Numbers are among the most useful Telugu words for daily life.
Introduction
Telugu Numbers — సంఖ్యలు 0 to 100
You need them for shopping, phone numbers, addresses, bus tickets, train platforms, dates, classroom marks, salaries, hotel rooms, and counting people or objects. The Telugu word for numbers is సంఖ్యలు. If you learn Telugu numbers from 0 to 20 and then the tens like 30, 40, 50, and 100, you can build many useful combinations
For example, 21 is ఇరవై ఒకటి, 25 is ఇరవై ఐదు, and 99 is తొంభై తొమ్మిది. Telugu speakers may use English numerals in writing, but they often say the number words in speech, especially in markets, family conversations, schools, and rural areas. India also uses number groupings such as లక్ష lakh and కోటి crore, which are very important in Telugu when discussing money, population, property, and business. In this lesson, learn the number words slowly, repeat the audio, and practice using them in short sentences like నాకు రెండు టికెట్లు కావాలి — “I need two tickets.”
అతనికి మూడు పుస్తకాలు ఉన్నాయి. — He has three books. Pronunciation Tips Numbers contain many retroflex sounds. In
ఆ. ఎనిమిది has four syllables, so do not rush it. For larger numbers, say each part clearly
Vocabulary & Usage
⚠️ Pronunciation Errors
- Saying రెండు as “rendu” without retroflex డ. Pronouncing మూడు like “moodu” without the Telugu డు. Shortening సున్నా to “sunna” without long ఆ. Confusing డెబ్బై 70 and ఎనభై 80. Saying పంతొమ్మిది too fast and dropping syllables. Native Speaker Tip 💡 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.
🪴 Cultural Notes
🪴 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.
What are Telugu numbers called?
- They are called సంఖ్యలు.
How do you say zero in Telugu?
- సున్నా.
How do you say twenty-one in Telugu?
- ఇరవై ఒకటి.
What is thousand in Telugu?
- వెయ్యి.
What is crore in Telugu?
- కోటి.
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