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Understanding Urdu Numbers from 1 to 100
In this chapter you will meet the basic number system of Urdu. We will go from 0 up to 100, but with special attention to 1 to 20, the tens, and common everyday patterns. All examples are in roman Urdu with English meaning, because you will learn the script more fully in other chapters.
Urdu numbers are used for age, prices, time, counting objects, dates, and much more, so you will see them again and again.
0 to 10: The Foundation
These are the most important numbers to memorize. Their forms are irregular, so treat them as individual words.
| Number | Urdu (roman) | Meaning / Note |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | sifr | zero |
| 1 | aik | one |
| 2 | do | two |
| 3 | teen | three |
| 4 | chaar | four |
| 5 | paanch | five |
| 6 | chay | six |
| 7 | saat | seven |
| 8 | aath | eight |
| 9 | nau | nine |
| 10 | das | ten |
Example sentences:
aik kitaab
one bookdo din
two daysteen bache
three childrenmujhe chaar seyb chahiye.
I want four apples.meri umar paanch saal hai.
I am five years old. (literally, my age is five years)sifr se das tak gino.
Count from zero to ten.
11 to 20: Special Forms
Numbers from 11 to 20 must also be memorized. They do not simply combine “ten” and a single digit in an easy rule, so think of them like separate vocabulary items.
| Number | Urdu (roman) | Literal idea |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | gyarah | eleven |
| 12 | baarah | twelve |
| 13 | terah | thirteen |
| 14 | chaudah | fourteen |
| 15 | pandrah | fifteen |
| 16 | solah | sixteen |
| 17 | satrah | seventeen |
| 18 | atharah | eighteen |
| 19 | unees | nineteen |
| 20 | bees | twenty |
Example phrases:
gyarah minute
eleven minutesbaarah mahine
twelve monthsterah sawal
thirteen questionschaudah kursiyan
fourteen chairspandrah rupay
fifteen rupeesmujhe solah baje aana hai.
I have to come at sixteen o’clock.
(usually people will say 4 p.m. aschaar baje shaam ko, but you may hear 16:00 in formal contexts)us ke satrah dosti hain.
He / she has seventeen friendships. (better: seventeen friends)atharah din baad milte hain.
Let us meet after eighteen days.unees saal ka larka
a nineteen year old boybees log
twenty people
Important rule: Numbers from 11 to 19 have special shapes like gyarah, baarah, terah. Do not try to build them from das plus another word. Memorize them as separate forms.
The Tens: 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90
The “tens” from 20 to 90 are also unique and must be learned. They are very common in age, money, and counting.
| Number | Urdu (roman) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | bees | twenty |
| 30 | tees | thirty |
| 40 | chalis | forty |
| 50 | pachaas | fifty |
| 60 | saath | sixty |
| 70 | sattar | seventy |
| 80 | assi | eighty |
| 90 | nabay | ninety |
Example phrases:
bees rupay
twenty rupeestees saal
thirty yearschalis minute
forty minutespachaas admi
fifty mensaath sawal
sixty questionssattar se zyada log
more than seventy peopleassi markaz
eighty centersnabay fee-sad
ninety percent
21 to 29: The “Bees” Series
Urdu has many irregular forms between the tens. For 21 to 29, all numbers are “around” bees, but they have their own shapes.
| Number | Urdu (roman) |
|---|---|
| 21 | ikkis |
| 22 | baais |
| 23 | tais |
| 24 | chaubis |
| 25 | pachees |
| 26 | chhabbees |
| 27 | sattais |
| 28 | athais |
| 29 | untis |
Example uses:
ikkis din
twenty‑one daysbaais kitabain
twenty‑two bookstais number
twenty‑three numberchaubis ghante
twenty‑four hoursmeri umar pachees saal hai.
My age is twenty‑five years.chhabbees students
twenty‑six studentssattais sawal
twenty‑seven questionsathais parchaiyan
twenty‑eight sheetsuntis rupay
twenty‑nine rupees
Key point: Urdu 21–29 are not built by a simple formula like English “twenty‑one, twenty‑two.” Learn each form (ikkis, baais, tais, etc.) as a separate word.
31 to 39: The “Tees” Series
Again, each number has its own shape, although you can feel the connection with tees (thirty).
| Number | Urdu (roman) |
|---|---|
| 30 | tees |
| 31 | iktīs |
| 32 | battīs |
| 33 | tantīs |
| 34 | chauntīs |
| 35 | paintīs |
| 36 | chhattīs |
| 37 | saintīs |
| 38 | athtīs |
| 39 | untālīs |
Note: There are some minor pronunciation variations in real speech, but these forms will be understood.
Examples:
iktīs rupay ka bill hai.
The bill is thirty‑one rupees.battīs log class mein hain.
There are thirty‑two people in the class.tantīs sawal bohot hain.
Thirty‑three questions are a lot.chauntīs din ki chhutti
vacation of thirty‑four dayspaintīs minute ka program
a thirty‑five minute programchhattīs darakht
thirty‑six treessaintīs number bus
bus number thirty‑sevenathtīs saal ki aurat
a thirty‑eight year old womanuntālīs ghar
thirty‑nine houses
40 to 49: The “Chalis” Series
Here we focus on 41 to 49 around chalis (forty).
| Number | Urdu (roman) |
|---|---|
| 40 | chalis |
| 41 | iktālīs |
| 42 | bayālīs |
| 43 | tantālīs |
| 44 | chauālīs |
| 45 | paintālīs |
| 46 | chhiyālīs |
| 47 | santālīs |
| 48 | athtālīs |
| 49 | unchaas |
Examples:
iktālīs rupay ka note
a forty‑one rupee note (just an example, real currency has fixed notes)bayālīs student
forty‑two studentstantālīs number ki kursi
chair number forty‑threechauālīs ghar
forty‑four housespaintālīs minute
forty‑five minuteschhiyālīs saal
forty‑six yearssantālīs admi
forty‑seven menathtālīs sawal
forty‑eight questionsunchaas kilo
forty‑nine kilos
50 to 59: The “Pachaas” Series
Numbers 51 to 59 revolve around pachaas (fifty). Again, they are not perfectly regular but you may notice patterns.
| Number | Urdu (roman) |
|---|---|
| 50 | pachaas |
| 51 | ikyavan |
| 52 | bawan |
| 53 | tirpan |
| 54 | chauban |
| 55 | pachpan |
| 56 | chhappan |
| 57 | sattavan |
| 58 | athavan |
| 59 | unsath |
Examples:
ikyavan saal ka aadmi
a fifty‑one year old manbawan kitaben
fifty‑two bookstirpan number ki bus
bus number fifty‑threechauban minute
fifty‑four minutespachpan students
fifty‑five studentschhappan seatain
fifty‑six seatssattavan log
fifty‑seven peopleathavan page
fifty‑eight pagesunsath kilo ka samaan
luggage of fifty‑nine kilos
60 to 69: The “Saath” Series
Now see the family around saath (sixty).
| Number | Urdu (roman) |
|---|---|
| 60 | saath |
| 61 | iksath |
| 62 | bayasī |
| 63 | tirsath |
| 64 | chonsath |
| 65 | painsath |
| 66 | chhiyasath |
| 67 | sarsath |
| 68 | arsath |
| 69 | unhatthar |
Pronunciation can vary slightly, but these are standard textbook shapes.
Examples:
iksath saal purana ghar
a sixty‑one year old housebayasī din ka course
a sixty‑two day coursetirsath sawal
sixty‑three questionschonsath number
number sixty‑fourpainsath rupay
sixty‑five rupeeschhiyasath log
sixty‑six peoplesarsath ticketain
sixty‑seven ticketsarsath din
sixty‑eight daysunhatthar kitabain
sixty‑nine books
70 to 79: The “Sattar” Series
These are around sattar (seventy).
| Number | Urdu (roman) |
|---|---|
| 70 | sattar |
| 71 | ikhattar |
| 72 | bahattar |
| 73 | tihattar |
| 74 | chauhattar |
| 75 | pihattar |
| 76 | chhihattar |
| 77 | sattahattar |
| 78 | athahattar |
| 79 | unasi |
Examples:
ikhattar saal
seventy‑one yearsbahattar admi
seventy‑two mentihattar students
seventy‑three studentschauhattar page
seventy‑four pagespihattar minute
seventy‑five minuteschhihattar ghar
seventy‑six housessattahattar log
seventy‑seven peopleathahattar kursiyan
seventy‑eight chairsunasi sawal
seventy‑nine questions
80 to 89: The “Assi” Series
Now the group around assi (eighty).
| Number | Urdu (roman) |
|---|---|
| 80 | assi |
| 81 | ikyasi |
| 82 | bayasi |
| 83 | tirasi |
| 84 | chaurasi |
| 85 | pachasi |
| 86 | chhiasi |
| 87 | sattasi |
| 88 | athasi |
| 89 | navasi |
Examples:
ikyasi saal ki umar
age of eighty‑one yearsbayasi number ki bus
bus number eighty‑twotirasi sawal
eighty‑three questionschaurasi din
eighty‑four dayspachasi rupay
eighty‑five rupeeschhiasi log
eighty‑six peoplesattasi seatain
eighty‑seven seatsathasi students
eighty‑eight studentsnavasi ghar
eighty‑nine houses
90 to 99: The “Nabay” Series
Finally, the group around nabay (ninety).
| Number | Urdu (roman) |
|---|---|
| 90 | nabay |
| 91 | ikyānave |
| 92 | bānave |
| 93 | tirānave |
| 94 | chaurānave |
| 95 | pachānave |
| 96 | chhianave |
| 97 | sattānave |
| 98 | athānave |
| 99 | ninyānave |
Examples:
ikyānave saal
ninety‑one yearsbānave minute
ninety‑two minutestirānave students
ninety‑three studentschaurānave ticketain
ninety‑four ticketspachānave rupay
ninety‑five rupeeschhianave sawal
ninety‑six questionssattānave log
ninety‑seven peopleathānave ghar
ninety‑eight housesninyānave page
ninety‑nine pages
100: One Hundred
The number 100 is:
| Number | Urdu (roman) |
|---|---|
| 100 | sau |
Examples:
sau rupay
one hundred rupeessau saal
one hundred yearsclass mein sau bache hain.
There are one hundred children in the class.
Later, you will learn how to say 101, 125, 150 etc. For now, focus on 0 to 100.
Very Common Everyday Combinations
Here are some realistic phrases that combine numbers with common nouns.
| Urdu (roman) | English meaning |
|---|---|
| aik se das tak gino. | Count from one to ten. |
| bees se pachaas tak gino. | Count from twenty to fifty. |
| meri umar tees saal hai. | My age is thirty years. |
| us ke chaar bache hain. | He / she has four children. |
| mujhe do kilo seyb chahiye. | I want two kilos of apples. |
| yeh kitab pachees rupay ki hai. | This book is twenty‑five rupees. |
| hum chhe baje milte hain. | We meet at six o’clock. |
| class mein sattar se zyada log hain. | There are more than seventy people in class. |
You will learn time and dates in detail in the next chapters, but notice how the same numbers appear in many different contexts.
Study tip:
Numbers from 0 to 10 and from 11 to 20 are the most important. Learn them first.
Then learn the tens: 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, and 100.
After that, slowly add irregular numbers like 21 (ikkis), 25 (pachees), 50 (pachaas), 75 (pihattar), and 99 (ninyānave).
Practice Ideas
You can practice numbers actively in simple ways:
- Count objects around you in Urdu:
aik, do, teen, chaar, ... - Say your age in Urdu:
meri umar ... saal hai. - Practice prices with imaginary items:
yeh pen das rupay ka hai.
yeh copy pachaas rupay ki hai. - Write lists of numbers and read them aloud every day.
Regular repetition will help you remember the special shapes of Urdu numbers between the tens.
Vocabulary List for This Chapter
New or important words related to numbers:
| English | Urdu (roman) |
|---|---|
| zero | sifr |
| one | aik |
| two | do |
| three | teen |
| four | chaar |
| five | paanch |
| six | chay |
| seven | saat |
| eight | aath |
| nine | nau |
| ten | das |
| eleven | gyarah |
| twelve | baarah |
| thirteen | terah |
| fourteen | chaudah |
| fifteen | pandrah |
| sixteen | solah |
| seventeen | satrah |
| eighteen | atharah |
| nineteen | unees |
| twenty | bees |
| thirty | tees |
| forty | chalis |
| fifty | pachaas |
| sixty | saath |
| seventy | sattar |
| eighty | assi |
| ninety | nabay |
| hundred | sau |
| rupee | rupya / rupay |
| year | saal |
| day | din |
| minute | minute |
| hour / o’clock | baje |
| book | kitaab |
| person / man | aadmi |
| child | bacha |
| house | ghar |
| question | sawal |
| seat | seat |
| bus | bus |
| ticket | ticket |
This vocabulary will help you build your own number phrases in everyday Urdu.