Examples
| Amount | In words | हिंदी में |
|---|---|---|
| ₹1,001 | Rupees One Thousand One Only | रुपये एक हज़ार एक मात्र |
| ₹4,998 | Rupees Four Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-Eight Only | रुपये चार हज़ार नौ सौ अट्ठानवे मात्र |
| ₹25,000 | Rupees Twenty-Five Thousand Only | रुपये पच्चीस हज़ार मात्र |
| ₹1,50,000 | Rupees One Lakh Fifty Thousand Only | रुपये एक लाख पचास हज़ार मात्र |
| ₹12,50,050.75 | Rupees Twelve Lakh Fifty Thousand Fifty and Seventy-Five Paise Only | रुपये बारह लाख पचास हज़ार पचास और पचहत्तर पैसे मात्र |
| ₹1,00,00,000 | Rupees One Crore Only | रुपये एक करोड़ मात्र |
How to write it, step by step
Group the digits the Indian way
From the right: the last three digits, then twos. 1250050.75 becomes 12,50,050.75.
Name each group
12 lakh, 50 thousand, 0 hundred, 50: Twelve Lakh Fifty Thousand Fifty.
Add the paise
.75 is Seventy-Five Paise, joined with “and”.
Close it
Start with “Rupees” and end with “Only” (Hindi: “रुपये … मात्र”), so nothing can be added to it.
Lakh and crore vs million and billion
| Indian | Digits (Indian) | Digits (international) | International |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 lakh | 1,00,000 | 100,000 | 100 thousand |
| 10 lakh | 10,00,000 | 1,000,000 | 1 million |
| 1 crore | 1,00,00,000 | 10,000,000 | 10 million |
| 100 crore | 1,00,00,00,000 | 1,000,000,000 | 1 billion |
Hindi numbers people get wrong
In Hindi every number from 1 to 99 has its own word. The ones just before each ten start with “उन” (one less), except 89 and 99:
| Number | हिंदी |
|---|---|
| 19 | उन्नीस |
| 29 | उनतीस |
| 39 | उनतालीस |
| 49 | उनचास |
| 59 | उनसठ |
| 69 | उनहत्तर |
| 79 | उन्यासी |
| 89 | नवासी |
| 99 | निन्यानवे |
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