Series: Hindi Samiti UK — Full Journey (JL to Level 1)

Phase 3: JL (UK Hindi Samiti) – Actions, Numbers & Understanding — Part 13 of 48

Goal: Count and use Hindi numbers from 11 to 20 confidently.

You’ll learn: Numbers 11–20 in Hindi, their spellings, pronunciation, and how to use them in simple sentences.

Warm-up (30 seconds): Let’s clap ten times and say the numbers in English—can you guess what comes next in Hindi?

Mission: Learn how to say and use Hindi numbers from 11 to 20!

Hindi (देवनागरी)	English	Transliteration
ग्यारह	Eleven	gyaarah
बारह	Twelve	baarah
तेरह	Thirteen	terah
चौदह	Fourteen	chaudah
पंद्रह	Fifteen	pandrah
सोलह	Sixteen	solah
सत्रह	Seventeen	satrah
अठारह	Eighteen	athaarah
उन्नीस	Nineteen	unnees
बीस	Twenty	bees

Audio pronunciation links:

• ग्यारह (gyaarah) – Forvo
• बारह (baarah) – Forvo
• तेरह (terah) – Forvo
• चौदह (chaudah) – Forvo
• पंद्रह (pandrah) – Forvo
• सोलह (solah) – Forvo
• सत्रह (satrah) – Forvo
• अठारह (athaarah) – Forvo
• उन्नीस (unnees) – Forvo
• बीस (bees) – Forvo

Example sentences:

• मेरे पास ग्यारह किताबें हैं। (I have eleven books.)
• उसके पास बारह पेंसिल हैं। (She has twelve pencils.)
• मुझे तेरह आम पसंद हैं। (I like thirteen mangoes.)
• कक्षा में चौदह बच्चे हैं। (There are fourteen children in the class.)
• पंद्रह गेंदें ज़मीन पर हैं। (Fifteen balls are on the ground.)
• सोलह फूल सुंदर हैं। (Sixteen flowers are beautiful.)
• सत्रह सेब टोकरी में हैं। (Seventeen apples are in the basket.)
• मैंने अठारह चित्र बनाये। (I made eighteen drawings.)
• उसने उन्नीस पन्ने पढ़े। (He read nineteen pages.)
• बीस बच्चे खेल रहे हैं। (Twenty children are playing.)

Practice exercises:

1. Write the Hindi word for ‘fourteen’.
2. Say the numbers 11–20 in Hindi aloud.
3. Count out loud from ग्यारह to बीस using your fingers.
4. Match the number (in Hindi) to the correct number of objects at home.
5. Draw a picture showing ‘पंद्रह’ (fifteen) of anything you like.

Mini quiz:

1. What is ‘बीस’ in English?
2. Write the Hindi for ‘seventeen’.
3. How do you say ‘twelve’ in Hindi?
4. Which number comes after ‘पंद्रह’?
5. What is the transliteration for ‘अठारह’?

Quiz answers (click to reveal)

1. Twenty
2. सत्रह
3. बारह (baarah)
4. सोलह (sixteen)
5. athaarah

Helper note: Encourage your child to use Hindi numbers during daily routines—counting toys, books, or snacks makes learning fun and memorable!

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