Nine sweet gulab jamun floated in sugar syrup. The shopkeeper winked, “ Naun (non) – nine yummy balls, none left soon.”
A woman sold six bright parandis (hair tassels). She held them up: “ Chhe colorful ties for your braid.” (Chhe sounds like “cheh” – six chairs in a row.) numbers in punjabi
Finally, Amrit’s father gave her ten rupees. “ Das (duss) fingers to count, all done – time to go home!” Quick Recap Chart (Punjabi – English) | Number | Punjabi (Gurmukhi) | Sound-Alike Clue | |--------|--------------------|------------------| | 1 | ੧ (ਇੱਕ) – Ikk | “ick” as in sticky sweet | | 2 | ੨ (ਦੋ) – Do | “dough” for two breads | | 3 | ੩ (ਤਿੰਨ) – Tin | tin cans (3) | | 4 | ੪ (ਚਾਰ) – Chaar | four cars (chaar) | | 5 | ੫ (ਪੰਜ) – Panj | punj (Punjab’s 5 rivers) | | 6 | ੬ (ਛੇ) – Chhe | chair (6 legs on a chair) | | 7 | ੭ (ਸੱਤ) – Satt | sat (seven sat on a mat) | | 8 | ੮ (ਅੱਠ) – Ath | utter (8 utter sounds) | | 9 | ੯ (ਨੌਂ) – Naun | non (9 non‑stop sweets) | | 10 | ੧੦ (ਦਸ) – Das | duss (10 fingers to duss the dust) | Memory Tip: Practice by pretending you’re at Amrit’s fair. Point to one jalebi ( ikk ), two jaggery blocks ( do ), three goats ( tin ), and so on. The more you imagine the scene, the easier the numbers stick! Nine sweet gulab jamun floated in sugar syrup
She ran to four spinning charkhi (Ferris wheels). The wheels went round, “ Chaar chakkar (turns) for a rupee!” (Chaar rhymes with “car” – four cars on a ride.) “ Das (duss) fingers to count, all done