Numbers 1 to 100 in Bengali (in words)
| Number | Bengali | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | এক | ek | one |
| 2 | দুই | dui | two |
| 3 | তিন | tin | three |
| 4 | চার | char | four |
| 5 | পাঁচ | panch | five |
| 6 | ছয় | chhoy | six |
| 7 | সাত | sat | seven |
| 8 | আট | at | eight |
| 9 | নয় | noy | nine |
| 10 | দশ | dosh | ten |
| 11 | এগারো | egaro | eleven |
| 12 | বারো | baro | twelve |
| 13 | তেরো | tero | thirteen |
| 14 | চোদ্দ | choddo | fourteen |
| 15 | পনেরো | ponero | fifteen |
| 16 | ষোলো | sholo | sixteen |
| 17 | সতেরো | shotero | seventeen |
| 18 | আঠারো | atharo | eighteen |
| 19 | উনিশ | unish | nineteen |
| 20 | বিশ | bish | twenty |
| 21 | একুশ | ekush | twenty-one |
| 22 | বাইশ | baish | twenty-two |
| 23 | তেইশ | teish | twenty-three |
| 24 | চব্বিশ | chobbish | twenty-four |
| 25 | পঁচিশ | pochish | twenty-five |
| 26 | ছাব্বিশ | chhabbish | twenty-six |
| 27 | সাতাশ | satash | twenty-seven |
| 28 | আটাশ | atash | twenty-eight |
| 29 | ঊনত্রিশ | unotrish | twenty-nine |
| 30 | ত্রিশ | trish | thirty |
| 31 | একত্রিশ | ektrish | thirty-one |
| 32 | বত্রিশ | botrish | thirty-two |
| 33 | তেত্রিশ | tetrish | thirty-three |
| 34 | চৌত্রিশ | choutrish | thirty-four |
| 35 | পঁয়ত্রিশ | poyntrish | thirty-five |
| 36 | ছত্রিশ | chhotrish | thirty-six |
| 37 | সাঁইত্রিশ | saintrish | thirty-seven |
| 38 | আটত্রিশ | attrish | thirty-eight |
| 39 | ঊনচল্লিশ | unochollish | thirty-nine |
| 40 | চল্লিশ | chollish | forty |
| 41 | একচল্লিশ | ekchollish | forty-one |
| 42 | বিয়াল্লিশ | biyallish | forty-two |
| 43 | তেতাল্লিশ | tetallish | forty-three |
| 44 | চুয়াল্লিশ | chuyallish | forty-four |
| 45 | পঁয়তাল্লিশ | poytallish | forty-five |
| 46 | ছেচল্লিশ | chhechollish | forty-six |
| 47 | সাতচল্লিশ | satchollish | forty-seven |
| 48 | আটচল্লিশ | atchollish | forty-eight |
| 49 | ঊনপঞ্চাশ | unoponchash | forty-nine |
| 50 | পঞ্চাশ | ponchash | fifty |
| 51 | একান্ন | ekanno | fifty-one |
| 52 | বাহান্ন | bahanno | fifty-two |
| 53 | তিপ্পান্ন | tippanno | fifty-three |
| 54 | চুয়ান্ন | chuyanno | fifty-four |
| 55 | পঞ্চান্ন | ponchanno | fifty-five |
| 56 | ছাপ্পান্ন | chhappanno | fifty-six |
| 57 | সাতান্ন | satanno | fifty-seven |
| 58 | আটান্ন | atanno | fifty-eight |
| 59 | ঊনষাট | unoshat | fifty-nine |
| 60 | ষাট | shat | sixty |
| 61 | একষট্টি | ekshotti | sixty-one |
| 62 | বাষট্টি | bashotti | sixty-two |
| 63 | তেষট্টি | teshotti | sixty-three |
| 64 | চৌষট্টি | choushotti | sixty-four |
| 65 | পঁয়ষট্টি | poyshotti | sixty-five |
| 66 | ছেষট্টি | chheshotti | sixty-six |
| 67 | সাতষট্টি | satshotti | sixty-seven |
| 68 | আটষট্টি | atshotti | sixty-eight |
| 69 | ঊনসত্তর | unoshottor | sixty-nine |
| 70 | সত্তর | shottor | seventy |
| 71 | একাত্তর | ekattor | seventy-one |
| 72 | বাহাত্তর | bahattor | seventy-two |
| 73 | তিয়াত্তর | tiyattor | seventy-three |
| 74 | চুয়াত্তর | chuyattor | seventy-four |
| 75 | পঁচাত্তর | pochattor | seventy-five |
| 76 | ছিয়াত্তর | chhiyattor | seventy-six |
| 77 | সাতাত্তর | satattor | seventy-seven |
| 78 | আটাত্তর | atattor | seventy-eight |
| 79 | ঊনআশি | unoashi | seventy-nine |
| 80 | আশি | ashi | eighty |
| 81 | একাশি | ekashi | eighty-one |
| 82 | বিরাশি | birashi | eighty-two |
| 83 | তিরাশি | tirashi | eighty-three |
| 84 | চুরাশি | churashi | eighty-four |
| 85 | পঁচাশি | pochashi | eighty-five |
| 86 | ছিয়াশি | chhiyashi | eighty-six |
| 87 | সাতাশি | satashi | eighty-seven |
| 88 | অষ্টাশি | oshtashi | eighty-eight |
| 89 | ঊননব্বই | unonobboi | eighty-nine |
| 90 | নব্বই | nobboi | ninety |
| 91 | একানব্বই | ekanobboi | ninety-one |
| 92 | বিরানব্বই | biranobboi | ninety-two |
| 93 | তিরানব্বই | tiranobboi | ninety-three |
| 94 | চুরানব্বই | churanobboi | ninety-four |
| 95 | পঁচানব্বই | pochanobboi | ninety-five |
| 96 | ছিয়ানব্বই | chhiyanobboi | ninety-six |
| 97 | সাতানব্বই | satanobboi | ninety-seven |
| 98 | আটানব্বই | atanobboi | ninety-eight |
| 99 | নিরানব্বই | niranobboi | ninety-nine |
| 100 | একশো | eksho | one hundred |
Numbers in Bengali are part of daily life in every Bangla home, from counting রসগোল্লা in a box to the price on a sweet-shop board. The chart above lets your child tap any number from 1 to 100 and hear it in Bengali and English. Press Count with me and Golu counts 1 to 10, 1 to 20 or all the way from এক (ek) to একশো (eksho, 100).
Bengali numbers 1 to 10 with Bangla digits
Bengali has its own digits, and unlike in many parts of India they are in everyday use: on calendars, newspapers, school books, bus numbers and shop bills, in both West Bengal and Bangladesh. So Bengali children usually learn the word and the digit together.
| Number | Bangla digit | Bengali word | Say it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ১ | এক | ek |
| 2 | ২ | দুই | dui |
| 3 | ৩ | তিন | tin |
| 4 | ৪ | চার | char |
| 5 | ৫ | পাঁচ | paanch |
| 6 | ৬ | ছয় | chhoy |
| 7 | ৭ | সাত | shaat |
| 8 | ৮ | আট | aat |
| 9 | ৯ | নয় | noy |
| 10 | ১০ | দশ | dosh |
Zero is শূন্য (shunno), written ০. Watch out for two tricky digits: Bangla ৪ (four) looks like an English 8, and ৭ (seven) looks like an English 9. Children who read both systems mix these up at first. Make a game of it with a calendar: "Is this four or eight?"
Bengali numbers 11 to 20
The teens each have their own word: এগারো (egaro, 11), বারো (baro, 12), তেরো (tero, 13), চোদ্দ (choddo, 14), পনেরো (ponero, 15), ষোলো (sholo, 16), সতেরো (shotero, 17), আঠারো (atharo, 18), উনিশ (unish, 19) and বিশ (bish, 20). Most end in "-o", which gives them a rhythm. Say them like a chant, and clap on each one.
The "un" pattern: 19, 29, 39…
Bengali numbers from 21 to 99 each have their own word, so they take practice. But there is one pattern children love to discover: numbers ending in 9 start with "un" or "uno", which means "one less". উনিশ (19) is one less than বিশ (20). ঊনত্রিশ (unotrish, 29) is one less than ত্রিশ (30), and ঊনচল্লিশ (39) is one less than চল্লিশ (40), all the way to ঊননব্বই (89). Ask your 5-year-old: "If 50 is ponchash, what might 49 be?" The answer, ঊনপঞ্চাশ, is real maths thinking. The one surprise is 99: নিরানব্বই (niranobboi).
Counting in tens in Bengali
| Number | Bengali | Say it |
|---|---|---|
| ১০ 10 | দশ | dosh |
| ২০ 20 | বিশ | bish |
| ৩০ 30 | ত্রিশ | trish |
| ৪০ 40 | চল্লিশ | chollish |
| ৫০ 50 | পঞ্চাশ | ponchash |
| ৬০ 60 | ষাট | shaat |
| ৭০ 70 | সত্তর | shottor |
| ৮০ 80 | আশি | aashi |
| ৯০ 90 | নব্বই | nobboi |
| ১০০ 100 | একশো | eksho |
Numbers in between blend the unit and the ten into one word: একুশ (ekush, 21), পঁচিশ (pochish, 25). Tap them on the chart to hear how they sound. 1,000 is হাজার (hajar). Many Bengali numbers are close cousins of Hindi ones (পঞ্চাশ and pachaas, সত্তর and sattar), which helps children who learn both; compare with Hindi ginti.
How to teach Bengali numbers at home
- Count real things. Luchi on a plate, stairs, shoes at the door. Touch each one as you say এক, দুই, তিন.
- Read digits around you. The calendar, a newspaper, a sweet-shop price board.
- Festival counting. Count diyas at Diwali, days to Durga Puja, or pitha at Poush Sankranti.
- Songs and games. Count to দশ in লুকোচুরি (hide and seek), or count jumps while skipping.
- One step at a time. Make 1 to 10 solid, then the teens, then tens to 100.
| Age | Realistic Bengali counting goal |
|---|---|
| 2-3 | Says some numbers 1 to 5, often out of order. That is fine. |
| 3-4 | Counts এক থেকে দশ, touching each object once |
| 4-5 (nursery, KG) | Counts to 20, recognises digits ১ to ১০ |
| 5-6 (KG, class 1) | Counts to 100 by tens, reads and writes Bangla digits, knows the "un" pattern |
Children at English-medium schools often count in English first. After they count in English, ask "and in Bangla?" and let them switch. More number practice with objects: counting 1 to 10, counting 1 to 100 and addition for kids; say each answer in Bengali. On animals name in Bengali, count legs: a গরু has চার.
অভিভাবকদের জন্য
সংখ্যা শেখানোর জন্য বাড়িই সবচেয়ে ভালো জায়গা। সিঁড়ি গুনুন, থালার লুচি গুনুন। প্রতিটি জিনিস ছুঁয়ে বলুন এক, দুই, তিন।
আগে এক থেকে দশ, তারপর এগারো থেকে বিশ। উনিশ, ঊনত্রিশ, ঊনচল্লিশের মজাটা শিশুকে বলুন: বিশের এক কম হলো উনিশ। ক্যালেন্ডারে বাংলা সংখ্যা চিনতে শেখান: ১, ২, ৩। খেয়াল রাখুন, ৪ আর ইংরেজি 8 দেখতে এক রকম।
এই পাতায় যে কোনো সংখ্যায় ছুঁলে বাংলা আর ইংরেজিতে শোনা যায়। Count with me বোতাম টিপে একশো পর্যন্ত একসঙ্গে গুনুন।
How to use this page at home
Say it, then find it
Play for a few minutes, then look for the same thing away from the screen: bengali words on the shelf, in the kitchen, on the way to school. A child learns a word properly when they meet it twice, once on the screen and once in their hand.
Ten minutes is enough
Short and happy beats long and tired. Stop while your child still wants more, and come back tomorrow: the same page on five short days teaches far more than one long sitting. Nothing here is scored, so there is no reason to push.
Use both languages
Tap the language button at the top to hear the words in your home language first and the second language after. Hearing the same picture named in two languages is one of the few things research agrees builds attention as well as vocabulary.
