LearnBanglaBengali numbers 1 to 100
Count from শূন্য to একশো, read Bengali digits, and ask what something costs. Tap any number with a play button to hear it.
Bengali digits
Bangla has its own set of ten digits. They work exactly like the digits you already use: same place values, same decimal system. Only the shapes are different.
Watch out for ৪ (4), which looks like an 8, and ৭ (7), which looks a little like a 9.
Numbers 0 to 100
The numbers 1 to 10 and every ten (20, 30, 40…) have audio. From 11 to 99, every number is its own word. Tens are highlighted.
Some numbers have more than one common spelling or pronunciation, for example উনত্রিশ or ঊনত্রিশ for 29. The forms here are the ones you will hear most in Bangladesh.
Tricks for remembering 11 to 99
- Numbers ending in 9 count down. ঊন (uno) means "one less", so ঊনত্রিশ, unotrish, is "one less than thirty": 29. The same works for 39, 49, 59, 69, 79 and 89. 99 is the exception: নিরানব্বই.
- Look for the ten inside the word. 31 to 38 end in ত্রিশ (30), 41 to 48 in চল্লিশ (40), 61 to 68 in ষট্টি (from ষাট, 60) and 71 to 78 in ত্তর (from সত্তর, 70).
- Learn the ones you will actually use first. Prices, ages and times. Then fill in the rest group by group.
Hundred, thousand, lakh and crore
For hundreds, add শো (sho) to the number: পাঁচশো, pachsho, is 500. Above a thousand, Bangladesh uses lakh and crore rather than million.
| Number | Bangla | Say it | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | একশো | eksho | one hundred | |
| 1,000 | এক হাজার | ek hajar | one thousand | |
| 1,00,000 | এক লাখ | ek lakh | one lakh (100,000) | |
| 1,00,00,000 | এক কোটি | ek koti | one crore (10 million) |
Two handy extras: দেড় (der) means one and a half, so দেড়শো is 150. আড়াই (arai) means two and a half, so আড়াইশো is 250.
Prices and money in taka
The Bangladeshi currency is the taka, টাকা. Here is what you will hear and say at a shop or market.
| Bangla | Say it | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| দাম কত? | dam koto? | How much is it? | |
| পাঁচ টাকা | pach taka | ৫ taka | |
| পঞ্চাশ টাকা | ponchash taka | 50 taka | |
| দেড়শো টাকা | dersho taka | 150 taka | |
| আড়াইশো টাকা | araisho taka | 250 taka | |
| এক হাজার টাকা | ek hajar taka | 1,000 taka | |
| দেড় হাজার টাকা | der hajar taka | 1,500 taka | |
| দুই হাজার পাঁচশো | dui hajar pachsho | 2,500 | |
| বেশি দাম! | beshi dam! | Too expensive! | |
| একটু কম করেন। | ektu kom koren. | Lower it a little. |
For more market and rickshaw phrases, see basic Bengali phrases.
Bengali numbers FAQ
How do you count to 10 in Bengali?
এক (ek) 1, দুই (dui) 2, তিন (tin) 3, চার (char) 4, পাঁচ (pach) 5, ছয় (chhoy) 6, সাত (shat) 7, আট (at) 8, নয় (noy) 9, দশ (dosh) 10.
Why are Bengali numbers 11 to 99 hard?
Each number from 11 to 99 has its own word. The patterns are only partly regular, so most learners memorise them in groups of ten and learn the prices and times they use most first.
What are lakh and crore?
Bangladesh and India group large numbers differently. One lakh (লাখ) is 100,000, written 1,00,000. One crore (কোটি) is 10 million, written 1,00,00,000.
Do people in Bangladesh use Bengali digits?
Yes. Bengali digits (০ ১ ২ ৩ ৪ ৫ ৬ ৭ ৮ ৯) are used in newspapers, signs, schools and official documents. Shops and phones often use Western digits too, so it helps to know both.
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