Learn Telugu Numbers | Telugu Basics | Counting Numbers In Telugu

Introduction

Telugu is a Dravidian language and it is the primary language in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Yanam (Puducherry). Telugu is very expressive and one of the regular languages of the world. Telugu ranks third in the number of native speakers in India. It is one among the six languages designated as a classical language of India by the Government of India. It is really interesting to learn the Telugu Numbers which form an important part of the Telugu script.

History

In olden days people used to call Telugu with many names such as Telengu, Tenungu, Telinga. Saga Kanva is the first grammarian of Telugu and Rajeswara Sarma stated about the historicity and content of Kanva’s grammar in Sanskrit. 16^th century during the rule of Krishnadevaraya (Vijayanagara Empire) is considered to be the Golden Age of Telugu. Lyrical compositions of Karnatic music are mainly done by using Telugu due to its vowel ending sounds. In 1966, The Andhra Pradesh Official Language Act declared Telugu as the Official language of the State of Andhra Pradesh which is currently divided into Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

Numbers 1 to 10

Telugu Numbers, as in other languages start with the number Zero(0) or ‘Sunna’. All single digits except zero end with a sound “oo” or “ee” which is really important during pronouncing of Telugu numbers.

Numerical numbers of Telugu:

0 is the same in both English and Telugu

1 looks like zero was erased at the bottom

2 is a little like English 2 without the horizontal line

3 remains almost the same as in English

4 is like an English 8 erased at the top

5 has the symbol depicting something like a human being

Six(6) and Nine(9) when inverted in vertical direction look the same

Seven(7) is made to twist to make a reverse S

8 is obtained by inverting the Telugu 1 in and adding a small line

Below is the list of numbers starting from one to ten:

Number in English	Number in Telugu	Telugu Number Name	Pronunciation
0	౦	సున్నా	Sunna
1	౧	ఒకటి	okati
2	౨	రెండు	rendu
3	౩	మూడు	mudu
4	౪	నాలుగు	nalugu
5	౫	ఐదు	aidu
6	౬	ఆరు	aru
7	౭	ఏడు	edu
8	౮	ఎనిమిది	enimidi
9	౯	తొమ్మిది	tommidi
10	౧౦	పది	padi

Numbers 10 to 100

These are the set of two-digit Telugu numbers starting from 10 to 99. 10 is the smallest two-digit number and 99 being the largest two digit number. Here I would provide you simple rules to learn Telugu numbers:

Numbers 1,21,31,41,51,61,71,81,91 end with “okati”

Numbers 2,12,22,32,42,52,62,72,82,92 end with “endu”

Numbers 3,13,23,33,43,53,63,73,83,93 end with “mudu”

Numbers 4,14,24,34,44,54,64,74,84,94 end with “nalugu”

Numbers 5,25,35,45,55,65,75,85,95 end with “aidu”

Numbers 6,16,26,36,46,56,66,76,86,96 end with “aru”

Numbers 7,17,27,37,47,57,67,77,87,97 end with “edu”

Numbers 8,18,28,38,48,58,68,78,98 end with “enimidi”

Numbers 9,19,29,39,49,59,69,79,89,99 end with “ommidi”

while considering these and comparing them with above table of one to ten numbers we can easily find way they are pronounced.

Now considering the Ten’s place of the digit:

Numbers 11-19 have “Pad” except for 12, 19 which start with “Pan”

Numbers 20-29 have “iravai”

Numbers 30-39 have “Muppai”

Numbers 40-49 have “Nalabhai”

Numbers 50-59 have “yabhai”

Numbers 60-69 have “Aravai”

Numbers 70-79 have “debbai”

Numbers 80-89 have “enebhai”

Numbers 90-99 have “tombhai”

Below is the list of the Telugu numbers from 11 to 100:

Numbers in English	Numbers in Telugu	Telugu Numbers Name	Pronunciation
11	౧౧	పదకొండు	padakondu
12	౧౨	పన్నెండు	pannendu
13	౧౩	పదమూడు	padamudu
14	౧౪	పద్నాలుగు	padnalugu
15	౧౫	పదిహేను	padihenu
16	౧౬	పదహారు	padaharu
17	౧౭	పదిహేడు	padihedu
18	౧౮	పద్దెనిమిది	paddenimidi
19	౧౯	పందొమ్మిది	pandommidi
20	౨౦	ఇరవై	iravai
21	౨౧	ఇరవై ఒకటి	iravai okati
22	౨౨	ఇరవై రెండు	iravai rendu
23	౨౩	ఇరవై మూడు	iravai mudu
24	౨౪	ఇరవై నాలుగు	iravai nalugu
25	౨౫	ఇరవై ఐదు	iravai aidu
26	౨౬	ఇరవై ఆరు	iravai aru
27	౨౭	ఇరవై ఏడు	iravai edu
28	౨౮	ఇరవై ఎనిమిది	iravai enimidi
29	౨౯	ఇరవై తొమ్మిది	iravai tommidi
30	౩౦	ముప్పై	muppai
31	౩౧	ముప్పై ఒకటి	muppai okati
32	౩౨	ముప్పై రెండు	muppai rendu
33	౩౩	ముప్పై మూడు	muppai mudu
34	౩౪	ముప్పై నాలుగు	muppai nalugu
35	౩౫	ముప్పై ఐదు	muppai aidu
36	౩౬	ముప్పై ఆరు	muppai aru
37	౩౭	ముప్పై ఏడు	muppai edu
38	౩౮	ముప్పై ఎనిమిది	muppai enimidi
39	౩౯	ముప్పై తొమ్మిది	muppai tommidi
40	౪౦	నలభై	nalabhai
41	౪౧	నలభై ఒకటి	nalabhai okati
42	౪౨	నలభై రెండు	nalabhai rendu
43	౪౩	నలభై మూడు	nalabhai mudu
44	౪౪	నలభై నాలుగు	nalabhai nalugu
45	౪౫	నలభై ఐదు	nalabhai aidu
46	౪౬	నలభై ఆరు	nalabhai aru
47	౪౭	నలభై ఏడు	nalabhai edu
48	౪౮	నలభై ఎనిమిది	nalabhai enimidi
49	౪౯	నలభై తొమ్మిది	nalabhai tommidi
50	౫౦	యాభై	yabhai
51	౫౧	యాభై ఒకటి	yabhai okaṭt
52	౫౨	యాభై రెండు	yabhai rendu
53	౫౩	యాభై మూడు	yabhai mudu
54	౫౪	యాభై నాలుగు	yabhai nalugu
55	౫౫	యాభై ఐదు	yabhai aidu
56	౫౬	యాభై ఆరు	yabhai aru
57	౫౭	యాభై ఏడు	yabhai edu
58	౫౮	యాభై ఎనిమిది	yabhai enimidi
59	౫౯	యాభై తొమ్మిది	yabhai tommidi
60	౬౦	అరవై	aravai
61	౬౧	అరవై ఒకటి	aravai okati
62	౬౨	అరవై రెండు	aravai rendu
63	౬౩	అరవై మూడు	aravai mudu
64	౬౪	అరవై నాలుగు	aravai nalugu
65	౬౫	అరవై ఐదు	aravai aidu
66	౬౬	అరవై ఆరు	aravai aru
67	౬౭	అరవై ఏడు	aravai edu
68	౬౮	అరవై ఎనిమిది	aravai enimidi
69	౬౯	అరవై తొమ్మిది	aravai tommidi
70	౭౦	డెబ్బై	debbai
71	౭౧	డెబ్బై ఒకటి	debbai okati
72	౭౨	డెబ్బై రెండు	debbai rendu
73	౭౩	డెబ్బై మూడు	debbai mudu
74	౭౪	డెబ్బై నాలుగు	debbai nalugu
75	౭౫	డెబ్బై ఐదు	debbai aidu
76	౭౬	డెబ్బై ఆరు	debbai aru
77	౭౭	డెబ్బై ఏడు	debbai edu
78	౭౮	డెబ్బై ఎనిమిది	debbai enimidi
79	౭౯	డెబ్బై తొమ్మిది	debbai tommidi
80	౮౦	ఎనభై	enabhai
81	౮౧	ఎనభై ఒకటి	enabhai okati
82	౮౨	ఎనభై రెండు	enabhai rendu
83	౮౩	ఎనభై మూడు	enabhai mudu
84	౮౪	ఎనభై నాలుగు	enabhai nalugu
85	౮౫	ఎనభై ఐదు	enabhai aidu
86	౮౬	ఎనభై ఆరు	enabhai aru
87	౮౭	ఎనభై ఏడు	enabhai edu
88	౮౮	ఎనభై ఎనిమిది	enabhai enimidi
89	౮౯	ఎనభై తొమ్మిది	enabhai tommidi
90	౯౦	తొంభై	tombhai
91	౯౧	తొంభై ఒకటి	tombhai okati
92	౯౨	తొంభై రెండు	tombhai rendu
93	౯౩	తొంభై మూడు	tombhai mudu
94	౯౪	తొంభై నాలుగు	tombhai nalugu
95	౯౫	తొంభై ఐదు	tombhai aidu
96	౯౬	తొంభై ఆరు	tombhai aru
97	౯౭	తొంభై ఏడు	tombhai edu
98	౯౮	తొంభై ఎనిమిది	tombhai enimidi
99	౯౯	తొంభై తొమ్మిది	tombhai tomimidi
100	౧౦౦	వంద	Vanda

Telugu Numbers beyond 100

While calculating in really big numbers and dealing with complex numbers which involve numbers which are more than just two-digit numbers, we use numbers beyond 100.

As in the case of two digit numbers same happens with three digit numbers:

Numbers 100-199 start with “nuta” and the rest two digits are the same as previously discussed

Numbers 200-999 start with rendu, mudu, nalugu, aidu …….. and has “Vandal” for hundred as shown in the table below

For four digit numbers “Thousand” in case of English is same as “Veyyi” in Telugu and the rest three digits are framed as discussed above

For five digit numbers “Lakh” in case of English is same as “laksa” in Telugu

For seven digit numbers “Crore” in case of English is same as “Koti” in Telugu

Consider an example 276493:

In English we write it as “Two lakhs seventy six thousand four hundred ninety three”

In Telugu,

2 is in lakhs place so it is “Rendu laksalu” in English it is Two Lakhs

Next is 76000 so it is “debbai aru vela” in English it is seventy six thousand

Next is 493 so it is “naluguvandala tombhai mudu” in English it is Four hundred ninety three

Below is the list for some more numbers which can help you out compare them as shown with the example:

Number in English	Number in Telugu	Telugu Number Name	Pronunciation
101	౧౦౧	నూట ఒకటి	Nuta okati
115	౧౧౫	నూట పదిహేను	Nuta padihenu
200	౨౦౦	రెండు వందలు	Rendu vandalu
500	౫౦౦	ఐదు వందలు	Aidu vandalu
850	౮౫౦	ఎనిమిదివందల యాభై	Enimidivandala yabhai
1000	౧౦౦౦	వెయ్యి	Veyyi
3500	౩౫౦౦	మూడు వేల ఐదు వందల	Mudu vela aidu vandala
10000	౧౦౦౦౦	పది వేలు	Padi velu
91250	౯౧౨౫౦	తొంభై ఒకవేల రెండు వందల యాబై	tombhai oka vela Rendu vandala yabai
100000	౧౦౦౦౦౦	ఒక లక్ష	Oka laksa
276493	౨౭౬౪౯౩	రెండు లక్షల డెబ్బై ఆరువేల నాలుగువందల తొంభై మూడు	Rendu laksalu debbai aru vela naluguvandala tombhai mudu
1000000	౧౦౦౦౦౦౦	పది లక్షలు	Padi laksalu
10000000	౧౦౦౦౦౦౦౦	ఒక కోటి	oka koti
100000000	౧౦౦౦౦౦౦౦౦	పది కోట్లు	Padi kotlu

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