Nepali Numbers, Nepali counting

It is easier to learn Nepali numbers as both Nepali and English numbers are similar in appearance.

How to pronounce Nepali Numbers?

0 to 10 
Format: (Nepali Number) – (Nepali pronunciation) - (Number in Nepali words) – (equivalent English Number) – (English spelling)

• 0 – sunya – 0 – Zero
• 1 – ek – 1 – One
• 2 – dui  – 2 – Two
• 3 – teen – 3 – Three
• 4 – char – 4 – Four
• 5 – panch -5 – Five
• 6 – chha – 6 – Six
• 7­ – saat – 7 – Seven
• 8 – aath  – 8 – Eight
• 9 – nau  – 9 – Nine
• 10 – dus  – 10 – Ten

11 to 20

• 11 – eeghara
• 12 – barha
• 13  – terha
• 14 – chaudha
• 15 – pandhra
• 16 – sorha
• 17 – satra
• 18 – athara
• 19 – unnais
• 20 – bis

10 – 100

• 10 – dus
• 20 – bis
• 30  – tiis
• 40 – chaalis
• 50 – pachaash
• 60  – saathi
• 70 – Sattari
• 80 – aasi
• 90 – nabbye
• 100 – saya

“21” in English is called “20” and “1” = twenty-one , “31” is “thirty”+”one” = Thirtyone

22 is dui+bis = baayish
23 is tin+bis = teeyish

1 – Ekk
2 – Ba
3 – tei
4 – chau
5 – pach
6 – cha
7 – satt
8 – ath
9 – unan (+ next big number) – unan-tees, unan-chalis

Tens are a bit different (mostly “arh”

• 11 (Ek-arh)
• 12 (Ba-arh) 
• 13 (Tei-arh)
• 14 (Chau-dha)
• 15 (Pach-dhra)
• 16 (Sho-rha)
• 17 (Satt-arh)
• 18 (ath-arh)
• 19 (unan-ais)
• 20 (Bis)

Twenties are consistent with addition of “ais” at the end.

• 21 (Ekk-ais)
• 22 (Ba-ais) 
• 23 (Tei-ais)
• 24 (Chau-bis)
• 25 (Pach-ais)
• 26 (Chha-bis)
• 27 (Satt-ais)
• 28 (ath-ais)
• 29 (unan-tees)
• 30 (Tees)

Thirties are consistent with addition of “ais” at the end except for 35 and 37:

• 31 (Ekk-tees)
• 32 (Ba-tees) 
• 33 (Tei-tees)
• 34 (Chau-tees)
• 35 (Pai-tees)
• 36 (Chha-tees)
• 37 (Sain-tees)
• 38 (Ath-tees)
• 39 (Unan-chalis)
• 40 (Chalis)

Fourties are not consistent with “Chalis”, “talis” etc at the end.

• 41 (Ekk-chalis)
• 42 (Ba-alis) 
• 43 (Tri-chalis)
• 44 (Chau-walis)
• 45 (Pai-talis)
• 46 (Chha-alis)
• 47 (Sat-chalis)
• 48 (Ath-chalis)
• 49 (Unan-pachas)
• 50 (Chalis)

In the Fifties are not consistent with the variations of “aunna”, “paunna” and 57 & 58 are pronounced different.

• 51 (Ekk-aunna)
• 52 (Ba-aunna) 
• 53 (Tri-panna)
• 54 (Chau-unna)
• 55 (Pach-panna)
• 56 (Chha-panna)
• 57 (Sant-aunna)
• 58 (Anth-aunna)
• 59 (Unan-sathi)
• 60 (SaThi)

60 s

• 61 (Ekk-satthi)
• 62 (Ba-isatthi) 
• 63 (Tri-satthi)
• 64 (Chau-satthi)
• 65 (Pai-satthi)
• 66 (Chhai-satthi)
• 67 (Sat-satthi)
• 68 (Ath-satthi)
• 69 (Unan-sattarii)
• 70 (Sattari)

70 s

• 71 (Ekk-hattar)
• 72 (Ba-hattar) 
• 73 (Tri-hattar)
• 74 (Chau-hattar)
• 75 (Pach-hattar)
• 76 (Chha-hattar)
• 77 (Sat-hattar)
• 78 (Ath-hattar)
• 79 (Unan-ashi)
• 80 (Ashi)

80 s

• 81 (Ekk-asi)
• 82 (Ba-asi) 
• 83 (Tri-asi)
• 84 (Chau-rasi)
• 85 (Pach-asi)
• 86 (Chha-asi)
• 87 (Sat-asi)
• 88 (Ath-asi)
• 89 (Unan-nabbe)
• 90 (Nabbe)

90 s

• 91 (Ekk-annabbe)
• 92 (Ba-annabbe) 
• 93 (Tri-annabbe)
• 94 (Chau-annabbe)
• 95 (Pach-annabbe)
• 96 (Chha-annabbe)
• 97 (Sant-annabbe)
• 98 (Anth-annabbe)
• 89 (Unan-saya)
• 100 (Saya)

Adding a zero in the back from 1 to Sankha
(full list of large numbers)

• Ek – 1  (one) – no zeros
• Dus – 10 (10) – one zero
• Saya – 100 (1 hundred) – two zeros
• Hazar – 1,000 (one Thousand) – three zeros
• Das Hazar -10,000 (Ten Thousand) – four zeros
• Lakh – 1,00,000 (Hundred Thousand) – five zeros
• Das Lakh – 10,00,000 (One million) – six zeros
• Karod – 1,00,00,000 (Ten million) – seven zeros
• Das Karod – 10,00,00,000 (Hundred Million) – eight zeros
• Arba – 1,00,00,00,000 (Billion) – nine zeros
• Das Arba – 10,00,00,00,000 (Ten Billion) – ten zeros
• Kharba – 1,00,00,00,00,000 (Hundred Billion) – eleven zeros
• Das Kharba – 10,00,00,00,00,000 (Trillion) – twelve zeros
• Neel – 1,00,00,00,00,00,000 (ten trillion) – thirteen zeros
• Das Neel – 10,00,00,00,00,00,000 (hundred trillion) – fourteen zeros
• Padma – 1,00,00,00,00,00,00,000 (quadrallion) – fifteen zeros
• Das Padma – 10,00,00,00,00,00,00,000 (10 quadrallion) – sixteen zeros
• Sankha – 1,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,000 (hundred quadrallion) – seventeen zeros
• Das Sankha – 10,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,000 (quintillion) – eighteen zeros