Kannada Numbers
Learning the Kannada 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 Kannada language. But first we need to know what the role of Numbers is in the structure of the grammar in Kannada.
Kannada cardinal number convey the "how many" they're also known as "counting numbers," because they show quantity. Here are some examples:
| English Numbers | Kannada Numbers |
| numbers | sankyegalu/anki |
| one | ondhu |
| two | yeradu |
| three | mooru |
| four | naalku |
| five | aidhu |
| six | aaru |
| seven | yelu |
| eight | entu |
| nine | ombathu |
| ten | hatthu |
| eleven | hannondhu |
| twelve | hanneradhu |
| thirteen | hadhimooru |
| fourteen | hadinaalku |
| fifteen | hadinaidhu |
| sixteen | hadhinaaru |
| seventeen | hadhineelu |
| eighteen | hadhinentu |
| nineteen | hatthombatthu |
| twenty | ippathu |
| hundred | nooru |
| one thousand | saavira |
| million | kotii |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Numbers in Kannada has a logical pattern. Locate the Numbers above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Kannada.
List of Ordinal Numbers in Kannada
Kannada 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 Kannada. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Kannada vocabulary.
| English Numbers | Kannada Numbers |
| Ordinal Numbers | sankhyagalu |
| first | prathama |
| second | dwithiya |
| third | thruthiya |
| fourth | chathurthi |
| fifth | panchami |
| sixth | sashtami |
| seventh | sapthami |
| eighth | ashata |
| ninth | nava |
| tenth | dasha |
| eleventh | hadhinonedhaneya |
| twelfth | hadhineradhaneya |
| thirteenth | hadhimooraneya |
| fourteenth | hadhinalkaneya |
| fifteenth | hadhinaidhaneya |
| sixteenth | hadhinaraneya |
| seventeenth | hadhinelaneya |
| eighteenth | hadhinentanehya |
| nineteenth | hathombathaneya |
| twentieth | ippathhaneya |
| once | ondu sala |
| twice | eradu sala |
Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers have a very important role in Kannada, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Kannada Numbers, you might want to check the rest of our Kannada lessons here: Learn Kannada. Don't forget to bookmark this page.