Hindi Numbers 1 to 100 — हिन्दी गिनती (Complete Guide)
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Hindi numbers 1–10: एक, दो, तीन, चार, पाँच, छह, सात, आठ, नौ, दस। 20 is बीस, 30 तीस, 100 सौ, 1000 हज़ार, 100,000 लाख, 10,000,000 करोड़। Full 1–100 table below.
Hindi numbers 1–20
| # | हिन्दी | # | हिन्दी |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | एक | 11 | ग्यारह |
| 2 | दो | 12 | बारह |
| 3 | तीन | 13 | तेरह |
| 4 | चार | 14 | चौदह |
| 5 | पाँच | 15 | पन्द्रह |
| 6 | छह | 16 | सोलह |
| 7 | सात | 17 | सत्रह |
| 8 | आठ | 18 | अठारह |
| 9 | नौ | 19 | उन्नीस |
| 10 | दस | 20 | बीस |
Tens: 20–100
| # | हिन्दी | # | हिन्दी |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | बीस | 60 | साठ |
| 30 | तीस | 70 | सत्तर |
| 40 | चालीस | 80 | अस्सी |
| 50 | पचास | 90 | नब्बे |
| 100 | सौ | 1000 | हज़ार |
Compound numbers combine tens and ones: 21 = इक्कीस, 35 = पैंतीस, 47 = सैंतालीस, 99 = निन्यानवे। See the complete 1–100 table for every spelling.
Beyond 100: हज़ार, लाख, करोड़, अरब
- 1,000 — एक हज़ार
- 1,00,000 — एक लाख
- 1,00,00,000 — एक करोड़
- 1,00,00,00,000 — एक अरब
- Hindi always uses Indian grouping — "million" becomes "दस लाख".
Common spelling mistakes
- पन्द्रह (15) — the "न्द्र" cluster is often misspelled.
- छियालीस (46) vs छियासठ (66) — watch the middle consonant.
- उनसठ (59), उनहत्तर (69), उन्यासी (79), नवासी (89) — the "उन/न" prefix series.
- सौ (100) for round hundreds: दो सौ = 200.
The 21–99 pattern in Hindi
Hindi never says बीस एक for 21. Every compound number is one fused word: the ones digit joins a changed tens stem. Each decade has its own set of forms, so learn them decade by decade rather than guessing. The table shows one example per decade and how it is formed.
| Number | हिन्दी | How it is built |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | इक्कीस | बीस + एक → इक्कीस |
| 25 | पच्चीस | बीस + पाँच → पच्चीस |
| 34 | चौंतीस | तीस + चार → चौंतीस |
| 47 | सैंतालीस | चालीस + सात → सैंतालीस |
| 56 | छप्पन | पचास + छह → छप्पन |
| 63 | तिरसठ | साठ + तीन → तिरसठ |
| 78 | अठहत्तर | सत्तर + आठ → अठहत्तर |
| 89 | नवासी | अस्सी + नौ → नवासी |
| 99 | निन्यानवे | नब्बे + नौ → निन्यानवे |
Pronunciation: the nasal sounds
- पाँच (5) — paanch, nasalized; the chandrabindu ँ is essential.
- छह (6) — chhah, breathy and aspirated.
- पन्द्रह (15) — pandrah; practise the ndr cluster slowly.
- साठ (60) — saath, long aa.
- अस्सी (80) — as-si, doubled s.
- नब्बे (90) — nab-bay.
- सौ (100) — sau, like sow.
- Nasalization is the biggest marker of natural Hindi — पाँच said without the nasal sounds flat to native ears.
Hindi numbers in everyday life
- Market bargaining — पचास रुपये (fifty rupees), दो सौ (two hundred).
- Phone numbers — read digit by digit, just like in English.
- Ages — मेरी उम्र पच्चीस साल है (I am twenty-five years old).
- Dates — पच्चीस दिसंबर (25 December).
- Cricket scores — दो सौ रन (200 runs) is standard commentary Hindi.
- Train and seat numbers — berth and coach numbers are routinely announced in Hindi.
Devanagari digits (१२३)
Indian currency notes, railway boards and government forms use Devanagari digits: १ २ ३ ४ ५ ६ ७ ८ ९ ०. They map one-to-one with 1–9 and 0, so learning both scripts lets you read any Hindi notice, ticket or price tag.
Hundreds in Hindi: 100 से 900
| # | हिन्दी |
|---|---|
| 100 | सौ |
| 200 | दो सौ |
| 300 | तीन सौ |
| 400 | चार सौ |
| 500 | पाँच सौ |
| 600 | छह सौ |
| 700 | सात सौ |
| 800 | आठ सौ |
| 900 | नौ सौ |
Compounds stack in order: 250 = दो सौ पचास, 470 = चार सौ सत्तर, 999 = नौ सौ निन्यानवे। Hundreds come first, then the tens and ones exactly as you learned them for 1–99.
Thousands: 1,000 से 99,000
एक हज़ार (1,000), दो हज़ार (2,000), दस हज़ार (10,000), पचास हज़ार (50,000), नब्बे हज़ार (90,000)। Compounds: 1,250 = एक हज़ार दो सौ पचास, 25,000 = पच्चीस हज़ार, 75,500 = पचहत्तर हज़ार पाँच सौ।
Lakh and crore the Indian way
Colloquial Hindi has dedicated words for fractional lakhs — these appear in property deals, salaries and news constantly:
| Amount | हिन्दी | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| 125000 | सवा लाख | one and a quarter lakh |
| 150000 | डेढ़ लाख | one and a half lakh |
| 175000 | पौने दो लाख | one and three-quarter lakh |
| 250000 | ढाई लाख | two and a half lakh |
| 12500000 | सवा करोड़ | one and a quarter crore |
ध्यान दें: डेढ़ is used with लाख (डेढ़ लाख) — for 1,500 say पंद्रह सौ, never “डेढ़ हज़ार”。
Ordinal numbers: पहला, दूसरा, तीसरा
| # | हिन्दी | Use |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | पहला / पहली | पहली मंज़िल — first floor |
| 2nd | दूसरा / दूसरी | दूसरी बार — second time |
| 3rd | तीसरा / तीसरी | तीसरा सवाल — third question |
| 4th | चौथा / चौथी | |
| 5th | पाँचवाँ / पाँचवीं | |
| 10th | दसवाँ / दसवीं | दसवीं कक्षा — class 10 |
Gender agreement matters: पहला दिन (masculine) but पहली रात (feminine).
Telling time in Hindi
- पाँच बजे — 5:00
- सवा पाँच — 5:15 (quarter past)
- साढ़े पाँच — 5:30 (half past)
- पौने छह — 5:45 (quarter to six)
- पाँच बजकर दस मिनट — 5:10
Money in Hindi: रुपये और पैसे
₹50.50 = पचास रुपये पचास पैसे, ₹1,250 = एक हज़ार दो सौ पचास रुपये, ₹75,000 = पचहत्तर हज़ार रुपये। Full conventions for fractions of a rupee: paise and decimal rules.
Years and dates
Years are read as hundreds: 1947 = उन्नीस सौ सैंतालीस, 2026 = दो हज़ार छब्बीस। Dates put the day first: 15 August = पंद्रह अगस्त, 26 January = छब्बीस जनवरी।
Phone numbers in Hindi
Read digit by digit using the 0–9 words: 98110 becomes नौ आठ एक एक शून्य। Zero is शून्य in formal speech, though ज़ीरो is common in casual talk.
Bargaining phrases for the market
- थोड़ा कम करो — bring the price down a little.
- आख़िरी दाम बताओ — tell me the final price.
- दो सौ में दे दो — give it for two hundred.
- पचास रुपये ज़्यादा है — fifty rupees is too much.
These four phrases cover most market bargaining — pair them with the numbers above and you can negotiate entirely in Hindi.
Practice: test yourself
Cover the right column and read each number aloud:
| Number | हिन्दी |
|---|---|
| 36 | छत्तीस |
| 58 | अट्ठावन |
| 73 | तिहत्तर |
| 84 | चौरासी |
| 95 | पचानवे |
| 250 | दो सौ पचास |
| 150000 | डेढ़ लाख |