Hindi · Time, Numbers & Colors

"Ten" in Hindi: दस

दसdas

Say it: DASnumber/d̪əs/

Ten in Hindi is दस (das). Use it in times and totals: दस बजे, दस लोग, दस रुपये.

Shop change

दस रुपये वापस दीजिए।

das rupaye waapas dijiye.

Please give ten rupees back.
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How to pronounce दस

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DAS

/d̪əs/

Das is DAS with a soft dental d and clear s. Short and clipped.

"Ten" in Hindi: quick reference

HindiEnglish
दसdasten

Default number.

दस बजेdas bajeat ten o'clock

Time.

दसवाँdaswaantenth

Ordinal.

दसोंdasonall ten

Known set.

How to use दस in real life

  1. 1Shop change

    दस रुपये वापस दीजिए।

    das rupaye waapas dijiye.

    Please give ten rupees back.

    Change.

  2. 2Class count

    कक्षा में दस छात्र हैं।

    kaksha mein das chhaatr hain.

    There are ten students in the class.

    Headcount.

  3. 3Night plan

    हम दस बजे घर पहुँचेंगे।

    ham das baje ghar pahunchenge.

    We'll reach home at ten.

    Time.

Mistakes English speakers make with दस

Incorrect: Saying दस with a hard English d

Correct: दस with a soft dental d

Tongue on the teeth for Hindi d, not the English ridge.

Incorrect: Mixing दस with English ten on price boards

Correct: दस

Spoken totals stay clearer in the Hindi number.

Good to know

दस is market change, school marks, and round prices. Das baje is a late-evening meeting classic. Ordinal daswaan appears in races and lists.

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Paying exact change at a stall

  1. ChatPal

    कुल दस रुपये हुए।

    kul das rupaye hue.

    It comes to ten rupees total.

  2. You

    ये लीजिए, दस रुपये।

    ye lijiye, das rupaye.

    Here — ten rupees.

  3. ChatPal

    दस का नोट सही है।

    das ka note sahi hai.

    The ten note is fine.

  4. You

    धन्यवाद।

    dhanyavaad.

    Thank you.

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FAQ

Common questions about "Ten" in Hindi

At ten?

Das baje.

Tenth?

Daswaan.

Ten people?

Das log.

All ten?

Dason.

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