Counting in Hindi
This free audio lesson on counting in Hindi is essential stuff for your Hindi language survival kit! Want to go shopping? Tell someone the address where you’re staying or the number of house you’re visiting? Perhaps you want to know how old someone is, or how many children they have.
There are so many reasons to know how to count in Hindi, and the Rocket Hindi team are here to help. Starting with the basics, by the end of this lesson you’ll know how to count in Hindi. Let’s get started!
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Let's get counting in Hindi
Today you’re going to learn the numbers one through to twenty; how to say them as well as how to recognise them in written form. So grab a paper and pen for your own practice, and work your way through the list below.
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एक
eka
1
दो
do
2
तीन
tīna
3
चार
cāra
4
पाँच
pām̐ca
5
छह
chaha
6
सात
sāta
7
आठ
āṭha
8
नौ
nau
9
दस
dasa
Ten
ग्यारह
gyāraha
Eleven
बारह
bāraha
Twelve
तेरह
teraha
Thirteen
चौदह
caudaha
Fourteen
पन्द्रह
pandraha
Fifteen
सत्रह
satraha
Seventeen
अठारह
aṭhāraha
Eighteen
उन्नीस
unnīsa
Nineteen
बीस
bīsa
Twenty
How did you go? Can you count to twenty? Can you recognise the written numbers out of order?
Try writing the numbers in Hindi on separate pieces of paper and then make random selections to test yourself. You’ll be surprised how quickly you learn.
Here are a few recommended Hindi lessons to try next!
- Pronouncing different countries in Hindi.
- How do you describe people in Hindi? Check this Hindi lesson out.
- Imagine you’re traveling in India and you need to ask for directions in Hindi.
Until then,
फिर मिलेंगे (phir milenge),
Nikita Sharma: Rocket Hindi
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