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INTRODUCTION
Namaste! Hello and welcome to Hindi Survival Phrases brought to you by HindiPod101.com. This course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to India. You’ll be surprised at how far a little Hindi will go.
Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by HindiPod101.com and there, you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment.

Lesson focus

Survival Phrases lesson 17, Counting in Hindi 10 to 40.
Today, we are going to continue with counting as we cover numbers from 11 to 40.
Let's just quickly review 0 to 10.
“Zero” - 0 (SHoonya)
“One” - १ (ek)
“Two” - २ (Do)
“Three” - ३ (Tiin)
“Four” - ४ (CHaar)
“Five” - ५ (paanCH)
“Six” - ६ (CHHeh)
“Seven” - ७ (saaT)
“Eight” - ८ (aaTh)
“Nine” - ९ (nau)
“Ten” - १० (Das)
Now, let's see how to proceed from 11 to 20.
11 - gyaarah
gyaarah
gyaarah
12 - baarah
baarah
baarah
13 - Terah
Terah
Terah
14 - CHauDah
CHauDah
CHauDah
15 - panDrah
panDrah
panDrah
16 - solah
solah
solah
17 - saTrah
saTrah
saTrah
18 - aTHarah
aTHarah
aTHarah
19 - unniis
unniis
unniis
20 - biis
biis
biis
As you may have noticed, you have the second figure pronounced first and then the first figure pronounced second. In English, the same thing happens with numbers from 13 to 19, but in Hindi, this happens with all the numbers up to 99. Now that we know how it works, let's see the numbers from 21 to 30.
21 - ikkiis
ikkiis
ikkiis
22 - baaiis
baaiis
baaiis
23 - Teiis
Teiis
Teiis
24 - CHaubiis
CHaubiis
CHaubiis
25 - paCHiis
paCHiis
paCHiis
26 - CHHabbiis
CHHabbiis
CHHabbiis
27 - saTTaaiis
saTTaaiis
saTTaaiis
28 - aTTHaaiis
aTTHaaiis
aTTHaaiis
29 - unTiis
unTiis
unTiis
30 - Tiis
Tiis
Tiis
In Hindi, you will have to memorize numbers up to 100. You can always say the English numbers instead if you can't remember. Even Indians do this often. Now, let's see the numbers from 31 to 40.
31 - ikaTTiis
ikaTTiis
ikaTTiis
32 - baTTiis
baTTiis
baTTiis
33 - TenTiis
TenTiis
TenTiis
34 - CHaunTiis
CHaunTiis
CHaunTiis
35 - paenTiis
paenTiis
paenTiis
36 - CHHaTTiis
CHHaTTiis
CHHaTTiis
37 - senTiis
senTiis
senTiis
38 - aRTiis
aRTiis
aRTiis
39 - unTaaliis
unTaaliis
unTaaliis
40 - CHaaliis
CHaaliis
CHaaliis
You will definitely hear some of these numbers when visiting India or talking to your Indian friends. Let’s say you will meet your friend at a hotel, so that the two of you can go to a museum. You might use some of the following phrases in a conversation.
If your friend wants to meet at 11 A.M., he might say, “Please meet at 11 A.M.” In Hindi, that’s KRipyaa muJHe subah gyaarah baje miliye.
KRipyaa muJHe subah gyaarah baje miliye
KRipyaa muJHe subah gyaarah baje miliye
Here, KRipyaa means “please” in English.
KRipyaa
KRipyaa
And muJHe means “me” or “I’ in English.
muJHe
muJHe
Subah means “morning” in English.
subah
subah
And gyaarah, as you know, is “11” and baje means “o’clock.”
So, gyaarah baje means “11 o’clock.”
gyaarah baje
gyaarah baje
Miliye is the polite formal form of the verb [*], which means “to meet.”
miliye
miliye
If you want to know where the No. 18 bus stops, you might ask someone, “Where does the No.18 bus stop?” which in Hindi is aTHaarah nambar kII bas kahan rukTii hai?
aTHaarah nambar kII bas kahan rukTii hai?
aTHaarah nambar kII bas kahan rukTii hai?
Of course, aTHaarah, means “18” and nambar is the same as “number” in English.
So, aTHaarah nambar means “No. 18.”
aTHaarah nambar
aTHaarah nambar
And bas is the same as “bus” in English.
bas
bas
Kahan means “where.”
kahan
kahan
And rukTii hai literally means “where stop” in English.
rukTii hai
rukTii hai
So, aTHaarah nambar kII bas kahan rukTii hai means “Where does the No. 18 bus stop?”
Now, if you ask your friend how long it takes to get to the museum, your friend might say…
"It takes 22 minutes by train" which in Hindi is tren se baaiis minat lagTe hain
tren se baaiis minat lagTe hain
tren se baaiis minat lagTe hain
In this sentence, tren se means “by train.”
tren se
tren se
And baaiis, as we know, is “22” and minat is the same is “minutes” in English.
So, baaiis minat means “22 minutes.”
baaiis minat
LagTe hain means “it takes” in English.
lagTe hain
lagTe hain
Or he might say, "It takes 37 minutes by bus," which in Hindi is bas se sainTees minat lagTe hain
bas se sainTees minat lagTe hain
bas se sainTees minat lagTe hain
As you might have noticed, this sentence is quite similar to the previous sentence, except the train has been replaced by bus and the time taken has changed.
So, bas se means “by bus.”
bas se
bas se
And sainTees, as you know, is “37” and minat is “minutes.”
sainTees minat
sainTees minat
And last, you have lagTe hain, which means “it takes.”
lagTe hain
lagTe hain
Finally, you have spent a great day at the museum. A docent comes to warn you though that the museum will close soon, and he’ll say, "The museum closes in 40 minutes," which in Hindi is sangrahaalay chaaliis minat mein banD ho jaayegaa.
sangrahaalay chaaliis minat mein banD ho jaayegaa
sangrahaalay chaaliis minat mein banD ho jaayegaa
Now, sangrahaalay means “museum” in English.
sangrahaalay
sangrahaalay
Chaaliis, as we know, is “40.”
Chaaliis minat means “40 minutes.”
chaaliis minat
chaaliis minat
And last, we have banD ho jaayegaa, which means “it will close.”
banD ho jaayegaa
banD ho jaayegaa
So, sangrahaalay chaaliis minat mein banD ho jaayegaa means “The museum” will close in 40 minutes.”

Outro

Okay, to close out this lesson, we'd like you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrases and you're responsible for shouting it out loud. You'll have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so गुड लक! (guud Lak!), which means "good luck" in Hindi.
“Please meet me at 11 A.M.” - KRipyaa muJHe subah gyaarah baje miliye
KRipyaa muJHe subah gyaarah baje miliye
KRipyaa muJHe subah gyaarah baje miliye
“Where does the No.18 bus stop?” - aTHaarah nambar kII bas kahan rukTii hai?
aTHaarah nambar kII bas kahan rukTii hai?
aTHaarah nambar kII bas kahan rukTii hai?
“It takes 22 minutes by train.” - tren se baaiis minat lagTe hain
tren se baaiis minat lagTe hain
tren se baaiis minat lagTe hain
“It takes 37 minutes by bus.” - bas se sainTees minat lagTe hain
bas se sainTees minat lagTe hain
bas se sainTees minat lagTe hain
“The museum closes in 40 minutes.” - sangrahaalay chaaliis minat mein banD ho jaayegaa
sangrahaalay chaaliis minat mein banD ho jaayegaa
sangrahaalay chaaliis minat mein banD ho jaayegaa
All right. That’s going to do it for today. Remember to stop by HindiPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment.
फिर मिलेंगे (phir milenge), goodbye!

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