Hindi · Beginner (A1) · Chapter 2 of 12
Numbers and prices
गिनती और दामgintee aur daam
Count to 20 and in tens to 100 in Hindi, ask how much something costs in rupees and understand the answer.
In this chapter you'll learn to
- Count from 1 to 20 and in tens up to 100
- Ask how much something costs
- Understand prices in rupees and pay
Listen
Karan buys a newspaper and some pens at a small shop in Lucknow. Listen to the whole dialogue first, then line by line.
Karan
नमस्ते भैया। यह अख़बार कितने का है?
Namaste bhaiyaa. Yah akhbaar kitne kaa hai?
Hello. How much is this newspaper?
Shopkeeper
पाँच रुपये का।
Paanch rupaye kaa.
Five rupees.
Karan
और वह पेन?
Aur vah pen?
And that pen?
Shopkeeper
बीस रुपये का।
Bees rupaye kaa.
Twenty rupees.
Karan
ठीक है। अख़बार और दो पेन। कितने हुए?
Theek hai. Akhbaar aur do pen. Kitne huye?
OK. The newspaper and two pens. How much is that?
Shopkeeper
पैंतालीस रुपये।
Paintaalees rupaye.
Forty-five rupees.
Karan
यह लीजिए, पचास रुपये।
Yah leejiye, pachaas rupaye.
Here you are, fifty rupees.
Shopkeeper
पाँच रुपये वापस। नमस्ते।
Paanch rupaye vaapas. Namaste.
Five rupees change. Goodbye.
Understand
Numbers from 1 to 20
Learn these twenty numbers well: you'll use them every day for prices, times and phone numbers. Zero is (shoonya), but in phone numbers most people just say “zero”.
Phone numbers are read one digit at a time: 98 is (nau aath).
| Number | Hindi | Number | Hindi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (ek) | 11 | (gyaarah) |
| 2 | (do) | 12 | (baarah) |
| 3 | (teen) | 13 | (terah) |
| 4 | (chaar) | 14 | (chaudah) |
| 5 | (paanch) | 15 | (pandrah) |
| 6 | (chhah, said “chhe”) | 16 | (solah) |
| 7 | (saat) | 17 | (satrah) |
| 8 | (aath) | 18 | (athaarah) |
| 9 | (nau) | 19 | (unnees) |
| 10 | (das) | 20 | (bees) |
The tens, and the numbers in between
Here are the tens up to 100. Unlike English, every number from 21 to 99 is its own word. They look a bit like the numbers they're made of, but not in a regular way: 25 is (pachchees) and 45 is (paintaalees).
Don't try to learn them all now. Learn the tens, and look up other numbers in a number chart when you need them. The prices you use often will stick quickly.
| Number | Hindi | Number | Hindi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | (das) | 60 | (saath) |
| 20 | (bees) | 70 | (sattar) |
| 30 | (tees) | 80 | (assee) |
| 40 | (chaalees) | 90 | (nabbe) |
| 50 | (pachaas) | 100 | (sau) |
Asking the price
To ask the price of one thing, say … (… kitne kaa hai?), “How much is …?”. The answer uses the same (kaa): (paanch rupaye kaa), five rupees. For the total, ask (kitne huye?), “How much does that come to?”.
(yah) and (vah), “he, she” from chapter 1, also mean “this” and “that”: (yah akhbaar), this newspaper. They're written this way but usually said “yeh” and “voh”. India's money is the rupee: (ek rupayaa), one rupee, and (do rupaye), two rupees.
- यह अख़बार कितने का है?Yah akhbaar kitne kaa hai?How much is this newspaper?
- बीस रुपये का।Bees rupaye kaa.Twenty rupees.
- कितने हुए?Kitne huye?How much does that come to?
More in the grammar: Asking questions · Hindi numbers: from 0 to a million
New words
- भैयाbhaiyaabrother · A friendly way to address a shopkeeper, driver or waiter who is a man.
- यहyahthis · Usually said “yeh”. You know it as “he, she, it” (near).
- अख़बारakhbaarnewspaper · masculine
- कितने का है?Kitne kaa hai?How much is it?
- रुपयेrupayerupees · masculine; one rupee is (ek rupayaa)
- वहvahthat · Usually said “voh”. You know it as “he, she, it”.
- पेनpenpen · masculine
- ठीक है।Theek hai.OK. All right.
- कितने हुए?Kitne huye?How much does that come to?
- यह लीजिए।Yah leejiye.Here you are. · Say it when you hand something over, such as money.
- वापसvaapasback · (paanch rupaye vaapas), five rupees back, your change
Practise
1.Match the numbers.
Pick a word on the left, then its meaning on the right.
2.The shopkeeper says (chaalees rupaye). How much do you pay?
3.Put the words in order to ask the price of this pen.
Tap the words below in the right order.How much is this pen?
4.Which number is (gyaarah)?
5.Match the phrases with their meanings.
Pick a word on the left, then its meaning on the right.
0 of 5 exercises done.
Say it out loud
यह कितने का है?
Yah kitne kaa hai?
How much is this?
Listen, then say it out loud, as close to the recording as you can.
Check
Five questions on this chapter. Then mark it as finished to add its words to your review deck.
0 of 5 answered.