Telugu Numbers 1 to 100: Easy Guide With Pronunciation for Kids
Telugu Numbers 1 to 100 — Learn Telugu numbers 1 to 100 with English pronunciation. An easy counting guide in Telugu script for kids, parents and beginners, with patterns.
Counting is one of the first things children learn in any language, and Telugu numbers are easier than they look. Once your child knows 1 to 10 and the tens (20, 30, 40…), they can build almost every number up to 100 using a simple pattern.
Numbers 1 to 10
- 1 – ఒకటి (okati)
- 2 – రెండు (rendu)
- 3 – మూడు (moodu)
- 4 – నాలుగు (naalugu)
- 5 – ఐదు (aidu)
- 6 – ఆరు (aaru)
- 7 – ఏడు (edu)
- 8 – ఎనిమిది (enimidi)
- 9 – తొమ్మిది (tommidi)
- 10 – పది (padi)
Numbers 11 to 20
The teens are a little irregular, so they are worth practising on their own:
- 11 – పదకొండు (padakondu)
- 12 – పన్నెండు (pannendu)
- 13 – పదమూడు (padamoodu)
- 14 – పద్నాలుగు (padnaalugu)
- 15 – పదిహేను (padihenu)
- 16 – పదహారు (padahaaru)
- 17 – పదిహేడు (padihedu)
- 18 – పద్దెనిమిది (paddenimidi)
- 19 – పందొమ్మిది (pandommidi)
- 20 – ఇరవై (iravai)
The Tens
- 20 – ఇరవై (iravai)
- 30 – ముప్పై (muppai)
- 40 – నలభై (nalabhai)
- 50 – యాభై (yaabhai)
- 60 – అరవై (aravai)
- 70 – డెబ్బై (debbai)
- 80 – ఎనభై (enabhai)
- 90 – తొంభై (tombhai)
- 100 – వంద (vanda) or నూరు (nooru)
The Easy Pattern for 21 to 99
From 21 onwards, Telugu numbers follow a simple rule: say the ten, then the one.
- 21 – ఇరవై ఒకటి (iravai okati)
- 25 – ఇరవై ఐదు (iravai aidu)
- 34 – ముప్పై నాలుగు (muppai naalugu)
- 47 – నలభై ఏడు (nalabhai edu)
- 58 – యాభై ఎనిమిది (yaabhai enimidi)
- 63 – అరవై మూడు (aravai moodu)
- 76 – డెబ్బై ఆరు (debbai aaru)
- 89 – ఎనభై తొమ్మిది (enabhai tommidi)
- 99 – తొంభై తొమ్మిది (tombhai tommidi)
In everyday speech, some combinations are shortened (for example, iravai okati may sound like iravai okkati), but the pattern above is always understood.
Bonus: Ordinal Numbers
- First – మొదటి (modati)
- Second – రెండవ (rendava)
- Third – మూడవ (moodava)
- Last – చివరి (chivari)
Fun Ways to Practise Telugu Numbers
- Count everyday things: stairs, spoons, buttons, cars on the road.
- Play hopscotch and call out each number in Telugu.
- Cook together: “Rendu cups of rice, moodu cups of water.”
- Use a calendar: Say the date in Telugu every morning.
- Play “Guess the Number”: Think of a number between 1 and 100; your child guesses in Telugu, and you answer “ekkuva” (more) or “takkuva” (less).
Final Thoughts
Start with 1 to 10, then add the teens, then the tens. Once your child spots the “ten + one” pattern, counting to 100 in Telugu becomes a fun game rather than a memory test.
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