One hundred is सौ. After that, the small numbers you already know do all the work. To say a number in between, join the hundred and the 1-99 name: एक सौ दस is 110, exactly "one hundred ten".
११०एक सौ दस110ek sau das
१२५एक सौ पच्चीस125ek sau pachchees
२५०दो सौ पचास250do sau pachaas
९९९नौ सौ निन्यानवे999nau sau ninyaanave
Thousands and years
A thousand is हज़ार. Indian grouping adds लाख and करोड़ after that.
१०००एक हज़ार1,000ek hazaar
२०००दो हज़ार2,000do hazaar
१०,०००दस हज़ार10,000das hazaar
१,००,०००एक लाख100,000ek lakh
Years are often said like hundreds: 1992 is उन्नीस सौ बानवे, "nineteen hundred ninety-two". The thousand form works too.
१९९२उन्नीस सौ बानवे1992unnees sau baanave
२०२६दो हज़ार छब्बीस2026do hazaar chhabbees
Everyday amounts: डेढ़, ढाई, साढ़े
Three special words cover halves. डेढ़ means one and a half, ढाई means two and a half, and साढ़े adds a half to three and above. So ₹150 is डेढ़ सौ रुपये and ₹350 is साढ़े तीन सौ रुपये.
१.५डेढ़1.5dedh
२.५ढाई2.5dhai
३.५साढ़े तीन3.5saadhe teen
१५०डेढ़ सौ150dedh sau
२५०ढाई सौ250dhai sau
३५०साढ़े तीन सौ350saadhe teen sau
१५००डेढ़ हज़ार1,500dedh hazaar
Lakh and crore: how Indians write big numbers
Commas group by two after the first three digits: 1,00,000 is one lakh, and 1,00,00,000 is one crore.
१,००,००० · एक लाख · ek lakh · 100,000
१०,००,००० · दस लाख · das lakh · 1,000,000
१,००,००,००० · एक करोड़ · ek crore · 10,000,000
Build any big number
Read the group, then the smaller number inside it: दो लाख पचीस हज़ार चार सौ पैंसठ is 2,25,465. Cover the line and try one together, then check it on the 1-100 chart.
Not there yet?
Print a counting worksheet for 1-100 first; this page is the next step once those names feel easy.
Roman spellings follow common English typing; other forms are also in use. The Devanagari word is the reference. Layout and examples by Team Handyapps. Educator review pending.
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Hindi letters, guided tracing, barakhadi and numbers. The Play listing describes offline learning for ages 3-8.
