Punjabi Numbers, Days & Months ਗਿਣਤੀ
Count from 1 to 100 in Punjabi, learn the seven days of the week, the twelve months of the year, and how to tell the time. Each number is shown in Gurmukhi script with romanized pronunciation.
Numbers 1–100 (Gintee)
Punjabi numbers follow a regular pattern up to ten and twenty, then combine units with tens (much like English). The first ten - ik, do, tin, char, panj, chhe, satt, ath, nau, das - are the foundation of the whole counting system, so learn them first.
Days of the Week (Hafte de din)
Punjabi day names are similar across South Asia and follow planetary roots. Sunday is "Aitvaar", Monday "Somvaar", and so on.
Big Numbers (Sau, Hazaar, Lakh, Crore)
South Asian counting uses lakh (100,000) and crore (10,000,000) instead of "hundred thousand" and "ten million" - essential for talking about money, populations, and property back home.
Ordinals - First, Second, Third (Pahila, Dooja, Teeja)
Ordinal numbers agree with gender: ਪਹਿਲਾ (pahila) becomes ਪਹਿਲੀ (pahili) before a feminine noun.
Halves, Quarters & Quantities
Punjabi has dedicated words English lacks: ਡੇਢ (dedh, one and a half) and ਢਾਈ (dhaai, two and a half) - you'll hear them constantly for time and prices.
Telling the Time (Vele di gall)
Time in Punjabi is built on ਵਜੇ (vaje, o'clock) - and those same dedh/dhaai words return for 1:30 and 2:30.
Months (Mahine)
Modern Punjabi uses both the Gregorian month names (Janvari, Farvari, Maarch...) and the traditional Nanakshahi / Bikrami calendar months (Chet, Vaisakh, Jeth, Harh, Sawan, Bhadon, Assu, Kattak, Maghar, Poh, Magh, Phagan).
Tips for learning Punjabi numbers fast
Punjabi numbers are heavier on memory than English ones - there's no perfect "twenty-one, twenty-two" pattern; many numbers are unique words. The fastest path:
- Learn 1–10 cold first.
- Then learn the multiples of ten (10, 20, 30… das, vih, tih, chaali, panjah, satth, sattar, assi, navve, sau).
- Most numbers in between are formed as (unit + ten) with sound shifts - e.g.ਢਾਈis ikki,ਵਜੇis baai.
- Practise by counting prices when you shop, ages of people you know, and reciting phone numbers digit-by-digit.
Pair this page with the Gurmukhi alphabet so you can read each number in script, and try the flashcard quiz to test recall.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say numbers 1 to 100 in Punjabi?
Ik (1), Do (2), Tin (3), Char (4), Panj (5), Chhe (6), Satt (7), Ath (8), Nau (9), Das (10).
What are the days of the week in Punjabi?
Sunday - Aitvaar; Monday - Somvaar; Tuesday - Mangalvaar; Wednesday - Buddhvaar; Thursday - Veervaar; Friday - Shukarvaar; Saturday - Shanichavaar / Shanivaar.
What's the Nanakshahi calendar?
The Nanakshahi calendar is a solar calendar used by Sikhs to track religious anniversaries (Gurpurabs). Its months - Chet, Vaisakh, Jeth and so on - are traditional Punjabi month names.