Learn how to say numbers 1-100
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Hi everyone, Eric here, and welcome back to UrduPod101.com. This is Basic Bootcamp Lesson 4- Counting from 1-100 in Urdu. This is the fourth in a five-part series that will help you ease your way into Urdu. |
| Afrah: Assalam u Alaikum. I’m Afrah. In this lesson, you will learn one of the essentials in Urdu…numbers! |
| Eric: Yes, we'll start with the basics. In this lesson, we will count from one to ten. |
| Afrah: The conversation takes place at a gym. |
| Eric: It looks like Saba is working out at the gym and counting to keep track of her progress. |
| Afrah: And her coach is helping her to keep going. |
| Eric: Sounds like a tough coach, but let’s give it a listen. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Saba: ایک |
| Ali: اور |
| Saba: دو |
| Ali: اور |
| Saba: تین |
| Ali: اور |
| Saba: چار |
| Ali: اور |
| Saba: پانچ |
| Ali: اور |
| Saba: چھ |
| Ali: اور |
| Saba: سات |
| Ali: اور |
| Saba: آٹھ |
| Ali: اور |
| Saba: نو |
| Ali: اور |
| Saba: دس |
| Ali: واه |
| Eric: Now let’s hear it one time slowly. |
| Saba: ایک |
| Ali: اور |
| Saba: دو |
| Ali: اور |
| Saba: تین |
| Ali: اور |
| Saba: چار |
| Ali: اور |
| Saba: پانچ |
| Ali: اور |
| Saba: چھ |
| Ali: اور |
| Saba: سات |
| Ali: اور |
| Saba: آٹھ |
| Ali: اور |
| Saba: نو |
| Ali: اور |
| Saba: دس |
| Ali: واه |
| Eric: One more time with the English translation. |
| Saba: ایک |
| Eric: One. |
| Ali: اور |
| Eric: And |
| Saba: دو |
| Eric: Two. |
| Ali: اور |
| Eric: And. |
| Saba: تین |
| Eric: Three. |
| Ali: اور |
| Eric: And. |
| Saba: چار |
| Eric: Four. |
| Ali: اور |
| Eric: And. |
| Saba: پانچ |
| Eric: Five |
| Ali: اور |
| Eric: And |
| Saba: چھ |
| Eric: Six. |
| Ali: اور |
| Eric: And |
| Saba: سات |
| Eric: Seven. |
| Ali: اور |
| Eric: And. |
| Saba: آٹھ |
| Eric: Eight. |
| Ali: اور |
| Eric: And. |
| Saba: نو |
| Eric: Nine. |
| Ali: اور |
| Eric: And |
| Saba: دس |
| Eric: Ten. |
| Ali: واه |
| Eric: Good. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Eric: That sounded pretty tough. |
| Afrah: It definitely sounded tough! |
| Eric: Do Pakistanis believe in lucky numbers? |
| Afrah: Well, in Pakistan, people do believe in lucky numbers and they like symmetrical numbers as well. |
| Eric: Really? What are the most demanded or liked numbers? |
| Afrah: Well the preference regarding lucky and symmetric numbers changes with the region. But the most commonly used numbers on vehicle number plates are 777 and 999. In general, people like triples of the same number |
| Eric: That’s interesting! |
| Afrah: I think so too! As we mentioned earlier, learning Urdu numbers is all about patterns, and we’re going to explain them to you all in this lesson. |
| Eric: You'll have them down in no time, but first we need to master the first ten numbers in the language. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Eric: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary. First we have |
| Afrah: Ek |
| Eric: "One." |
| Afrah: ek |
| Eric: And next |
| Afrah: do |
| Eric: "Two." |
| Afrah: do |
| Eric: Next... |
| Afrah: teen |
| Eric: "Three" |
| Afrah: teen |
| Eric: And next... |
| Afrah: char |
| Eric: "Four." |
| Afrah: char |
| Eric: Next we have... |
| Afrah: paanch |
| Eric: "Five." |
| Afrah: paanch |
| Eric: And next |
| Afrah: chay |
| Eric: "Six." |
| Afrah: chay |
| Eric: And next |
| Afrah: saat |
| Eric: "Seven." |
| Afrah: saat |
| Eric: Next... |
| Afrah: aath |
| Eric: "Eight." |
| Afrah: aath |
| Eric: And next... |
| Afrah: nau |
| Eric: "Nine." |
| Afrah: nau |
| Eric: And finally we have... |
| Afrah: das |
| Eric: "Ten." |
| Afrah: das |
| VOCAB AND PHRASE USAGE |
| Eric: Okay listeners, it’s time to shine. Here’s what we want you to do. No matter if you’re at home, on the subway, in your car, wherever you are, we want you to talk to yourself out loud. |
| Afrah: You might get some weird looks, but don’t worry. It’s for a good cause. |
| Eric: And you’re going to repeat the numbers that Afrah says. That’s going to be the quickest way for you to learn. |
| Afrah: Okay, here we go. I'll read the numbers out loud and give you time to repeat each one after me. Ready? ek, do, teen, char, paanch, chay, saat, aath, nau, das. |
| Eric: Now we're going to take a look at how to put those numbers together. |
| Afrah: So the numbers from 1 to 10 are something that you have to memorize. As we get past 10, you'll notice the pattern developing. |
| Eric: That’s right. Everything between 10 and 99 is basically just a multiplication equation in words. |
| Afrah: But in Urdu, the number system is the reverse of English. |
| Eric: Really? Can you give us an example? |
| Afrah: If you want to say 31, you say 30 plus 1 in English. |
| Eric: Right. |
| Afrah: But in Urdu, it becomes ek meaning “one” plus tees which means “30.” So it’s ikatess which means “31.” |
| Eric: Wow! What about “32?” |
| Afrah: It’s ba, the word for “2,” plus tees which means “30.” So that’s going to be batees or “32.” |
| Eric: But wait a minute, that's not “2.” |
| Afrah: Well, do is “2,” but for counting numbers after 10, we use ba in place of do. |
| Eric: That’s interesting. That means every number starts with a number between 1 and 9 and then the multiple of 10. |
| Afrah: Right. |
| Eric: Can you give more examples of this combination? |
| Afrah: Sure. Let’s try “42.” That’s going to be beyalis, combining the sound for “2” and chalis which means “40.” So it’s beyalis or “42.” |
| Eric: Okay let’s go back a bit. How do we say the numbers from 1 to 19? How about 11? |
| Afrah: It’s another exception, gyarah. All numbers like “21,” “31,” all the way up to “91,” start with ek, but “11” is different. |
| Eric: Can you say it one more time? |
| Afrah: gyarah |
| Eric: And “12” is |
| Afrah: barah |
| Eric: “13” |
| Afrah: terah |
| Eric: “14” |
| Afrah: choddah |
| Eric: “15” |
| Afrah: pandrah |
| Eric: “16” |
| Afrah: solah |
| Eric: “17” |
| Afrah: satrah |
| Eric: And what about “18”? |
| Afrah: atharah |
| Eric: “19” |
| Eric: That’s unnis |
| Eric: “20” |
| Afrah: bees |
| Eric: Now let’s see the numbers from 30 to 100. “40” is... |
| Afrah: chalis |
| Eric: “50” is... |
| Afrah: pachas |
| Eric: “60” |
| Afrah: saath |
| Eric: “70” |
| Afrah: sattar |
| Eric: “80” |
| Afrah: assi |
| Eric: “90” |
| Afrah: nave |
| Eric: And “100” |
| Afrah: sau |
Lesson focus |
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| Afrah: Now, there’s another trick to learning Urdu numbers. |
| Eric: And what’s that? |
| Afrah: In Urdu, numbers ending in 9 start with Un and the next multiple of 10 follows. |
| Eric: Ah yes, I remember. Can you give us another example? |
| Afrah: Sure. “39” is untaalis which is un plus chalis, meaning “40.” Next is “49,” which is unachas. So we have un plus pachas which is “50” So it means “49,” unchaas. |
| Eric: Hmm, that’s interesting. It’s a little bit like looking at Roman numerals when IX is 9 but XI is 11. |
| Afrah: Hmm, yeah, I suppose so. |
| Eric: Okay, but there must be some exceptions, right? |
| Afrah: Yeah there are, and they are the numbers “89” which is nawasi and 99 which is ninyaanve. They don’t start with un. |
| Eric: So that’s it. Counting by 10s to 90 is actually a really good way for you to practice numbers from 1 to 10, right? |
| Afrah: Right. |
| Eric: All right. I think we’re starting to get the hang of it. There’s a chart for the numbers 1 to 100 inside the lesson notes, so you can find everything you need there. |
| Afrah: Yeah, like we mentioned before, once you know the numbers from 1 to 10, you will be able to say all the numbers up to 99. |
| Eric: Now that you’ve learned some numbers, the key again is application. Practice any number you see around you in Urdu and watch how quickly you remember them. |
| Afrah: Practice makes perfect! |
| Eric: In the next lesson, we’re going to count from 101 all the way to 10,000, but here’s a little hint. You have the tools to count almost all the way to 9999. |
| Afrah: That’s right. There are a couple of surprises in there, but basically with only a little extra knowledge, you can count all the way up to 9999 with the tools we gave you in this lesson. |
| Eric: But we’ll cover all of that in the next lesson. |
Outro |
| Eric: That’s it for this lesson, everyone. Don’t forget to check the lesson notes! |
| Afrah: Thanks for listening! Phr milenge. |
| Eric: See you next time! |
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