Hindi Numbers
Learning the Hindi 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 Hindi language. But first we need to know what the role of Numbers is in the structure of the grammar in Hindi.
Hindi cardinal number convey the "how many" they're also known as "counting numbers," because they show quantity. Here are some examples:
| English Numbers | Hindi Numbers |
| numbers | sankhya - संख्या |
| one | ek - एक |
| two | do - दो |
| three | teen - तीन |
| four | char - चार |
| five | paanch - पांच |
| six | chhah - छह |
| seven | saat - सात |
| eight | aath - आठ |
| nine | nau - नौ |
| ten | das - दस |
| eleven | gyarah - ग्यारह |
| twelve | barah - बारह |
| thirteen | terah - तेरह |
| fourteen | chaudah - चौदह |
| fifteen | pandrah - पंद्रह |
| sixteen | solah - सोलह |
| seventeen | satrah - सत्रह |
| eighteen | atharah - अठारह |
| nineteen | unnees - उन्नीस |
| twenty | bees - बीस |
| hundred | sau - सौ |
| one thousand | ek hazaar - एक हज़ार |
| million | das lakh - दस लाख |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Numbers in Hindi has a logical pattern. Locate the Numbers above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Devanagari.
List of Ordinal Numbers in Hindi
Hindi 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 Hindi. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Hindi vocabulary.
| English Numbers | Hindi Numbers |
| Ordinal Numbers | |
| first | pahla - पहला |
| second | doosara - दूसरा |
| third | teesara - तीसरा |
| fourth | chautha - चौथा |
| fifth | paanchavaan - पांचवां |
| sixth | chhatha - छठा |
| seventh | saatavaan - सातवाँ |
| eighth | aathavaan - आठवाँ |
| ninth | nauvan - नौवां |
| tenth | dasavan - दसवां |
| eleventh | gyarahavaan - ग्यारहवाँ |
| twelfth | barahavaan - बारहवां |
| thirteenth | terahavaan - तेरहवां |
| fourteenth | chaudahavaan - चौदहवां |
| fifteenth | pandrahavaan - पंद्रहवां |
| sixteenth | solahavaan - सोलहवां |
| seventeenth | satrahavaan - सत्रहवाँ |
| eighteenth | atharahavaan - अठारहवाँ |
| nineteenth | unnisavaan - उन्नीसवां |
| twentieth | beesavan - बीसवां |
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| once | ek baar - एक बार |
| twice | do baar - दो बार |
Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers have a very important role in Hindi, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Devanagari Numbers, you might want to check the rest of our Hindi lessons here: Learn Hindi. Don't forget to bookmark this page.