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"One hundred" in Hindi: सौ

सौsau

Say it: SOWnumber/sɔː/

One hundred in Hindi is सौ (sau). Lines: सौ रुपये, सौ प्रतिशत, लगभग सौ.

Shop

यह शर्ट सौ रुपये की है।

yah shirt sau rupaye ki hai.

This shirt is one hundred rupees.
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How to pronounce सौ

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SOW

/sɔː/

Sau is SOW like the start of south, one short beat, soft s and open au.

"One hundred" in Hindi: quick reference

HindiEnglish
सौsauone hundred

Default number.

सौ रुपयेsau rupayeone hundred rupees

Price.

एक सौek sauone hundred

Emphatic counting.

लगभग सौlagbhag sauabout a hundred

Estimate.

How to use सौ in real life

  1. 1Shop

    यह शर्ट सौ रुपये की है।

    yah shirt sau rupaye ki hai.

    This shirt is one hundred rupees.

    Price.

  2. 2Exam chat

    उसने सौ में नब्बे बनाए।

    usne sau mein nabbe banaaye.

    He scored ninety out of a hundred.

    Marks.

  3. 3Crowd guess

    आपके ख्याल से लोग सौ हैं?

    aapke khayaal se log sau hain?

    Do you think there are a hundred people?

    Aap.

Mistakes English speakers make with सौ

Incorrect: Saying one hundred only in English at a Hindi stall

Correct: सौ रुपये

Vendors expect सौ in price Hindi.

Incorrect: Confusing सौ with सात

Correct: सात is seven; सौ is hundred

Keep the au sound in सौ.

Good to know

सौ रुपये notes still get nicknamed soft cash in markets. Cricket centuries get clapped as सौ पूरा. Percent talk mixes सौ प्रतिशत with English hundred percent.

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Paying exact change

  1. ChatPal

    आपके पास सौ का नोट है?

    aapke paas sau ka note hai?

    Do you have a hundred note?

  2. You

    हाँ, सौ का नोट है, लीजिए।

    haan, sau ka note hai, lijiye.

    Yes — here's a hundred note.

  3. ChatPal

    बिल अट्ठानवे का है।

    bill atthaanve ka hai.

    The bill is ninety-eight.

  4. You

    बाकी रख लीजिए, सौ से दो बचेंगे।

    baaki rakh lijiye, sau se do bachenge.

    Keep the change — two will remain from a hundred.

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FAQ

Common questions about "One hundred" in Hindi

How do you say 100?

सौ (sau).

100 rupees?

सौ रुपये.

Out of 100?

सौ में ...

About 100?

लगभग सौ.

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