Urdu Numbers
Learning the Urdu 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 Urdu language. But first we need to know what the role of Numbers is in the structure of the grammar in Urdu.
Urdu cardinal number convey the "how many" they're also known as "counting numbers," because they show quantity. Here are some examples:
| English Numbers | Urdu Numbers |
| numbers | a'edad - اعداد |
| one | ayk - ایک |
| two | deo - دو |
| three | teyn - تین |
| four | char - چار |
| five | panech - پانچ |
| six | cheh - چھ |
| seven | sat - سات |
| eight | aṭeh - آٹھ |
| nine | neo - نو |
| ten | des - دس |
| eleven | gueyareh - گیارہ |
| twelve | bareh - بارہ |
| thirteen | teyreh - تیرہ |
| fourteen | cheodeh - چودہ |
| fifteen | penedereh - پندرہ |
| sixteen | seola - سولا |
| seventeen | setereh - سترہ |
| eighteen | aṭehareh - اٹھارہ |
| nineteen | aneys - انیس |
| twenty | beys - بیس |
| hundred | seo - سو |
| one thousand | ayk hezar - ایک ہزار |
| million | des lakeh - دس لاکھ |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Numbers in Urdu has a logical pattern. Locate the Numbers above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Urdu.
List of Ordinal Numbers in Urdu
Urdu 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 Urdu. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Urdu vocabulary.
| English Numbers | Urdu Numbers |
| Ordinal Numbers | 'eded tereteybey henedesai - عدد ترتیبی ہندسے |
| first | pehela - پہلا |
| second | deosera - دوسرا |
| third | teysera - تیسرا |
| fourth | cheoteha - چوتھا |
| fifth | panecheoan - پانچواں |
| sixth | cheheṭa - چھٹا |
| seventh | sateoan - ساتواں |
| eighth | aṭeheoan - آٹھواں |
| ninth | neoan - نواں |
| tenth | n - ن |
| eleventh | gueyareheoan - گیارہواں |
| twelfth | bareheoan - بارہواں |
| thirteenth | teyreheoan - تیرھواں |
| fourteenth | cheodeheoyn - چودھویں |
| fifteenth | penedereheoan - پندرھواں |
| sixteenth | seoleheoan - سولہواں |
| seventeenth | setereheoan - سترھواں |
| eighteenth | aṭehareoan - اٹھارواں |
| nineteenth | aneyseoan - انیسواں |
| twentieth | beyseoan - بیسواں |
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| once | ayk defe'eh - ایک دفعہ |
| twice | deo defe'eh - دو دفعہ |
Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers have a very important role in Urdu, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Urdu Numbers, you might want to check the rest of our Urdu lessons here: Learn Urdu. Don't forget to bookmark this page.