Telugu Numbers Vocabulary

⭐ Beginner⏱ ⏱️ 15 minutes📊 Lesson 6 of 121
పదకొండు
padakoṇḍu
12
పన్నెండు
panneṇḍu
13
పదమూడు
padamūḍu
14
పద్నాలుగు
padnālugu
15
పదిహేను
padihēnu
16
పదహారు
padahāru
17
పదిహేడు
padihēḍu
18
పద్దెనిమిది
paddenimidi
19
పంతొమ్మిది
pantommidi
20
ముప్పై
muppai
40
నలభై
nalabhai
50
యాభై
yābhai
60
అరవై
aravai
70
డెబ్బై
ḍebbai
80
ఎనభై
enabhai
90
తొంభై
tombhai
100
కోటి
kōṭi
Useful Example Sentences
నాకు రెండు టికెట్లు కావాలి
nāku reṁḍu ṭikeṭlu kāvāli
need two tickets
నా వయసు ఇరవై ఐదు
nā vayasu iravai aidu
age is twenty-five
నాకు ఒకటి కావాలి
nāku okaṭi kāvāli
want one
అతనికి మూడు పుస్తకాలు ఉన్నాయి
ataniki mūḍu pustakālu unnāyi
has three books

💬 Pronunciation Tips

  • Numbers contain many retroflex sounds.
  • In రెండు, మూడు, and ఏడు, pronounce డ/డు with the tongue curled slightly back.
  • In సున్నా, hold the double న్న and stretch the final ఆ.
  • ఎనిమిది has four syllables, so do not rush it.
  • For larger numbers, say each part clearly: ఇరవై ఐదు. Saying రెండు as “rendu” without retroflex డ.

⚠️ Common Mistakes

  • Mixing cardinal numbers with ordinals: రెండు means two, రెండో means second.
  • Forgetting to use plural nouns after numbers when needed.
  • Confusing వంద 100 and వేలు/వెయ్యి 1000.
  • Translating lakh/crore into Western million/billion too quickly.
  • Saying compound numbers without spaces; pronounce each part clearly.

🌴 Culture Note

  • 💡 For phone numbers, Telugu speakers often say digits one by one: తొమ్మిది ఎనిమిది ఏడు…
  • For prices, they may switch between Telugu and English depending on context Memory Trick 🧠 Learn in blocks: 0–10 first, then 11–20, then tens, then big numbers.
  • For 21–29, use ఇరవై + number: ఇరవై ఒకటి, ఇరవై రెండు, ఇరవై మూడు. Telugu follows the Indian numbering system in money and large values.
  • You will hear లక్ష for 1,00,000 and కోటి for 1,00,00,000.
  • These words are essential in salary, property, population, business, and news discussions.
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Memory Trick 🧠 Learn in blocks: 0–10 first, then 11–20, then tens, then big numbers. For 21–29, use ఇరవై + number: ఇరవై ఒకటి, ఇరవై రెండు, ఇరవై మూడు.

Cultural Notes Telugu follows the Indian numbering system in money and large values. You will hear లక్ష for 1,00,000 and కోటి for 1,00,00,000. These words are essential in salary, property, population, business, and news discussions. In markets, Telugu number words are often mixed with rupee amounts.

Common Mistakes Mixing cardinal numbers with ordinals: రెండు means two, రెండో means second. Forgetting to use plural nouns after numbers when needed. Confusing వంద 100 and వేలు/వెయ్యి 1000. Translating lakh/crore into Western million/billion too quickly. Saying compound numbers without spaces; pronounce each part clearly. Practice Exercises Count aloud from 1 to 10 in Telugu. Write 15, 20, 50, and 100 in Telugu words. Translate: “I need two tickets.” Say your age in Telugu. Make a price sentence using రూపాయలు. Quiz Questions with Answers What is 1 in Telugu? — ఒకటి What is 5 in Telugu? — ఐదు What is 10 in Telugu? — పది What is 100 in Telugu? — వంద What is 1 lakh in Telugu? — లక్ష FAQs.

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