Finally, Amrit’s father gave her ten rupees. “ Das (duss) fingers to count, all done – time to go home!” Quick Recap Chart (Punjabi – English) | Number | Punjabi (Gurmukhi) | Sound-Alike Clue | |--------|--------------------|------------------| | 1 | ੧ (ਇੱਕ) – Ikk | “ick” as in sticky sweet | | 2 | ੨ (ਦੋ) – Do | “dough” for two breads | | 3 | ੩ (ਤਿੰਨ) – Tin | tin cans (3) | | 4 | ੪ (ਚਾਰ) – Chaar | four cars (chaar) | | 5 | ੫ (ਪੰਜ) – Panj | punj (Punjab’s 5 rivers) | | 6 | ੬ (ਛੇ) – Chhe | chair (6 legs on a chair) | | 7 | ੭ (ਸੱਤ) – Satt | sat (seven sat on a mat) | | 8 | ੮ (ਅੱਠ) – Ath | utter (8 utter sounds) | | 9 | ੯ (ਨੌਂ) – Naun | non (9 non‑stop sweets) | | 10 | ੧੦ (ਦਸ) – Das | duss (10 fingers to duss the dust) | Memory Tip: Practice by pretending you’re at Amrit’s fair. Point to one jalebi ( ikk ), two jaggery blocks ( do ), three goats ( tin ), and so on. The more you imagine the scene, the easier the numbers stick!
Amrit saw seven clay diya lamps glowing. Her grandmother lit them: “ Satt stars in the evening sky.” (Satt rhymes with “but” – seven buttons on a coat.) numbers in punjabi
Nearby, three little goats were munching grass. Amrit counted, “ Tin tin horns on a bicycle.” (Tin = three – imagine three tin cans tied to a bike.) Finally, Amrit’s father gave her ten rupees
1 (Ikk) – One: Amrit saw one big, round jalebi on a plate. She said, “I’ll eat ikk sweet to start the fun.” (Ikk sounds like “ick” but with a smile.) The more you imagine the scene, the easier the numbers stick
Nine sweet gulab jamun floated in sugar syrup. The shopkeeper winked, “ Naun (non) – nine yummy balls, none left soon.”