Lesson #19: Numbers 11 - 20
So last time we looked at numbers we covered the Numbers 0 - 10. Can you remember them all? Keep practicing! Today we’re going to cover the Numbers 11 to 20. So let’s not hang around, are you ready to get straight into it?
Some of these items are new words too which means we’ll be expanding our vocab as we go! Here’s a tip before we start; with each picture count up the number of items (in Hindi obviously!) to help you remember the numbers!
Click the button above to hear the numbers 11 to 20 pronounced! Make sure you keep listening to it loads and loads - till you can say the numbers before they’re spoken!
11 ११ ग्यारह gyaarah
ग्यारह चाबियाँ gyaarah caabiyaan - Eleven Keys
12 १२ बारह baarah
बारह मटर baarah matar - Twelve Peas
13 १३ तेरह terah
तेरह दिल terah dil - Thirteen Hearts
14 १४ चौदह caudah
चौदह ईंटें caudah eenten - Fourteen Bricks
15 १५ पन्द्रह pandrah
पन्द्रह उँगलियाँ pandrah angliyaan - Fifteen Fingers
16 १६ सोलह solah
सोलह कछुए solah kachue - Sixteen Turtles
17 १७ सत्रह satrah
सत्रह अंगूर satrah angoor - Seventeen Grapes
18 १८ अठारह athaarah
अठारह अनानास athaarah anaanaas - Eighteen Pineapples
19 १९ उन्नीस unnees
उन्नीस भेड़ें unees bheren - Nineteen Sheep (Don’t fall asleep counting them!)
20 २० बीस bees
बीस लड़के bees larke - Twenty Boys
Usually when these numbers are spoken in normal conversations, eg if you want to say something like “15 bananas please”, the words are slightly shortened by dropping the final “h” sound - you can hear what this sounds like by clicking the play button just below…
And that’s it, woah! Numbers can be really difficult to remember so be sure to keep practicing them as much as you can. Try doing some quick mental maths in your head to keep you on the ball!
