Gujarati Numbers
Learning the Gujarati Numbers is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Gujarati language. But first we need to know what the role of Numbers is in the structure of the grammar in Gujarati.
Gujarati cardinal number convey the "how many" they're also known as "counting numbers," because they show quantity. Here are some examples:
| English Numbers | Gujarati Numbers |
| numbers | nembero - નંબરો |
| one | ek - એક |
| two | b - બે |
| three | te'reṇ - ત્રણ |
| four | chār - ચાર |
| five | pāmch - પાંચ |
| six | chh - છ |
| seven | sāt - સાત |
| eight | āṭh - આઠ |
| nine | nev - નવ |
| ten | des - દસ |
| eleven | aguiyār - અગિયાર |
| twelve | bār - બાર |
| thirteen | ter - તેર |
| fourteen | chaud - ચૌદ |
| fifteen | pemder - પંદર |
| sixteen | soḷ - સોળ |
| seventeen | sete'ter - સત્તર |
| eighteen | aḍhār - અઢાર |
| nineteen | ogueṇīs - ઓગણીસ |
| twenty | vīs - વીસ |
| hundred | so - સો |
| one thousand | eke hejār - એક હજાર |
| million | lākh - લાખ |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Numbers in Gujarati has a logical pattern. Locate the Numbers above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Gujarati.
List of Ordinal Numbers in Gujarati
Gujarati Ordinal numbers tell the order of things in a set: first, second, third, etc. Ordinal numbers do not show quantity. They only show rank or position. Below is a list of the Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers in Gujarati. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Gujarati vocabulary.
| English Numbers | Gujarati Numbers |
| Ordinal Numbers | ORDINAL Numbers |
| first | pe'rethem - પ્રથમ |
| second | bījā - બીજા |
| third | te'rījā - ત્રીજા |
| fourth | chothā - ચોથા |
| fifth | pāmchemā - પાંચમા |
| sixth | chheṭhe'ṭhā - છઠ્ઠા |
| seventh | sātemī - સાતમી |
| eighth | āṭhemī - આઠમી |
| ninth | nevemī - નવમી |
| tenth | desemī - દસમી |
| eleventh | aguiyāremum - અગિયારમું |
| twelfth | bāremī - બારમી |
| thirteenth | teremī - તેરમી |
| fourteenth | chaudemo - ચૌદમો |
| fifteenth | pemderemī - પંદરમી |
| sixteenth | soḷemī - સોળમી |
| seventeenth | sete'teremī - સત્તરમી |
| eighteenth | aḍhāremī - અઢારમી |
| nineteenth | ogueṇīsemī - ઓગણીસમી |
| twentieth | vīsemī - વીસમી |
| once | eke vekhet - એક વખત |
| twice | be - બે |
Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers have a very important role in Gujarati, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Gujarati Numbers, you might want to check the rest of our Gujarati lessons here: Learn Gujarati. Don't forget to bookmark this page.