The complete reference
Numbers 1 to 100 in Nepali — with audio
Every Nepali number from one to a hundred — plus tens, hundreds, thousands, lakhs, and the quantities you'll actually need at a Thamel market or a teahouse. Tap any number to hear it.
एक, दुई, तीन
ek, dui, tin — one, two, three
The foundation: 1 to 20
These are the most-used numbers in everyday Nepal. Unlike English, the teens (11–19) are irregular — there's no clean pattern. Drill them.
- 1एक
ek
- 2दुई
dui
- 3तीन
tin
- 4चार
char
- 5पाँच
paanch
- 6छ
chha
- 7सात
saat
- 8आठ
aath
- 9नौ
nau
- 10दश
das
- 11एघार
eghaar
- 12बाह्र
baahra
- 13तेह्र
tehra
- 14चौध
chaudha
- 15पन्ध्र
pandhra
- 16सोह्र
sohra
- 17सत्र
satra
- 18अठार
athaara
- 19उन्नाइस
unnais
- 20बीस
bis
21 to 50
Once you cross 20, Nepali compounds get rhythmic. You'll hear these constantly in prices for momos, taxi fares, and bus tickets.
- 21एक्काइस
ekkais
- 22बाइस
bais
- 23तेइस
teis
- 24चौबीस
chaubis
- 25पच्चीस
pachchis
- 26छब्बीस
chhabbis
- 27सत्ताइस
sattais
- 28अठ्ठाइस
atthais
- 29उनन्तीस
unantis
- 30तीस
tis
- 31एकतीस
ektis
- 32बत्तीस
battis
- 33तेत्तीस
tettis
- 34चौँतीस
chauntis
- 35पैँतीस
paintis
- 36छत्तीस
chhattis
- 37सैँतीस
saintis
- 38अठतीस
athtis
- 39उनन्चालीस
unanchaalis
- 40चालीस
chaalis
- 41एकचालीस
ekchaalis
- 42बयालीस
bayaalis
- 43त्रिचालीस
trichaalis
- 44चवालीस
chawaalis
- 45पैँतालीस
paintaalis
- 46छयालीस
chhayaalis
- 47सतचालीस
satchaalis
- 48अठचालीस
athchaalis
- 49उनन्चास
unanchaas
- 50पचास
pachaas
51 to 100
The upper half — useful for longer prices and time. Note that 'saya' (सय) means 100, 'hajaar' means 1,000, and 'lakh' means 100,000.
- 51एकाउन्न
ekaaunna
- 52बाउन्न
baaunna
- 53त्रिपन्न
tripanna
- 54चौवन्न
chauwanna
- 55पचपन्न
pachpanna
- 56छपन्न
chhapanna
- 57सन्ताउन्न
santaaunna
- 58अन्ठाउन्न
anthaaunna
- 59उनन्साठी
unansaathi
- 60साठी
saathi
- 61एकसठ्ठी
eksatthi
- 62बयसठ्ठी
bayasatthi
- 63त्रिसठ्ठी
trisatthi
- 64चौंसठ्ठी
chaunsatthi
- 65पैंसठ्ठी
painsatthi
- 66छयसठ्ठी
chhayasatthi
- 67सतसठ्ठी
satsatthi
- 68अठसठ्ठी
athsatthi
- 69उनन्सत्तरी
unansattari
- 70सत्तरी
sattari
- 71एकहत्तर
ekhattar
- 72बहत्तर
bahattar
- 73त्रिहत्तर
trihattar
- 74चौहत्तर
chauhattar
- 75पचहत्तर
pachhattar
- 76छयहत्तर
chhayahattar
- 77सतहत्तर
sathattar
- 78अठहत्तर
athhattar
- 79उनासी
unaasi
- 80असी
assi
- 81एकासी
ekaasi
- 82बयासी
bayaasi
- 83त्रियासी
triyaasi
- 84चौरासी
chauraasi
- 85पचासी
pachaasi
- 86छयासी
chhayaasi
- 87सतासी
sataasi
- 88अठासी
athaasi
- 89उनान्नब्बे
unaannabbe
- 90नब्बे
nabbe
- 91एकानब्बे
ekaanabbe
- 92बयानब्बे
bayaanabbe
- 93त्रियानब्बे
triyaanabbe
- 94चौरानब्बे
chauraanabbe
- 95पन्चानब्बे
panchaanabbe
- 96छयानब्बे
chhayaanabbe
- 97सन्तानब्बे
santaanabbe
- 98अन्ठानब्बे
anthaanabbe
- 99उनान्सय
unaansaya
- 100एक सय
ek saya
Tens at a glance
Memorize these ten words and you can count in chunks for prices and quantities.
- 10दश
das
- 20बीस
bis
- 30तीस
tis
- 40चालीस
chaalis
- 50पचास
pachaas
- 60साठी
saathi
- 70सत्तरी
sattari
- 80असी
assi
- 90नब्बे
nabbe
- 100एक सय
ek saya
Hundreds, thousands, lakhs
South Asia uses a different system above 1,000. A 'lakh' is 100,000. A 'crore' is 10 million. You'll see them on rent ads and hotel bookings.
- 100एक सय
ek saya
- 500पाँच सय
paanch saya
- 1000एक हजार
ek hajaar
- 10000दश हजार
das hajaar
- 100000एक लाख
ek laakh
- 1000000दश लाख
das laakh
- 10000000एक करोड
ek karod
- 1000000000एक अर्ब
ek arba
Common quantities
The fuzzy words that matter at a market or a tea stall — half, a little, more, less.
Half
आधा
aadha
Quarter (1/4)
पाव
paau
A little
थोरै
thorai
A lot
धेरै
dherai
More
अरू
aru
Less
कम
kam
Enough
पुग्यो
pugyo
One kilo
एक किलो
ek kilo
Lakh & crore: the South Asian system
South Asia groups large numbers by two digits, not three. A million in the West is “ten lakh” (दश लाख) here; a hundred million is “ten crore” (दश करोड). Rent ads, property prices, and government budgets are all quoted in lakh and crore — sometimes written as 1,00,000 instead of 100,000.
| Nepali | Western | South Asian | Where you'll meet it | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
एक सय ek saya | 100 | 100 | Tea is 50, momos are 250. | |
एक हजार ek hajaar | 1,000 | 1,000 | A taxi to the airport is 1,500. | |
दश हजार das hajaar | 10,000 | 10,000 | Studio rent in Patan: 10,000–18,000. | |
एक लाख ek laakh | 100,000 | 1,00,000 | Annual school fee: 2 lakh. | |
दश लाख das laakh | 1,000,000 | 10,00,000 | Used car: 8–15 lakh. | |
एक करोड ek karod | 10,000,000 | 1,00,00,000 | Mid-range Kathmandu flat: 1.5 crore. | |
एक अर्ब ek arba | 1,000,000,000 | 1,00,00,00,000 | Government project budget figures. |
Hear it in practice — “Mero ghar bhāḍā saaḍhe ek lākh chha” means “my rent is 1.5 lakh” (NPR 150,000). Don't convert to millions in your head; learn to think in lakh.
Next: use these numbers in real situations
Numbers are only useful in context. Pair them with shopping, food, and time phrases.