संख्या
saṅkhyāformal, Hindi
The Hindi word for numbers is संख्या (saṅkhyā). A single digit is अंक (aṅk), and counting or the number sequence is गिनती (ginatī).
Meaning: numbers (noun)
Ways to say it
| Indian | Romanization | Note |
|---|---|---|
| संख्या | saṅkhyā | formal, Hindi |
| अंक | aṅk | digit |
| गिनती | ginatī | counting |
The numbers from one to ten are एक (ek), दो (do), तीन (tīn), चार (chār), पाँच (pāṃch), छह (chhah), सात (sāt), आठ (āṭh), नौ (nau) and दस (das).
Is it said differently in some regions?
Tamil, Bengali, Telugu and other languages of India use different words.
How does it change in a sentence?
Hindi numbers from 11 to 99 are largely irregular, so each one is learned separately, such as ग्यारह (gyārah) for eleven and बीस (bīs) for twenty.
Did you know?
- Hindi has its own set of digits, the Devanagari numerals, written १ २ ३ ४ ५, though everyday writing today mostly uses the 1 2 3 4 5 digits.
Examples in context
- मुझे एक से दस तक गिनती आती है।mujhe ek se das tak ginatī ātī hai.I can count from one to ten.
- यह संख्या बहुत बड़ी है।yah saṅkhyā bahut baṛī hai.This number is very big.
- फ़ोन नंबर का आख़िरी अंक क्या है?fon naṃbar kā ākhirī aṅk kyā hai?What is the last digit of the phone number?
Example conversation
A teacher, Mrs. Rao, teaches counting to a child, Tanu.
- Mrs. Raoतनु, एक से पाँच तक गिनती सुनाओ।tanu, ek se pāṃch tak ginatī sunāo.Tanu, count from one to five.
- Tanuएक, दो, तीन, चार, पाँच।ek, do, tīn, chār, pāṃch.One, two, three, four, five.
- Mrs. Raoशाबाश! अब छह से दस तक बोलो।shābāsh! ab chhah se das tak bolo.Well done! Now say six to ten.
