Hindi Numbers
************* ************* I love these numbers--they read like secret code and that takes me back to childhood. I was such a sucker for books with the invisible ink and all (I know, total geek). Anyway, here's my tips on how to learn them: Hindi Numbers read left to right, like English. A few numbers have regional variants, so ask if you're not sure. The good news is that most shopkeepers and market stall owners will be able to haggle with you in English, after all, it's in their interest! But you still should know a few extras. The numbers included below are the ones I've got by with on many visits. The numbers 1-20 will get you out of trouble, as will a few extras like 25, 30, 40 and 50, as these are common amounts for journeys in auto-rickshaws. The English transliterations are not exact as a Linguist should write them. I've just written what I think will be easiest to say and get close enough, considering I don't know what accent you're starting with :-) When I put brackets around parts, don’t pronounce the bit in brackets eg. to pronounce gyara, I've written it as: g(olf)+yar(d)+a. This means say 'g' as in 'golf', 'yar' as in 'yard' and an 'a' on the end. I hope this helps. Hindi Numbers 1-10
Hindi Numbers 11-20
Other Useful NumbersHow to say the numbers above 100: Say the numbers as you would in English, but don't worry about the 'and', so instead of 'Two hundred and fifty', you’d say the equivalent of 'Two Hundred Fifty', which is Do (2) Sau (hundred) Pachaas (fifty).The same goes for numbers in the thousands. For 3425, you'd say Teen (3) Hazaar (thousand) Char (4) Sau (hundred) Pachees (25). Too easy! Also, about the larger numbers, Hindi numbers aren't counted in millions. Instead, their counted as follows: a 'Lakh' which is 100,000 and a crore 10,000,000. So a million is actually 10 lakhs.
By the way, don’t be afraid to haggle! Remember, there's no way they will sell to you at a loss, they'll just refuse to sell, so have fun with it, especially in markets. (Some shops are fixed price, but usually they'll say that up front if it's the case, otherwise try your luck!)
Now you're ready for the whole range of Hindi Numbers 1-100.
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