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Numbers, Time & Dates

Cardinal and ordinal numbers, telling time and dates
ایک دو تین
one two three
ek do tīn
First three cardinal numbers — essential vocabulary
چار پانچ چھ
four five six
chār pāṃch chhe
Numbers 4-6 — چھ has silent ھ
سات آٹھ نو دس
seven eight nine ten
sāt āṭh nau das
Numbers 7-10 — آٹھ has aspirated ṭh
گیارہ بارہ تیرہ
eleven twelve thirteen
gyārah bārah terah
Teens are irregular — must memorize individually
بیس تیس چالیس
twenty thirty forty
bīs tīs chālīs
Tens — Urdu number system is largely decimal
پہلا دوسرا تیسرا
first second third
pahlā dūsrā tīsrā
Ordinal numbers — پہلا is irregular (not ایکواں)
بجے
o'clock
baje
Time word — تین بجے = at three o'clock
صبح دوپہر شام رات
morning noon evening night
ṣubḥ dopahr shām rāt
Four parts of the day — essential time vocabulary
آج کل کل
today / yesterday / tomorrow
āj kal kal
kal means both yesterday AND tomorrow — context determines meaning
پیر منگل بدھ
Monday Tuesday Wednesday
pīr mangal budh
First three days of the week in Urdu