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Numbers & Counting

The number system

Numbers 1–10

Basic counting words.

📊 Numbers
Number Hindi Translit
1 एक ek
2 दो do
5 पाँच pāṃch
10 दस das
20 बीस bīs
100 सौ sau
💬 Examples
एक, दो, तीन
ek, do, tīn
one, two, three
📝 Basic counting
चार, पाँच, छह
chār, pāṃch, chhah
four, five, six
📝 Numbers 4-6
Numbers 11–100 are largely irregular

Each one must be learned.

💬 Examples
ग्यारह, बारह
gyārah, bārah
eleven, twelve
📝 Teens are irregular
इक्कीस, बाईस
ikkīs, bāīs
twenty-one, twenty-two
📝 Each number is distinct
लाख and करोड़

South Asian large-number units.

💬 Examples
लाख
lākh
hundred thousand
📝 लाख = 100,000
करोड़
karoṛ
ten million
📝 करोड़ = 10,000,000