Numbers 1 to 100 in Marathi (in words)
| Number | Marathi | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | एक | ek | one |
| 2 | दोन | don | two |
| 3 | तीन | tīn | three |
| 4 | चार | chār | four |
| 5 | पाच | pāch | five |
| 6 | सहा | sahā | six |
| 7 | सात | sāt | seven |
| 8 | आठ | āṭh | eight |
| 9 | नऊ | naū | nine |
| 10 | दहा | dahā | ten |
| 11 | अकरा | akarā | eleven |
| 12 | बारा | bārā | twelve |
| 13 | तेरा | terā | thirteen |
| 14 | चौदा | chaudā | fourteen |
| 15 | पंधरा | paṃdharā | fifteen |
| 16 | सोळा | soḷā | sixteen |
| 17 | सतरा | satarā | seventeen |
| 18 | अठरा | aṭharā | eighteen |
| 19 | एकोणीस | ekoṇīs | nineteen |
| 20 | वीस | vīs | twenty |
| 21 | एकवीस | ekavīs | twenty-one |
| 22 | बावीस | bāvīs | twenty-two |
| 23 | तेवीस | tevīs | twenty-three |
| 24 | चोवीस | chovīs | twenty-four |
| 25 | पंचवीस | paṃchavīs | twenty-five |
| 26 | सव्वीस | savvīs | twenty-six |
| 27 | सत्तावीस | sattāvīs | twenty-seven |
| 28 | अठ्ठावीस | aṭhṭhāvīs | twenty-eight |
| 29 | एकोणतीस | ekoṇatīs | twenty-nine |
| 30 | तीस | tīs | thirty |
| 31 | एकतीस | ekatīs | thirty-one |
| 32 | बत्तीस | battīs | thirty-two |
| 33 | तेहेतीस | tehetīs | thirty-three |
| 34 | चौतीस | chautīs | thirty-four |
| 35 | पस्तीस | pastīs | thirty-five |
| 36 | छत्तीस | chhattīs | thirty-six |
| 37 | सदतीस | sadatīs | thirty-seven |
| 38 | अडतीस | aḍatīs | thirty-eight |
| 39 | एकोणचाळीस | ekoṇachāḷīs | thirty-nine |
| 40 | चाळीस | chāḷīs | forty |
| 41 | एक्केचाळीस | ekkechāḷīs | forty-one |
| 42 | बेचाळीस | bechāḷīs | forty-two |
| 43 | त्रेचाळीस | trechāḷīs | forty-three |
| 44 | चव्वेचाळीस | chavvechāḷīs | forty-four |
| 45 | पंचेचाळीस | paṃchechāḷīs | forty-five |
| 46 | सेहेचाळीस | sehechāḷīs | forty-six |
| 47 | सत्तेचाळीस | sattechāḷīs | forty-seven |
| 48 | अठ्ठेचाळीस | aṭhṭhechāḷīs | forty-eight |
| 49 | एकोणपन्नास | ekoṇapannās | forty-nine |
| 50 | पन्नास | pannās | fifty |
| 51 | एक्कावन्न | ekkāvanna | fifty-one |
| 52 | बावन्न | bāvanna | fifty-two |
| 53 | त्रेपन्न | trepanna | fifty-three |
| 54 | चोपन्न | chopanna | fifty-four |
| 55 | पंचावन्न | paṃchāvanna | fifty-five |
| 56 | छप्पन्न | chhappanna | fifty-six |
| 57 | सत्तावन्न | sattāvanna | fifty-seven |
| 58 | अठ्ठावन्न | aṭhṭhāvanna | fifty-eight |
| 59 | एकोणसाठ | ekoṇasāṭh | fifty-nine |
| 60 | साठ | sāṭh | sixty |
| 61 | एकसष्ट | ekasashṭa | sixty-one |
| 62 | बासष्ट | bāsashṭa | sixty-two |
| 63 | त्रेसष्ट | tresashṭa | sixty-three |
| 64 | चौसष्ट | chausashṭa | sixty-four |
| 65 | पासष्ट | pāsashṭa | sixty-five |
| 66 | सहासष्ट | sahāsashṭa | sixty-six |
| 67 | सदुसष्ट | sadusashṭa | sixty-seven |
| 68 | अडुसष्ट | aḍusashṭa | sixty-eight |
| 69 | एकोणसत्तर | ekoṇasattar | sixty-nine |
| 70 | सत्तर | sattar | seventy |
| 71 | एक्काहत्तर | ekkāhattar | seventy-one |
| 72 | बाहत्तर | bāhattar | seventy-two |
| 73 | त्र्याहत्तर | tryāhattar | seventy-three |
| 74 | चौऱ्याहत्तर | chauryāhattar | seventy-four |
| 75 | पंच्याहत्तर | paṃchyāhattar | seventy-five |
| 76 | शहात्तर | shahāttar | seventy-six |
| 77 | सत्त्याहत्तर | sattyāhattar | seventy-seven |
| 78 | अठ्ठ्याहत्तर | aṭhṭhyāhattar | seventy-eight |
| 79 | एकोणऐंशी | ekoṇaaiṃshī | seventy-nine |
| 80 | ऐंशी | aiṃshī | eighty |
| 81 | एक्क्याऐंशी | ekkyāaiṃshī | eighty-one |
| 82 | ब्याऐंशी | byāaiṃshī | eighty-two |
| 83 | त्र्याऐंशी | tryāaiṃshī | eighty-three |
| 84 | चौऱ्याऐंशी | chauryāaiṃshī | eighty-four |
| 85 | पंच्याऐंशी | paṃchyāaiṃshī | eighty-five |
| 86 | शहाऐंशी | shahāaiṃshī | eighty-six |
| 87 | सत्त्याऐंशी | sattyāaiṃshī | eighty-seven |
| 88 | अठ्ठ्याऐंशी | aṭhṭhyāaiṃshī | eighty-eight |
| 89 | एकोणनव्वद | ekoṇanavvad | eighty-nine |
| 90 | नव्वद | navvad | ninety |
| 91 | एक्क्याण्णव | ekkyāṇṇav | ninety-one |
| 92 | ब्याण्णव | byāṇṇav | ninety-two |
| 93 | त्र्याण्णव | tryāṇṇav | ninety-three |
| 94 | चौऱ्याण्णव | chauryāṇṇav | ninety-four |
| 95 | पंच्याण्णव | paṃchyāṇṇav | ninety-five |
| 96 | शहाण्णव | shahāṇṇav | ninety-six |
| 97 | सत्त्याण्णव | sattyāṇṇav | ninety-seven |
| 98 | अठ्ठ्याण्णव | aṭhṭhyāṇṇav | ninety-eight |
| 99 | नव्व्याण्णव | navvyāṇṇav | ninety-nine |
| 100 | शंभर | shaṃbhar | one hundred |
Numbers in Marathi are part of daily life in every Marathi home: counting पोळ्या (polya) on a plate, steps to the building gate, or modaks at Ganpati. The chart above lets your child tap any number from 1 to 100 and hear it in Marathi and English. Press Count with me and Golu counts 1 to 10, 1 to 20 or all the way from एक (ek) to शंभर (shambhar, 100).
Marathi numbers 1 to 10 with Marathi digits
Marathi has its own digits, the Devanagari numerals, and unlike in many other states they are still in everyday use in Maharashtra: on calendars, school books, shop bills, bus numbers and wedding cards. So Marathi children usually learn both the word and the digit.
| Number | Marathi digit | Marathi word | Say it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | १ | एक | ek |
| 2 | २ | दोन | don |
| 3 | ३ | तीन | teen |
| 4 | ४ | चार | chaar |
| 5 | ५ | पाच | paach |
| 6 | ६ | सहा | saha |
| 7 | ७ | सात | saat |
| 8 | ८ | आठ | aath |
| 9 | ९ | नऊ | nau |
| 10 | १० | दहा | daha |
Zero is शून्य (shoonya), written ०. Watch for digits that look like other things: ९ (9) looks a little like the English 9 but ८ (8) does not look like 8 at all, and ७ (7) is easy to mix up with ६ (6). Play "which number is this?" with a calendar.
Marathi numbers 11 to 20
The teens must simply be learned, like "eleven" and "twelve" in English: अकरा (akra, 11), बारा (baara, 12), तेरा (tera, 13), चौदा (chauda, 14), पंधरा (pandhra, 15), सोळा (sola, 16), सतरा (satra, 17), अठरा (athra, 18), एकोणीस (ekonees, 19) and वीस (vees, 20). Notice that 16 is सोळा with the Marathi ळ, where Hindi says solah.
The "ekon" pattern: 19, 29, 39…
Here is the pattern children enjoy discovering. Every number ending in 9 (up to 89) is said as "one less than the next ten". एकोणीस (19) is "one short of वीस (20)". एकोणतीस (ekontees, 29) is one short of तीस (30), and एकोणचाळीस (39) is one short of चाळीस (40). Ask your 5-year-old: "If 30 is tees, what is 29?" Working it out is real maths thinking. The one exception is 99, नव्व्याण्णव (navvyaannav).
Counting in tens in Marathi
| Number | Marathi | Say it |
|---|---|---|
| १० 10 | दहा | daha |
| २० 20 | वीस | vees |
| ३० 30 | तीस | tees |
| ४० 40 | चाळीस | chaalees |
| ५० 50 | पन्नास | pannaas |
| ६० 60 | साठ | saath |
| ७० 70 | सत्तर | sattar |
| ८० 80 | ऐंशी | aimshi |
| ९० 90 | नव्वद | navvad |
| १०० 100 | शंभर | shambhar |
Numbers in between join a unit and the ten into one word, and some sounds change: एकवीस (ekvees, 21), पंचवीस (panchvees, 25). Tap them on the chart to hear how they sound. Children who know Hindi numbers will find many close cousins, but not twins: 80 is ऐंशी in Marathi and assi in Hindi, 100 is शंभर and not sau. Compare them side by side with Hindi ginti.
How to teach Marathi numbers at home
- Count real things. पोळ्या, buttons, stairs, shoes at the door. Touch each one as you count.
- Festival counting. Count modaks for Bappa, diyas at Diwali, or tilgul pieces at Sankranti.
- Read digits around you. The calendar, lift buttons and bus numbers often show १ २ ३.
- Play games. Count to दहा in lapandav (hide and seek), or count jumps while skipping.
- One step at a time. Make 1 to 10 solid before adding the teens, then 20 to 100 by tens.
| Age | Realistic Marathi counting goal |
|---|---|
| 2-3 | Says some numbers 1 to 5, often out of order. That is fine. |
| 3-4 | Counts एक ते दहा, touching each object once |
| 4-5 (LKG) | Counts to 20, recognises digits १ to १० |
| 5-6 (UKG, class 1) | Counts to 100 by tens, reads and writes Marathi digits, knows the ekon pattern |
Children at English-medium schools may count in English and in Marathi at home. That is a strength. After they count in English, ask "and in Marathi?" and let them switch. More number practice: counting 1 to 10, counting 1 to 100 and addition for kids, where you can say every answer in Marathi.
पालकांसाठी
अंक शिकवण्यासाठी घर हीच उत्तम शाळा आहे. जिन्याच्या पायऱ्या मोजा, ताटातल्या पोळ्या मोजा. प्रत्येक वस्तूला हात लावून एक, दोन, तीन म्हणा.
आधी एक ते दहा, मग अकरा ते वीस. एकोणीस, एकोणतीस, एकोणचाळीस यांची गंमत मुलांना सांगा: वीसच्या आधीचा अंक म्हणजे एकोणीस. कॅलेंडरवरचे मराठी अंक ओळखायला शिकवा: १, २, ३.
या पानावर कोणत्याही अंकाला हात लावला की तो मराठी आणि इंग्रजीत ऐकू येतो. Count with me बटण दाबून शंभरपर्यंत एकत्र मोजा.
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: marathi 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.
