Master Hindi Numbers
Hindi uses Devanagari numerals (०१२३४५६७८९), the direct ancestors of the Western digits the world uses today — what we call "Arabic numerals" actually originated in India. Hindi counting is notoriously challenging because nearly every number from 1 to 99 is irregular and must be memorized individually. Hindi also uses lakh (100,000) and crore (10,000,000) as counting units instead of the Western million and billion.
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Hindi Phone Numbers
How phone numbers work in India & how locals say them
Note that are units for very large numbers not found in English: लाख (lākh) = one hundred thousand, and करोड़ (karoṛ) = ten million. These units are also used in Indian English.
| Number | Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | ० | शून्य (śūnya) |
| 1 | १ | एक (ek) |
| 2 | २ | दो (do) |
| 3 | ३ | तीन (tīn) |
| 4 | ४ | चार (chār) |
| 5 | ५ | पाँच (pāṅc) |
| 6 | ६ | छह (chaḥ) |
| 7 | ७ | सात (sāt) |
| 8 | ८ | आठ (āṭh) |
| 9 | ९ | नौ (nau) |
| 10 | १० | दस (das) |
| 11 | ११ | ग्यारह (gyārah) |
| 12 | १२ | बारह (bārah) |
| 13 | १३ | तेरह (tērah) |
| 14 | १४ | चौदह (caudah) |
| 15 | १५ | पन्द्रह (paṃdrah) |
| 16 | १६ | सोलह (solaha) |
| 17 | १७ | सत्रह (satrah) |
| 18 | १८ | अठारह (aṭṭhārah) |
| 19 | १९ | उन्नीस (unnis) |
| 20 | २० | बीस (bīs) |
| 21 | २१ | इक्कीस (ikkīs) |
| 22 | २२ | बाईस (bāīs) |
| 23 | २३ | तेईस (tēīs) |
| 24 | २४ | चौबीस (chaubīs) |
| 25 | २५ | पच्चीस (paccīs) |
| 26 | २६ | छब्बीस (chabbī) |
| 27 | २७ | सत्ताईस (sattāīs) |
| 28 | २८ | अट्ठाईस (aṭṭhāīs) |
| 29 | २९ | उनतीस (unatīs) |
| 30 | ३० | तीस (tīs) |
| 31 | ३१ | इकतीस (ikatīs) |
| 32 | ३२ | बत्तीस (battīs) |
| 33 | ३३ | तैंतीस (taiṃtīs) |
| 34 | ३४ | चौंतीस (cauṃtīs) |
| 35 | ३५ | पैंतीस (paiṃtīs) |
| 36 | ३६ | छत्तीस (chattīs) |
| 37 | ३७ | सैंतीस (saiṃtīs) |
| 38 | ३८ | अड़तीस (aṛatīs) |
| 39 | ३९ | उनतालीस (unatālīs) |
| 40 | ४० | चालीस (cālīs) |
| 41 | ४१ | इकतालीस (ikatālīsa) |
| 42 | ४२ | बयालीस (bayālīsa) |
| 43 | ४३ | तैंतालीस (taiṃtālīsa) |
| 44 | ४४ | चौंतालीस (cauṃtālīsa) |
| 45 | ४५ | पैंतालीस (paiṃtālīsa) |
| 46 | ४६ | छियालीस (chiyālīsa) |
| 47 | ४७ | सैंतालीस (saiṃtālīsa) |
| 48 | ४८ | अड़तालीस (aṛatālīsa) |
| 49 | ४९ | उनचास (unacāsa) |
| 50 | ५० | पचास (pacāsa) |
| 51 | ५१ | इक्याबन (ikyābana) |
| 52 | ५२ | बावन (bāvana) |
| 53 | ५३ | तिरेपन (tirēpana) |
| 54 | ५४ | चौबन (caubana) |
| 55 | ५५ | पचपन (pacapana) |
| 56 | ५६ | छप्पन (chappana) |
| 57 | ५७ | सत्तावन (sattāvana) |
| 58 | ५८ | अट्ठावन (aṭṭhāvana) |
| 59 | ५९ | उनसठ (unasaṭha) |
| 60 | ६० | साठ (sāṭha) |
| 61 | ६१ | इकसठ (ikasaṭha) |
| 62 | ६२ | बासठ (bāsaṭha) |
| 63 | ६३ | तिरसठ (tirasaṭha) |
| 64 | ६४ | चौंसठ (cauṃsaṭha) |
| 65 | ६५ | पैंसठ (paiṃsaṭha) |
| 66 | ६६ | छियासठ (chiyāsaṭha) |
| 67 | ६७ | सड़सठ (saṛasaṭha) |
| 68 | ६८ | अड़सठ (aṛasaṭha) |
| 69 | ६९ | उनहत्तर (unahattara) |
| 70 | ७० | सत्तर (sattara) |
| 71 | ७१ | इकहत्तर (ikahattara) |
| 72 | ७२ | बहत्तर (bahattara) |
| 73 | ७३ | तिहत्तर (tihattara) |
| 74 | ७४ | चौहत्तर (cauhattara) |
| 75 | ७५ | पचहत्तर (pacahattara) |
| 76 | ७६ | छिहत्तर (chihattara) |
| 77 | ७७ | सतहत्तर (satahattara) |
| 78 | ७८ | अठहत्तर (aṭhahattara) |
| 79 | ७९ | उनासी (unāsī) |
| 80 | ८० | अस्सी (assī) |
| 81 | ८१ | इक्यासी (ikyāsī) |
| 82 | ८२ | बयासी (bayāsī) |
| 83 | ८३ | तिरासी (tirāsī) |
| 84 | ८४ | चौरासी (caurāsī) |
| 85 | ८५ | पचासी (pacāsī) |
| 86 | ८६ | छियासी (chiyāsī) |
| 87 | ८७ | सतासी (satāsī) |
| 88 | ८८ | अठासी (aṭhāsī) |
| 89 | ८९ | नवासी (navāsī) |
| 90 | ९० | नब्बे (nabbē) |
| 91 | ९१ | इक्यानबे (ikyānabē) |
| 92 | ९२ | बानवे (bānavē) |
| 93 | ९३ | तिरानवे (tirānavē) |
| 94 | ९४ | चौरानवे (caurānavē) |
| 95 | ९५ | पचानवे (pacānavē) |
| 96 | ९६ | छियानवे (chiyānavē) |
| 97 | ९७ | सत्तानवे (sattānavē) |
| 98 | ९८ | अट्ठानवे (aṭṭhānavē) |
| 99 | ९९ | निन्यानवे (ninyānavē) |
| 100 | १०० | सौ (sau) |
| 1,000 | १,००० | हज़ार (hazār) |
| 100,000 (1 lakh) | १,००,००० | लाख (lākh) |
| 1 million (10 lakh) | १०,००,००० | दस लाख (das lākh) |
| 10 million (1 crore) | १००,००,००० | करोड़ (karoṛ) |
| 100 million (10 crore) | १०,००,००,००० | दस करोड़ (das karoṛ) |
Number data and information courtesy of Omniglot.
What Makes Hindi Numbers Challenging
Hindi has one of the most irregular number systems of any major language — nearly every number from 1 to 99 has a unique, unpredictable form that must be memorized. There are no simple combining rules like "twenty + three = twenty-three"; instead, 23 is "teis" and 73 is "tihattar." The lakh/crore system for large numbers (1 lakh = 100,000, 1 crore = 10,000,000) requires mental conversion for English speakers. Code-switching between Hindi and English digits mid-conversation is extremely common in India.
Tips for Learning Hindi Numbers
Accept that Hindi numbers 1-99 require pure memorization — look for patterns but expect irregularity. Focus on the most commonly encountered numbers first: 1-20, then the tens (20, 30, etc.), then fill in gaps. Learn to recognize lakh and crore for large numbers. For phone numbers, single digits are used (bypassing the irregular forms), so start there for practical comprehension. Expect and embrace Hindi-English code-switching in real conversations.
Practice Hindi Numbers
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