Counting in Punjabi
ਇੱਕ ਦੋ ਤਿੰਨ to ਸੌ — count, pay and bargain in Punjabi.
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One to ten sings: ਇੱਕ ਦੋ ਤਿੰਨ ਚਾਰ ਪੰਜ ਛੇ ਸੱਤ ਅੱਠ ਨੌਂ ਦਸ — chant it walking, cooking, waiting. Punjabi numbers love rhythm; your tongue learns faster than your brain. Ten numbers, total freedom in every shop.
Teens climb steadily: ਗਿਆਰਾਂ ਬਾਰਾਂ ਤੇਰਾਂ ਚੌਦਾਂ ਪੰਦਰਾਂ ਸੋਲਾਂ ਸਤਾਰਾਂ ਅਠਾਰਾਂ ਉੱਨੀ ਵੀਹ — eleven to twenty. ਉੱਨੀ (19) and ਵੀਹ (20) open the tens; climb daily and teens become trivial.
Tens multiply power: ਵੀਹ ਤੀਹ ਚਾਲੀ ਪੰਜਾਹ ਸੱਠ ਸੱਤਰ ਅੱਸੀ ਨੱਬੇ ਸੌ — 20 to 100. Combine freely: ਇੱਕੀ (21), ਪੰਜੀ (25), ਸਤਾਈ (27) — the tongue-twisters that prove fluency.
Hundreds rule markets: ਸੌ (100), ਦੋ ਸੌ (200), ਹਜ਼ਾਰ (1000), ਲੱਖ (100,000). ਡੇਢ ਸੌ (150) and ਢਾਈ ਸੌ (250) charm shopkeepers — halves and quarters in pure Punjabi. Money talks; count it in Punjabi.
Words and phrases for this topic
| English | Punjabi | Sounds like |
|---|---|---|
| One | ਇੱਕ | ikk |
| Two | ਦੋ | do |
| Three | ਤਿੰਨ | tinn |
| Four | ਚਾਰ | chaar |
| Five | ਪੰਜ | panj |
| Six | ਛੇ | chhe |
| Seven | ਸੱਤ | satt |
| Eight | ਅੱਠ | atth |
| Nine | ਨੌਂ | naun |
| Ten | ਦਸ | das |
| Twenty | ਵੀਹ | veeh |
| Hundred | ਸੌ | sau |
| Thousand | ਹਜ਼ਾਰ | hazaar |
Language, culture, and common traps
Practice: recall, then use
Use this quick recall drill for Counting in Punjabi. Hide the script and romanisation columns; say the Punjabi form for each cue before revealing its row, then check spelling and sound. The phrase-table speaker buttons provide a model when a matching browser voice is available.
- One
- Seven
- Thousand
Transfer practice. Choose a practical setting—a price, a quantity, an age, or an appointment time—and use the number in a complete request. Say the number once, pause, and repeat it at a natural pace. Check the script form as well as the romanisation; a familiar Arabic numeral is not a substitute for recognising the local form. Start from ਇੱਕ (ikk) and decide whether it fits the situation before using it elsewhere.
Context check. For Counting in Punjabi, “Thousand” belongs to a particular setting. A common mistake is to treat an English gloss as universal; read the language-specific note above and ask a fluent speaker when local usage differs.
Check your recall: answer key
- ਇੱਕ ikk — One
- ਸੱਤ satt — Seven
- ਹਜ਼ਾਰ hazaar — Thousand
Questions learners ask
ਇੱਕ ਦੋ ਤਿੰਨ ਚਾਰ ਪੰਜ ਛੇ ਸੱਤ ਅੱਠ ਨੌਂ ਦਸ — chant to ten, then ਗਿਆਰਾਂ ਬਾਰਾਂ ਤੇਰਾਂ to twenty. Rhythm first, precision follows.
ਵੀਹ (20), ਤੀਹ (30), ਚਾਲੀ (40), ਪੰਜਾਹ (50) — then combine: ਇੱਕੀ (21), ਬੱਤੀ (32). Tens plus units, endlessly.
ਸੌ (100), ਹਜ਼ਾਰ (1000), ਲੱਖ (100,000). ਕਿੰਨੇ? (how many?) asks; numbers answer. Markets run on these three.