Unit 4 · Numbers & money · Lesson 11 of 24

Tens up to 100

କୋଡ଼ିଏ ରୁ ଶହେ

You’ll be able to: Say the tens from twenty to a hundred and use them for ages and amounts.

A young neighbour chats with an older woman about how old everyone in her family is.

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Words and phrases in this lesson

Odia	Say it	Meaning
କୋଡ଼ିଏ	korie	twentyDigits ୨୦.
ତିରିଶ	tirisa	thirtyDigits ୩୦.
ଚାଳିଶ	chalisa	fortyDigits ୪୦. Note the ଳ (retroflex l).
ପଚାଶ	pachasa	fiftyDigits ୫୦. Don't mix up with ପଚିଶ (pachisa) = 25.
ଷାଠିଏ	sathie	sixtyDigits ୬୦.
ସତୁରୀ	saturi	seventyDigits ୭୦.
ଅଶୀ	asi	eightyDigits ୮୦.
ନବେ	nabe	ninetyDigits ୯୦.
ଶହେ	sahe	a hundredDigits ୧୦୦. In larger numbers it becomes ଶହ: ଦୁଇ ଶହ (200), ପାଞ୍ଚ ଶହ (500).

Examples

କୋଡ଼ିଏ, ତିରିଶ, ଚାଳିଶ, ପଚାଶ।
korie, tirisa, chalisa, pachasa.
Twenty, thirty, forty, fifty.
ଷାଠିଏ, ସତୁରୀ, ଅଶୀ, ନବେ, ଶହେ।
sathie, saturi, asi, nabe, sahe.
Sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety, a hundred.
ମୋ ବାପାଙ୍କ ବୟସ ଷାଠିଏ ବର୍ଷ।
mo bapanka bayasa sathie barsa.
My father is sixty.
ଜେଜେ ମାଆଙ୍କ ବୟସ ଅଶୀ ବର୍ଷ।
jeje maanka bayasa asi barsa.
Grandma is eighty.
ମୋ ଭାଇନାଙ୍କ ବୟସ ତିରିଶ ବର୍ଷ।
mo bhainanka bayasa tirisa barsa.
My elder brother is thirty.
ଶହେ ଜଣ ଆସିଥିଲେ।
sahe jana asithile.
A hundred people came.

Dialogue: Chatting with a neighbour

Arun
ଆପଣଙ୍କ ଜେଜେ ମାଆଙ୍କ ବୟସ କେତେ?
apananka jeje maanka bayasa kete?
How old is your grandmother?
Sita
ଅଶୀ ବର୍ଷ। ଜେଜେ ବାପାଙ୍କ ବୟସ ନବେ।
asi barsa. jeje bapanka bayasa nabe.
Eighty. My grandfather is ninety.
Arun
ନବେ! ବହୁତ ଭଲ।
nabe! bahut bhala.
Ninety! That's wonderful.
Sita
ଆଉ ତୁମ ବୟସ?
au tuma bayasa?
And how old are you?
Arun
ମୋ ବୟସ ପଚିଶ ବର୍ଷ।
mo bayasa pachisa barsa.
I'm twenty-five.
Sita
ମୋ ପୁଅ ବି ପଚିଶ।
mo pua bi pachisa.
My son is twenty-five too.

Tip

Numbers like 25

Numbers from 11 to 99 are single words you learn one by one, not built like 'twenty-five': ପଚିଶ (pachisa) = 25, ପଚାଶ (pachasa) = 50. Learn the tens first, then the in-between numbers you meet most. Ages use ବୟସ (age): ମୋ ବୟସ ପଚିଶ ବର୍ଷ = I'm twenty-five.