various languages differ considerably. Native speakers will express their ideas( sometimes with a lot of regional slangs) in such a way that is easily and clearly understood among themselves.  Their expressions cannot be translated word for word to get the expected idea/ meaning by the people of other nationalities.  I have come across a lot of people asking for clarifications in the above case.  I would venture to outline…

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