EASY METHOD TO MEMORISE PUNJABI NUMBERS

 

EASY METHOD TO MEMORISE PUNJABI NUMBERS 1-100

I did a survey for our Sikh community to find out how many could remember Punjabi Numbers, and interesting enough 2 out of 3 people either do not know the numbers at all or struggle to remember it. 

I attended Punjabi/Gurmat school since young, and it was always motivating for me to be able to recite my numbers from 1 -100 and make my teacher proud of me. But in order to do so, I learnt to find a way to memorise it using sound. Actually, it is quite simple. Hope this works out for you, and if youhave any other methods or tips, do share in the comments below!! 

Step 1: Memorise 1-10 and the tens- 10,20,30,40,50 etc

Step 2: Pay attention to and memorise the end sound of the ‘tens’ – Vee, Tee, Chalee, Panjha

Step 3: Combine the sounds of 1-10 numbers to the sounds of tens

	1- Ik	2 - Do	3 – Tinn	4 – Chaar	5 - Panj	6 – Chey	7 - Sat	8 - Ath	9 – Nou	10 - Das
Sound for the rest of the numbers		Ba	Tae/Tar	Chau	Different spelling but same sound Pach, pain				Special case – same sound with the tens after it – Oun (easier to remember – spelt backwards)
Remember this line ends with raa	Special case – Giaraa	Baraa	Taeraa	Chaudaa	Pandraa	Special case - Solaa	Sataraa	Atharaa	Ounee	20 - Bee
	Ik - ee	Ba - ee	Tae - ee	Chau- vee	Pach - ee	Chey - bee	Sata- ee	Atha - ee	Ouna - tee	30 - Tee
	Ika - tee	Ba - tee	Tae - tee	Chaun - tee	Pain – tee	Chey- tee	Sain-tee	Athan - tee	Oun - talee	40 - Chalee
	Ik - talee	Ba - talee	Tar - talee	Chaun - talee	Panch - talee	Chey - alee	Sain - talee	Ath - talee	Ouna - njha	50 - Panjha
	Ik - vanjha	Ba - vanjha	Tar - vanjha	Chau-vanjha	Pach-vanjha	Chey - vanjha	Sat - vanjha	Ath - vanjha	Oun - ath	60- Sath
	Ik - ath	Ba – ath	Tar - ath	Chaun- th	Pain - th	Chey -ath	Sat - ath	Ath - ath	Oun -atar	70 - Satar
	Ik - atar	Ba - atar	Tar - atar	Chaur - atar	Pach - atar	Chey - atar	Sat - atar	Ath - atar	Oun - asi	80 - Asi
	Ik - asi	Bya - asi	Tar - asi	Chaur - asi	Pach - asi	Chey - asi	Sat - asi	Ath - asi	Oun - anvey	Special case 90 - Nabbe
For 90s – the end sound will be anvey	Ik - anvey	Ba - anvey	Tar - anvey	Chaur - anvey	Pach - anvey	Chey - anvey	Sat - anvey	Ath - anvey	Special case Narin - anvey	100 - Sou