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Counting to ten in Gujarati

One to ten, for prices, platforms, rooms and how many beers. Play the ten Gujarati words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.

Ravivari market in Ahmedabad
Counting to ten
10 words · 20 seconds each · 8 of 10 to pass
What it meansHow to say it
Priya Hitesh Patel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

All 10 Gujarati phrases in this lesson

એકEK
One

The base unit. Learn this first; it combines with other numbers to form quantities at markets.

બેBE
Two

Short and easy. "Be roti" (two flatbreads) is the kind of phrase you will use daily.

ત્રણTRAN
Three

The "tr" cluster is common in Gujarati. Practice it so vendors understand your quantity.

ચારCHAAR
Four
પાંચPAANCH
Five

Five rupees is still a common unit for small snacks. "Paanch rupiya" covers a lot of street food.

છCHHA
Six
સાતSAAT
Seven
આઠAATH
Eight
નવNAV
Nine
દસDAS
Ten

A key number for price negotiations. Many items are priced in multiples of ten.

Where Gujarati is spoken

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