लाखों
laakhon
The English phrase 'millions' is translated into Hindi as लाखों (laakhon).
लाखों is used to refer to a very large number of people or things. In the Hindi numerical system, numbers are expressed in the order of ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, lakhs (one hundred thousand) and crores (ten million).
How do you pronounce it?
laakhon
Did you know?
- Because the Indian system uses commas differently, a number in the 'lakhs' would be written as 1,00,000 instead of the Western 100,000.
- The term लाखों is frequently used in Bollywood lyrics to describe the 'millions' of heartbeats or tears, often acting as a poetic hyperbole rather than a literal count.
- If you write a check in India, you may see the terms 'Lakh' and 'Crore' explicitly written out in words to prevent fraud, as they are the standard units of large currency.
Examples in context
- दस करोड़Ten Million
- बीस करोड़Twenty Million
- वहाँ लाखों लोग जमा थे।Vahān lākhoṃ log jamā the.There were millions of people gathered there.
- उसने लाखों रुपये खर्च किए।Usne lākhoṃ rupaye kharch kiye.He spent millions of rupees.
- आसमान में लाखों तारे हैं।Āskman meṃ lākhoṃ tāre haiṃ.There are millions of stars in the sky.
Example conversation
Anjali and Amit are talking about a popular music concert.
- अंजलि Anjaliक्या तुमने उस कॉन्सर्ट की भीड़ देखी?Kya tumne us concert ki bheed dekhi?Did you see the crowd at that concert?
- अमित Amitहाँ, वहाँ तो लाखों लोग थे!Haan, vahan toh lakhon log the!Yes, there were millions of people there!
- अंजलि Anjaliइतनी भीड़ में जाना मुश्किल है।Itni bheed mein jaana mushkil hai.It is difficult to go in such a crowd.
- अमित Amitसही बात है, अमित भी यही कह रहा था।Sahi baat hai, Amit bhi yahi keh raha tha.That's true, Amit was saying the same thing.
