The 6th lesson teaches counting in cardinal and ordinal numbers in Hindi. I also included a vocabulary list about school and finally common daily phrases. I will try to give examples using both vocabulary and grammar. That way it will be easy for you to see the words when they are separate and when they are in a sentence. Going through the whole page should take about 30 min. Make sure to read the pronunciation and hear the audio as well. If you have any question about this course, please email me directly at Hindi Classes.
Numbers
Knowing how to count in Hindi is essential and should be one of first things to learn. By simply knowing numbers from 1 to 9 you could express large numbers in a simplified way. Cardinal numbers are for counting such as "1, 2, 3 ...". Ordinal numbers represent order or rank such as "1st, 2nd, 3rd ...".
Below is a list of the first 20 cardinal and ordinal numbers that you might come across or use very often. The table contains 3 columns (English, Hindi, and Audio). Make sure you repeat each word after hearing it by either clicking on the audio button or by reading the pronunciation. That should help with memorization as well as improving your pronunciation.
Numbers in Hindi
Numbers
Hindi
Audio
One
एक [ēka]
First
पहला [pahalā]
Two
दो [dō]
Second
दूसरा [dūsarā]
Three
तीन [tīna]
Third
तीसरा [tīsarā]
Four
चार [cāra]
Fourth
चौथा [cauthā]
Five
पाँच [pā̃ca]
Fifth
पाँचवाँ [pā̃cavā̃]
Six
छ: [chē]
Sixth
छठा [chaṭhā]
Seven
सात [sāta]
Seventh
सातवाँ [sātavā̃]
Eight
आठ [āṭha]
Eighth
आठवाँ [āṭhavā̃]
Nine
नौ [nau]
Ninth
नौवाँ [nauvā̃]
Ten
दस [dasa]
Tenth
दसवाँ [dasavā̃]
Eleven
ग्यारह [gyāraha]
Eleventh
ग्यारहवाँ [gyārahavā̃]
Twelve
बारह [bāraha]
Twelfth
बारहवाँ [bārahavā̃]
Thirteen
तेरह [tēraha]
Thirteenth
तेरहवाँ [tērahavā̃]
Fourteen
चौदह [caudaha]
Fourteenth
चौदहवाँ [caudahavā̃]
Fifteen
पंद्रह [pandraha]
Fifteenth
पंद्रहवाँ [pandrahavā̃]
Sixteen
सोलह [sōlaha]
Sixteenth
सोलहवाँ [sōlahavā̃]
Seventeen
सत्रह [satraha]
Seventeenth
सत्रहवाँ [satrahavā̃]
Eighteen
अठारह [aṭhāraha]
Eighteenth
अठारहवाँ [aṭhārahavā̃]
Nineteen
उन्नीस [unnīsa]
Nineteenth
उन्नीसवाँ [unnīsavā̃]
Twenty
बीस [bīsa]
Twentieth
बीसवाँ [bīsavā̃]
Thirty three (31)
तैंतीस [taintīsa]
One hundred (100)
एक सौ [ēka sau]
Three hundred and sixty (360)
तीन सौ साठ [tīna sau sāṭha]
One thousand (1000)
एक हजार [ēka hajāra]
Two thousand and fourteen (2014)
दो हजार चौदह [dō hajāra aura caudaha]
One million
दस लाख [dasa lākha]
Once
एक बार [ēka bāra]
Twice
दो बार [dugunī]
Now we will try to implement some of the numbers above into full Hindi sentences. That way you will be able to use the word not only by itself but embedded in a structure.
Hindi Numbers in a Sentence
Numbers
Hindi
Audio
I'm 30 years old
मैं तीस साल का हूँ [maĩ tīsa sāla kā hū̃]
I have 2 sisters and 1 brother
मैं दो बहनें और एक भाई हूँ [mujhē dō bahanē̃ aura ēka bhāī hai]
English is my first language
अंग्रेजी मेरी पहली भाषा है [angrējī mērī pahalī bhāṣā hai]
Her second language is Spanish
उसकी दूसरी भाषा स्पेनिश है [usakī dūsarī bhāṣā spēniśa hai]
Questions?
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Vocabulary List about School
Below is a list of 26 words related to school and classrooms. If you can memorize them by heart, you will be able communicate to a teacher/students many objects in your class.
School Words in Hindi
School
Hindi
Audio
Answer
उत्तर [uttara]
Book
पुस्तक [pustaka]
Books
पुस्तकें [pustakē̃]
Chair
कुर्सी [kursī]
Desk
डेस्क [ḍēska]
Dictionary
शब्दकोश [śabdakōśa]
Laptop
लैपटॉप [laipaṭôpa]
Library
पुस्तकालय [pustakālaya]
Notebook (paper notebook)
नोटबुक (कागज नोटबुक) [nōṭabuka (kāgaja nōṭabuka)]
Page
पृष्ठ [pṛṣṭha]
Paper
कागज़ [kāgaza]
Pen
क़लम [qalama]
Pencil
पेंसिल [pē̃sila]
Question
प्रश्न [praśna]
School
स्कूल [skūla]
Student
छात्र [chātra]
Teacher
शिक्षक [śikṣaka]
University
विश्वविद्यालय [viśvavidyālaya]
Daily Conversation in Hindi
Finally, a couple bonus sentences that you might find useful. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Hindi Phrases page. Enjoy!
Common Expressions in Hindi
English
Hindi
Audio
I have a question
मेरे पास एक सवाल है [mērē pāsa ēka savāla hai]
To listen
सुनना [sunanā]
To read
पढ़ना [paṛhanā]
To speak
बात करना [bāta karanā]
To think
सोचना [sōcanā]
To understand
समझना [samajhanā]
To write
लिखना [likhanā]
What's the name of that book?
उस किताब का नाम क्या है? [usa kitāba kā nāma kyā hai?]
What do you do for a living?
आप क्या काम करते हैं? [āpa kyā kāma karatē haĩ?]
I'm a (teacher / artist / engineer)
मैं एक (शिक्षक / कलाकार / इंजीनियर) हूँ [maĩ ēka (śikṣaka / kalākāra / iñjīniyara) hū̃]
Oh! That's good!
ओह! यह अच्छा है! [ōha! yaha acchā hai!]
Can I practice with you?
क्या मैं आप के साथ अभ्यास कर सकते हैं [kyā maĩ āpa kē sātha abhyāsa kara sakatē haĩ]
Fun Facts
Language Quote: Approximately one new word is added to the English language every two hours and around 4,000 new words are added to the English dictionary every year.
Congratulations! You finished your 6th lesson in Hindi about numbers, and school terms. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Hindi Lesson 7. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Hindi homepage.
