Hindi Numbers

Welcome to the sixth Hindi lesson about numbers. This time we will learn about cardinal and ordinal numbers, followed by grammar rules, then animal names, finally a conversation in Hindi to help you practice your daily phrases. Click on the sound icon to hear the words.

Cardinal and Ordinal - Hindi - Pronunciation
one एक [ek]
first पहला  [phlaa]
two दो [do]
second दूसरा [dusraa]
three तीन [tin]
third तीसरा [tisraa]
four चार [kaar]
fourth चौथा [kauthaa]
five पांच [paank]
fifth पांचवां [paankvaan]
six छह [chh]
sixth छठा [chthaa]
seven सात [saat]
seventh सातवां [saatvaan]
eight आठ [aath]
eighth आठवां [aathvaan]
nine नौ [nau]
ninth नौवां [nauvaan]
ten दस [ds]
tenth दसवां [dsvaan]
eleven ग्यारह [gayaarh]
eleventh ग्यारहवां [gayaarhvaan]
twelve बारह [baarh]
twelfth बारहवां [baarhvaan]
thirteen तेरह [terh]
thirteenth तेरहवां [terhvaan]
fourteen चौदह [kaudh]
once एक बार [ek baar]
fifteen पंद्रह [pndrh]
twice दो बार [do baar]
sixteen सोलह [solh]
Monday सोमवार [somvaar]
seventeen सत्रह [strh]
Tuesday मंगलवार [mngalvaar]
eighteen अठारह [athaarh]
Wednesday बुधवार [budhvaar]
nineteen उन्नीस [unnis]
Thursday बृहस्पतिवार [brihsptivaar]
twenty बीस [bis]
Friday शुक्रवार [shukrvaar]
seventy one इकहतर [ikhtr]
Saturday शनिवार [shnivaar]
one hundred सौ [sau]
Sunday रविवार [rvivaar]

Numbers Grammar Rules

Hindi cardinal numbers refer to the counting numbers, because they show quantity. For example: I speak two languages. Ordinal numbers on the other hand tell the order of things and their rank: my first language is Hindi. The examples below use numbers in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar + Rules - Hindi + Pronunciation
I have three dogs [number + noun] मेरे पास तीन कुत्ते हैं | [mere paas tin kutte hain |]
my daughter has two cats [number + noun] मेरी बेटी के पास दो बिल्लियों हैं | [meri beti ke paas do billiyon hain |]
she speaks seven languages [verb + number] वह सात भाषाओं में बोलती है | [vh saat bhaasaaon men bolti hai |]
my brother has one son [number + singular noun] मेरे भाई का एक बेटा है | [mere bhaai kaa ek betaa hai |]
this is my second lesson [ordinal number + noun] यह मेरा दूसरा पाठ है | [yh meraa dusraa paath hai |]
did you read the third book? [ordinal number + noun] क्या तुमने तीसरी किताब पढ़ी है? [kyaa tumne tisri kitaab pdhei hai?]

We're not done yet! The following is a list of animals.

cow गाय [gaaay]

goat बकरा [bkraa]

donkey गधा [gadhaa]

horse घोड़ा [ghodeaa]

dog कुत्ता [kuttaa]

cat बिल्ली [billi]

mouse चूहा  [kuhaa]

bird पंछी [pnchi]

Conversation in Hindi

Now we finally reach the last part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.

English - Hindi - Pronunciation
Where are you from? आप कहाँ से हैं? [aap khaan se hain?]
I'm from the U.S मैं अमेरिका से हूँ | [main amerikaa se hun |]
I'm American मैं अमेरिकी हूँ | [main ameriki hun |]
Where do you live? आप कहाँ रहते (m) / रहती हैं (f)? [aap khaan rhte (m) / rhti hain (f)?]
I live in the U.S मैं अमेरिका में रहता हूँ | [main amerikaa men rhtaa hun |]
What do you do for a living? आप क्या काम करते हैं? [aap kyaa kaam krte hain?]
I'm a student मैं एक छात्र हूँ | [main ek chaatr hun |]

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